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


A whole volume Of meaning was con-
densed in sentence credited to one of
the suffragists hailed into the police court
at O'Clock In the morning last Monday
Tor having put placards in a Fifth avenue
shop window announcing a ball to he
given for the cause" and containing suf-
frage sentiments.
"a thing like this" she said makes me
feel like raving, tearing militant"
They We're charged with obstructing
traffic. because little handful of people
gathered the broad sidewalk were
kept waiting nearly two hours for the
magistrate to make his appearance. given
a good scolding and told that If they dis
played their placards again they would be
arrested for disorderly conduct OF
course, they intend-and properly-to ex-
hibit their cards in a window. as sched-
uled. next Thursday, and. thanks to the
action of police and magistrate the side
walk probably will be obstructed. The
women call attention TO the fact that all
over town demonstrations of various kinds
are being made in show windows, attract
ing far larger crowds than they do. and
they refer particularly to the masses of
men and boys who gather to read the
baseball bulletins.
The point is Just this. that one of the
strongest reasons why the suffragists of
the United States have not adopted the
so-called militant tactics is because the
men have not driven them TO it. II is
true that legislatures have refused year
after year TO submit their question to the
voters. and that when this has been done
unfair methods have been employed
against them and they have been counted
out, as in Michigan. but these actions
have not been Of character that could be
punished by attacks on individuals or on
property. Public sentiment here does not
tolerate such acts of violence and brutal
ity even on the part OF men, as are con-
doned in Great Britain. and there is no
such general mistreatment Of women by
men or by the laws. the courts and the
press. In every way there is infinitely
more sympathy here between the women
In the suffrage movement and the men in
general II will be a great pity if police
or magistrates destroy this kindly feeling
by acts of injustice. and should this be at
tempted the newspapers. TO which the suf-
fragists are already so deeply indebted
should demand fair play for women.
The Suffrage Crusade.
The pilgrimage to Albany, If 1t accom-
plshed nothing else, should have con-
WINGED the doubters that women have
enough physical strength to cast ballot
Finishing their march Of 10 miles two
days ahead Of time, In perfect physical
condition. after stopping on the way for
balls. banquets and suffrage meetings, all
gay. happy and ready to 80 right on with
the speech making. is a record which the
majority Of men would find ii difficult TO
surpass.
But this is the least Of 1t. From New
York TO Albany is trail OF suffrage
propaganda which never will be obliter-
ated. When women. from factory girls
to the owners of the finest estates on the
Hudson. fall in line and march together
for miles in a common cause-is that no:
the strongest possible Illustration of the
absolute democracy of the suffrage move
ment? What other thing could its pro-
moters do that would impel all the large
papers of New York ~ detail the clev-
crest members of their STATS to furnish