The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13
ENGLISH WRITER SAYS
UNITED STATES SUFFS
HAVE:VIRILE OUTLOOK
Visited Washington While Air
Wa. Full Of Rejoicing
Over Amendment
(By United Press)

Washinsto Sept. 13.-An Eng
lishman, q writer of some conse-
quence, happened into Washington
the other day while the air was full
Of the jubtlation OF suffragists over
ratification ofcthe Nineteenth amend
ment.. - VI. u '''
'I'd like to see what manner of wO-
men these American suffragists are, I"
said this Englishman. I've evolved
a rather Interesting psychological
theory, as aHresult OF my observation
of our, English suflragists. Il wonder
If your American ones would bear it
out?"
So he was taken to the headquart-
ers of the National Woman's party
here, and presented to Miss Alice
Paul, chairman of that party.
'How do, you do?" said Miss Paul,
inviting him" to be. seated. won't
you have candy?" "
Fancy" said the Englishman af-
terward. "She asked me to have a
candy!" '.:~- &c.,. '.' l..
He seemed surprised and not a lit
tie taken back. Also, he was eager to
tell Of what he saw and heard.
: So here's his story and his impress
sions of American suffrage leaders,
as contrasted with English ones.
1--WE were led into a. lofty room, =
he said, that seemed full of great
Epurple masses and pale sunshine. The
! purple masses, one soon discovered,
were pieces of furniture, arranged
most artistically, and all most roy
ally empurpled with rich violet. The
H{,aSS oRPA mo fr1Yv1A1
produced by light altering thru thin
golden hangings. The whole room
was purple and gold andswhite, and
Lit was, somehow, very imposing.
- And then we were bowling to a
lady who also was enveloped in some
pale sunshiny stun like the hangings
! were made Of. She was sitting with
her back to the light in purple
chair and she waved us to other
equally purple ones set costly tete-a-
tete with hers. Remark at this point
that the filtered sunshine gave her
full view of her visitors faces,
while her own was somewhat shad-
owed. When I observed that tritling
detail felt myself growing wary.
I'VE have to DEAL I though, with
persons who know their way about
Trifles like that impress one.
"'Will you have a candy?' this
lady invited us, extending a box OF
CONNECTIONS. I confess was surpris-
ed. The regal appointments of the
room had not prepared me for this.
Quite candidly, was fabbergasted,
and, I fear, mumbled somewhat as
I declined the sweets
"All the while we talked, good
looking young women kept coming in
and going out. with kilograms and
papers and messages, and Miss Paul
quietly disposed of good deal of
routine business without interrupting
the flow of conversation. You no.
tice her poise. -...~.-
"Your American suffragists, who
have had as rough fight of it in it's
way, as their English sisters, i'm
pressed me as quite different in some
respects. If I go making COMPARE
sons, I'll get into no end of row,
of course, but I'm tempted to chance
it by just one observation. That is,
that your American suffragists, take
them by and large, are deal young
er-I mean in their outlook and their
virility and-well, they're younger,
somehow, and very refreshing set
of young persons.
"Just fancy, Miss Paul asked me,
will you have a candy?"
And he shook his head over that
incomprhensiblity.