▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁giving ▁all ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning , ▁the ▁C U ▁worked ▁within ▁NA WS A ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁decl ining ▁Cong r essional ▁Committee . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁after ▁real izing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁work ▁to ▁be ▁done , ▁the ▁C U ▁became ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁operations ▁and ▁fund ing ▁but ▁still ▁remained ▁affili ated ▁with ▁NA WS A . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Car rie ▁Chap man ▁C att ▁of ▁NA WS A ▁accused ▁the ▁C U ▁of ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁financial ▁irregular ities , ▁alleg ations ▁which ▁she ▁later ▁ret ract ed . ▁The ▁strateg ies ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁organizations ▁were ▁conflic ting ▁and ▁NA WS A ' s ▁leadership ▁felt ▁threatened . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁National ▁American ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁Association ▁selected ▁a ▁new ▁Cong r essional ▁Committee ▁and ▁formally ▁cut ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Union . ▁ ▁In iti ative ▁ ▁The ▁Cong r essional ▁Union ▁for ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁appe aled ▁to ▁young ▁women ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁approach ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁suff ra get tes . ▁ ▁Alice ▁Paul ▁believed ▁women ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁beg ▁for ▁their ▁rights . ▁Paul ▁introduced ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁milit ant ▁methods ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Social ▁and ▁Political ▁Union ▁in ▁Britain