The evening world., 1913-02-01
Marc ueyife M00evs Marshall.

Z M0v0ueTtte MoOeIS M"'S''ss'''
II n N most remaxfsbls week
y = OF womsn's sohisvsmsat
; IN the 2ngiish -sDsehtne
Z world - just eaosing. On
q both s1le0 Of che Asasas
= 10, IN London 90 Few rtk,
: woman hes Sssn AghAAn6 woaas's
! bsssis. Victory Aas net 20 psssasA
, On either banner, Bat thAt 70 . Aas.
q Ter Of comparative uAimvostaaos,
4 Q astail which tine = beuAA - ST.
Z tie enthusiastically. ne great note.
4 the supreme yroof o. Tie sssseSsh
, Of the feminist A0vsmsat, 70 e1A-
4 ply that women woula seem ~ last
3 70 have learned thsir nost-nssdsA
Z issson-'UnitsA We ssana, aiviAs1
4 We fail" Mob ana poor. old sAa
: young, sheltered women sAA work.
4 ing women. aSs pressing forward.
; shoulder 70 sAoulass, nAiteA AssA
q Their immediate battle. In New York.
xhas to do with Industrial conditions. In
tEngiand the sufYragists. disappointed BY
Xths throwing out Of their parlismen-
&tary bill, are concentrating their forces
Z ON the most militant campaign for the
Syote yet devised. But lets see first what
fthe New York women are doing.
Working from six TO ten hours q day.
D tramping through sleet and rain ana
cold, enduring Insult. physical mishahd-
Bling, arrest, punishment. and oil this Tor
pa cause the victory Of which will bring
them absolutely nothing In the why OF
tpersonai gain-here 10 the record made
Ply New York women Of wealth, culture
Hand social position during the past week.
<with splendid whoie-hearteA enthusiasm
they have entered the ranks OF the
striking garment and white goods work.
Sers. and served side by side with them
kis peaceful pickets" for the factories
D where ke-breakers are bang en-
pioyed. And scarcely q night has zone
10y without its quota Of gallant volun-
fteers being dragged like the lowest
terminals into the Night Court.
Why are these women forcing them
selves into this situation. when no pos
ks!bie personal advantage can accrue to
fthem from the most favorable settle
Xment Of the strike? Why are they
Occurring not merely discomfort but
downright danGer-and ali for no per-
xsonai srievancef put the question.
4"whyT' to q number Of them. And tho
Explanations I received were a. nlumi-
1nating as they were sincere and COM
Xprchensive.
In . sentence, svsxy answer nay
4 BE- summed up - follows I'VE are
Z doing this wesk. running these
4 risks, enduring these hAsAsAips-
; BDOAUDB VI A3D Woln1w
4 Mrs. Marguerite Remington Charter
3was one Of the frst women with whom
u talked. Mrs. Charter 10 tho wife Of
"a well-to-do business man. and her 90
Hciai position 10 unqusstionsd. Yet she
Xwas one Of the first volunteer plckets.
xand for two weeks she has averaged At
tleast six hours a day picketin&' night
1and morning. Two nights ago she was
irrested and arraigned before MaGs-
xtrate Herbert In the Night Court.
= Il think every woman IN New York
3 lhouid come into this thing" she urged.
. 1t doesn't matter whether she 10 Q
Z uffngSt OF an anti.suffraSLst. Before
3 III else she 10 q woman. and she 10
. eeded to do her part In retrieving the
z yrongs done to women.
D 'Tt happens that ] am q arm believer
2 n suffrage, but I should have volun-
eered for this work just the same. in
\ my case. Women OF q certain position,
& nd who can command protection II
= hey require II. are needed among the
IN ckets because Of the absolutely preju-
diced attitude OF the police. The mem.
bers OF the force whom have observed
seem to have the strikers ready con.
Xiemned beforehand. They arrest the
girls when the latter are not breaking
Einy law. apparently relying on tbs
xtrlght and ignorance OF their prisoners
= Like the other women picksts who
1are not themselves strikers, ! have worr
z he plainest. most unobtrusive cloths.
lt2n picket duty. trying not to dafferen
xtiate myself In any way from the work
1lng women. The girls. OF course, know
'twho am; the policemen do not. In thi.
- way am able to be an Informed arc
4 impartial witness OF what goes on. ant
4ny testimony cannot be dismissed a.
z hat Of an ignorant foreigner
X 'rhe pickets have frequently bee,
4accused OF not beng peaceful. In al
-xmy experience have seen only one in
distance OF unwarranted violence on tn,