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Mrs Norman de R. Whtehose Discusses AntiSuffragistS
Argument That Women Are Too Emotional to
Voe--Dignity in Legislative Bodies

to believe that they are not only emo
tional creatures but very much at the
mercy Of their emotions.
II is not only in matters Of sport that
men are thus found Off their guard The
great political conventions at which
Presidential candidates of this country
are nominated are. II Is reported, far
from orderly assemblages. 1t seems that
In such conventions men experience and
express emotions to an extent that
women as yet in great meetings have
not rivalled.
The Republican convention held in
Chicago. June. 1912. furnishes an ex-
ample Of emotional disorder The Re-
publican party. It may be noted in pass
ing IL supposed to be representative of
the most staid and conservative element
OF the country The calling Of the con-
vention to- order was preceded by what
the newspapers described as might Of
tumultuous excitement" during which
fist fights were frequent"
The business OF the convention Itself
was often interrupted by misses, cat
calls and raunts" The "police were
called In at times to force warning dele
gates TO their seats" Roosevelt was
described as lighting mad" And one
gentleman, mir. Cochems, white in the
face with ruge, spoke in voice that
shook with anger Mr.. Trammcll
screamed his vote OUT at the top of his
voice and the Roosevelt men jumped on
their chairs and yelled like Comanches."
our legislative bodies are supposed to
be exceedingly dignihed in their conduct
of political business, but even In them
scenes Of an emotional nature are not
unknown. In other countries they are
frequen'. During the past winter the
German Reichstag has been in an up
roar of excitement over the Zabern af-
fair; the Austrian House in tumult
over the delay in passing bill giving
more power to the Representatives and
the Italian Chamber, rlvalling those
scenes in a discussion over an election
reform, has shown that men do not al
ways consider questions OF government
with judicial dignity.
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ton to commit like unlawful deeds.
Wars, which have been the affair OF
men, have seldom been entered into
through cold calculation. Emotion Will
be found to lie at the bottom OF the hnal
action. 1t was indignation Mt the treat
ment of the negro and pity for him that
had much to do with our civil war. 1t
was also a mixture OF sympathy with
the difficulties OF the Cubans and indig-
nation at the sinking of the Maine that
brought on the Spanish-American war.
Recently, when war was threatened
with Mexico the calm decision OF the
statesmen OF this country was to avoid
n conflict at all costs. but when Mexico
refused to salute our flag in a specified
manner war seemed imminent. There
were excited groups OF men throughout
the country who gladly took this re-
fusal as a gauge Of battle.
The only concerted action taken by
women. however. in this connection. far
from contributing to the excitement, set
itself against Il. In New York they cal
culated coldly the cost in men and work
and held great mass meeting OF
protest at Cooper Union, upholding the
real determination OF the Admnlstra-
ton in Washington to avoid war II pos
sible.
In the labor troubles in Colorado they
have taken the side OF law and order
1t was through their decision and de-
termination that Federal troops were
called into the State TO secure peace
They have insisted that for the present
the troops should be retained. and a
week ago they threatened to start recall
proceedings against Gov. Ammons,
should he cause their withdrawal before
order was more firmly established.
For all this they have been criticised
and accused Of emotionallsm. what a
striking evidence of the logic OF put
ting women into politics." IL one COM
mcnt. Especially has their demand for
the retention OF the Federal troops been
blamed. Thu women. however. are not
alone IN making this emotional demand
or. In their opinion, that without Fed
eral assistance the situation Is unsafe.
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1t is difficult to believe that even be-
meath the emotionalism of such occa-
sions and in the very act of giving way
to such excuses men still retain their
faculty for calm reasoning"
But how In 1t with men in those per-
sonal relations in which women have
been found too emotional and on ac-
count OF which they are Judged I'M
worthy or unsafe to be trusted with a
share in the government of the coun-
try? Last year, 1918. from January to
November IL there were in this coun-
try eighty-one legal executions-sev-
enty-flve in punishment for murders
committed Nj executed were men.
The average annual number of murders
Is given at between 5000 and 1000. In
New York city in 1913 there were 35l
homicides--335 by men, sixteen only by
women. There have been in all sixty
convictions.
In view OF the discrepancy between
the number of legal executions and the
number of murders 1t would seem that
a comparatively small number were in
territorial or premeditated; that, In fact.
very large number come under the
head of manslaughter. for which there
no Ctplldl .hahSihhHiNNa
is defined as killing Intentionally IN the
heat OF passion and without premedita-
ton" 1t may be fairly stated as an in
disputable fact that men, whether be-
cause their emotions are stronger or
less controlled than the emotions of
women. are led infinitely more often In
the heat of passion" 20 destroy their
fellow men.
Emotion or hysteria, supposed to be
almost exclusively Characteristic OF
women. must explain the unfortunate
phenomena mobs, in which women
generally take no part. In the
past year, 1913, from January until
November IL. there were in the United
States forty-two lynchings. twenty
three provoked by murder. None Of
these lynohings took place In n woman
suffrage state. There " no record In
this country's history OF any body
OF women being led through emo
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ing Of men appointed for this purpose,
Matchmaking and marriages were
special features OF some OF these gath
erings. The right OF making the match
was reserved by the parents, who ar
ranged all the details and settled the
dowries. Immediately after the match
was made the couple were married. A
spot near Teltown In the County Meath
where these ceremonies were performed
Is called by the local people Marriage
Hollow"
The New York feis to be held at
Celtic Park will be conducted along the
lines OF the ancient feis as far as
possible, There are twenty nine COM
petitions on the programme. These In
clude essays in the Irish language, sing
ing and recitations in Irish, step dane
Ing, violin, flute, Irish war pipes, High
land pipes, history and conversation
/ tests, y football game between the
, champion teams Of Cork and Kilkenny
will be a special feature.
Numerous entries have been received,
many having come from outside cities
and even from Ireland, More than
twenty of those who have won cham
pionships in the different events in Ire
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Or. Dumha, Austrian Ambassador, on
Monday. May is, laid before the Score
tary of State and the Secretary of War
an urgent request that Federal troops
be retained on duty in the Colorado
strike district. The requests were made
at the instigation OF the Austrian Gov
eminent on information received
through it's agents in Colorado. The
Italian Ambassador, who represents n
number of his countrymen In Colorado.
Is to make a similar appeal.
Not only have women az a class in
Colorado been accused OF emotlonalism
in the recent trouble. but the Tndepend-
ent OF May is publishes the following:
"A correspondent has written to warn
us that we could not get a dispassion-
ate account of the trouble in Colorado
from Senator Helen Ring Robinson.
He says, She IL a woman and
therefore untitled by nature TO form an
unbiased opinion. as her sympathles will
naturally go out 10 the women and chill
dren of the miners families :, This Is
what Is meant by the emotlonalism Of
women. The INDEPENDENT continues
1Uur correspondent has hit the .nail
squarely on the head. though he hasSnot
driven IL exactly where he intended. II
he has since read Senator Robinson's
article he will know that her sympa-
thles do indeed go out to the women and
children of the miners families
III that Is bias she Is biassed. But II
that Is bias, so are we. IL to have sym
pathy for women and children is to have
bias; IL to look upon fhe great industrial
problems as human problems In which
the clements are not capital and labor,
but men and women and children, Is to
have bias. the world cannot have TOO
much of IT,"
For bias" one may fairly substitute
the word emotion" in this quotation.
Emotion, It may he suggested, Is not
merely n feminine characteristic but n
human one. shared alike by both men
and women. With men t. seems per-
haps more productive OF violent results
-lawless deeds as well as noble wars.
But who would banish all emotion
from u nations life-aI sympathy with
the unfortunate. all Indignation over
wrongs. all generous desire. to help
without carefully counting the costs7
Men are emotional In their own lines.
they have shown themselves emotional
in public affairs. Women. too, are emo
tional in their lives, but 1t is too early
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WOMAN'S PRESS CLUB.

The Woman's Press Club. Mrs. Haryot
Holt Dey. president. will hold its regu-
lar May meeting on Saturday afternoon
In the Aston gallery Of the Nnldorf-As-
toria. The programme will be In charge
OF the chairman OF the citizenship COM
mittce. Mrs. Harriette NJ. johnston
Wood. Miss Mary Lowell will speak on
'"rhs Suffrage Man--Ths Fun Maker.
Edward VII" Mrs. Havelock Ellis on
THE Easiest Way" Mrs. Minnie Sabine
Cooper on THE New Citizen-The super
Woman" and Mrs. c. Tarbell Dudley on
The Ideal Citizen"
The musical part Of the programme
will include tenor solos by Eugene T.
Scudder, soprano numbers by Miss
Lucille Brodsky. piano numbers by Ben
ia min II. Scudder and a duet by Miss
Brodsky and Mr.. Scudder. There will
also by two interpretatlvc dances, The
Spiri, Of the Wheat" and The Milkweed
sprite," by Miss Dorothy Hamilton.
The Professional womans League viii
hold it's annual reception and installation
OF Officers tomorrow evening at the club
rooms, 1899 Broadway. Hugo Hirsh, VINO
has been the leagues counsellor for years.
will he the guest OF honor. Mrs Louise
Campbell Stern is chairman OF the re-
freshmen committee and Miss Amelia
Summerville will preside at the punch
rection OF Nine. Elsa Gregori. and after
ward there will be general dancing.
According to It's usual custom, tho
league will decorate the graves OF Its de-
ceased members with flowers on May 80,
and Miss Rosa Rand. chairman or the
decorating committee. VIII take MOWERS TO
the Actors Fund plot in Evergreens Gem
etery, where, under the direction OF Nine.
Gregori appropriate music will be rem
dered by Mrs. Edythe Hieshman Jen-
nings. Mrs. Minnie l.. Pancoast, MISS
Grace Thompson Moore Mrs. Harry
Clark, Miss Beatrice Bowman Miss May
Glen. Miss Jane harrington. Mrs, George
Beynon, Miss Blanche Arra and Nine.
GregOri
on June | Mrs. Louise Campbell Stern
will give "A euchre and bridge party AT
the leagues rooms for the benefit OF the
phlanthropic fund She will be assisted
by number OF well known theatrical
stars.
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ny vrRA poARMAN wu,rruorsr

TIME antl-suffragists say that
women shouldn't vote because
i they are too emotional. A re-
cent letter published in The
ooN, referring To Commissioner OF Cor
.ection katharine h. Davis. said.
lTooaDly there never has been aud
prooapiy there never Will be n woman
thoroughly capable of holding a posi-
tioh Where the faculty for calm reason-
ing ana not emotion is the prime
requisite"
ihis opinion Is surprisingly COM
mon one among people who oppose
woman suffrage. At the root Of II there
are Two assumptions: That women
when they vote will be more emotional
tnan men In their relation to public
aHairs and that emotion in the con-
ouct or public affairs Is altogether UNI
desirable.
since women as yet have taken no
great part In political life. the first OF
these assumptions must be- based on
the fact that women In private rola-
tons have shown themselves To be
more emotional than men. Undoubt-
eddy they cry more easily. They may
be moved more quickly perhaps to the
expression Of pity. Their judgments
may be more rapidly taken and less
carefully considered. But how much
OF this ~ due to difference of training?
So far the world has insisted that
women should have interests only of q
personal or familiar kind. and when
they express themselves in a personal
manner Il eXclaims. How emotional"
Men, however. do not show them
selves altogether destitute of emotions
in private life, although their emo
tons may be aroused by different In
terests and may be expressed not by
tears but by swearing, shouting or
hat throwing. The ideal OF calm and
stole silence under every strain seems
to be passing away. our college boys
watching a football game are not un-
moved They stir themselves to an
emotional excitement by songs and coll
lege cheers.
Men later in life at baseball games
do not need even the stimulous of songs
and cheers to appear thoroughly
aroused. They spring, to their feet,
they give voice to strangest noises.
they wave their hats in the air and GO
through all sorts Of motions that would
lead an unaccustomed female spectator
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

the Daughters or the American ReYou-
ton. Mrs Samuel J. Kramer. regent.
erected a tablet TO the memory of Capt.
Andrew Engle on Tuesday at Rldgehcld,
n. J. Addresses were made by the Rev.
NJ Il. Allen and G. II. Wilson. At the
conclusion OF the ceremony n reception
was given to the members OF the chapter
by Mrs. c. II. Wilson.
Mrs. Robert Wylie Lyle has arranged
with Or. Myron T. Scudder for lecture
to be given on Friday evening for tss
benefit OF sufferers from tuberculosis Mt
Saranac Lake. The lecture will ba In ths
Scotch Presbyterian Church, Ninsty-dfth
street and Central Park West. and Or
Scudder will describe the Passion Play Of
Oberammergau. which will he illustrated
with stereopticon views
The women's auxiliary OF the Catholic
Protective Society recently held Its an
nual meeting at q -asidence OF the pres
ident, Mira David Mcclure. 22 West
Forty-nn'i street. Mgr. Mooney repre-
sentcd Cardinal Farley and spoke OF his
deep interest In the work and his approval
of It's scope and methods. Letters OF re-
greet were read from the vice-pr.sidcnt OF
the society, the RI. Rev. Bishop Cusack.
and from Dr. Katherine u. Davis, Com
missioner OF Correction, who were unable
to be present. The Rev. Father Lynch,
h4lF'lOI VI Nlif SbfltNss nldut ',T'
The meeting was largely attended and
.rong those present were the officers
OF the auxiliary branch OK the. Bronx and
two prison officers Mrs Walsh and Miss
HaHerun. All the members of the board
were also present, They include In al
diton to Mrs Mcclure. the president
Mrs G. Cabot Ward Mrs. Martin J.
Keogh and Mrs. Robert !. Collier, vice
presidents: Mrs. Andrew Dougherty. Sec
rotary; Mrs Francis L. Garvsp,, treas
uror; Mrs John Slater. corresponding sec
rotary. and Miss Florence White, assistant
treasurer, r. ffH
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph r. Mayer will close
their apartment at II East S'xtieth street
early in June and 30 to Monmouth
Beach for the summer, . ..
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Main ~ l0sth
street and broadway are spending tho
week end at their country place In Lanes
boro, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs George i. Hotaling and
their SON. George r.. Hotaling have closed
their home at sos West End avenue and
gone 10 the Gedney Farms Hotel for the
summer
| Mr. and Mrs. George Alexander OF Yves,
18Th street will spend the summer a.
Douglas Manor H. T. rney VIII 'es'e
| toWh carry next n'oh'' r-..
Under tho patronage or Mrs. Alrernon
| Sydney sullivan Princess Pierre Trou'
! botzkoy Mrs. J, u. Beale, Mrs. George
| Gordon Battle. Mrs. h. Snowden Mar
| shall, Mrs, Henry Pearson, Mrs. James
| Henry Parker. Mrs. Il. T. Meachain, MIS-
| Leroy Brown, Mrs. A. NJ Anderson. Nts
! w II. c. BrouEhton, Mrs. VI T. Terhu.t
| Mrs, Harvey FISK. Mrs H. ~. Mc'orho'
| dale, Mrs Frank q. Burke, and Mrs.
| Frank Briggs Carpenter, an evening or
| Southern songs and stories was given
| on Thursday at the Waidorf-Astoria ny
| Miss Louise Williams of Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Williams learned her southern
! many eases from her "old black NANNY"
| She is n granddaughter OF the late Judge
| William Penn Reale OF Virginia and
descendant OF the Byrds OF Westover, Va.
| She has appeared at the White House
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land have entered. Gold medals. silver
medals and valuable books will be pre-
4 scented 10 the winners.
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Mr.. and Mrs Frank Main ~ iosth
street and broadway are spending tho
week end at their country place In Lanes
boro, Mass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

Mr. and Mrs George J.. Hotaling and
their son. George r. Hotaling. have closed
their home at sos West End avenue and
gone 20 the Gedney Farms Hotel for the
summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Il. Mayer will close
their apartment at II East S'xtieth street
early in June and 30 to Monmouth
Beach for the summer. -
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Mrs Lionel Emdln OF 40 west Sew
enty-thrd street has taken a cottage az
Deal Beach, where che will spend the
summer.
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Mr.. ard Mrs. Daniel Y. Lewis havs
taken an apartment M $50 West lhsth
street. They formerly resided IN sroc;--
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Alexander OF West
18Th street will spend the summer a.
Douglas Manor. L. L. They will leave
town early next month. ,... ....
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allaway and their
daughters, the Misses Polly and Eliza
beth Allaway and their son. Charles
Allaway. OF 4l2 West End avenue. WIN
so to their summer homo at Goshen
~ Y. early next month.
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Members Of Mlnsrva Club Mrs Mary
Stokes MacNutt. president, will close their
season tomorrow with a breakfast az
the Hotel Nassau, Long Beach. L. l.
Dancing card games. tsnnis and CLAW
pigeon shooting are among the diversions
arranged by Mrs. John Francis Yawger
chairman OF the entertainment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John w, Mayer OF 440
West End avenue will spend the summer
abroad. They will sail early next month.
accompanied by their son. j. Wilbur
Mayer, and will tour Greece, Austria,
Hungary and Francs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Geiser and t,er
daughter have gone ~ the Hotel Nassau
Long Beach. l.. L., to spend two months.
They have Miss Ethel Well AS their
gdcst. -".....
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

Mr. and Mrs Berthold Hahn OF 20 West
Nnety-first street have announced the
engagement OF their daughter. Miss An
toinette Hahn. to Leon Forst. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Forst of Kingston, y. Y,
No date has been set for the wedding.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-26

The man who uollcd the poets on
their fayoritc poems could not have
expected to discover which is the
greatest piece Of verse in English lie
was trying to get 4 list of really great
poems. Three voters agreed that
Keats code ON % Grcciau Urn" stands
FIRST In their estimation. The presi-
dent of the Poetry Society of Amer
lea estccms Blaroo Whites Might
most highly, and John Masefirld is
equally fond of ChaUccr's Ballad Of
Good Counsel and Shakcspearo's
l46th sonnet. James Whitcomb Riley
likes Lougfrjlow The Bridge" and
Bliss Carmaus favorite is Words
worth's "Daffodi.s." The impossi-
bily Of reaching any agreement on
relative literary J, crit is illustrated by
The foudncss of some Of the voters
for Lucy Littleron, Ernest Dowson,
Anna HompstgI1 Branch, Lizctte
WoodWorth Reese and Francis Bour-
dillon names which mean nothing to
hundreds OF thousands of fairly we'll
read citizens.
When all is said and done. the love
Of poetry is like the love of women.
Poetry appeals To- the emotions and
to the moods. The brilliant. passion
ate. moving. MAGNETIC thing that sti-s
the blood in one mood is wearying
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-26
THEN - -AND-NOW

one hundred years ago today the
first locomotive in the world to sue
ccssfully haul load Of freight upon
rails made its maiden trip. Invented
by George Stephenson, the "Fathcr
Of Locomotives" 1t made its first run
at Kulingworth coiliery in England.
1t had So many rods and cranks
strapped to its boiler that II had the
of huge grasshopper 1t
weighed about six tons. \ pair of
walking beams" rcsom bling those OF
% modern Sidc-Whecl steamer turned
the four wheels There being no
cab. the engineer had to stand while
the engine was in operation. II
pulled eight loaded cars. which ag
srcVated a weight Of 80 tons up a
tracts that had grade Of one foot in
am eighth Of mile. The test was
a grand success, the engine running
about SN miles an hour The first lo-
connective to draw a train Of ears in
the United states made its cNapri-
mental trip In the LackawInn1 coal
district fifteen years later This lo-
cumUtiye also was the product of
Stephenson. Il WAS called the Stour-
bridge Lion. after the place of its
manufacture IN England. Its Ameri-
can engineer. Hor3tio Allen. ran the
engine over q track of hemlock rails
for preliminary test Then he in
uted any gentleman In the gathering
of spectators to accompany him His
invitation was not only refused hut ne
was urged to give up his foulhardy
am bitiou. Laughing at his advisers.
he pulled the throttle wide omen and
dashed away at ten miles an hour.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-26

TOI0y .,or r. OOo -
l., louaS over o',VoV locomotives are
,r..il., III ,i.o,'oh over Ine 2Yo,OOO miles Of
~ '..','- 'avN'se III lne ,nlted States. They
,.i u'IS apout I'u'Ooo,oOO tons Of
ooa. C.o.I amd carry over billion passen-
o,,,',.ai,,l ai,u 4,svV'VVy'ooo tons of freight
mn I''I, Al,Or adopting the English
,i,l V''I'u o. cl'luztuon, the United
,,"n. ,,'S r"'N ,ut lead IN ITS develop
.t,n6s anu ,%bpp..'n,ll3h uhtil today IT
,,''.'NS a. Iuc NoIId s greatest manu-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-26
Nmmeimg NnimnI.

The dachsund is a funny dog
His tail he feebly Wags.
Almost as lengthy as a log.
No wonder that he says.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-11
SHOE WORKERS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The local union of Boot and Shoe
workers has elected the following Of
1lcers at the annual meeting held
tuesday: President, Ole NJ. Olson;
vice president, Gust A. Mack; finan-
cia1 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Jonathan
Veater, and recording secretary, Chas.
E. Michaud. Jonathan Veater, Gust
A. Mack and Charles E. Michaud
were selected as delegates to the
Trades Assembly. The union voted to
take the Labor World for the next Il
months. -.