New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-21
SUFFRAGE TO END WAR
Abdul Bahia Says Women VIII
Rule the World in Peace.
BENNETT TALKS POLITICS
Then Slip of a Girl, Who Broke
Windows with Mrs. Pankhurst,
Speaks for the Cause.

Woman suffrage had three advocates Of
widely contrasting personalities on the
same platform last evening. when the Per-
sian apostle Of peace, Abdul BAHIA Abbas'
Miss Elizabeth Freeman. the slip of a girl
who has broken windows with Mrs. Pank-
hurst in London. and former Congressman
William S. Bennett spoke at a meeting
called by the Woman Suffrage party at the
Metropolitan Temple. Mrs. T. Jean Nell
son Penteld. the party chairman, presided.
Abdul BAHIA must have found Votes for
women an inspiration, for he not only
talked longer but gestured much more
than he did when he spoke on peace at
the recent reception to him at the Hotel
Aston. And highly did the women-they
were mostly women who heard him-ap-
preciate IT,
There was a lot of applause as the meas
ured sentences came forth in Persian. to
be translated by his dark haired nephew
and regular ovation at the end-which he
acknowledged by gravely rising and touch
ing his forehead with his right hand five
times.
Universal peace. said Abdul BAHIA, would
never be realized except through universal
suffrage. For the children" he said, ARE
educated by the mother, and 1t is most diff
cult for a mother TO send to battle her dear
ones, her offspring. reared by her, watched
over by her through many labOrious nights
and days.
Therefore. when wOmanhood takes part
in the affairs Of the world, war will cease
This is certain beyond all doubt"
Women Not Inferior to Men.
The white haired old Persian has no use
for those persons who hold that women are
inferior to men. The only trouble, he de
clared. was in their education.
when their education Is similar they will
be the peers Of men. and more" he said
History has proved this. for have not GER
tain women in past ages surpassed men,"
Then Abdul BAHIA gave long accounts Of
the achievements Of Zenobia. Queen OF
PALMYRA. and Cleopatra to illustrate his
point
1T IS a great mistake" he said, revert
ing to his belief that women are capable
often If surprising mon. "a great mistake
to allow the education Of women 10 he In
ferior TO that OF men. for do not the women
educate the men? II is not the father who
e. the childs teacher. Il is the mother. and
# her education be defective, then. alas for
humanity!
ITO women belong the same rights as n
men Shall human beings. who possess
thought. he less than the birds and beasts.
among which the female has the same
power as the male? No. as the human Is
not complete without tho right hand and
the left hand. so tho world must have the
male and the female equal and free"
Mr. Bennett, who really didn't look as n
h. had lived the forty years for which. he
says, he has believed in woman suffrage
hut maybe he began in his cradle. for he
said he got his politics on the woman
Question from his mothcr-tickled the audi
once immensely with stories ~ how tx
rorant men can be in politics
Mr.. Bennett on Politics.
They say women shouldn't vote because
they don't know politics" he exclaimed
WHY, the day after 1 was elected 10 Con-
gress 7 was walking down Broadway. feel
ing pretty good. and my nearest neighhor
met me Say" he said why didn't you
run In this contest?" We'll. It developed
that this man. living In my district, had
voted for me without knowing ! ran
voted the ticket and never looked M
name on IT, What woman could beat
that"
Miss Trecman's speech dealt with some
resolutions read by Mrs. Penneld asking
better police protection for the mission
workers. particularly Mrs. Rose Living
ston. who rescucs young girls from cadets
I'm Chinatown" Mrs. Freeman has been
speaking in that district herself.
How do you like, YOU protected wo-
men" she said in ringing tones. after
touching Oh conditions there, how do you
Ike 10 feel that women In this city of
ours. many Of them. are so poorly paid for
their work that they are forced 10 supple
rcent their wages by going on the street?
I'VE must have suffrage TO cope with
this evil Even the magistrates know that
the suffragists stand TO help women. for
not long ago when n child was rescued
from Chinatown and taken into court, the
nudge said Take her 10 the Suffragettes. v