Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1924, Page 3

The True Story of Woodrow Wilson By DAVID LAWRENCE. CHAPTER X. Why Woodrow Wilson First Opposed Then Favored Woman Suffrage. ‘Woodrow Wilson's attitude toward the opposite sex was one of chival- rous admiration. He was stimulated always by the conversations of bril- liant women, and never seemed wit- tier than in the company of alert men and women. His conversation was often eloquence itself. Almost always in private talks on and even in public speeches Mr. Wil- son referred to a woman as a “lady” or to women as “ladies” To hls mind a woman was something finer than man, finer than politics, finer than life as men lived it. She was a Creature to be exalted, put on a ped- estal, worshiped, cared for and pro- tected. The idea of & woman going into politics, business and the profes- sions, four-square with a man, was somewhat offensive to his sensibili- ties. Mr. Wilson's prejudices against Wwoman suffrage were founded part- 1y on s belief that the only women interested in woman suffrage were the aggressive, masculinelike, harsh- voiced type, which was all that in his southern_tradition a woman should not be. He actually encountered such types in the early suffrage campaigns and disliked them. Projudiced by Plekets. This attitude was continued and his conversion delayed to some extent by the action of the militant suffra- gettes in picketing the White House in 1916. The militants in England by their violence had confirmed his beliet pe of woman fighting for s offensive. He had for ars Leen opposed to woman In 1912, just as he became ud to a friend: jection to giving that they are too n's mind leaps in- ause to effect, without eration whatever for what She thinks too directly franchised—en bloc. She into all sorts of trouble. a woman's mind If she were voting & an active part in politics do_and if she was desperately ansious to accomplish a particular thing she would ignore every obstacle that lay in her path and try to get it by instant direct action. Now, in politics or in life you must take cog- nizance of obstacles, if there are an: Logically they ought not to be there. s proceed in a direct must_meet obstacles as . and deal with them the you can, and get around toward your goal. A woman 1f she can do dl- what seems * them will not do that. rectly and immediate! to her logical, she won't p hat is the reason I think it inadvisable to give the women the ballot now." Daughters for Suffrage. Two of Woodrow Wilson's daugh- ters—Margaret and Jessie—were in favor of woman suffrage. 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When Mr. Wilson finally yielded to the arguments of the suffragettes he sald to a friend: “When I find two of my daughters such ardent suffragettes, passion- ately devoted to the cause, and when 1 find also .uch refined, cultured ladles as Mrs. Catt, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Gardener_ equally devoted and <onsclentious 1 must concede that some of my prejudices were unrea- sonable and that the desire for the ballot cannot be limited to the rela- tively few agitators. A cause which could enlist the enthusiastic, devoted {dealistic support of such ladles must be wholesome."” Attitude Toward Plckets. In this connection it is worth while perhaps to relate the Inside story about the picketing of the White House and Mr. Wilson's part in the incident which the militant suffra- gettes always charged was tyranni- cal. They blamed him for throwing them into jail. To them Mr. Wilson was represented as furiously indig- nant and as employing the power of the presidency to fight back at them. The actual facts are that Mr. Wil- son did none of these things. The Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia, in whom the police power s vested in Washington, repeatedly urged him to sanction a breaking up of the picketing of the White House. Repeatedly Mr. Wilson sald to them: “Let them alone. They don't worry me a particle. 1f they derive any satisfaction out of parading about the White House or standing with their banners, for goodness sake, let them do it. I not only do not object, but I never think about it except when I ride through the gates in the afternoon on my way for a drive. Let them picket to their hearts’ con- tent.” Later on. when the United States severed diplomatic relations with Gormany and an international erisis was growing, the District Commis- sioners sent for the leaders of the militant suffrage group and appealed to them to forego picketing because it looked as {f the United States would enter the war and it was de- sirable for all forces of the nation to appear united. They declined. After war was declared the appeal was made again, and once more the Commissioners urged the President to permit them to break up the pa- rades and the picketing, but he re- fused. At none of these conferences did he reveal the slightest irritation ahout the picketing. His attitude. on the other hand, was one of amuse- ment. His eyes aiways twinkled and he chuckled as he talked. Crowd Attacked Suffragettes. One day an unusually large crowd gathered In front of the White House and attacked the suffragettes. The police reserves were called out, and it was with difficulty that the mili- tants were saved from bodily harm. This finally became a regular occur- rence in the front of the White House as the clerks were leaving the government departments at 3 o'clock. Maj. Ru{mond ‘W. Pullman, superintendent of police, and him- self an ardent believer in woman suffrage for years, was accused of inciting the rioters, but he was really trylng to protect the picketers from harm. Appeals to Mr. ilson were of no avail. Finally the secret serv- ice, charged under the law with the duty of protecting the White House, took the initiative and, co-operating with the police, caused the arrest of the suffragettes. This, of course, “Compare the Work” WOMAN'S-COLLEGE PLANS OUTLINED Dr.” Diffenderfer Talks Standard Institution of Learning Here. Rev. of | LUTHERAN CHURCH SPONSOR auli Topic Disoussed Before Commerce Chamber Directors. ‘Washington will have a standard woman's college in the near future if the efforts of Rev. George M. Dif- fenderfer, pastor of Luther Place Me- morial Church, are not unavalling. Dr. Diffenderfer announced the plans of the college at a meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce in the Homer bullding last night. He said the project was in- augurated at a meeting of repre- sentatives of the United Lutheran Churches in Buffalo about a year ago and & committee _appointed to select a site. Dr. Diffenderfer was made chairman of the finance committee which has the task of raising $1,000, 000 as the first unit to work witl Later, he sald, the units will prob- ably be increased to three, + Object Is Stated. ‘The object is to establish a stand- ard college for the higher education of women, with the granting of de- grees. The institution will accom- modate about 500 women. The mem- bership in the Lutheran churches of the country is about 1,600,000. Com mittees have been appointed In va. rious sections of the country to as. aist in ralsing the needed funds. Chamber of Commerce was asked to appoint a _committee of two to co- operate with the local committee and assist with the entertainment of the general Lutheran committee when it visits this city in the near future to look over the possible sites on which to_erect the institution. The chamber indorsed the move- ment and assured Dr. Diffenderfer of its support. The Board of Trade has indorsed the project and it will be put up to the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Assoclation for _indorse- ment in a few days, Dr. Diffenderter sald the keenest competition for the location of the college will be Phil- adelphia. Declares for Gasoline Tax Bill. The board of directors reiterated its plea for the passage of the gas- oline tax bill as originally presented to Congress by the Commisgsioners. Charles W. Darr made a stirring ap- peal for the measure sans amend- ments, and urged each member of the Chamber of Commerce to be present at the mass meeting to be held Sat- urday, called at the instigation of Senator Copeland, to hear the wante of the users of automobiles. A resolution was adopted indors- ‘ing the campalgn to be inaugurated to raise funds for Emergency Hos- pital. Dr. Lewis J. Battle, who pre- sented the resolution, said the re- cent consolidation of 'Casualty Hos- pital and tern Dispensary with —_— was just what they wanted. Mr. Wil- son had sald: n't arrest them; that is exactly what they want” In Police Court the judge, out of pa- tlence with the seriousness of their performance, sentenced the women to sixty days That also was what they wanted. They then started hunger strikes and began a campaign of publicity about their alleged ill treatment in the workhouse, where- upon Mr. Wilson stepped in and par- doned them. Instead, therefore, of being an ogre who _persecuted the suffragettes President Wilson was the one man in the situation who was tolerant, who refused to give his consent to their airest and who pardoned them after they were sent to Jjail. (Copyright, 1924, by the Geo: Company, inthe Uhited States, America.” World publication rights By Carrent News Features, Incorporated.) (Tomorrow's installment tells how a small group of friends influenced the career of Woodrow Wlilson.) ergency made this drive for funds erative. e speaker sald he was connected with Emergency Hospital for three g:lrl and for twenty-elght years has nding patients there and n- r has hl heard a complaint about ervices rendered. Hs sald it 1s qual nf any of the large hos- “ho has visited in & number of Pho castorn el Votes $50 to Boy Scomts. The board of diregtors voted to make its annual s&proprlsllnn of $50 to, th. BOY Scout Em imj l lgl Jame; Edwln D, Detwiler and Paul ‘were elected to membershi) After the meeting Walter B. Clark- son, commercial superintendent of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, invited the body to inspect the new broadcasting studios of sta- tion WCAP, and explained the opera- tion of the various unit: ——— HURLED THROUGH SHIELD. Little Girl Slightly Hurt in Auto Collision. Mary Rodis, five years old, child of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rodls, 1412 K street southeast, was hurled through the windshleld of her father's auto- mobile near Potomac avenue and 13th street southeast yesterday afternoon when a collision with another auto- mobile occurred. She was treated at a nearby drug store for a cut nose. A collision between the fourth precinct police patrol wagon and the Rutomobtle of George Landman, 495 H street southwest, occurred at 3d and B streets southwest yester- day afternoon. Slight damage to the patrol wagon resulted. 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