New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
MISS FULLY MYSTIF[ED.
W0men's League adopts Her Ideas
and LeaUes Her Ont.

There seems to he some mysterious connection
between the Women's League now being launched
with much secrecy in New York. and the United
Women of America. whose cause is being pushed
with no secrecy at all at Jamestown. The aims of
these two movements strikingly similar, even
to the inclusion in both platforms of that bone of
contention, the acknowledgements of women and if
the Women's League changes its name as II is
thinking of doing. the United Women of New
York. the names of the organizations will he
practically Identical
In a circular which has been distributed not only
at jamestown but throughout the country the
United Women define their purpose as the
breaking up Of the concentration of power and
money, securing equal to ana men,
safe immigration laws. protection for immigrant
girls. pure food laws adequate schools. efficient
health boards, the suppression Of child labor. and
the observance Of law and decency everywhere-tn
a nutshell 10 meet all local. state and national
needs. and get the suffrage, if want it All
these things practically embodied IN the state
ment which the Womens League is preparing to
give the public.
The only name which appears on the jamestown
circular is that of Miss Mary Browne Gray. but
the originator Of the movement IS known to he
Miss Alice NJ Tuy. who present the ia
nous Armstrong reception given at Delmonico's
last winter by the organizers The Womcn's
League, and was also present al COMMITTEES meet
ing of the league held the home of Mrs. Dora
Lyon at the National Arts Club on Tuesday. Why
the two movements not il not quite clear
to Miss FULLY at the present time.
Il went TO the Tuesday meeting by invitation"
Miss Tully said in response to inquiry "and
until then had every reason to believe that the
Women's League people were going to unite with
me. first preached the plan TO them at the Arm
strong reception, to which went simply because l
wanted to meet some cluhwOmen- ! am not a
ciubWoman myself. but it had occurred that
the reason our womens organization accomplished
so little because the individual clubs too
small and the federation 100 unWteldY | thought
that national organization with constitution like
that of the nation could make itself q tremendous
power. ! didn't want either office glory out Of
this idea. but was anxious TO il realized. and
! delighted to find, | thought. that the
women met that day agreed with We had
suggestion that the word suffrage put into my
prospectus. The also her suggestion.
After that ! obliged Ia 20 out Of town for "A
couple Of months, ana when ! returned couple
of weeks ago | called Mrs De Rivera by her
invitation. I told her that 7 quite willing To
turn over my ideas and the ten thousand circulars
I had had printed together with the following I
through, and after the interview | still retained
the impression tEat she and her friends intended to
do this. II somewhat Of shock to there
fore 10 he told Tuesday that they didn't con
slider my plan feasible. Yet cannot any ma
terial difference between their ideas and my orig
inal proposition
Mrs. Lyon presided at the Tuesday meeting. and
among those present were Mrs. Charlotte Whbour.
Miss Jennie Pomereue. Mrs. u" Rivera. Mrs.
Julia Ieavens. There was some talk about how to
keep the word suffrage" out ~ the league plat
form while retaining the reality, but was
BILE TO suggest satisfactory eNpedient