The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09

Raymond Robins of Chicago. mil hOnare Socialist. and one of the biggest men ill the labor movement, has come to San Francisco to aid in the campaign for woman's suffrage and direct legislation. says the San Francisco Bulletin.
 No man in the United States has greater influence with trades union. ists than Robins, and his eloquence. backed by the force of his personali- ty. is expected to start landslide of votes for the suffrage cause
 He is on the coast to deliver the principal address al the Labor Day picnic in Los Angeles and to help the fight for equal suffrage. He is a speaker of rare elCquence and man of recognized distinction the country over.
 Intellectual quickening will come to the whole race when woman gets the ballJt." says Robins
 Robins will speak for the three senate amendments which he thinks of most importance to the people They are the initiative and referen- dunn. the recall of the judiciary. and amendment s. granting suffrage to the women of California
 Release women and youll get in telligent advance and intelligent we'll being for the whole people" said Robins. "YOull get the most effective cooperation for social progress that the world has ever seen"
 Robins is a former San Francis can He practiced law in this city l. years ago. Since then he made a fortune in the gold fields of Nome and the coal mines of Alaska. which he is spending in behalf of the workingman.
 With the money he made by the sweat of daily toll he built a hos pital for the miners.
 Since his return to the states his fortune and his oratory is at the command of organized labor.
 Looks After Waits.
 The Waifs of Chicago are Robins particular charge. He is the head of the Municipal Lodging house of the Northwestern University Settlement of Chicago He is also a member of the school board of that city and was a staunch supporter of Miss Margaret Haley when she organized the Teachers union and made concert ed fight for an increase in teach CTS salaries.
 Both Robins and Miss Haley will speak for woman suffrage under the auspices of the Wage Banners Lea que at the Valencia theater tomor- row night It will be Robins only talk in this city He leaves for the East soon.
 Robins wife. who was Miss Mar garet Dryer. daughter of the million aire Dryers, of Brooklyn. N Y., is national president of the Trades Union League of the United States Her work in life is to uplift and better the conditions of the sweat shop workers
 During the recent garment makers strike in New York she gave the workers financial support
 Mrs. Robins is in New York at present giving her time to the bet tering of conditions among the gar ment workers there
 His wife's efficiency has done much to strengthen Robins belief in wO- man suffrage
 The plaything mother is stupid ity that makes one impatient. Weak ness is too costly"
 As he said this the millionaire So- cialist looked anything but impatient He had an air of great leisure, as if he had all enternity in which to do his work
 There was nothing about his dress to denote either the millionaire or the radical. His dark blue serge suit and black fedora hat and tie, his pleated shirt seemed to betoken a prosperous attorney or well-to-do business man.
 Physical Power.
 He did not give the impression of one who made his way by years of weary labor: though in his thick, broad shoulders and short stocky body was stamped a physical power won by welding implements of toll.
 In his broad brow and clear, rest less eyes is written the spiritual in- sight that leads him to devote his life to the needs of his fellow men,
 Between his eagle nose and full firm chin, the sensitive lips wore an expression of patient optimism, of one who has the faith to work and wait