Show WILSON INDORSES W 0 SUFFRAGE TELLS NEW YORK WOMEN HE HOPES THEIR CAMPAIGN M MEETS ETS WITH SUCCESS declares that woman suffrage Is one of the fundamental questions of democracy whose settlement Is demanded by issues of war washington president wilson on october 25 gave full endorsement indorsement indor to woman suffrage as au an immediate issue la in every state addressing a dele delegation gailon of one hundred leaders of the new york state woman suffrage party who called at the white house to obtain an expression in support of the camp campaign aien aign in that state the president in emphatic terms declared that woman suffrage is on one of tile the fundamental questions of democracy whose proper settlement Is demanded the issues of the war he praised the spirit capacity and vision of american women in the war 1 I believe 1 lie he said that just because we are quickened by the questions of this war we ought to be quickened to give this question of boman suffrage our immediate consideration era tion speaking as one of the spokesmen of a great party he pledged his hearty support and added 1 I want to speak for myself and say that it seems to me that this Is the time for the states of this union to take this action explaining his leaning toward suffrage as a state rather than a national issue lie said 1 I perhaps may be touched a little too much by the traditions of our poll politics ties tra traditions tradition ditton 9 which lay such questions almost entirely upon the states but I 1 want to see communities declare themselves quickened at this time and show the consequences of the quickening the address was delivered in the east room of the white house in response to remarks by mrs norman de R whitehouse i |