Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
SUFFRAGISTS PLAN
NEW DEMONS TRAT|ON
Propose Having Continuous Bon
fire in Washington in Which
to Burn Documents They
Don't Like.

This afternoon, at o'clock, in Wash
ineton, the Wofnan's National Party will
start big propaganda bonfire that Will
burn day and night the women say. until
the national Legislature passes the nation
wide suffrage amendment, ," known as
the Susan Il. Anthony amendment
Sect ons of the party IN each state will
send timber dIstincilvciy representing
their state. California will send some Of
herfiant rcd-woods, Connecticut cut of
her historic Charter Oak that figured in
her battle for freedom, and Delaware uili
send the bald cypress, Miss Alice Paul,
president OF the party, said the slffragist8
expect to get enough wood 10 enable them
10 make huge fire II will be built
directly across the street from the White
House, and ii Is aimed to have thus always
IN view, To show that President Wilson
IS attending to democracy abroad, while
thousands aud thousands Of women feel
that he IS not doing his utmost 10 establish
it at home The fire will light up huge
purple, white and gold banner with con
splcuous, printed indictments against
the President Right near the fire will
hang huge bcil--another Liberty bell,
the stiffragists call IT, On either side the
fire will stand volunteer suffrage guard
This guard will he recruited from the
ranks Of suffragists that each state has
sent and will keep sending to Washington
II will be changed every two hours, two
fresh guards taking their places At each
change the bell will peal Whenever the
President drivers Q speech abroad on de-
nlocracy. copy Of The speech will be cast
INTO the huge cauldron that has already
been used fRr the Same purpose and was
dedicated lh November. At the same
time 'hc hcll will toll Suffragists expect
10 influences the Scn9tc INTO passing the
amcndment| b. The sheer force III their
presence arid The constant reminder of
their compliant Tho entire proceedings
will he kept up until Tho amendment IS
passed they say, and then the huge boil
wili hr rnng for long long tune Il may
crack like the other liberty bell sad MISS
Paul
The plans were made known II he
Women party convention here. Yesterday
Mrs Tllles, President of the scctlon
opened the meeting with an address
telling Of the work Of the Womans
National Party which for the past lS
months, during the stree Of toher events,
has kept the issue Of suffrage before the
world. Woman share IN fhe war vas
dRelt on, and statement made that
euiIIdgts Wis ttIbHRiI dDDIL IN l4HRiduq
by the threat Of the women munitions
workers to 20 on strike if it were refused.
1t had also been estimated that if the
women munltion workers Of France
had gone on strike for 20 minutes, the
Germans would have won
Miss Mabel Vernon spoke of her
campaign with Miss Anne Martin III
Ncyadc for senator Nevada ii anaqual
Nevada Is an eqjaI suffrage stae, and
they did effective interesting work there,
getting One-hfth Of the entire votes
cast for senator
Miss Alice Paul, the President of the
Womans National Party, spoke on the
general work Of the party throughout
the state She outlined the plan Of IL.
party to get the legislatures OF the varl,is
states To pass resolutions requesting
gtheir senators To pass the susan b
Anthony amendment II pressure can
be heought 70 bear upon senators through
their state legislatures, Il may be that
they will pass upon it, allowing it 70 70
along to the state legislatures. for passage
on as constitutional amendment
There are one or two senators to he won
over,
Legislatures convene in the next 80
days and work must be done quickly
il the women are to have any share in
the 1920 elections The Womans Party
believes that President Wilson has enough
influence. 10 turn the tide for suffrag
i he bac. the amendment.