New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
SAYS SCOTCH WOMEN VOTE
Glasgow Official Addresses Pro
fessional Woman's League.

When Mrs. Frederick Nathan showed
collection of flags from the various coun-
tries in which women are allowed to try
their hand at voting-in small way or on
the same footing With men-in the course
of an address before the Professional Wom-
ans League yesterday afternoon her exhi-
bltion won the most noticeable applause at
an unexpected point.
II was when the flag OF Scotland was held
UP that masculine hand clans came from
the back Of the room, proceeding evidently
from a single individual, but expressing
warm feeling The mystery surrounding
the Scottish enthusiast was cleared up
when Miss Amelia Summerville, the chair
man, introduced the next speaker as the
Right Honorable Councillor" Frank |.
Cohen. who. she told the audience. helh
some very lofty office in the city Of Glas-
cow. Mr.. Cohen advanced to the PLATFORM
bringing TO view an Enthusiastically Hebrew
profile. but FASTENED to correct any moor
rect impression that might he given 10y MS
appearance.
we ken I'm Scotch" he said, with a pure
Hebrew accent II have good old Scotch
name. Cohen. Ny fayther and mither
were born in Scotland, and I can solemnly
assure YOU that / am a member OF the ST.
Andrews Society"
II there remained doubt in any nina
that the speaker had right TO call himseh
a countryman OF the poet Burns wnom ne
found occasion TO quote more than once IL
was quickly dispelled
Who hut a true ScotChman could nave
his appreciation of the virtues of the peop'o
Of Glasgow?
In that civ every man lives for the good
Of his fellow man. The city councillors see
that it is their duty TO make the 'h''di ="
healthy and happy and to care Tor 'ne III
terests OF all the unfortunate al" Up
pressed-and, Of course, they do their du'S'
They provide pure milk for the babes AZ
p cent a bottle, II their parents can aholn
TO nav for IT, and for nothing II they can l.
thev have instituted old age pensions ana
one-cent tramcar fares. and have given
,o tho children more than a hundred play
grounds.
Moreover they permit women the muhic-
pal franchise, and Mr.. Cohen himself is ac-
customed 10 working for the good or the
CITY. I'm conjunction with committees or
women.
These are only a Few NJ the things they
have done. All the rest Mr.. Cohen would
he glad to tell the league in set speech
st any time they cared to appoint Ills
admiration for Glasgow is equalled only by
his horror At the benshted condition ot
the American metropolis-the flve-cent
tramcar fares give him the greatest mental
anguish.
one thing alone he has found to approve
and that is the Mayor. Mayor Gaynor has
entertained mo-" no said. "he has enter
,aincd me well. and I believe he has the
interests Of the city at heart
Other speakers ~ tho afternoon were
Mrs. Harrison GRAY Lamson, Hans l..
Freeze. Mrs Mary g. schonberg. Miss Mil
dred Holland and sydney Resented.
The subjects discussed were the welfare
n, child crlpples. the growth Of Mormon
Ism. tho protection Of women wage earn
ers. moving pictures and the aims and as
rirations % the Federation Of Theatre
Clubs.
Tho last speaker. Bouck White. author
~ The Call Of the carpenter. tried to
explain briefly why Il vas only through
socialism that the suggestions Of those
who had preceded him could he carried out
and their aims realized.