New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

tcrest he VIII get for the outlay he makes
for FIRE escapes. light rooms, airshafts.
Tho woman. thinking of the tenement as
human environment. iut"rprcts these
improvements ass promises OF safety and
hoalth-th" important issue 10 her. In
other words, tho average man lays the en-
phasls on the value OF property, the average
woman on the value Of lfe itself Yet they
are working TO a common end. for light
rooms. plenty of air and safety from ac-
cdcnt bring returns To invested capital
and there is. in consequence, final ad-
iustment and harmony Of ideas. When
women Ike Jane Adams and Florence
Kelly go TO the legislatures and speak on
tho needs OF tencments and factories they
will he listened TO. II II he realized that
behind them is big constituency OF fac
tory workers and tenement house dwell
ers AS the matter stands now. the legis-
la tors don't care a Zip for their opinions"
why is New York State so slow In
granting suffrage TO women"
Mrs Batch will not criticise her native
section Of tho Union. THE West IS very
keen about certain reforms at present. and
reforms. so To speak. hunt in couples The
new states are plastic 10 change All life
is experimental to them. They are ripe for
new ideas and intelligent enough to write
T. so. II they make a mistake. New York,
on the contrary. Is only family rejecting
these ideas; even in the matter OF direct
primaries. a slight interest I'm which was
aroused by Governor Hughes. the Legis-
lature has been extremely lukewarm.
Naturally. such a great change as the one
we are speakirg about would come more
slowly here"
The latest definition OF n pessimst Is one
who. given the choice of two evils, takes
both My mind. working conversely, thinks
Of that definition as Mrs. Batch tackles
tho topic Of the Presidential candidates.
mildly offered.
Il don't think there is much choice really.
Mr.. Taft has apparently rot thought on the
subject since he was sixteen. AT that time
H.. delivered an address on woman suffrage
AT his high school In Ohio. and whenever
any Question is addressed to him concern
ing a matter which every intelligent person
admits Is one of the most important politi
cal issues Of the day he refers. by way Of
his secretary, to that momentous speech,
the result Of the careful reflection. wide
experience and extraordinary perspicacity
Of n sChooboy You would mink that ne
might come out and say I do believe or 1
don't believe wouldn't you?"
And Mr. Roosevelt
"Mr. Roosevelt is always a little more
alert i'm getting his ear to the ground and
listening. so the solution he offers Is more
hdicrous than Mr.. Taft's absurd silence.
He saws that the question should be put
TO the women Of the state. and they should
be allowed to express their wishes In the
matter. II he had ever degned to look
into the question he would have learned
that two years ago Senator Bracket
| brought such a poor little bill to the Legis-
| lature. and It was discovered to be uncon-
stItutional. There is no provision by which
| non-voters can be brought together to have
an election on special question. Such a
| function would cost the state nearly a
million dollars, and Immediately some tax
MAYER would rebel against this expenditure.
They would have TO amend the constitu-
,ion 10 have such an election"
| Easier to strike the word male out"
| venture.
Unless" says Mrs. Batch. with a fine
sarcastic tone and a merry twinkle. you
! want TO adopt the idea OF Mr. Roosevelt 8
milk drinking companion. DR.. Abbott. who