The Detroit times., 1914-11-10
RS. Won WALDEN
DENIED CHANCE
TO MAKE PLEA
Women Taxpayers League Re
fuses To Hear Her Discuss
Prison Reform
HAD PLANNED, ALSO, TO
URGE PAROLE FOR son
ouuelching of Cincinnati Woman
Kicks up Fuss in Local
Organization

. The arrival OF Mrs. Mae von Wal
den, OF Cincinnati. TO speak In the
\ Monday afternoon meeting OF the
Michigan Women Taxpayers leauge,
& q the scripps library, IN behalf oil
prison reform In Michigan, and To
min the support OF the league for an
application for the parole OF her son,
: Edwin, the Metropole hotel bandit.
Z prscipitated 0 quarrel within the or
eanisation that threatens to assume
ssrious proportions.
Mrs. J. X. Galley, founder of the
' hague, and q number OF other mem
>Dsrs were strongly in favor of having
. 1Grs. von Walden address the mem
hors, and OF having the league sup
Dort the movement to secure the
yassage OF statute providing that
<oouvicted felons between the ages OF
+11 and 81 years be paroled and not
( oont TO prison.
Mrs. Alexander Macdonald. chair.
nan of the league, and her followers.
were opposed to hearing Mrs. Won
n walden They took the stand that
tho league should not interest itself
IN prison reform at the present time,
md most decidedly should not be
|Dlacod on record as working for the
foloase OF young von Walden. AS q
<Tcoult, Mrs. Won Walden was not al
lowed to address the meeting.
Mrs. Won Walden appeared before
-
ne regular session, and begged to be
allowed to present her plea The
@oard refused its consent, and when
lra Galley arose In the league meet
+ ~ to suggest that Mrs. Won Walden
1Do heard. motion to adjourn was
;&ostily accepted by the chairman,
GxD Mcdonald, and the session
1T II certainly shame that Mrs.
E&on Walden was not allowed to ad-
poss our meeting" said Mrs. Galley.
<oesday. -She founded the first
Women Taxpayers league In Aemr.
-, and her ideas on prison reform
E1ro extremely deserving and ad-
onced. The condition OF her son, inn
Ei1oned among hardened criminals,
[ u m excellent illustration OF the de
oiency Of our Michigan prison laws,
md believe, with many cother mem
0ro, that the league should take up
1ls cause and attempt TO bring about
neOrm.
Mrs. Won Walden was treated very
>abbily by certain officers of the
ooue. and am sure that they acted
ootrary 10 the wishes OF the major
ID Of the members. Certain mem
DrD Of the league are not In favor
the prison reform movement be-
ouoe they did not happen 20 be the
Dos 20 think OF II first That Is the
nj secret of the trouble. However,
ID do not intend to submit tamely to
30 action, and will bring the ques-
IN TO decided issue at an early
The members OF the board of d.
ctOrs, the majority Of which denied
~ von Walden the right to speak
10 Mrs. Alexander Macdonald, Mrs.
o. Greenwood, Mrs. John Finley,
I1Do May Rowland, Mrs. z. r. Greu.
~ Nh. G. Edwards. and Mrs. J.
Galley.
1Crs. yon Walden was invited TO
G0rUss the league on prison reform
"A Ms. Galley when the latter was
1n1yman Of the league, and for that
)ooOu considerable bitterness has
Dcn aroused among the members by
~ action Of the present officers In
|10UoIchfng the Cincinnati woman.
Court action may be taken by the
Icague TO have the recent submission
< Df charter amendments declared H.
qG1 on the ground that women were
on1ed the right to vote on them.
kho state constitution provides that
Yemen shall be allowed TO vote upon
nooti0ns involving the direct ex-
cnditure OF money. and the league