New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-03
MISS ANTHONY AND THE LABOR CONGRESS.
THE WARS OF THE WOMEN.

The Worl,inpwoman's Association held special
meeting last night at Pllmpon Hal There was quite
crowd present nearly every chair being hled Miss An
thOny opened the injecting a. President OF the Assoca
tion began her report Of the proceedings at the Phil
adephia Labor Congress- She described the manner In
which she presented her credentials and how she
ceived She considered the vote OF admission given her
on the first day of IS to 59 amagnfcent one Politicians
editors, &C., have always been telling the worklngmen
that dangerous to ndorse susan b. Anthony be-
cause she embodes woman suffrage These worklngmen
Thought that she used this Association subterfuge to
introduce women suffrage into the congress- she then
proceeded to give sketch of the Assoclaon repeating
MESSAGE sent her by Mr. sylvs ut the time Of organiza
tion who advised her to make 1t bona Jde Association
by means OF a charter obtained from the Legislature.
She thought the Association had done good work Re
ports on the various questions OF woman q
work were made and Committees appointed. The
second DAVIS vote Of tie Labor Congress
excluding largely composed OF men who thought
too much time was absorbed discussing her case, and
that the NEWCOMERS bitter that nothing legiti
mate way OF labor could be done unless the thhg
was settled by her exclusion Mr. Walshs accusations
she scarcely thought worth answering Inc morking-
womens Association is not trades union ORGANIZATION
The Congress was wrong in considering MT malshs per
sonsl quarrel with AZ for what lie says III 10
my payment of cOmpOsitorS, can Ony answer thht
Tie RerOlVii0n is printed by contract ana can w re-
aponsble for what my printer does never hem 'nae
,''ss Lewis was dismissed untl afterward "heh she
came and told The female composltols themselves
told me that the other newspapers IN the CITY pau tei
So 49, and 81 cents while paid 40. believe III paying
woman much man If she docs te VOTE as "e as
man. but If she half does the Work, DelleNe III hti
Dr. Hoeber wanted to know il Miss Anthony was aware;
before she left Ncw-York that she would be refused
admittiLnce TO the Congress. Miss Anthony III reply,
said that week before, Mr.. LuChey frcSlueht o me
National Union and another gentleman caiet Uoi ,e
and urged her 10 attend tho Convention ~ was not
until the Saturday before the meeting that Gazing upon
Dr. LOzeT. she learned from that lady that sle % TO-
Ceived from Augusta Lewis letter warning Nor tat no
delegate from the W. W. Association would DC received
by the Congress. Mrs Shepard Thought that MISS
Anthony had excluded because OF any personal
feeling against her but because she was Io "Orhhs
woman In the technical sense OF the term hIs NOroh
nm active member said mat she considered NE AS.ocido
not nj oil a rfgtidr MinQ-t rGS sham MISS Anthony
Thought that Mrs Norton was one OF the pihcpa OF
her own Here there occurred good deal OI con
fusion several ladies talking AT once ~ an cAclteu
ner Mrs Norton thought that the W. w Association
really hadn't existence. ana the LABOR congress was
perfectly right Ia refusing 10 recognize IT, Miss Anthony
said that the Association now NUMBERED CIV
members and that 1t was orsandde,ui io ot
the purpose OF ameOratlng the condition OF
all those abOred for living. She then read the act
incorporation, and some account OF the money
having quoted fraud" and theft IN connection WIN
her aud SAID that the Association had failed because e
had been away much for the last SIX months. hhe
was particular stating that Hester Naughns money
had been sent her She thought that the Association
had done grand things III the way OF agitation Every
one must do what nature fits HIM or her Tor dong ne
considered Il her mission 10 Keep he OFid ~ not udr
She then INDUCED in slight reflections upon the
proceedings OF ladies once connected WIN tne AS
ISOLATION. Mrs H. r. Stanton then spoke Tor Few mo
ents in praise OF Miss Anthony aud ia advocacy OF er
movements Mrs. Norton said she UdS tndl9hdW Wheh
Mss Anthony deciarcd that hiS Association iras oRiB
nj aOaiiOA-iHdiOUGHf mat cOnnitcc 81 ltfH
,cJcd r0,St Of his cilg used means ~ gtrg
one person n0torey Miss Anthony observed thal "hai
said about her didn't hurt her She hhu never iae
IN what -he undertook and didn't mean to- The meet
inc appointed q Committee 10 condemn the acton VI the
Labor Congress 10y resolution and adjourned.