The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-04
EDISON TALKING
PROGRESS,FAvORS
VOTES FOR WOMEN
Declares They Should Have
Voice in Government, but
Opposes the Militants.
TOUCHES MANY TOPICS.
Stands for Government Con-
troll Of Public Utilities
Tells Telephones Limits.
TOUCHES MANY TOPICS.

Bvvnbo " otoD.
LOWELL. Mas. Sept AIR. and
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison. Theodore n.
and Mias Edison left here to-day for
Lake 0unApss. N. H.. whore they win
b guests Of Richard Colgate Of New
York. NJ. Edison has not fully re-
coversl from the illness contracted
through . oo,d In Maine. but b steadily
fsOainins his strength. The inventor
vas seen BY an Evening World cor
responded and spoke freely on . mum.
Der u TOPICS. but . question ref Ing
Harry Thaw appeared to weary him.
OF Thaw he Sad: II think the news
papegmsn should drop him. The people
are weasv Of him."
Pointing to Q horse and wagon paseins
ths hetsl door. Mr.. Edison said: THAT
10 not an economical way Of doing bust
ness BY the introduction Of motor
wagons the horses will be superseded
In places where very few motors are
now used ~ delivery wagons. The re-
suit will be cleaner streets and less
congestion. A motor In . wagon 10
able to give the drawing power Of many
horsss."
WANTS GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF PUBLIC UriLiTiee.
wonderful results. a. you know"
continued Mr.. Edison. ''havs been OBJ
tAinsd by the development Of electric
power from Nisea1 Falls. I do not
think people Of this country realise how
much electric power has been obtained
from the rivers and brooks In the
South. I do not bsaievs the 0overnmS {
should ewn the water power Of the
country but Il should control II oovsra-
msnt oontrolsof the public utilities should
have BEEN exercised long ago. II cleo
tic power 10 70 be obtained from rivers
and brooks OF New England there will
have TO b reservoirs tabliGhsd "a
they can be available In dry seasons.
Tor commercial purposes I DO not
think u will Be possible to telephone
across this country. In theory and pos
sibiy on . stunt Il can b done. The
telephone. I DO not believe will svss
TEN. Before any great results can b
obtained for extreme long distancss
there will have to be . great improve
msnt In articulation. Imagine the dif-
hculty there might be In correctly tsls-
phoning for . long distance the names
which became prominent In the Balkan
War.
"It may be possible IN the future to
send through a tube system. between
cities. packages which are now sent BY
express or tho parcel post system.
INVENTOR FAvoRs GIVING VOTE
TO WOMEN.
Woman suffrage 10 all right. I be-
lievs American women have - much
intelligence - the 6lav, who. after Q
legal residence here. can b naturaiised
ana then register a. voter. ! do not
thiuk the actions OF the Militant Sufsrs.
gsttes In England have hslosd the
woman suffrage cause.
II DO not believe In Intervention IN
Mexico. Those people should be lei
alone. do not believe the Anglo.saxon
and Latin races will ever Set aioul
there. Americans we're induced. b.
usve. to 10 to Mexico by cspcsssions
but NO bushes except m!ninG appears Il
b successful In MeAico. The sams
trouble which other eus'nen expert
sncsd hindersd the Development Of thu
telephone service there.
The educated Mexican sppsars al
right. but the races do not unite there
- In other places. and there 10 trouble
In doing business. We 40 not want any
thing 70 do with Mexico except to pro
tSct American interests.
II would not favor I1ving up tn
Philippine Islands. II ',s did give then
up think there would be chaos. ..
thnss people are rot capsule of govern
ing thsr,sslves."
Mr.. Edison In concluding said he q
psctsd TO be back ut work again nex
| week.