New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-31
Post-Prandial Fires Seem
Almost SmOthered by
Excellent Repast.
SUFFRAGE DECLINES
APROFFERED HYPHEN
Mrs. BIatch Won't Link Ii with
Any "Ism'-Intercollegiates
Hear Noted Speakers.

suffrage and Socialism was the TOPIC
Of discussion at the convention dlhhef OF
the INTERCOLLEGIATE Socialist SOCIETY "hlch
WAS held last evening az the Murray ilii
l.yceum.
Max Eastman. who presided sald u
couldn't understand why the friends 81
the suffrage movement. many of whohi
were there and smoke. were Wiling 40
bracket the two causes.
when Everett T. Wheeler and Mrs.
william Forsc Scott tie suffrage ana So
cialism together and throw thom INTO IN
sea of public opinion he said. = Know
lust what their intention is. They intend
suffrage TO drown. Bu, why should an
one who believes In suffrage do ~
For my part. I'd like TO turn woman
suffrage loose and let her go. There are
lots OF people OF all classes and creeds
VINO believe in a world for women, ana
there are lots OF people ~ all classes ana
crceds who don't I wouldn't hamper
votes for women by tying the cause NJ
with socialism. or progrcssivsm' OF
anarchsn. or capitalism. or any ISM
Mr.. Eastman wound up 10y Introducing
he said. "a sufragist pure and simple.
4 Mrs Blatch made good her speech by
carefully saying nothing AT all ~ an en-
PERTAINING speech OF twenty minutes. u
there was any Socialist there who hoped
FOR crumb Of support from the words
OF the president Of the Womans Political
Union he or she was disappointed
Mrs. Batch admitted that there was a
/ pon, of likeness between the suifraGlsts
/ and the Socialists.
: we are both she said, "overweightcd
/ with ron-vctcrs. remember some cnthu-
,iastic Socialist meetings when Nj. Nor
ris Hiiiquit was running for forget what
Office From the cIapping ! supposed ne
would get wherever b. was rurnus
without any trouble, bat when Election
| Day came where was Mr.. IIllqut?
"You have too many nCu-voters. unnat-
uIaiized citizens vita 'ourage enough To
. clap. but not courage enough ~ get the
right To vote for yoI. And too many
women. We. 700. have too many women.
{ l." SAID Mrs Batch. am going 20 pay
4 less attention 10 women and more 10 those
who have the power To- give us tine vote.
/ About six hundred socialists Toasted on
! real food. as well as on reason and tho
/ flow Of soul; and very good food IT waS
/ Toothsomc turkey had the six hundred
socialists. despite tho high cost Of living
olives. and salmon. and ice cream. and
many other dain;,cs. They ate so well
/ that. though tire dinner began Il &C..
o'clock 3. M. IL was nearly 10 o'clock be-
I fore Nj. Eastman stood up to introduce
/ the first speaker.
During the courses, though. there were
some spccchcts by college undergrad
/ atos Mis-. Fricda Kirshwcy. OF Barnard
made Il hit when she coutradicted a VIII
! Jams College boy who avcrred that under
/ graduates AZ rule knew little about
I socialism
! YOU can't go through Barnard without
! knowing the principles Of socialism she
/ declared. And the time viii come When
( We not only viii know socialism, bat will
/ get ont and work FOR IT,"
/ The hall was decorated with college
/ banncrs-about ninety. in all. Among the
guests were English Walling and j. @. +,
Stokes and his wife. Rose Pastor Stokes
, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins made an appeal
for money 20 carry the work aiield over
the country. The last speaker was Dr. w.
/ T.. -. Dubois the negro poet.