New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-23
WOMEN ALWAYS RIGHT,
ALSO ''GATES OF HE'LL"
American Suffrage Convention
Hears Widely Differing 0pin-
ions of Fair Sex.
WILEY FOR WOMAN'S VOTE
Miss Nary Johnston Discusses
Tertullian Reference to Her
Sex as Entrance TO the
Internal Regions.

Louisville, oct. 22-"If a country
treats its women right and eats more
sugar per head and consumes more soap
per head than any other country. then
ii is the greatest nation" declared Or.
Harvey W. Wiley. chief Of the govern
ment's chemistry bureau. in his address
this afternoon 10 the National American
Woman Suffrage convention. He had
been introduced by Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, president Of the association. as
the man who is trying to give us a fair
chance to live" lie began by enumer-
ating the things that make for a coun-
try's greatness, narrowing the test down
20 the three requisites named. By these
tokens. he concluded, America is first.
Or. Wiley. Miss Mary Johnston. Of
Ricnmcnd Va; Miss SophroEizb.. Breck-
nriise If the University of Chicago,
and Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane. OF
Kalamazoo. Mich, We're speakers at the
.oren meeting held at a local theatre and
attended by over TWO thousand men and
women.
Tonight the officers Of the association
gave a reception for delegates.
In the light Of his opinion Of woman's
preparedness Tor suffrage, DIT. Wiley de-
clared he never had known of an organ
izad band Of women being on the wrong
side
Women" ne said, "are tower Of
strength to every public man who is try
ing TO do his duty I don't know why she
has been kept from the polls. Surely
not because Of lack of intellect What
we need in politicz IS more ethics rather
than more intellect
Women Needed to Solve Problems.
He referred 70 big American problems.
saying they needed both the men and
the women to solve them. He declared
he has favored woman suffrage for near-
ly twenty-five years.
Miss Breckinridge devoted her atten-
ton 10 the suffrage question from the
point OF view Of the working woman.
She expressed her conviction that the
ballot is at present domestic necessity
and that housekeeping Is a public func-
ton" She. in q measure. blamed woman
for failure 70 assert herself and demand
what is her right.
Enlightened cities must be governed
as enlightened homes are, jointly by en-
lightened men and women. for the bene-
TT and trust Of the rising generation"
declared Mrs. Crane, whose address dealt
with immediate and practical municipal
problems Of direct and important inter
est 10 women.
Politics at its best" she said. 'ts a
noble profession. IN which we would fain
engage. Woman's interest in public af-
fairs by reason OF her age, long expert
ence in home making and mothering Of
children. has fitted her for politics just
as We'll as has mans activities in trade.
When trade needs attention. trade gets
il. When women get the ballot, all else
will be regulated so as best 10 promote
the home
SUGGESTIONS for improving the gate OF
he'll" were outlined by Miss Mary John
ston. the author Of Richmond. Va.
Miss Johnston prefaced her suggestions
by quotations from Tertullian, likenins
her sex 20 the entrance 70 the internal
regions. In part she said
Woman" eNclaims st. Thomas Aquinss.
woman is a rapidly growing weed. an M
perfect beng. tier body attains maturity
more rapidly than man only because II ~
Of less value. and nature Is engaged less
i'm hcr making. Women are born % be
eternaly maintained under the yoke OF
their lords and masters who are endowed
bv nature with superiority In every resi- -ci,
and therefore destined 20 rule
Woman" eXclaIms Tertullian, woman.
YOU ought 10 20 about clad in mourning
remorse io make us forget tnat YOU have
been mankind S destruction. Woman, you
are the gate Of hell.
Hell Shows Tendency TO Change"
What I wish ~ 90 for few minutes Is
grdEtly % consider now We can improve
the gate OF hell ArchlteCturally speaking.
10 is "a matter Of carrying dlOtt the wicket
which has done duty for 80 many ages, Il
euldreng and adOrniug N, OF giving II
height, nobility and splendor. Of achieving.
IN short a lofty and beautiful portal Ter
tullian. OF course, was content with a some
what low and narrow gate. carefully
planted IN the shade But times change
and / submit that even so 1xed an lnsfi-
tuition As nell gate shows a tendency 10
change, too.
We al have our ideas as 10 how the new
gate should be- built. It's general appcar-
auce. beatty and utility Probably every
woman In this audience Is busy NOWADAYS
I'm making a mental blue print Of a new
hell gate / have the floor. however. ana
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