The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-08
.SUFFRACIST
ACCUSES ANTI OF
MEASUREMENTS
Miss Minnie Bronson Is Taken to
Task by Mrs. Ida Por-
ter Boyer
LATTER COMES TO FIGHT
FOR VOTES FOR WOMEN
Claims They Are More Compe-
tent Than Men in Munich
pal Housekeeping

Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer, OF Pennsyl-
vania, experienced In many suffrage
campaigns, has come to Detroit, 10
assist Mrs. Clara b. Arthur. president
OF the state suffrage organization, in
the state headquarters. Mrs. Boyer
arrived Friday. and went TO work i'm
mediately. She assisted Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton, president OF the
state organization of Ohio, In the sur
frage campaign In that state, last
spring. and has worked in many other
states.
II don't object to the sincere opin-
ions OF the anti-suffragists," said Mrs.
Boyer, but / do object to their mis-
statements and their garbling of stat
istics Miss Minnie Bronson has said,
for instance, that eight-hour laws for
women exist In Is states, In most Of
which women are not allowed the bal
lot. AS a matter OF fact, only two
states have eight-hour laws for wom-
en-. They IRE California and Wash
ington. both suffrage states.
One reason for poor municipal
housekeeping Is that men have so
little time for 1t. They are engaged
In their business, In earning money
for the support OF their families That
is right; that Is what they should do
But why should the women, who take
care OF these mems houses and chill
dren. shirk their share of the NUM-
cipal housekeeping? Why are men
more capable than women to handle
the problem of the milk supply? They
don't handle the milk which comes
to the house; II is cared for by the
women. Why shouldn't women take
care OF II all the way from the farm?
| see no reason why women should
not be given the opportunity OF doing
their share OF the community's
work"
Mrs. Boyer said that Michigan's
vote In the last election was a great
surprise to the east.
I'VE had never heard very much
about Michigan" she said. Then
suddenly IL emerged from obscurity
as the great progressive state OF the
east. The last election, showing by
the close vote on woman suffrage and
by the big Bull Moose vote, that the
people are thinking hard and are TAX
ing the reins OF government into their
own hands, has made Michigan talked
about throughout the eastern part OF
the country. | think that the states
attitude in the last election Ia the
best advertisement Il has ever had"
The suffrage headquarters Is dis
tributing a pamphlet In refutation OF
the arguments used by Miss Minnie
Bronson, who has been in Detroit this
week in the interest OF the opponents
of suffrage. II is prepared by Edith
Abbott, OF Hull house, Chicago, and
Sophonisba p. Breckenridge, assistant
professor Of social economy In the
University OF Chicago. 1t crlticizes
Miss Bronson for saying that pro
tective legislation does not exist In
some of the states IN which women
have the ballot" II continues:
Colorado. Wyoming, Idaho and
Utah are all mining and agricultural
states, and have very few wage-earn-
Ing women who are employed In fac-
tories. II would be as foolish TO re-
proach the women OF Idaho for not
protecting factory girls who do not
exist as to reproach the men OF Mas
sachusetts because they have failed
TO pass irrigation laws Massachu-
sets had 1878 women employed in
manufacturing and mechanical pur-
suits when the last United States
census OF occupations was taken.
Idaho had 6S1 A similar contrast
might be drawn for any Of the other
states; thus Wyoming had sol women
in Industrial occupations. while New
York In the same year had 1888"