New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-15
by Ida Iiustcd Harper.

Had any doubts existed in the minds
of New Workers that there was some
thing doing in the line OF woman SUI
frdgc the events OF the last week should
have dispellcd them. II The Tribune
would give a PAGE or more for this par
ticular contribution 10 the cause some
adequate comment might be possible"
Foremost of all was the report in favor
Of the bill by the judiciary committees
without discussion. its placing on the cat
cndaT for immediate action. and its Idop-
ton insured as soon ds somebody learns
how to word it correctly. This marks a
distinct epoch in the movement i'm this
state, the elimination of nearly sixty
years OF effort
Possibly The Captious NAY say that il is
done to get rid of the sufragists. Al
right; they are just as glad to set nd OF
the legislators, who didn't hate to hav"
them lobbying around the Capitol q bit
worse than they hated to be- doing il. 1t
is a good riddancc for both. and il seems
singular that the lawmakers did not
bring il about long aGo-thc suffrdgis,s
were always willing. Thanks shall be Of
fered wherever thanks are due.
Miss Alice Hill Chittcnden gives anothe-
illustration Of the utter lack of sense OF
humor in the "antis" when she says. in
her recent letter 10 The Tribune. that
the anti-suffragists in their mcssag"
10 the Govcrnor-elcct especially requested
him TO refrain from expressing his per
sonal views on woman suffrage in his
message! That was the most natural
and sensible thing for them to do. as no
anti could hear without pain Mr.. Sui
zerS well known views on this subject.
The members of that association remind
one of the man who said to his dog Go
out Of the door" and when it started in
the opposite direction. or under the bed.
Il will be obeyed." Their message to the
Governor was on par with their rushing
TO the Republican and Democratic staIe
conventions when il was well known that
they intended to put. a plank in their
platforms for the submission Of an
amendment and imploring them TO do so.
AS 1t Looks to the Ants.
The anti-suffrage meeting IN the Berke-
ley Lyceum during the past week was
also stroke of luck for the suffragists-
everything seems to be coming their way.
No self-respecting woman could listen 10
the epgrams of Mrs. John Martin with
out being stung into feeling Of outrage
and protest. If women had the vote
everything would be just as it is now
only worse" Woman sells her birth
right for a mess Of politics" Il don't
object to woman's being unmarried if
she cannot get good man, but | do OBJ
iag tn emil pc wi
The comparison Of the present industrial
movement to a chicken farm and the
women workers TO hens was another
gem. Oh. if the ANTS" would but hold
a meeting every night the suffragists
could take a rest but they won't; two o.
three I'm a season is their limit and the
remainder Of the time they have To DE
thinking mp something to say. II only
they would take soap boxes and hold
street corner meetings among the work
ing men and women-but, no, the very
suggestion might cause ore to be arrested
for melting the riots which would follow.
ON the same evening as the Berkeley
entertainment the Brooklyn Academy Of
Music was crowded TO hear Mrs. Chap
man Gait president of the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance; $3.50 was
raised for local work and big overflow
meeting was held on the outside. one
newspaper IN editorial comment on
these gatherings. after saying that 'the
suffragists and their erring sisters, the
suffragettes, will inevitably occupy the
most conspicuous place in the public eye
concludes: But the new counter move
ment has begun auspiciously; the ANTS
are in earnest and 'on the JOB They
will help 10 make the contest livclier,