New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
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NEW " ANTI" SOCIETY.
THE GudOn Not Outcome Of SW-
fragette Street Antics.

TO present evidence through facts nglres shi
arguments that woman suffrage and the effort 70
attain it are opposed to the principles Oh souno
republican form of government anc 70 'He Oes'
ideals of life, and are hindrahce 20 "o'''aIi
progress education. philanthropy traces pro
f4asious home life and civic ife-such is the oo-
iect Of new anti-suffrage organization now Deirs
formed by Mrs. Rosster Johnson, with the CO.
operaticn OF Mrs. Barclay Hazard MIS- Juiiar
Heath Mrs Emil Kuichling and other weii known
"antis."
The society will be quite Independent. however
OF the existing anti-sufrage association though
working in harmony with it IL VIII De ca'-eo'
probabIy The Guidon." because. as MIS- john
son explained, guidon is "a small ensign "h'e''
does not naunt Itself but is never absent from 'he
forefront Of the marching column It's business Is
to point the straight line
Coming at this particular time. the IDEA ina, tne
movement Is result OF the sunrasetee uprising
naturally suggests itself, but MIS- JoHiSoh say
this is not the case
..I have had the idea OF forming an ant,-surrag7
society for Study and incidental publication foE
about five years but have been prevented 1ioiii
carving il o,.t.~ she explained yesterday 1T IS
o7Iv an accident that the convenient season cslie
e tbie time As for the suffra settes they haVent
alarmed me or surprised me Every hoNeiien-
must reach it's legitimate concusioh' anu lloiii
studv of suffrage history. taking my Information
from suffrage sources. long ago Sd" 'H a. ~
particular deveopmsht was inevitable Inns
rointed out in book published ten years ago.
Women and the Republic
The Guidon will begin work with the fornauoh
Of one cla SO for study and others VIII DC ado0" "
there is a demand for them.
sThroush our publications" said Mrs Johnson
..we expect to draw to circle women WHO
would like Join US 49,
when asked & attempt voud oe li'due ~
reach the worfng woman she said:
..I. ,i,I denerd on whether the work naturally
deveiops in that direction Some time ago %
cbei-,nan az the educational committee OF the
-Sufrrag ge Association. I visited many Worhlns
80, cIrh. and it was a most interesting expert
ence. We found that. unless they had been afrect
ed BY socialistc influences. they were mum ''
IN the suffrage question They did not want any
more struggle and the suffrage dld not seem "
then, to bear any relation TO the most pressing
needs of their life. They Wanteo 10 oe y uo
ho,,. makers more than anything else and theJ
felt that all their work a failure IL III oiu iio'
attain that end. So work with them leu u oN'
irving To better their living conditions
All the women VINO taking Leading part III
tho new organization have been prominent lot
years in various lines of public work MIS- ha]sro
;s +reasurer OF the research department OF 'he
womap's Municipal League and gives mbCh PER
sonal attention to the work. Mrs. Heath is pleSi-
dent q, the League for Home Economics ana was
for tan wears president OF The Jacob fsiis Neisn-
bo-hood House Mrs. Kuichlng Is vice-presioeh'
of the Mechanics Institute of Rochester and MIS-
Johnson is a member of the council of the People
University Extension Society
We have learned conditions from actual expert
ence" said Mrs. Johnson 'and we feel constrained
TO say what we know.