New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
An Open Form for
Public Dehte.
TWO KINDS o MOTHERS
Sometimes, as in Corado, They Ae'
complish Most by saving Home.
10 the EdItor 81 ID 1bune.

To the Editor OF The 1bune.
Sir: a species OF pre- ode 10 mothers
has been sent out by ISIS Marjorie Dor
man, OF the anti-suaee organization
IL IS keyed betwixt q sublime and the
ridiculous. showing ssomewhat ablect
figure OF motherhoodfuIl OF patience,
resignation and self-sriice. forever az
home with her hat b. while afar on
her children battle vi life that "is
grim and bitter busins." IL IS very In
teresting 20 learn whaa different type Of
motherhood does Willis hat on when
need calls-a type morable. fearless and
more efficient IN the J, OF mothering. IL
was only when the citing mothers Of
Denver put their hatsn and marched 70
the Capitol a thousan strong that Gov
ernor Ammons set In elton the machin-
cry to bring quiet 20 { hghting southern
zone OF Colorado.
IL reads like fiction, II q is sober fact.
As soon as the Womeneard OF the burn
ing OF the tents and thmurder Of women
and children by the nitia they sent out
a call TO the "womc OF Colorado" 10
assemble in the IIou chamber OF the
Capitol at 10 o'clock Z April 3. They
came, over a thousal Of them. They
sent a committee TO q Governor office
to ask him 10 come bore the women In
assemblase IN tho upr room. The GOV
ernor tried 20 evade q summons, saying
he was extremely tsy directing the
struggle az the mine The women re-
piled that they woul wait til he was
more at leisure. but tat they would not
leave the office witho him. Apprecia''
ing the forces he hatto deal with, the
Governor finally consisted % appear be-
fore the whole body owomen. And once
they had him face t6ace, with no dis
senting voice In all tat vast gathering,
they compelled him. / spite OF all hts
bubbles and eyasions. o telegraph 10 the
President asking whGer federal troops
would be sent 10 theield OF trouble, II
necessary. Then thewaited for the re-
ply 70 come. from II clock until 4. sing
Ing THE Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
John Browns Body and Nearer, My
God, to Thee" At 6Jclock there were
called the others. TIN the reply came
that the troops woul be dispatched IL
called. At once tho women sent their
committee again 20 Il Governor. direct
ing him 20 ask that ederal soldiers be
sent AT once. The Goernor gave his re-
luctant consent. The omen waited, how
ever, until they sawthe draft OF the
telegram and knew tht It had gone over
the wires. Then they vended their way,
tired but triumphant.
Further. the wome made Governor
Ammons appoint Dman, Mrs. Alma
Lanerty, a member oithe Musser Peacs
Commission. Finding that this peace
commission was goingto do nothing hut
confer about peace. the women chose
their own peace orgnization OF three
women, voted 10 pay heir expenses and
sent them down 20 Tinidad 70 inyest:-
gate the Ludlow massacre. first compel
ing Governor Ammon TO give them the
necessary authority. hey will try 10 find
OUT who was TO blaIe for turning the
guns on women and oildren and try 20
orlng about a better telling on all sides.
Inc Denver EXPIRES" says: Thank
Co., the women OF Coorado are alive 10
tneir wonderful privilee OF restoring hu-
man rights and Justice 70 theft throne Of
glory IN this greed-riden stated over
one thousand OF them-bless their tender
motherly wifely, uaidenly hearts
sounded the battle cryof the NV reyolu-
uoh IN Colorado when hey ros, en- masse
III the House chamber nd sang'Amerlca
Nothing is unDssible =. aroused
"omanhood-when sac has the ballot"
IL seems Well for mothers o Put on
their hats at appropriate times
MARTHA WENTWORTH sJFFREN.
New York. May II. IA.
ALI TAE GAME