New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
"ANTI" OUTWITTED
AS LIGHTS co OUT
Woman Tries to Heckle
Mrs. Boissevain at
Suffrage Rally.
WAR OF WORDS
OVER CALIFORNIA
"Suffragists Can Be Bought with
Cup of Tea" Was Her
Parting Thrust.

An excited and voluhle anti" disturbed
the Sunday morning calm of Mrs. 1nez
Milholland Boissevain's suffrage spee"h
yesterday at the New York Theatre by
questioning the accuracy of her state
ments. Mrs Bossevain had mentioned
among the benefits California had de-
rived from woman suffrage the agitation
for the initiative and referendum.
Then a small woman, with velve;
orange on her hat, arose for the hrst
time.
II would like to call the attention OF
the audience to the fact that California
already has these measures" she SAID.
Perhaps the speakers other statements
are just as valuable"
Just as inaccurate, you mean said
Mrs Boissevain.
Just as valuable as evidence. said.
replied the "anti"
well, il California has them I'm de-
lighted" smiled Mrs. Boissevain. Are
there any other questions?'
81 would like TO tell YOU that the Cali
fornia women dent want the vote said
the anti rising for the second time.
II myself voted under protest, and have
left California in order TO avoid having
to vote again"
did anybody take you by the scruf o.
the neck and compel you to voter de-
manded the suffragist.
mo, II was solemn duty. The women
don't want the responsibility. but since
1t has been forced upon them they VIII
do their duty" was the answer.
DR. Madison Peters. who was presiding.
called time at this juncture. and tine
majority was deprived of hearing the
California woman's further testimony.
few men gathered around her. however.
at the rear OF the theatre, and argued
until the management turned out the
lights. Then they adjourned to the lobby.
until the manager drove them out to the
sidewalk.
These suffragists are silly women Whc
can be bought with cup Of tea sald
the anti" glaring at another suffraglst
who had taken up the cudgels for the
cause
Look at the abominable way women
bring UP their children. Look at the a"-
full creatures men are now, and we pro-
pose 10 give more power TO the women
who bring them up
The woman from California refused 20
give her name. even when the sunragist
wanted TO send her an invitation to tn
meeting which is 10 be held tomorrow
night at the Hotel Aston
why should | come to any of your
meetings." she demanded.
You might teach US something" smiled
the suffrsgist.
"Humphw said the anti" II won't
waste my breath on headstrons folk like
you
She challenged Mrs. Boissevains figures
about the number of women who had
voted in Los Angeles.
There was nothing like 81 per cent.
she said. Il don't know Just how many
there were. but there weren't even 20 per
cent who registered. They had to make
every effort to get the women to come
out, and the only reason we did il was
because It was 4 fight against socialism
and everybody was excited about that
The present political scandals came
about she said, because children never
were taught social or political morality
at their mothers knees. Women teach
their children all they know, which Is
personal morality. They cannot teach
them political standards, because they do
not know these themselves.