| Show i WILSON ASKS FOR SUFFRAGE Tells Senate That Passage of Bill Is Necessary as War Measure In Washington In a personal a address to the senate on ou September 30 President dent Wilson asked for the passage ot of the woman suffrage federal amendment amend amend- amendment ment resol resolution as a vital war meas meas- ure tire Unexpectedly dIJ Intervening in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate fi tight fight ht the president went to the capital at 1 ti clock o'clock to tell hll the senators wh why he re regarded favorable action on the time resolution necessary Approval a of the resolution the president said was necessary if America is to to lea lead the world v to democracy for fOl it will be he JUlI judged fudged cd b by i its tf acts It is my duty to win whit the war war said the president and to a ask k you to remove remove re re- move every le that lint stands in him the of It I tell way winning you ou plainly that thI th this measure which I urge upon you ou Is vital to the winning of th the war wm and ii to the energies alike of preparation prep prep- and of battle And not to the winning of the war only it Is vital to the ri right ht solution of the great reat problems problems problems lems which we must settle ettle and settle Immediately when the war Is over Senator Phelan lan of California Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat referred to In the presidents president's action actIon ac ac action tion as a compliment to the senate declaring the executive had answered the question q of Senator Bennett Dennett of ot South Carolina as Its to whether the resolution was WIlS a Will war measure Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Phelan called culled upon Ullon the senate to torl rl respond to the presidents president's appeal while Senators l Smith of South Carolina Caro Caro- lina and Beckhum of Kentucky both Democrats Insisted that lint the resolution resolution resolution tion was not hot a war measure pleasure |
