New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-09
200 WOMEN May
POUNCE ON PRESS
Mrs. Butterheld, of Boston,
Chides Reporters for
Reports.
OTHERS VALIANTLY
DEFEND SCRIBES
Accounts of Mrs. Gilman's Lieut.
ure Causes Tempest-She
Raps Man Again.

The frst act Of the Charles Perkins Gil
man League, an organization suggested
/ by Mrs. Claire Buttcrficld. Of Boston. who
has been regular attendant at the lect-
ures on femnism and masculism that
Mrs. Gilman is giving Wednesday morn
ings at the Hotel Astor, will be TO send
delegation OF two hundred women to the
tditors or the newspapers Of New York
City, protesting against what they con-
slider inaccuracies IN the reports of these
lectures
Mrs. Butterfeld made this announce
mcnt at the close OF Mrs. Gilman's lect-
urc yesterday, first rounding up tho re-
porters and telling them what she
thought OF them. They talked back, and
the audience Joined in for and against
the press, and altogether it was quite
lively. Mrs. Gilman did not take part in
the demonstration Of the press or at least
she told the audience II was useless.
There are three powers that have ruled
tho world" she said. FIRST kings, then
armies. now the press" She also showed
sympathy for the reporters whom Mrs.
Butterfeld, Of Boston, had lined-up at
the bar.
You try 10 condone ore Of my lectures
in a column or half column. and see n
you can set It across she told the
women
That. however is what the women are
going TO attempt.
I'VE shall" Mrs. Butterfeld. OF Boston
told the reporters, appoint one OF our
number 20 write q full and accurate re-
port OF each OF these lectures, 10 be
printed IN your papers Then let you re-
porters come here and do your worst.
| Our version OF Mrs Gilman's lectures will
DC printed parallel columns with your
and the public can Judge between them
A few OF the women present ventured
TO add their voices to Mrs Gilman's ir
defence OF the reporters.
William Feaklns who il monaglng
these lectures. also came to the aid Of the
press He said the papers were carrying
Mrs. Gilman Iossase OF thousands.
However. Mrs Butterheld and her adj
herents went right on protesting, and the
| Row
I Mrs. CiilmanS lecture yesterday Wds tne
second of the series on masculnism, and
dealt with "Our Male Civilization and Its
Effect on Women" Woman, she declared.
has been "aborted IN human develop
ment."
Men" she said, have seen only wom-
ans sex qualities, not her human quail
/ ties. and her emergence now into the
realm OF human effort Is resented by our
masculine culture Why. II they but
kne Wit. n Is unmany to he banker.
Women are better accountants than men.
and i'm some OF the restaurants in France
YOU will find the husband cooking in the
kitchen and the wife behind the cashiers
desk. They recognize that men are better
cooks and women better at figures.
The rclegatlon OF woman 10 the ser
wants place doubtless came at FIRST
| through tho necessity OF the mothers
preparing food for her children. And all
/ through subsequent ages man has been
unable to see that woman is capable OF
other work, Of wider service to the
world"
Nothing in history. Mrs. Gilman said.
was so heartrending rs the suferings OF
women that came from the efforts 10
model them into something to suit mems
ideas
And men have had no mercy on this