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Show V V V V V V V V r WOMEN DECLARE LONG BATTLE IS OVERHAND WON Secretary Loses No Time Attaching At-taching Signature When Papers Come WASH!" IT X. Aug. 26 The pro- elamatlon announcing officially that tho suffrage amendment to the con- stitutlon had been ratified was signed today in Secreta Colby, of the state department The document was signed at 8 o clock this morning at Mr. Colby's home when the certificate fr .: Governor Gov-ernor Roberts that the Ter.nessee legislature leg-islature had ratified the amendment was received, secretary Colb" announced an-nounced his action on his arrlal at his office lal'T. The announcement disappointed ft group ot suffrage wcr ers from headquarters head-quarters of ti,e National Woman's party who had gathered at the state department hoplnr to be present when Mr i olb ftltaehed his signature to the proclamation Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the party, was among the number. We are confident that t) C sdena-turo sdena-turo of Secretary Colby completes the suffrage struggle in this country." she iid In spite of evcty obstacle tnat ,i opponents could put in our way. women have wort the right to .n equal VOlce in the affairs o. this government. The woman's party 1 "1 not relax its Vigilance, however, until it Is satisfied thfi no further attempts Will be made to wrest from the women of the United States th" political enuahy which they have won. ' A suffrage Jollification was plann-d for tonight. Secretory Colby later sent word to the Woman's patty headquarters that h would see the suffrage leaders at Ills office if tluv desired Word waa Sent back that Mls Paul was preparing prepar-ing to leave for Nea ork; that the other leaders already had returned to their homes and the Invitation could not be accepted. STATEMENT Rl l Secretary Colby had prepared a Btalement regarding ratification of the suffrage amendment which he planned to read to iln- officials of the Xational Woman's party had they accepted the invitation. The women gave evidence of keen disappointment in not having .,n opportunity to make something of a ccrcmon out of the signing of ih-proclamatlon ih-proclamatlon and went bach to headquarters head-quarters planning an Independence jubilation IN ITATIOS I EPTED When the secretary s Invitation to return to his office was declined, another an-other partv of suffrage leaders appeared ap-peared at the department. They were officials and members of the Xational Am- r,i-an Woman Suffrage association hi aded by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. The Invitation to hear Mr Colby's statement was promptly accepted b this group and they filed itno his office of-fice for the purpose HUSTLES TO BLOW. CHU'AGii. Auk 26 Request has been made by Mrs Carrie Chapman . att, president of the National American, Ameri-can, Worn. in Suffrage association, that every bell and whistle In Chicago be sounded at noon next Saturday In celebration cele-bration of ratification of tin suffrage amendment Mis Catt has sent similar requests throughout the country. |