Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-01
COLBY ADVISES
Use Of FIST TO
GAIN SUFFRAGE
Former Senator Tells Madison
Equal Suffrage League Pink
Tea Time Is Past.
special to the Evening star.

MADISON, Dec. THAT the time
for the use of pink teas in helping to
secure woman suffrage in New Jer-
sey has come to an end and the time
for the use of the clenched hst mas
come was the statement made by
former Senator Everett Colby before
the Equal Suffrage League Of this
town last night In annual session.
The lecture room of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
where the rally was held, was well
filled. Preceding the speech or the
evening the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Joseph N. futile; first vice
president, Mrs. Harold NJ. Butten-
helm; second vice-president, Mrs. +.
w. Hewson; secretary, Mrs. Charles
a. Davis; treasurer, Mrs. Stacy b.
Betzler; auditor, Mrs. F. Hallett
Lowell. Mrs. Tuttle was unable to be
present last evening on account OF
the. death of her father, B. B. Roundy.
A result of the recent suffrage can
vass of Madison was read and Mrs,
C. G. Davis reported on the annual
convention at Camden. Mrs. s. b.
Betzler reported on the national con-
vention at Nashville, Tenn.
81 am no riotist," said the speaker
.sbut I believe that this pink tea busi-
ness has to stop. The time has come
for more aggressive methods than
have been those of the women aoVo-
Gates in time past. 1t Is a matter
worthy of note that ten years ago no
legislator could be induced to even
consider woman suffrage, but at the
present time there are fifteen Oils
before the Legislature calling Tor
equal franchise. Only two OF these,
however, are being backed by the
women leaders"
Mr.. Colby stated that he wanted 1t
understood that he is not spea KING
for any organization, but as an inde-
pendent advocate of women's rights.
1.-THE first reason 1 am In raVor OF
woman suffrage" he said, sis because
[ know from actual experience 1t
makes for the conservation of human
life, There are 10000 killed outright
in our factories every year. We think
his war in Europe is horrible, but If
we saw the people who are killed
avery year on one battlefield we
would. be stunned. Science tells US
hat from SIS to 10 per cent. of this
iseless loss of life can be stopped,
There are 100000 MANNED every
ear One-half million wage earners
re crippled each year. Why do we
lot have measures passed that will
revent some of this loss of life and
mbs? Well, because it would be
ontrary to the interests of friends or
18th political parties.
"There are thirteen million people
ncapacitated during some portion OF
,ach year. Much of this could also
20 stopped, as it occurs mostly from
lrass chills, lead collie and other In
,ustrial diseases.
"My second big reason for favoring
woman suffrage is because the women
ire better economists. We need seven
hundred millions of dollars to defeat
tuberculosis. If this will be saved we
must let the economists have hand
IN the government. In 1854 we spent
seventeen millions for pensions. At
hat time there were living many,
many veterans Of both great wars.
At the present time, with the veter-
ans decreasing every year, we are
spending 1914 millions. This is not
economy"