New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
WOMEN AT ODDS
over SAFETY PLAN
Miss Strauss Refuses To Be
Led by Mere Men in
Speed Crusade.
SHE SEES RAP AT
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
Meeting Is Held, However, and
Work Outlined to Halt Reck-
less Driving.

The Safety First Committee, which is
cheerfully setting out TO control JOY
riders. auto mail trucks, fire engines, troll
ley cars, motorcycles. motor stages. rail-
way engines on unguarded tracks and
other menaces to life and limb, was nearly
thrown out Of gear yesterday by an I'M
expected collision with Miss Henrietta
Strauss. sufragist.
Miss Strauss did some spirited talking
at the conference which the committee
held at the Hotel Astor in the, afternoon.
She did a lot more talking in the hall out
side the room where the committee was
meeting. The Gist of her remarks was
that, whereas Mrs Robert Francis cart
wright. chairman of the public SAFETY
committee Of the New York City FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs. appeared to be
willing 10 take a back seat TO the men on
the Safety First Committee, she Miss
Strauss) was not.
81 am a suffragist," said Miss Strauss
dhis was outside. to some stray men from
the meeting). and | do not think that
women should ever accept place second
to men. II vexes me to find that Mrs.
Cartwright is ready to do so. or course
she is an anti-suffragist.'
Miss Strauss explained that she began
the agitation for protection against reck-
less drivers. etc, and she was quite sur
prised that she had not been appointed a
member Of the committee from the
women's clubs TO cooperate with the
Safety First Committee.
Having been until recently recording
secretary OF the city Federation OF
Womcn's Clubs she said. Il am Insult
ed 1t not being consulted.
Ncanwhll. Mrs Cartwright. inside the
committee room. was making her posi-
ton clear TO reporters and male mem
bers of the committee.
Il feel that women have an honorable
place i'm this work. she said. And
do not think that suflragists are going
TO get the vote or anything else In the
way some Of them 20 at it. ! am
Merchantmen on the Safety First Com
mittee. and that is all / desire, for
want II distinctly understood that while
7 feel myself better than men in many
ways. have not as much brains as they
have"
Mrs Cartwright said she supposed
that Miss Strauss was annoyed because
she. Mrs. Cartwright has not made her
secretary OF the Feds public SAFETY
committee
1T IS too had 20 bring personal mat
tors into this great cause she Observed.
The meeting was rather small one
though Mrs. \. VI. Palmer. President Of
tho Rainy Baiscs. Who is an active mem
her ~ the other safety committee, the
one formed by Miss Edith Reinerts'
eindIy constituted herself barker for
the affair and sat by the elevator around
the corner. directing people that way.
DO 20 to that poor safety meeting IN
there" she told one and all They VIII
welcome YOU with open arms. our or
ganization7 on. yes. Wen have meet
ing at the Berkeley tonight
Timothy IIealy, representing the In
tcruational Brotherhood OF Stationary
I,ircmen. cnliyened the conference with
some remarks The first thing TO DO ne
said. was 10 sit down hard on the JOY
riders" The chairman Of the confer
once said aftcrward that when he asked
MIR HeaIy to speak he forgot that he
has lust been elected Coroner.
Among the societies represented we're
tho rirth Avenue Association. ihe So
cietv Of Automobile Engineers. the
Travel club. the NationIl civic Fedora
ton and the Bureau Of Municipal Ee-
soarch The Lackawanna Railroad. the
Rrooklvn Rapid Transit system the
Ltf,b Avenue Coach Company and other
TRANSFORMATION companies also took part
Some or the speakers were carr HAN
son. W. {. Wilson, Of the Laeka"anna'
and W. y. Benedict inc COMMITTEES
will elect NJ once an executive commit
too Of twenty-ono members. and enter
upon a campaign Jf education through
tho schools. advertisements in street
cars theatre Hobbies and other places
and public meetings.