The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-23
suffra1ist Movement in New York
City is Assuming she Militant
Characteristics Of the
English Campaign
TO WIN BY ARGUMENT
Mrs. o. Il. P. Belmont is One OF the
Leading Advocates Of the Move
ment-Musie Cure Latest
indian Cult.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2e.-slowly but
surely the suffragist movement in New
York is assuming the militant charac-
teristics of the En- slish suffragette
campaign
The New York advocates of votes
for women are not suffragettes Oh,
dear no. For that implies fighting and
rock-throwing and jousts with the po-
lice and Jail sentences and lot of
other things that are rude and I'M
desirable. They are merely suffra-
gists: women who believe in winning
their fight by argument rather than
by force.
All this is the iheoreii cal difference
between the suffragists and suAraget-
tes. Practically there isn't such a
vide difference and the cbasm is be-
Ing bridged every day. Just how long
1t will be before the New York suf
fragisss become the rampant suffra-
rettes of London. it would be difficult
TO say, but the trend is undoubtedly
that way
There was sharp sunragette skirm-
isbing in front OF the Lyceum theatre
in West Forty-nfth street yesterday
afternoon.
This is the Introductory sentence
in recent New York daily in a story
Of clash be,ween several hundred
suffragists ard anti-sufragists
The change in the tactics of the
New York sufragists is traceabie di-
rectiy 10 two causes. the fnfueute OF
English sufTagettes who hare been
PROSECUTING among them and the OPP
position Of the National league for the
Civic Education Of Women and other
snti-sufrsze organizations.
Such missionary work as Miss
Silvia PaThnrst. daughter OF Mrs.
Emeline Parkhurst, leader OF the
English sunragettes. il now doing
In rhis country is bearing rich fruit
and it ia noticeable that after every
such visit from an English sister, the
Ner York suffrazists grow bit
more enaboIdened
But what ineites the ire CT The suf-
fragists particularly IS the attitude and
the comments OF those of their own
seq vino are opposing Foman's SUI
frsEe. Whenever you want a nice IT.
tie row just let two Of thege opposing
lunches meet
II Tas such meeting that the quot
ed newspaper sentence refers 10. II
Was after a lecture ~ Richard Barry.
magazine writer TO the Women of
the National League for the Ciric Ed
ucation OF Women, in which he de-
scriDed the complete failure OF
wcmen's roting in some Of the vest
ern states. His several hundred high
brow bearers. IN the most ccmpIacent
mood. veFs emerging from the theatre
when firing column of suffragists-
almost sutfragettes enyeloped them.
The suffFagiss carried yellow banners
and shouted, Votes for women"
Down vita Barryism." into the ears
OF the ants. The latter we're rudely
iostled as they souught their carriages
and limousines. and were told in no
uncertain language that they were
whatever the feminine for aIutsy is.
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont is one of the
leading suffragists. Even she forgot
herself long enough TO say that Barry
ought to be horsewhipped and the Rev.
Anna Shaw declared that the liar will
be answered tomorrow"
At this rate it wont be long.
Eighteen years of putting IN the
money for mothsr.ifi-I la " -bossed
home proved too much for William
Cnrren. naturall,- one OF the rneekest
of the meek in Brooklyn. He is en-
joying a temporary respite which. on
the order OF a magistrate. he is paving
s. week. On March Curren will
have to appear on a summons obtain.
ed by his wife, charging him with IN.
toxication and threatening TO kill
her.
Judge" Curren told the court in the
preliminary hearing, I'VE were mar.
ried eighteen years ago and since that
time have not had day of rest or
night of half an hours sleep. NV
mother-in-law came to our house eight
DAYS after we were married. The
first week ! did not mind but as the
weeks grew into months and the
f,1nntI1s into yoerc ohiaotaJ uyl..