The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
'MILITANCY SAID
TO BE APPROVED
Mrs. George Declares Sufra-
gists Here Sanction Eng
ish Methods.
OTHER CHANGES MADE
Club at Takoma Park Also Is Told
that Leaders in Movement
Promote Socialism.
OTHER CHANGES MADE

Speaking before the Home Interest
Club. OF Takoma Park. last night, in
the Takoma library building. Mrs. A.
]. George. the anti-sunrage lecturer.
charged that the suffragists of this
country approve the mllitancy Of Eng
land. promote the socialism OF Eugene
v. Debs, and encourage the doctrines
OF the advanced 'feminists."
Mrs. George delivered the address In
response to an invitation from the
club. which had already heard a suffra-
gist.
The suffragist in charge Of the Con-
gressional work of the suffragists
here" said the speaker, has served a
prison term in England because Of her
participation in the activities of the
militants in that country. And Mrs;
Inez Milholland Boissevain has said
that bomb-throwing and acid-throwing
have their places in the night for SUI
frage."
She was interrupted by questionsr
who wanted to know II all the suffra-
gists believed In the views Of the fem
inists. and the reply was:
THE leaders of suffrage do and the
only way. to Judge Of suffrage Is by
the position taken by the suffrage lead
ers."
Literature Ir Denounced.
Mrs. George explained that she had
been forced. while IN Massachusetts,. TO
call on Postmaster General Burieson to
protect her from some OF the literature
sent out by the suffragists In the State
OF New York. This. she explained was
a post card, and she had asked the
Post-ofice Department to say whether
or not II could be sent through the
mails. The department replied. she
said, that such matter could not be
put through the United States mails.
and that an order preventing it had
already been issued
The vanguard of the more than 100 anti
sufrragists who will appear before the
House Committee on Rules this week to
answer the arguments Of the suffragists,
have arrived In Washington.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge. of New York,
president OF the National Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage, and Mrs. A.
]. George, organizing secretary Of the
Massachusetts ''anti" organization, came
to this city to make the final arrange
ments for their hearing before Mr..
Henry's committee. Their headquarters
will be at the Shoreham Hotel
Meet in New York Tuesday.
The National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage will hold its annual
convention In New York on Tuesday. II
being In the nature OF a coincidence
that the time OF the suffragists' sconven-
ton in this city and that of the "antis'
In New York Is about the same. The
''antis' will elect officers and transact
all their business in New York on Tues
day, and will be free TO come in large
numbers to Washington for the hear
Ing.
Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. George called on
Chairman Henry of the Rules Commit
tee. at the committee rooms yesterday
afternoon. and were told by Mr.. Henry
that the suffragists, being the petitioners
for the establishment OF a committee on
woman suffrage In the House, would be
the first speakers, and that Mrs. Dodge's
organization would follow them.
Among the prominent delegates and
speakers who will be at the hearing of
the ants on Thursday or Friday will be:
New York-Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, Miss
Alice Hill Chittenden, Mrs. Nelson Henry.
Miss Anna Jennings, and Mrs. John
Church. Massachusetts-Mrs. A. j.
George, Miss Mary s. Ames. Mrs. Will
lam Lowell Putnam. Mrs Barrett Wen-
dell, and Mrs. A. H Parker. Connecti-
cut-Mrs Daniel Markham. airs. Morgan
Buckley, and Mrs. Eli Whitney. Ohio
Mrs. H C. TaIbott and Miss Lucy J.
Price.