New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-02
Mrs. Block, of 1.-THE CALL" SpoiIs
twilight" Dinner for Miss
Alice Carpenter.
OTHER SPEECHES "NICE"
But Woman Socialist Said Third
Termer Would Do Anything
for Workman Except Get
Off His Back"

"socla listically inclined" were treated so
, roughly by Mrs Anita c. Block. associate
editor OF THE Call" at The Woman In
Politics of the Day" dinner OF the Twl-
light Club at the Aldine Club last night
that Miss Alice Carpenter, who repre-
scented the Progressive party. got UP and
left the speakers table.
Miss Carpenter, Miss Helen Varlck Bos-
well. who represented the Republican
party. and Mrs. steven -. Ayres, who
represented the Democrats, were bound
by an agreement not to talk partisan
politics. and as a result their speeches
were somewhat after the manner OF the
lady who was suffragist. but In nice
way"
Miss Boswell told OF the early activl-
ties OF woman in politics; Mrs. Ayres re-
lated the experiences OF woman's break
fast club In Washington which managed
to go through a whole season and create
a deficit Of only 81. 90, and Miss Carpenter
spoke OF the Teutonc conception OF
woman.
IL am going 10 talk partisan politics"
announced Mrs. Block, when she rose TO-
her feet. and after telling the women In
the audience that they were not In poll
ties at all until they got the vote, she
said 1t is irritating. to say the least to
hear Il said that the Progressive party
is the first political party to advocate
granting the ballot 10 women. 1t Is
Irritating, to say the least, as II Is plain
to any one who can see that Roosevelt
damned woman suffrage down the threats
Of his male followers because he realized
this very bitter medicine was needed IL
his party was to be kept alive. Roosevelt
stands for woman suffrage when II helps
him 10 do so: the Socialist party stood
for woman suffrage when II hurt them TO
do So"
"Shuddered with Horror"
She went on TO say that the Socialist
woman shuddered with horror at the
thought of following Roosevelt, but II was
not until after she had remarked: "Roose-
vel, is willing to do anything under the
broad heaven for the workingman eH-
cept get or his back" that Miss Car
penter left her seat three places away
from her militant opponent, and walked
out of the dining room.
Mrs Block said that Roosevelt was
enthusiastically inclined" and for this
class she reserved even more scorn than
for the advocate, OF the Older parties.
We hear a great deal about people be-
ing enthusiastically inclined" said Mrs.
Block. Indeed. 1t Is getting to be fash
ionable to be inclined toward socialism.
The incline perhaps is getting less dan
gerous and a few are Gliding down"
"a1 PIanks from Socialism"
After reiterating tine charge that Roose-
welt had taken no less than twenty-one
planks from the platform OF her party,
Mrs. Block undertook TO show why his
programme was not attractive TO the So
cislis,s. The Progressive plank declaring
for social and Industrial Justice she called
"a trap TO deceive voters"
What does II mean7" she asked. The
other panks In the platform are definite
What r. meant by We demand social
and Industrial justice for the wage work
err When we ask an explanation all Is
black and inlpenetrable silence The So
ciaIists demand social and industrial Jus
tice. but they explain what they mean.
They leave no room for doubt Does
Roosevelt understand the phrase?
VIII he stand by Il? Never while
grass grows and water flows. Roosevelt
is III. leader OF the dissatifed middle
class who want 10 continue the present
Industrial system. but wish TO get bet
ter chance to exploit the workers ana
will let them help him to get IT, Roose-
Welt has stolen much Socialist thunder
hut he has not dared to steal the So
cialist lightning which would wipe away
the present Industrial system.
Dorothy DIX. who was the first speaker
OF the evening. grew epigrammauc IN her
advocacy OF suffrage. In answering the
argument that voting would take woman
away from her home duties she SAID l
love the idea Of woman making conun-
uous proposition Of voting and DONG
marathon from one poll TO announcer Inc
law discourages repeating, and the most
rab,d woman voter can spend only three
minutes a year In the process.
Miss Boswell who has been referred to
az .'one of the best men I'm the Repuo-
lican party" after confessin8 that she
WAS afraid TO admit how long she had
been In national politics, said: i truly
believe. laules anu SS''''' =,
more than men look upon poh'ics as
sort OF applied patriotism
Mrs. Steven b. Ayres, wife OF Con
grsssman Ayres. of New YORK did not
give the suffragists much encouragement
although Judge Burt Jay Humphrey In
,roduced her as woman who had helped
her husband gain his election.
Il think the way ! helped my huspahu
most during the campaign was by stay
ing home and seeing that ne got sooo
dinner at night" said Mrs. Ayres.
Miss Alice Carpenter. whose voice mas
oil the richness OF that Of a Julia Mar
,ovc spoke OF the inspiration and the
enthusiasm which women haa orous"'
into politics.