Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-07
WHY sUFFRACIsTS
ARE MILITANT
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PEOPLE would remain after seeing the
picture. That Mrs Bennett succeed
Cd in keeping over two-thirds Of the
large audience through her address
speaks well for the woman and the
interesting way she put over her mes
sage
There were flags Of the National
Woman's Party. purple. white and
gold. floating from the balcony and
stage and a silk American flag was
seen also. Al the back Of the stage
uas a banner inscribed We demand
an amendment to the United States
Constitution Enfranchising Women !"
Mrs. Dorothy Jones Bartlett intro
a1ee3 Mrs Bennett.
Mrs. Bennett said that suffrage is
he foremost political issue Of the
lay. Such a belief as Is expressed in
talz country for democracy should be
sxteaae8 g. include women and the
ne- are cut - pet it, They are
not satisfied a#ta talking she sail
sae women ~ net enjoy the notorie.
81. tar see experiences are uneom=
far-a6e ana unpleasant. bat that
zta.r faHa strong that they
za8.4 fee4 he =IaakeEs. traitors and
towards # faey dian't get oat and
6sBt Size a8 their campaign bad
been oHs = e54eate the president, to
Fe.er TT Him FORGET TIRE issue THis
bad been done in many ways, for in
stauee. picEeting the White House for
100 days before the arrests began
She said that 9s women had served
Jail sentences Finally the president
couldn't stand it and without any ex-
planatios all were freed.
Then the house passed the amend
ment which led the women to believe
that they we're right and that their
method had obtained results The
senate baked. The president made
some wonderful speeches. You
can't do any more with a southern
democrat than you can with Con
neetieut republican said Mrs. Ben
nett. the president made a me
speech in our favor" said Mrs. Ben
nett. but his party leader made q
.horrid' speech before the president
had left the rostrum. The presl-
dents words we're lovely. bat they
had no action back Of them People
said awful things because we burned
the presidents speeches but We burn
ed them because we wanted action.
The president couldn't talk one way
and act another and get away with 1t
With Us. said Mrs. Bennett.
She said English women have the
vote and in the first election in Ger
many women were allowed to vote
and 30 were elected to office. Here
in this country with It's boosted dem
ocratie principles women can not
vote. She told Of the women being
arrested The first charge was for
disfguring a monument in Lafayette
square. She said the women who
stood about the monument did not
disfigure it as they were pretty good
looking women" and the next day
they took a picture of seven eolored
men sitting on the same monument
eating their lunches unmolested.
The women went to Senator Jones
to ask him about the amendment He
said il wouldn't be brought up and
that il wasn't on the calendar After
the arrests began Senator Jones in
formed the ladies' that the amend
ment had been placed on the calendar.
That encouraged Us. All We have
done has been successful" said the
speaker.
Then she told Of the arrests for
burning the speeches She said that
the women had plan "a a hunger
strike and had agreed not to touch a
aarsel Of food after they reached
jad Some had u be taken out GA
ztretc6efs TIE jail. she said, w.
6ltby, infested with rats and eesz-
reaches. and tHe air Was vie "a dis
rsce 81 the District Of Columha-
sAe said tbe SO omen Inmates
e3 necessarily "a at nizht bat
with the rats ezi be heard. Size
aa the system bringing women