New-York tribune., 1905-01-31
STORY OF OPPRESSION.
Woes Of Poor Arouse WGrlike DUAL
tiles an Professor Nash.

After listening TO the reports and addresses az
the annual meeting Of the Consumers League, a
society for the amelioraton Of the condition OF
working women and shopgirs, at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday afternoon. the Rev. Professor
Henry s. Nash. Of Cambridge confessed TO a strong
desire TO load gun and 20 out and shoot some
body. This desire. he stated. was partly due TO
the fact that some eighteen months previously he
had acquired a little boy.
i inspired" ne said. with almost ir-
resstiblo desire TO promote reform by sanguinary
means when ! contrast this little boys lot with
THAI OF the children of the poor, born only to be
damned, and Tie lot OF rhe little boys mother
with that o. women who have more chance
al the sweetness and gracioUsness of life than a
tadpole or q clam. Indeed. there is certain grace
and glory about being clam. The clam is an
arls;ocrat ! might almost say the only justIdable
aristOcrst for the family OF Confucius was nothing
10 his. tie dates back a time when man was not
and is happy being compared with the children
ana women OF the poor, who think and cream and
Iohg' only 70 have their dreams brought TO naught
by an apparently irresistible fate"
Professor Nash CONGRATULATED the league on the
"0Ik II was doing. but said that its greatest work
was ia educating its own members and in finding
Z meeting place between culture and life
IN no land he declared, is the divorce be-
tween these TWO things so great In no land is the
MclYlcuaI laborer SO neglected ana unless we best
ourselves democracy MAJ prove The last and mos,
hideous of the worlds lies
Oiher auo1esses were gwen by Mrs. Florence Kei-
ley, Dr. Anne s. Daniel and HamIn Garland
Mrs Julla Waro howe had been expected to
address the meel.Ig, out was prevented by d mis-
Understanding about dates. Her excuses were pre-
senJud by her OausDlor Mrs. Maud MOVIE f14nott
VINO was careful 10 eAp.a-n that none Of the Ia
hIn-les OF age hsd prev entei the author Of The
+attle flynn OF 1He f.epUDHc" from beng present.
Il OuIy because sI41 Idu 10 ptes.oe al = l,-t-
.A6 GA SuI.uay LAAAt ana was IUOAou Tor another
to-Als4t lAaL SIC AaO L&4ieo ~ ov present.
'A-a even as 4. a.. sa4u Ails. t4IIUlL sac would
nave cuIAe II Ae~-h"rA IOr TINS meeting Il her
tSlin. l4 colse4Itvu - H. N44e4l L~14u JI4aL
t-ele uad Ueeu a LsLaAe aDOut lie oales, anu
L-et II lo-Slay sne WAS Expected N -Ne@-G
Sac -4liA-cAless j5roposeo- 4-Ae an Ulu var horse.
l-at sAe SEVuIu cOL4U - -Neh- AO4B Tor tIs
Is l-u 4eJ-IA ~ 4Dos.yn Al LIne Tor the one on
Ihe PRESIDENT. Mrs Frederick Nathan, presented
Z report vi iLe year "O-A she SAID lLe4e nag
9eel cynsIoefaole violation OF The law during ne
,-4+--sC-as season. ana lo4u lae Story OF d Jewish
s-1 @lg --aN.-ts i-4et .,Ith an accident during
S-1su Ar-- IS IL true l-at you are d OAIIsuah
~ CelI.B anSBe- 81 IA the alnrnalVe, she SAID:
1ou are 50 polite and gentle, 1 don't think you
seen are Christmas shoppers
gaing I-ll-,Ts cTcssr1akers and Detghforhood
STORES during the year, and invited the menDers
themselves for investigation.
The following officers we're elected; President
Helen Phelps Stokes; second Vice-presldenJ. Mrs.
IDueh Munfoe Devices; treasurer, Miss Aice II.
ss!stant recording secretary, Miss Mary sherman
@ ~ @ssilOlci1g secretary Miss Mary r. Sanford;
members Of the governing card, Miss Mary L.
14oflch Mss CleIncnce L. Bo 1rdnan. Miss Anna
$50, Fs,5@ AIRS James O.; Cros% MIS- Charles
John E. GTote fiiggeHs. Mss Fdth kendall Mrs
William II I-e-5sii s-i-- C-stre = acil-,-~,s
Us Us, AceAne MoAer Miss AnlIa Nelson, Mrs
6sa1snln NicolL Mrs. Adolphe Openhym. Mrs.
EEnarles Steele. Mrs. Vladimir G. .5mkhOvitch N So
eal111oelh Williams. Mrs. Charles Phillips. Miss
s,fs Owen r. Lovofoy. Miss Elizabeth Higginson
5el Bfle s5t Grrnee. Ms jewell Flower. Miss Eliza
Rr55loh haltnL Mrs l>ust2ae convey Miss Emma
1-e ana Mrs JAMES :. CrOswell