The Washington times., 1919-08-17

! finish in NewpoFt's famous
heart being pronounced quite sound
and her pulse steady-although II
| was perfectly Well-knoWn 70 her fam.
ily and friends that she was suffering
from q chronic heart trouble.
However, the war brought the Eng.
lish miltants what neither their DEM
onstrationS nor considerations OF JUS.
tice had brought them. Lady Con-
stance 10 now a physical wreck and
Il Is not pFobable that even hsd her
brother been named ambassador, her
1 american suffrage friends would have
had chance TO greet her over here.
One rather amusing recent experiences
she had trying 20 help along the
suffrage cause IN the United states.
oy addressing q letter 10 President
wilson eWlhilsa ne was IN England, urg-
Ing him 70 use all the weight on MS
inhHence 70 90 that justice to the
women Of America.
Her letter datsd from the Lytt6n
estate aomeWood, Knebworth, Hertz.
england was as follows;
The PRESIDENT Of the UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
Buckingham Palace,
Nte London, 8. W,
December %, 1918.
President Wilson:
Sir would ask you, now that you
are mere IN our land. IL you would
sraeiousiy further the women's vote
"a your country BY every means In
In October you gave an address
to the Senate on the subject v-bich.
was true and just.
You are reported to have saids an
friday December ~. at BuckiuRharn
Faiaee: America does love freedon,.
ana l believe that she loves freedo. n
uhseinshly. But if she does not. she
VIII not and cannot. have the I'm
huence 70 which she Justly aspires.'
aou have given a splendid message
10 the last session OF Congress. The
women OF the world look toward YOU
70 make American women the equals
OF american men in political rights,
oetore the session ends, when the
women OF the world will be grateful
to you.
Your obedient servant,
CONSTANCE LYTToN"
q inclose my card with this letter
In due course she received the fol-
lowing:
Lady Constance Lytton,
HomeWood, KnebWorth,
Hertz, England. =.
AMERICAN COMMISSION 10 NEGo.
TIATE PEACE,
Paris, Jan. 4, 1913.
MY Dear Lady Lytton: The PresI-
dent has asked me to acknowledge
and thank you for your kind letter Of
December 20, 1919.
He wishes to say that demands Of
this nature are so numerous, and his
time is so completely occupied, that
1t Is impossible for him to crafty
your request.
With best wishes, sincerely yours.
GILBERT +. CLOSE,
For the President"
Whereat Lady Constance laughed
and dismissed it as evidently a form
letter, which it undoubtedly is, writ
Ing Mr.. Close an amusing, sarcastic
little note, expressing gratihcation
that the demands OF that nature were
so numerous. and Amusement in view
OF his public Utterances that he
should find II impossible to crafty
her request" She thanked Mr.. Close
and wound up. II will not trouble you
for an answer"
OF course, II was a form letter, and
Mr.. Close did not make a very good
selection in picking that particular
one to ft this particular case, but
what I want 10 know Is why a master
Of English. as the President undoubt-
edly IL, allowed a form letter to go
out in hi6 name with any such ex-
preston as impossible 70 crafty
your request" One gratifies people,
and accedes to requests.
However, perhaps the letter will be
an interesting exhibit to some OF the
men who are still arguing that women
do not want the vote, and that high
class, desirable women will not use It
when they get It.
Mrs. FahenEtOek
Registers TO Vote.
Another society woman who Is a
nice little object lesson to the gentle
man from the Southern States who |
argues that Southern women do not |
want suffrage, and wouldn't vote II |
they had Il, is Mrs. Gibson, Fahne- |
stock, df Newport and Washington. |
About the first news that came from |
Mrs. Fatnestock after she had opened |