The sun., 1909-12-02
SUFFRAGE AND SHIRTVAISTS
MRS. BELMONT GETS HIPPO
DROME FOR STRIKE ROUNDUP

And Mrs. LoebinEer Says Theren NE q
Parade of 10000 women ON satur-
day.-Leaders Protest That They're
. RunnlnE No suhrragette Side SHOW.
The lighters for franchise in this city
ar. trying their hest to follow Mrs. Pank-
hurs,s advice by creating a situation
which if il doesn't turn out to be- political
will at least make politicians and other
citizens take notice.
The Political Equality Association. OF
which Mrs. Oliver 81. p. Belmont is presi-
dent. has engaged the Hippodrome for
Sunday afternoon for the use Of the strik-
ins shirtwaist makers. and the Twenty
third Street Suffrssettes are organizing q,
parade In which they expect upward Of
10000 strikers to march on Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Belmont gave out the following
statement yesterday afternoon:
The Political Equality Association. of
which Mrs. o. IL. p. Relmont Is the presi-
dent and guiding spirit. is TO take an active
interest In the strike OF the shirtwaIst max
ers and encourage and aid them IN their
struggle for living wages and better labor
conditions.
The Political Equality Association recos-
nzes the fact that women must organize
politically as well as industrially n they are
to permanently secure the benefits of in
dustrial freedom. To this end the associa-
ton has offered the Ladies' shirtwaist
Makers Union. nov on strike. the use Of the
Hippodrone for a mass mee ting on Sunday
afternoon. December 8. at . O'Clock.
PROMINENT labor leaders and the leaders
Of the strikers will address the meeting.
which will be one OF the largest mass meet
ings ever held In New York In the cause
Of labor,
The oficials of the Ladies' shirtwaist
Makers Union In accepting this offer have
expressed their thanks for the sympa thy
offended By the Political Equality Associs-
ton and haze invited the Rev. Anns shaw.
the president OF the National American
Woman Association. and Mrs. Grenfel. the
noted suffra sist from Colorado. to address
the nteeting.
= The suTragettes. headed by Mrs. Loeb
niger. toured the East Side yesterday
aftArnoon and aroused all the enthusiasm
they could among the strikers. Mrs.
Mary ponneliy. who used to be matron
in the Cussns county Jail, carried chair
which was used - . platform in open air
meetings. hold at Ciintsn and Broome
streets and In. front OF Upson's Theatre
on the Bowery.
BY the time Mrs. Loebinger- had sue
ceeded' ia balancing herself on the ros-
trunn and had posed for two photos-
raphers her asdisnos numbered 80,
i ann mos q ssif-snpporting woman
myeef.' she said. -but I wAs once and I
am proud ~ Il. I want you all to know
thai I sympakhiss with you in your
strueeIs fdr . living wage and for decent
conditions. And aee sufrsgettes are going
TO help you ssin what yoa are justly
dsmalding. : {F+
nj your employers won't give you
What you ought to have when you AJAX
for it as woman, for Gods sake get up and
hkht for your nghts ~ do meni What
right have these men 20 refuse you an eight
hour day? What right have they to en-
ploy children undsr 10 years Of age and
make them work nine hours dsyp-
The crowd listened attsntivsiy but
stolidly. !, Mrs Loebinger' . eloquence CON-
tinued to dow evenly.
None OF your strikes will ever amount
To anything until you get the vote she
went on. How can you expect to get
any proper legislation passed when the
man up at Albany are bribed by your en-
. ploysrs? II you all had votes. however.
things would be different. The men
have succeeded In getting an eight hour
day, haven't theyi Why couldn't women
get II too?"
Still the strikers didn't seem to be very
much excited Mrs. Loebihger inquired
whether they all understood her. Many
Of them signifed that they did, but others
gave no sign and the sufYra gette repeated
her speech in German.
What do you say TO having q monster
parade on Saturday. she shrieked.
How many Of you viii meet me no .
o'clock st Clinton Hall ready for the
march!-
Half Of those present raised their hands.
After speaking at other strikers' gather
ing placss the suffra gettss went up to the
headquarters Of the National Progressive
Woman Suffrage Union In East Twenty
third street. where thsy planned the de-
tails Of the parade.
1t is my idea said Mrs. Loebinger
last night. TO have the parade form &C
Clinton Hall. I am pretty sure that we
shall have from 10000 to 5000 persons.
Perhaps would better be conservative
and say 10000. II the Police Department
10 not order us to slter IL our line OF
march will be south &hrough Clinton
street, to Grand. west through Grand
IN thu p0-arxr nS.wUDs-~r e., Aaf<rr