Evening journal., 1920-03-24
Spring SURPRISE
ON SUFFRAGISTS
"Antls" Make Public Pessi-
mlstlc Letters of Miss
Paul and Miss Gram
APPEAL FOR MONEY
IN DELAWARE FIGHT
ipeclal 30 The EvenIns journal

Special 70 The Evening Journal
WASHINGTON, d. o. March 2i.-That
the organized opponents Of the Federal
suffrage amendment are advised OF the
campaign plans OF their adversarles and
that suffragsis are by no means as
confident Of SUCCESS as they indicate
I IN public statements, was demonstrated
here today when the Nation Association
Opposed 90 Woman Suffrage made pub
10 two letters revealing a desperate
situation I'm Delaware from the pro
suffrage standpoint The letters are
signed by Miss Alice Paul, chairman OF
the National WOmRn's Party, and Miss
Betty Gram, national organizer.
"These letters came 10 US In a per-
feotly Legitimate manner" declared
Miss Mary q. Klbreth, The anll-suf-
frage president, "and we consider them
OF moro real public interest than the
propaganda being fed 10 the press by
the suffrage publicity bureau. for they
reveal suffrage methods and tell what
tho sufTrag'sts really think OF the sltua-
tlon. rather than what they say for
publication, and tho people are entitled
TO know tho whole truth about this
amendment 10 the fundamental law Of
tho land" The letters follow.
National WOman's Party.
March 20. 1920.
'Doar Suffraglst; Can you give or
raise any money Immediately TO help
win the last Siate7 Great danger 10
ratification has arisen suddenly. The
campaign IN Delaware, where tho Leg
islaturo cOnvcnUs next week, promises
TO be long and difficult. The nght Is
already even more bitter than Il was In
West Virginia. The opponents OF sur
fr0ge are apparently pouring their
strength and money into the campaign
10 prevent the last State from ratlfylng.
We are greatly alarmed and fear that
ratification may lose In Delaware. For
The work necessary to overcome the
opposition, several thousand dollars
must be raised Immediately as the West
Virginia compaiwn has left our treasury
empty. Can you help us In this cribs ?
What each OF US does now may menn
the difference between final victory and
defeat. Please do what you can. I en-
close q letter from one OF our organ-
lzers In Delaware. which you may be
Interested In seeing.
Very sincerity yours.
ISigned) "ALlCE PAUL.
National Chairman"
The second letter. which was en-
closed with the above. follows:
Wilmington. Del. March is. 1920
Dear Miss Paul: think the sltna-
tion here ls the most critical 70,
/ ever encountered, and must say thai
unless something most extraordInar,
happens. we can never, never win.
Ihe Democratic State chairman. who
7 ! saw this morning. holds out nttl,
nope, but thinks there 10 a pOss 'bllltv
q or pulling through. We have no sucf
pol as we had In either New Jersey
or West Virginla-even after the turn
over In the latter. Today we stand a.
Iealed and ! admit that am terribly
pess mlstio tonight about 10 all.
All The Information compiled 30 far
is TOO vague and II Is impossible 10 set
autos TO go over the terrible roads.
OHered a man today any price 10 take
me out In the country, but he refused
ana was all day making two connec-
llons by rail-. but I found out a great
deal from these two.
we must get literature to every
member. We are sending this by sne-
cial delivery so that you can have
pamphlets OF Why the Federal Amend
ments'' ETC.. sent Immediately. The leo
islators actually know nothing s1d
many men are being inundated on the
uhconstltutlonallty plea. The hntls are
UeI ,, laihiy putt ng up the light OF thler
"'es' lSiged) BETTY BRAN"