The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-25
ART and VOTES FOR WOMEN
CHASE LENDS 1 DOt BTIN"
IOICE TO THE CttSE.
The Artist Not quite sure That Tie wants
Women to share In Al Pursuits ou'
Tie Knows That as Artists Tic Treats
rbpm Just a. tie Does the wen.

Women 10 share In All Fursutts' Vu'
tie Know. That as Artists Tic Treats
Thew Just a. tie Does the Wen.
The feature of the first public meeting
of the Artist League of the Poi'ica'
Equality Association, which was he'd las
night AZ the Thirty fourth street Belmonf
headouartcrs, was speech on Art for the
Causes Sake by William + Chase
Mr. Chase said that he was not quite
clear ~ TO his own attitude on the subject
However" he added. turning with
smile to Mrs Belmont. who was presiding.
Il am in sympathy and ! NAV say
possible convert
II have so many things in mind that
YOU might do az n result'of having the
ballot" he continued that | am bit
confused For instance. I don't quite
like to think Of women patroling the
streets as policemen had something
os m idea that ! should like TO see women
as judges and jurors until my next of kin
solennly assured me that while a man
prisoner would be dealt with most
lenientlv bv a jury of women, woman
would be subjected to the harshest oi
treatment "
MIR Chase brought forth a storm OF
applause from his audience when he said
that he had been a teacher Of art for
nearly thirty wears and that goodly
percentage of his students had been
women, whom he treated precisely as he
did the men
Il recognize no sex in art" he said,
and ] am glad that women students
have had the same opportunities and
privileges as men for about fifteen years
| remember when pictures painted nv
women used 10 be reIega'ed 10 the cor
rdor Of The academy a. Twenty y-third
street and Fourth avenue, hu, that state
Of affairs has ceased to exist
He then gently rebuked the Rev Anna
Shaw. who had preceded him on the pro-
gramme and who had in the course Of her
speech expressed a desire that some OF
the suffrage artists might he inspired 20
produce Carica'urss that would benefit
the cause
You won't mind my dear Miss shaw.
said Mr. Chase, If I say that no real
artist cares 10 do carica'ure Now good
cartoon is different matter entirely
Have all the clever cart oons YOU can get
hut don't. beg of you. employ caricaturs
as a weapon. Be thoroughly dlgnified in
Well" concluded Mr. Chase Il really
don't know why YOU shouldn't vote
, After ali there would be- no harm in tryins
( the experiment: no harm whatever"
! Miss Shaw took the floor again and an
nouncej that she was sorry Mr. Chase
didn't seem TO approve OF women police
men because II had been her lifelonl
ambition 10 become "a member of tn.
| force
No" calculated MIR. Chase. who hac
retired to seat behind the platform
Yes. insisted Miss Shaw. There shoult
be a thousand women policemen in New
/ York now TO guard the moving pictur.
shows and cheap theatres and restaurant,
and other places where Young girls are
! III danger IL such force could be
selected by Mrs. Booth from the rank.
Of the Salvation Army We would see d
perceptible falling of in the white slav.
| traffic
! Mrs, Belmont announced that she would
! give $3.50 in prizes for works of art Illus.
trating the cause of woman suffra ge
two for pieces of sculpture and three for
posters. The competition is open only
10 members Of the league and the entrie,
will close on March -. Announcement,
of the winners will be made on March 2s
Mr.. Chase has promised TO be one OF tn.
committee. The league has eighty -fiv.
members.