New-York tribune., 1908-12-05

Sofia LobinEer Mrs Wells told him that he
would become a suffragjst in tfrHa. and Mrs.
Loebinger told him that there were fewer d.
vorces in the suffrage states than IN any others
Again. when Dr. Abbott quoted Elizabeth Cady
Stanton'= liberal views about marriage and d.
vorce the sufrragettes applaudsd- When the
suffragette applause had sUbsded he added: I
cannot applaud, 1 cannot approve any sentf-
ment which, when a has sworn 70
protect and support q woman till death. sh-
solves him from the obligation II he can hHd
an affinity that pleases him better or, as in
one actual case. has money enough to enable
him to live In idleness"
Secretary Root said In his letter.
s2. DC not fs asa ss Soad so9id'5 an51 5s9t @ 5. a gangs @ +
dtions. be any Improvement in our system O go
reduce than increas the electoral ef7cie1cy of our
PsoP ft orep am m the inelnsa Ge 70 ss s or ny T arg
majority OF them. shoud-realy come to Esnt m
right of s5lffrage If they should ever get IL ard
for the purpose Of determining intelligenty whether
they really want it, th women Of ths eo1TJry ger
for greater degree or educatlon n lJlsS5lons p
than they have had IT 10 this time
President Butler took the reference to political
education in this letter as text for some -
marks of his-owu but failed to clear Up- his agn
position in regard to woman suffrage. quss-
ton about which there has been much dispute
Mrs. Snowden. who is wife Of the Member q
Parliament for Blackburn and leader ot ths
woman suffrage movement in Great Britain.
when she arrived yesterday from Washington 20
address the meeting in Carnegie Hall deeply
interested in the letter from President Roosevelt
We have had To thank the anti-sufragists
for doing a number Of things that have aided ths
cause OF woman suffrage declared Mrs Snow
den but We are now more deeply grateful than
ever for their service in placing President
Roosevelt publicly on record in our favnr- I
called upon the President ar the White. Houss
yesterday found him in the midst Of sn IN
usually hard days work was glad % get n
impression Of the man at work was charmed
with him. and I think he has the most fascinat-
ing OF personalities. regretted not having rins
TO discuss with him the subject that IS nearest
my heart always. I had understood until Dr..
Abbott read to-day's letter that the President
was opposed TO Us.
II told Mr.. Roosevelt Of the estesm IN whteh
he is held by my fellow Cuuntryu1en for tns
stand he has taken in SO many great causes. i
told him that I myself had taken inspiration
from his example. He spoke most kindly ~ th7
English people. and said he vas looking forward
with great interest 70 his forthcoming trt7
abroad including. it does. lecture at OK
ford
Immediately after the lecture tie sufirsssttss
proceeded TO 44th street and Sixth avenue fol-
lowed by many Of the "antis," and these held
meeting of protest
Every woman in that audience said Mrs ,
Borrmann Wells, the British sunragetts. was
either a woman Of independent means or sup
ported by a husband The five million working
women of the country were unrepreseuted. ard
therefore the gathering could not be conSidersd
in any sense representative Of the women Of tas
country"
There much excitement yesterday over an
anti" pamphlet which argues that 'free love Is
the logical outcome of a desire to vote How
this pamphlet came into circulation m New
York is a matter Of dispute. II was said 70
emanate from the new National League for che
Civic Education Of Women. but that body
yesterday disclaimed all responsibility for H.
and intfnated that it might issue a statenan'
on the subject in the course OF a few days. The
name Of the writer. however. appears upon the
pamphlet She Is Mrs. Caroline Fairfield Cor
bin. president OF the Illinois Suffrage Assccia-
ton.
Mrs COrbin argues that the suffrage move
ment leads 10 socialism. and quotes socialist
writers to show that love is the only msrriags
by socialism"
The Equal Suffrage League held its reguls'
meeting at the Hotel Astor in the afternoon
after which Mrs Edward Lauterbach began
debate. which lasted until evening bv sskins
whether or not tire members Of the League
thought that women should serve juries- l-
was maintained that II was the constitutions
right of every one TO be tried by jury Of his
peers. and that women. therefore should D
allowed TO serve. There were many arguments
advanced on both sides Of the subject. bat -
one woman remarked after the meeting "Ihe
ladies who took the affirmative side OF the de-
bate easily had the best of H."