New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WORK FOR WOMEN'SCA
Mems League Issues Appeal for
Funds to Enlarge Campaign.
NOT ALL FAVOR ACTIVITY
Some Say Women Should Have
Burden of Task of Getting
Themselves the Vote.

Themselves the Vote.
To work or not to work is the question
which is now agtating the Mems League
| for Woman Suffrage Some Of the mem
bers think that The men ought TO sit back
and let the women do the work Of getting
themselves the vote. Others maintain that
the men ought to lift the burden entirely
from their shoulders Others again hold
Intermediate opinions and say that both
sexes should work together, there being
some things that women can do better than
men and vice versa
The Mems League was organized as 4
profession Of faith on the part of those
men who believe in votes for women, and
! for a time it took no active part in the
! fray This quiesCent attitude failed to sat
/ isfy the more ardent spirits among the
members, and gradually the league has
been coming more and more into the open,
while plans for still greater activity are an
nounCed in a letter which is going ont to-
| day from the offices Of the executive secre-
tsry, +. c. Beadle. No. II Broadway.
! II is expected that this letter will give
Use to considerable discussion between
those who favor the qulescent attitude and
those who want to do little real fighting
| for the women.
Making a Plea for Funds.
| In plea for funds to enlarge the work
| the letter says.
! Your executive committee desires to ad
1 wise YOU of the work of the Mems League
! for Woman Suffrage We have been able
4 by virtue of the support Of our members
| and the generosity OF certain members or
| the executive committee 10 reach large
numbers Of voters throughout the state.
| We have distributed in the last six months
! upward Of 10 900 booklets. letters. etc. We
| have held one large dinner. attended by
about 300 persons. and over 1000 men
marched in the great suffrage parade. We
1 have been represented Al almost all OF the
meetings held I'm the city by various organ
! izations during the last winter Co-operated
IN various ways with other soclet"S ana
sent representative 10 appear before CON
! gress al Washington. We are planning 70
continue this work vigorously during the
next few months and hope 10 nave 7'"p
members by January J.
Mr. Beadle himself Is an enthusiastic ad-
vocate of a more active role for the Men :
League
IT is quite foolish 70 think that women
can get the vote alone" he told the Trih-
unA rerorter Fifty thousand women
from one district might parade and its As
senhlvr1an wouldn't be moved at all. eN-
cent. maybe. sentimentallv, but LEI I've
thousand voters march and something will
happen quick 70 that Assemblyman's att
tUde"
one of M Beadle's pet schemes Is
third party. committed 10 the cause.
Speaking unoficially. he said
Advocates Third Party
L think II would he a splendid thing 10
have this party nominate Assemhlvmen
who are IN favor NJ woman suffrage and
conduct the campaigns I'm those districts
lust as n women really had the vote. Ad-
nit women 70 political meetings and let
them do their share ~ organizing and
speechmaking. But. Of course. their work
would end when # came time 70 20 10 the
polls. Pending the possible ORGANIZATION
Of this third party. II IN any district an
Assemblyman who favors suffrage Is nomi-
mated we might try 10 get permission 10
run the campaign in this manner
Another member Of the league. well
known writer. goes Mr.. Beadle one better.
He wants a national third party and has
already picked his candidates He wants
Or Wiley for President and Max Eastman
for Vice President.
At the opposite pole is the Hon. Herbert
Parsons. one OF the leagues vice-presi-
dents. When asked II ne thought the men
ought 10 help the women actively IN this
fght for the vote, he said
Il think the women ought 10 do the
work themselves. IL is far more effective.
Nv Joining the Mems League was simply
declaration Of faith"
The Rev. j. Howard Melish, OF Brook
1vn thinks that faith without works IS
dead
The men ought 10 bear the brunt OF
the burden" he said They ought 20 take
off their coats and get 10 work in every
Senatorial district. Let them say 20 the
women. Wen take the burden since we
have the power by our votes to DO some
thing
Wants Cause Treated Seriously.
Another thing great many Of the
members Of the league speak publicly upon
many occasions: they ought 10 bring this
subject Of woman suffrage into their
speecnes. not as thing 10 he laughed at.
hut something TO be treated seriously. Let
them bear witness 70 thn faith that is in