New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-13
Miss Paul Leads Militants;
Mrs. MediIl Mccormick
the Mons.
MRS. BENNETT
REPORTS BATTLE
Had Pleasant Conference" Miss
Burns Says-Su ffragettes AS
sert Unions S25. Is O. X.

When Mss Alice Paul. chairman Of the
Congressional Union. confronted the
hoard of thc National Woman SuGrafe
Association AZ its headquarters. az 40
,o5 Fith avenue. tcstcfday. she had
with her SIS members OF her committee
Of ten-Miss lucy Burns. tho ,.ce-char-
man: Mr. William hont. wife II Rep
resentauye kcnt from California. Mrs.
Charles tcard. of Sew York. hrs. Crys-
tai Eastman BENEDICT. Of New York. AIR
ellison Gardner. If Washington. and Ma.
Lawrence Lewis of Philadelphia.
From 10 O'Clock in the morning until
$50 o'clock. without luncheon. the two
wings Of the suffrage movement. ne mill
tsnt and the n-miiitant. wrestIod over
THEN differences. Eut Of what went on
I'm shat board room no exact account can
he given.
The first woman 20 come out vas Mrs.
Medill Mccormick. Of 'hicago. chairman
81 the Nationals" Congressional COM
mittee. who stated Wednesday that
there had been wholesale designations
from the Congressional Union and that
Miss Pau had been asked by members of
The union 10 account for $500 that she
had collected.
Il haven't word 10 say not word
70 say" she exclaimed as the reporters
approached her Then she rushed away
TO take the train for Chicago.
The seven members OF the union came
next.
We had ? pleasant conference said
that mild-voiced. Authenticated militant
Miss Lucy Burns. we wished to Get the
national association TO cooperate with
ms IN the nationwide demonstration May
. and VIC have succeeded
Miss Paul was asked If she had brought
up the matter Of the funds
II asked Mrs. Mccormick what she
meant by making the statements quoted
in The Tribune this morning, Miss Paul
said, and she denied making them. So
what could ! say?
Il cannot understand why there should
he any question about our funds. for our
reports were carefully made up. our sc-
counts audited. and presented to our or
ganizstion January J. They were pub
lished in our paper. The Suffragette.
left those reports with Miss Jane Sddams
and the rest Of the national board to-
day for when people accuse you OF
th.nss. you wish TO present your proofs
10 the contrary
Mrs Mary war. bennett. executive
secretary Of the National Woman SUI
frage Association. told reporters that they
must not take too seriously any state
ment that Mrs Mccormick had denied
her interview Of Wednesday.
Il was in and ont Of the conference
she said. so really ! don know all that
happened.
As to what the board OF the union
came 10 see us about can simply say
that they came 10 ask the backing of the
national association They had resigned
AS an affiliated body because they old not
wish TO pay the dues required. They wish
TO Join as an AUXILIARY. They realize that
they are a small organization ana We a
very large one. and they want our sup
port And-like the people who want to
have their cake and eat il. too-,hoy want
10 keep right on with their suicidal policy
of fighting the Democratic party, winch
we absolutely condemn.
since Mis-. Paul and her followers have
done such splendid publicity work mucn
should be forgiven them-that they should
not be turned out Of the fold. Others OF
the board say We cannot afford 10 coun-
tenance their methods in any way. The
matter will he decided at an early meet
ing Of our board
Was this all that was discussed to-
cay? Oh, dear. no." said Mrs. bennett
YEARLY. They chewed everything over.
The delegation from the Congressional
Union lunched with Mrs. q. n. i. Bel
mont at her home and Mrs. Belmont
was made a member OF the unions board.
She said she would spend good deal OF
time in Washington helping on the work.