New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-07
FINDS EAST SIDE
WARM TO SUFFRAGE
81 title Dock" Works Single
Handed for Cause in
Crowded Section.
ylODISH SIGN AIDS HER
Nm Latest Trip to Spread the
Gospel, It's Sentiment Meets
with Almost Unani-
nous Approval.
single handed she is tackling the East
ga. IN woman suffrage.

single handed she is tackling the East
ga. IN woman suffrage.
,U,sIs,inia L. Dock. or Lite Dock. 9"
-. che was aftectionately dubbed on the
r.csnt Albany pilgrimage. has not for-
ao,,en now 10 walk since then. Three
mes = week she sallies forth from the
tIsnrv Street Settlement. where she lives
nd carries her gospel Of votes for wom-
on into the remotcst corners OF Grand
street. and Avenue u. Yesterday she had
G, innovation-a huge sign in Yiddish
letters. bearing the Information that the
voters would decide in 1915 whether New
York women should vote.
Bearded Hebrews and red shawled ap-
nc women nodded with delight.
VA Va OATS soot. they chuckied.
You'll help US. won't You Miss Dock
r,sd An YOU men vote for rs IN 1850
sure. dats right" they grinncd.
one little black bearded pushcsrt pro-
prie,or objected cXcitedly.
Nineteen fifteen All, mine Gott' Dat
IL. too long We all be dead hy then.
one month is enough
Miss Dock made an effort 10 explain
that the women couldn't possibly set the
vote in one month. and they would he
grateful II they got IL IN 1918. but the
little man only shook his head sadly ana
said:
TOO lone, Too long
The reception ACCORDED The suhraeist
ana her sign would have surprised those
peorlc who say the East Side - hope
lessly opposed 10 votes for women. II s
commonly heard in suffrage circles that
Of course the East Side vote Will he
AGAINST the women IN 1915. so they will
have To get a BIG majority upstate 10
onset TO-
Miss Dock is convinced this IS rot true
and Yesterday she demonstrated the
frieud.iness 1f her neghbors 10 the
cause. ln an hours walk only one
unfavcrs5le expression was heard. This
wsS from "a merry soul, who shouted,
she wants 20 wear trousers" Every
one else. old and young. women with
snsvls and women wearing he latest
STYLE Grand street fUrs. old men with
lvIbsus and !ouns i1en with flashing
scnls e. their striped tics-alI sriGred anu
said' That's right
The last Side Vas evidently ire
meEdously Gsttered by the Hebrew letter
ing Miss Dock said they we're tTIce a.
much pleased With her new sign as with
anything she had ever done. She has
gone ont with 4 banner before, and oc-
casionally she takes alone q big map Of
the United States. with the ten suffrag &c
states blocked in with black. This inter
ests the people, she finds. but they have
10 crowd IN 50 close 10 sec il that they
obstruct traffic. and the ever ready anti
suffrage policemen order her 10 move Ja
there. The big sign carried ABOVE her
head can he read from all along the BLOCK
and she can keep MOVING except when
she stops 10 smile and explain 10 some
dazed foreign sister what vomau's rights
would mean 10 he.
Little Dock loves her East Side. It's
the incest part Of the city she explains
happily. The people are so friendly and
simple You never meet that soornful.
superciiious kind that j. everywhere up
town. Down here every one is your
friend You can 90 rient up to them and
lalk as II you knew them. Imagine talk
INK TO people In Fifth avenue. Here they
sre 20 pleased and proud TO be noticed,
Just like children.
or course. II j. a big Undertaking
Theye IS 4 great deal Of ignorance and
MISUNDERSTANDING, and suppose they
will te confused when the ants begin
10 work. bat ] am very hopeful Before
1915 shall have 10 have help. o. course.
At present J AL the only person working
TO- sufrssc on the Last SIDE. believe I
am the only woman Of leisure below
houston street. hl The women have
house work OF babies cr pu-hcarts. Tie
regular settlement workers. Of course. are
busy in their own lines. live At the set
Element. bur give all my time and all
3d.. money 10 suffrage.