The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-11

WOMAN SUFFRAGE
s.ss-
Upper House Beats Votes For
Women by | Vote.
NOW UP TO NEXT CONGRESS-
The Amendment Lost by SIS to 90,
Less Than the Required Two-thirds
in the Affirmative

Washington, Feb. 1l.-Woman suf-
frage by federal constitutional amend
ment was beaten again in the senate.
The house resolution for s:!blnis-
sion Of the amendment failed ii alop-
tion with 50 votes in favor of ii and
sary two-th:rds.
When the ser.t.e last vH.Hi, De-
tober l, the resolution rece E.I ~ af-
ffrmative and 20 negatiVs VOIeS. or
two less than the requisite number.
Thus ended what leading suffrage
champions had said in at!vance would
be the final test of this session OF
congress- The suffrage advocates
went into tie test knowing they lack,
ed one vote. They hoped to the last
il wo.ld be won over.
Immediately after the vote, leaders
of wOmen'S organizations announced
the fight would be carried on in the
next congress. The Republicans will
then hold both senate and house. The
friends of the resolution believe they
There was no demonstration either
by advocates or opponents as the vote
was announced. Afterward, state
ments prepared in advance were giver
out by the National American Woman
Suffrage association. in which its of
ficers severely criticised the result
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
was quoted as declaring:
SIT IS not the women. it is the ma
ton that is dishonored"
A statement attributed to Dr.. Anna
Howard Shaw. honorary president OF
the association, said:
"It is TO be regretted the United
States congress has failed to measure
up to the spirit of democracy expected
of ii by the world"
Mrs. Maud Wood Park. active cam
paign manager fer the association.
said:
"Our campaign for the next con-
gress has already started"
Replying TO an i"G''i!r by Senator
Williams. Democrat Mississippi, the
up for passage on third reading. it
was not subject 10 amendment except
by unanimous consent. When the
resolution was M for consideration
last fal the Mississippi senator sought
to exclude negro women from its pro-
visions. His amendment was defeat
ed
Explaining his decision to support
the resolution, Senator Pollock. Demo-
crat, South Carolina. declared the
women had won the right to vote be-
fore the war. and had doubly earned
it by their "ma gn'ficent spirit of pa
triOtism" in the war.
"The argument that this is mat
ter for action by the state and that
TO pass this resolution is a violation
Of states rights is an excuse of many
for He He resolution and DOOR
excuse at that" he said
"When respectable portion of the
American people ask that the question
of amending the constitution be sub
mitted to rhe states, it is Il denial of
states through their legislatures.
act"
Replying to arguments of southern
opponents of the resolution, that it
would increase the negro vote, Senat-
or Pollock said:
II have confidence in the white peo-
pie of America Blood is thicker than
water Efforts may be made by GER
tain politicians to force on us the
rule of the ignorant, the vicious and
the inferior Some men who do not
appreciate the burden of the white
man in the south, may undertake to
turn over to the negro the control of
affairs in the south, but 1 have conf
dence in the white manhood of the
forth"