The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT AGAIN
VIII Be introduced as Soon
as Next Congress
Convenes
REPUBLICANS HOPE
TOPUT 1T THROUGH
Believed There is a Safe Two-Thirds
Majority in the Senate-May Be
Some Filibuster But it Cannot De-
eoo4 +ha Naoc,,ra


Some Fiibuster But it Cannot De-
feat the Measure.
| WASHINGTON, March 21.-The SUI
san B. Anthony Federal Suffrage
amendment, twice defeated by the Uni
ted States senate IN the last session of
the sixty-ffth congress, will be rein
troduced as soon as the new congress
eonvenes Through Charles Curtis, SEN
ator from Kansas, Republican whip, |
announcement was made on "Wednesday
that the Republican party would put
the measure providing for political en-
franehisement of the women of the
United States in the forefront of their
legislative program.
Pending the calling of special SEES
sion by President Wilson-the urgency
for which is freely admitted by the
members of the administration--the
suffrage forces arc preparing the stage
to have the amendment introduced and
Ipassed before the new congress Is many
DAYS old Senator Curtis asserted on
Wednesday that he himself would sub
init the amendment the first day of the
session The same procedure Will be
adopted in the house of representa-
ttiVes so the indications are that both
branches viii take simultaneous action
on the amendment.
The membership of the new commit
tees on woman suffrage has already
been practically determined. Hiram
johnson, senator from California, will
probably succeed Andrieus Jones, SEN
ator from New Mexico, as chairman of
the senate committee, while representa-
tive J. r. Mann, minority leader in
the last congress, will head the house
of representatives committee. The per.
sonnet of the new committees, it is be-
licved, auger well for the early pas.
sage of the amendment.
While the task of submitting the
measure TO the senate viii be left to
Senator Curtis, Representative Mann
will introduce il in the house and LEAD
the fight for its adoption That it viii
be adopted is virtually conceded
though its opponents will contest it,
passage. The suffrage forces, how
ever, Senator Curtis said, are prepared
for tilibuster, but the contest vii
be conducted with the aim of maxim.
those responsible for the filibuster fac,
the odium of delaying other Legislation
on which the continued functioning O
the government depends.
\ significant feature of the an
nouneement lies in the fact thal III
Republicans will conduct the cam
p2ien as . party measure In othe
! words, the astute politicians Of tn
= party who are also supporters of III
Il amendment realize that credit for th
III 'assage OF the measure the oppositio
| n YrrAstg al, .I,- -. ~
democracy will rebound to the inter
st of the Republican party in tn
presidential campaign of 1920 Th
Nelng the case, it is expected that tn
Republican opponents of woman su
frage will indulge less heartily IN
. flIbuster-in case one should devclo
\ against mancuver to which III
ID party attaches great Importance
U So far as numbers are eonecrne,
Il here is little doubt that the new SCI
tie has more than the two-thirds ms
Jority necessary for the passage of II
81 amendment. Senator Curtis said 0
81 Wednesday that there are o. senator
II virtually pledged to vote ''aye' who
81 he roll is called There is no doul
Il t the outlook in the house. VIII
ii he margin in the latter body whc
~ he amendment was adopted in Jan
Try, 1919, was very small, the suffra.
lorces We're considerably increased
a result OF the November elections.
Suffrage leaders expressed hope Til
nothing untoward should happen to M
the excellent outlook for the passage
the amendment. There is no need, tia
say, for any demonstrations such as
certain group has INDUCED in from til
to time. There is little need even f
mounting guard around the Offices
senators, who are usually more annoy
than influenced by the constant attic
ton they have been receiving
Militant tactics. it is pointed OF
have fully revealed their futility ev
f it we're conceded that those who
- dulged in them were sincerely devot
TO the cause they professed to champi
In fact, senators are convinced II
militant methods have been as mu
discredited as the militarislu Of G
many or the "direct force mcthc
of the /. w. w.