New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-02
M0OSEHES HUNT B. A'S.|
Teachers Expected to Influence
Votes of Their Pupils.
ALUMNE PROVE ELUSIVE
Federation of College Progress.
sive Leagues Explained by
It's Organizer.

It certainly does look as II the National
Progressive party might carry an election
four or eight OF twelve or sixteen years
from now. A most insidious movement
to influence future generations has just
been started by the energetic Bull Moos-
ers, and the Moosettes are helping II
along.
II Is the Federation OF College Progress
sive Leagues, and Mrs. Julius James
Knapp the womens organizer, tod the
Tribune reporter about II yesterday at
the party headquarters In the Hotel Man
haitian.
We've only been working three days"
she said, but I've reached about six
hundred colleges-women's colleges and
o-educational-and have responses from
nearly four hundred. In each Of those
four hundred there Is somebody who is
favorable to the Progressive party and
will act as chairman OF an organization
IN the college as soon as one can be
formed.
Then, we are working among the
alumns in New York City. This work
among the aIumna interests me most, be-
cause many of them are teachers.
Roach Homes Through Schools.
"They can influence the children, who
may carry something OF It home to their
parents, and, beyides, some-perheps all
OF these children Will be voters somo day.
This movement isn't q thing that's
going to end with this coming election.
It's the platform-not the man-with US.
think Roosevelt Is the best man we
could get TO set the movement going.
but We don't expect 70 keep on electing
him for the next ffty years, and the
party Is going to last longer than that"
Mrs. Knapp confesses that she 10 hav-
ing O. dreadful time 10 get the names OF
college graduates. and she wants names
so she can send the owners bulletins and
invitations TO Join the league.
She is sitting UP nights scanning club
lists and college directories, and as she
has family In the country her mind is
sadly divided.
Besides, her husband. Or. Arnold
Knapp, OF No 10 East 54th street. though
Progressive, is not Roosevelt man,
and she says he wonders at her activity.
buN ifl ndilt ID Oi tiN i'AANA Va
the organization OF which Philip J. Roose-
welt, Of Harvard. In president, and Roger
W. S,raus. Of Princeton, treasurer, and
che feels that she has enlisted.
South Doesn't Like T. r.
We are having the most trouble In
Southern colleges for women" she said
Down there II IL the man, rather than
the platform. and they don't Ike Roose-
welt The Democratic papers OF the South
have published so many exaggerated
statements about his attitude on the
liquor question. etc. Besides, most OF
those women are women OF family, and
the Progressive platform doesn't appeal
10 them a. 70 working women"
Western colleges. she says, are quickest
20 respond, and she gets better results
from co-educational colleges than from
those for women alone. However, Nsssar,
Smith. Bryn Mawr and other Eastern
women's colleges have communicated
with her. and each has Moosette club
foreshadowcd or under way.
MY own college Wellesley-is very
friendly 10 the Progressive party" she
said. II find that there. as IN most col
Ieges. the faculty Is glad 10 have the stu
dents interested In forward movements,
and they don't In the least object TO Pro-
gressive propaganda
we intend soon 10 have weekly meet
ings Of our alumne members In New
York. Then wo are going TO organize the
alurnnae Of our faith in Boston and Phil
adelphla, but don't think we can cover
any other cities before the election, That
work will come later"