New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
WOMEN WOO THE MUSE
wilson Helpers Turn Literatae
TO Aid Campaign Fund.
eDIFIED FOR A NICKEL
Rail Started by Contribution
Alleging Tariff Costs Each
Family 1925 Yearly.

ras Womsn's National Wilson and
,,-,Aau organization is considering a
-..,e Ian for raising money for the
...,,.... eunl. according 10 q statement
-..,o,,zed yeiterGav by Miss X. Brickell
r.in,s secrtcry Of the organization.
All the aLmirrs of Governor Wilson are
:. ~. invited TO send in short articles
-. news items or anecdotes about
- candidate and the most interesting
- .t.se viththe writer's names and ad-
s..sses will V put into a bulletin 10 be
led weekly and sold for small
amount Ave ents or so. 1t was SAID
The organization sent out its first In
sediment OF literature yesterday 10 women
,hrouchout tlr country. The envelopes
a.ntaincd a letter signed by Mrs. j. Bor-
/ -, Hartman president OF the organiza-
.,on calling attention TO an inclosed syn
Its n such avs Of 1911 and 1912 OF the
Cso,e of New Jersey as related TO the
nro,ection Of women and chiIdfen ana
worknsmeh'
,rho letter Iosed with a plea 10 the
,ror,an to sigr a coupon enrolling herseH
90 member of the Woman's National
v.uson and MARSHALL Organization, ana
..atad that M membership fee was eX-
a",.d hut th.t campaign contributions
from FIVE cent;up would be gratefully re-
ceiyed. ..c,,,.
The slogan the organization is Cut
,he cost of ling" and letter 10 ule
lhousekeeper prporting 10 show how 90
,,ng somethinga bout this tarih question
iii lower tn, cost of living was sent
along with Ms. Harriman's letter. ms
lie letter VS. written by Mabel Potter
Dopqett and catains thrilling illusions TO
,.robhers of III American home and by
mathematical calculation not revealed
states that thetariff costs eacn family III
,be United Staes Sl26 a year.
The letter reds in part as follows;
I,is ths houekeeper who has 10 stretcH
the weekly pS envelope or the mohtnIy
salary to cove the high price marx. Inc
mice mark gcs up out OF all proportion
10 the pay enelope. Between the Yeas
1856 emo 1910 he average price OF collI-
'mod,ties rose 81 per cent. ana inc aNe
,1rc price OF Iages not more tnan ~ PEI
rent Presidat TaIt : dinner table rep
,ssents an inrease in price over Presi-
dent Mckinle's Of from 20 10 Sv per cent
ior the sepaate articles OF 1000.
meet 1t the President got his salary
,rsjsed from &, 900 to So. 900 "a year, to say
nothing Of re stray s2o.Wo allowed ioi
Incidental wife House expenses.
Do you resize that the ROBBERS OF t ne
American hone are taking your hohe!
away from 'ou every time that you go
shopping. evry day as you so 20 market.
But they doit through skillful system
that holds ylu up so that you never know
what did l. ,.,,.1
II is tim mat every housekeeper should
realize this There are eood man!
causes tht the economists talk about for
this increased cost OF living. And some
OF them " can't do anything about rlght
away Bt there is one fundaInentaI
cause tina can be reached in November.
II Is the high tariff that enables the
trusts TO force up prices. because the
tariff keel foreign producers from BRING
ing goods the American market.
The Decorate party wants TO 90
something about this tariff question
They are eager and anxious TO do IT.
And you an help them.
During le year. when the Democratic
members # Congress got bills passed
lowering le tariff the Republican Presi,
dent, Mr. raft vetoed the DIS ozone .ss
Rooseveltjid nothing to lower the tarin
during nj two administrations wnen ne
had the canoe.
Woodro Wilson, the Democratic noml<c
nee. is NJ only pledged TO a reduction OF
the tariffhut this is Fundamental prin-
ciple Of ie party that he represents.
The oIanization is congratulating it.
self upo securing the cooperation or
Henry .reen, general director Of the
America immigration and Distribution
League. who will serve on a committee
that wi work with the wives Of foreign
born cizens.
Mr.. Ceen. who states that he is him
self animmigrant, says that Governor
Wilson has been mallclously misrepre-
scented Tor certain statements regarding
immigItion which he made in his Amer
ican history. and that he, Mr.. Green
knowsthat Governor Wilson's sympathy
Is witt the immigrants. and that he has a
complte understanding Of their needs.