New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
Preparedness Issue Up at
Suffragists' Love
Feast.
DUDLEY F. MALONE
BOOSTS DEFENCES
How TO Settle War Within Own
Ranks, Is Women's Next
Problem.
By EMMA BUGBEE.


ness issue thrust its grim head into
the suffrage love feast this afternoon
after the women had avoided it for a
whole week. 1t wasn't their fault
either. for 1t was Dudley Field Malone
who brought it about. What could the
ladies do when their only gentleman
guest Of honor chose to bring up the
subject on the public platform
The Collector of the Port of New
York was tie star on the afternoon
programme at Polls Theatre.
"Many people are prevented from
joining suffrage because they think II
is a peace ct any price organization,
Mr.. Malone said, while DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw fdgeted in her seat and
Miss Margaret Wilson, in the front row
on the platform. smiled her approval IN
authorization Of what was coming.
"That is not true at ALL Mr.. Ma
lone went blithely on, ignorant of Dr.
Shsw's distress. ave suffragists are
Organized to protect the home from the
enemy in society II the time comes
when it is endangered by an enemy
from without we must be ready to pro
tect the home then. too, by force OF
arms IL necessary
Mrs. Gait Airs Peace Views.
Half the house applauded. The other
half looked peace-at-any-price.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait took up
tho argument. Behind preparedness
is bigger thing-the right to nam
tain peace." she declared. UNLESS TINS
country takes a militant peace policy IN
tho court Of nations nobody will. Ana
if we do not take firm stand we our
selves will have war with someoou!i
cit has been made clear ID me III .ne
last few months that men are too
belligerent to be trusted WIN govern
mcnts alone. The world neeoS Woilia h >
restraining hand. Mans instinct mas
been militant since prlmlilVe IIn!eS'
,,'bep Il was his lob 20 do the hunting
and fighting, and woman's to do tee
work Woman's instinct has been 10
conserve and protect life. IL IS, OF
course. much easier to fight than 10
I'VE women would not allow our
country to be made the doormat lot
other nations, but we would mo wa!
10 settle disputes without killing o'het
mothers sons"
With this mass meeting the annual
convention of the National woman
Suffrage Association came TO an enc
pr Anna Howard Howard Shaw, re-
firing president, was gwen aho'her
ovation after the session, when nun
/ Srods of women crowded around to
I sbake her hand and 10 introduce thelr
/ little girls who are going to follow III
her footsteps and work until all women
get the ballot.
The new official board will not take
g., lie abode in the New York head
Quarters until after Christmas, as an
arc tired and want vacation. Atter
that they will all put their heads TO-
oetber in an effort TO solve the prob
iom Of the Congressional Union. a
: suggestion was made at the conferences
Yesterday that all hyphenated members
should be asked to withdraw from the
organization.
/ Aims to Pacify Rivals.
I Nrs Gait. however. still hopes that
some way may be devised TO keep we
rival factions on speaking terms. Inc
rlan to appoint joint conferences OF
the two organizations to conduct 'he
lobbying in Washington for the Susan
r. Anthony amendment was put
+ through at her advice. and she is be-
! Geyed 20 have other plans which VIII
make the two organizations less lrri-
tating to each other. She has agreed
TO give the union her answer 70 several
perplexing problems within one month
Meanwhile the National has an
nounced its intention of organizing IN
/ the voting states, where the union is
most active, and the union has sent
organizers out to build up their forces
/ in the Nationals old stamping ground
1 in the East. Miss Doris Stevens has
gone to Maine and Massachusetts. She
! Is TO start union shortly in Missls-
sippi, the frst foothold of the Federal
amendment advocates in the solid
/ South"
I One woman, who is marked ut the
] Capitol because it il known she ~
/ paid orga lized for the union, and there
/ fore is particularly obnoxious to the
sensitive feelings Of the Southern Con-
eressmon, has been sent TO start the
| boom in Kansas.
There was a tea party to speed the
rarting workers at the Congressional
/ Union headquarters this afternoon
| Mrs. Lawrence Lewis was hostess and
/ Miss Kate Gordon, of Tennessee, one
OF the guests of honor.