The Detroit times., 1912-06-03
TIMES PRODUCT OF LOCAL
SUFFRAGE WORKERS


the women over hera 3re putting up
the right sort ~ CAMPAIGN. Or, is
II that American men are more gal
LIANT, or, perchance. have learned a
lessobI AT any rate. We have long
since ceased TO regard the suffragists
as hysterical women wanting TO make
trouble; we are getting the right
perspective on their aims and pur-
poses. All OF which proves what the
regular sporting editor was just over
heard to remark
Their batting average is going up.
oh. it's coming, woman suffrage is
coming Say, tell 'em not TO leave out
ANYTHING about the Tigers today (;
they waut to get something in about
the Tigers, or Wen look fierce"
Just standing around like a Pont-
chart train page, looking on, the male
OF the species got some impressions
today while the suffragist editors were
at work. First, there was nothing like
a tea party about the whole affair.
they didn't appear to be going to a
picnic party or an outing; they didn't
wear their hats In the office, they
took off their Jackets and they work
ed just as though their weekly salary
depended on their working.
Thought No q Women capable OF
getting out a newspaper, and no doubt
there are thousands in Michigan equal
to the task, have as much right to
participate in the affairs OF the gov.
ernment as meE who scarcely can
reac and write. No. s. Give women
contiol of the newspapers for little
While and suffrage would win in a
walk.
j. ON this II may be understood
that the women folk got away with
the work In good shape. and, most
important of all Is IL 20 state speci-
fically and at once that the paper
went to press on time. The foreman
of the composing room didn't have to
yell-very loudly, at least--for copy,
or mutter things to hurry along a cut.
When The Times agreed to give the
suffragists of Michigan the opportun-
ity 10 present their case to the read
ers, in other words, take charge of
The Times for day, and run 1t as
they pleased, II was with Inward mis-
givings that some Of the staff heard
the news.
"heyll fuss around and we'll never
get out the paper was spoken in
despair. They'll want our jobs next"
But that again is where the women
were misjudged They proved prompt
and efficient and the holiday was
much enjoyed by the male beings, SC
much so that they wished the women
would get out a few more suffrage
editions. The political editor had the
sagaCity to suggest that women are
lusurping the tasks OF men at their
peril, meaning that some day the mer
may develop lazy streak and the
women would be the only bread-wln
ners.
The regular police reporter was in
quiring anXiously whether a woman
was going to be sent over on the beat
He wanted to tell her what to write
about the Fritch case and how to
play UP the latest shooting. Deluded
boyl He knew SO very little about
newspaper. And. frankly. II the wo.
men were to continue in the harness
there would be still more wonderful
Changes wrought in newspapers! Sud
denly We might find that the old news.
paper man really didn't understand
what the public wanted when he said
he gave them blood-and-thunder
stories because that's what the pub
lie wants"
We might find. then that the pub.
lie doesn't want scare-headlnes over
the red bots on the days sunshine;
that they don't want nauseating news
played up. You can convince the
average woman that many stories are
worth a three column spread when
they deal with crime. And The Times
everlastingly agrees with them. And,
as for that so-called heart-interets
STUFF about Josephine. the beautiful
joy-rlder-nix on II, as the Office boy
says. IL would never break in. You
might set column about how Jose.
phine, working IL and IA hours a day
gave up in despair; you might have
fine sociological study OF Jose
phine's reasons why, etc, with a
chronological table showing Jose
phine's former and present status, bSt
you would search in vain for that
"human-interest" stuff detailing how
Josephine enjoyed the joy-ride. AS
for the sporting news, outside the
girls tennis championship. the man.
aging editor would give orders to hold
III down TO a stick.
The women editors of The Times
today did their work admirably. They
had their editorial staff we'll organic.
ed and systematized the work. Their
efforts extended from the editorial de
parfnent to the circulation OF the
paper.
The leaders of the suffragist move.
ment have enlisted the services Of 300
girls and women for the distribution
OF their edition OF The Times. Twen.
ty-fve automobiles were in use after
the first editio nof The Times was
used in sending the papers to vario is
parts OF the city and they made ar.
rangements with suffrage leaders oi
Grand Rapids and other cities TO cir
culate as many copies Of the edition
as possible throughout the state
The women circulation managers
were no less active than their sisters
who put out the paper. Women will
sell copies of the paper at all the fac
tories during the noon hour The pa.
per will be sold in all the down.tO town
Office buildings and the leading mer.
chandise firms of the city gave he
women the privileg eof establish ne
newstands in the stores. The women
will also sell the paper in the hotels
and on the streets. Four automobiles
will be sent to the baseball park this
afternoon, loaded with copies Of The
Times.