Evening journal., 1920-03-20
delaware CRUX
in VOTEFIGHT
Woman's Party Leaders In
woke Aid in High
Places
ENFORCEMENT
STATUTE SOUGHT

! WASHINGTON, March 20.-with SUI
frage and anh-suffrage forces in clos,
conflict In Delaware, tho Legislatur,
OF which will meet Monday 10 consld
err the Nineteenth Amendment ecios,
Of the light are being heard here n
The high councils OF ihe Republican
and Democratic parties.
raced by appeals from admluisira.
tion officials and personal exborto.
tions from Representative Fess ch,tr
man OF the Republican Congressional
committee who is on tho spot TO flght
Ior the amendment, anti-suffreqe
iorces plan 10 bring in leaders of na.
tional Importance in their party known
70 oppose suffrage ratification. Elhn
hoot is mentioned as a possible leader
antis '00''
The danger to the amendment IN
Delaware through failure of national
party leaders TO keep their local fol-
lowers IN line Is admitted by suffrag-
ISIS. Alice Paul, chairman OF tbe Ma
tional Womans Party left Washington
last night for Dover summoned bv re-
pea.eu messages from suffrage leaders
perled. 'N'
Thirty-four States have ratified and
iayorable action by two more viii mt |
ele amendment into effect. The Legls- |
azure OF The State Of Washington also
VIII meet Monday to take up the
amendment and prompt ratification gen
orally Is conceded.
should Delaware, therefore. 1ffeat
either Connecticut or Yer
mont would have TO take It's place
lVcessltatlng a long and arduOus cam
lalgn upon anti-suffrage Governors. If
delaware ratifles, on the other hand.
ne necessary SO States 20 put the
amendment In force viii have given
heir assent.
Even then the trials OF the suffragists
vii not be over, for anti-suffrage Gov
rhors and state officials are threaten
ls through lack Of sufficient provision
lr women voters 90 nullify in effect
le passage Of the amendment
These state officials are contending n
lat additional State legislation Is neces- A.
'ry before the suffrage amendment
m be carried into effect The National
Ioman's party Is studying with great
ire, and with the advice OF constitu-
onal lawyers, the whole situation.
"Opinions that the passage and rati-
cation OF the amendment are them 7
lives sufficient 10 complete the ad- :
Iission Of women to the electorate
ave been rendered by Attorney-Gen-
'al Palmer, ex-senator Sutherland, OF v
tan, former president of the Amcri- a
IN Bar Association, and by the fore
lost authorities In the Senate" a re-
ort from the National Women's party .
I'D. Il
Acknowledgement Palmer's opinion d
ated that:
1T (the suffrage amendment) is 40
ontical In provision, except as 10
biect matter. with The Fifteenth ~
nendment. That amendment has
en- held to be self-executory and 20 in
lder imperative contrary provisions so
state constitutions or statutes and da
sded no state action to make II efrec-
e. IN
I Is possibel however. that suffra- mi
IS viii consider lt advisable 10 Sc ed
e the passage through Congress OF 10y
enforcement statute which would am
wide proper penalties for any ON va
who Violated lhe provisions Of the Ia
leteenth Amendment If so, that
! be the next piece Of work under of
en- by the National Woman's party tin
en- the amendment has been finally ge
ined. -