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Show PRESIDENT REITERATES POSITIONJN SUFFRAGE Tells Delegation of Women That He Regards Franchise Question As State Issue Washington, Jan. C. President Wilson declined today for tho sixth tlmo slnco ho entered the Whlto Houso to support a fedornl constltu tional amendment for woman suffrage. suf-frage. When a delegation of Democratic Demo-cratic women declared thoy had help cd to elect him, presented tho sixth formal petition, tho President repeated repeat-ed his provlous declaration that ho considered suffrngo a stato Issue Mrs. Goorgo A. Amies, president of tho District of Columbia branch of tho Wilson and Marshall league; Mrs. Alborta Hill of Now York ond Dr. Frances GaBkir, spokesmon for the delegation which called at tho Whlto Houso, romlnded tho Presldont that tho Houso would voto dn the suffrngo suf-frngo nmondmont January 12 and ask cd that ho lond his moral support to tho movement. "I am most unaffectedly complimented compli-mented by this visit that you havo paid me," tho President told tho women. wo-men. "I havo been called on several Mmos to say what my position Is on tho very Important matter that you aro so deeply Interested In. I want to say that nobody enn look on tho fight you aro mnklng without great admiration nnd 1 certnlnly am oun -t those who ndmlro tho tenacity nnd 'ho skill mid tho nddress with which you nro Intorosted In. "Put, I, ladles, am tied to the con I vlctlon which I havo had all my Hfo ! that changes ot this sort ought to bo brought about stato by state. If It wore not a mattor of female suffrngo, If It wero a matter of any othor thing connected with suffrage, I would hold tho samo opinion. It Is - long Btnndlng and deeply matured conviction on my part and tneroforo I would bo without oxcuso to my own constitutional principles it I lent my support to this vory Important movo-ment movo-ment for an amendment to tho const!-lion const!-lion of the Unltod States. |
