The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
ALCOHOL COURAGE.
An Anti-Suffragist Arraiens Mrs.
Batch for Her Contempt for the
Fighting Qualities Of Mere Manhood.


To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: On
her return from Europe recently Mrs
Harriet Stanton Batch. the noted suf-
frage leader. informed the American
public that the soldiers now fighting
In Europe were prepared for their
tasks by stimulation with alcoholics
like racehorses, to give courage.
A statement from a woman who
leads many women and some men. like
a similar one of Jane Adams reflect
ing on manly courage, ders~nds in
vestigation. That these charges can
not be true Is plainly evident from the
fact that liquor supplies cannot be
kept in the trenches. nor are alcoholic
drinks served as rations to the SOL
diers Of any Of the armies as one
Of your correspondents. a Brooklyn
brewer, has recently stated.
In the German and Austrian armies
liquor nay he bought under restrictive
rules from the sutler under supervi-
sion of the company commander. The
quantity with which such q merchant
may burden the already too heavily
burdened transportation facilities must
necessarily be small.
In the French army one-puarter OF
n quart Of wine Is sometimes served
10 the soldier after arduous work,
None is permitted in the trenches
~Innkeepers who sell 1t are fined. and
on the second offence they are driven
| from the camp.
In the British army no grog Is
served in the trenches; after arduou'
work the soldiers sometimes receive
/ two ounces flour tablespoonfuls) OF
rum on recommendation Of the med1-
cal officer.
In the Russian army vodka Is
taboo. These facts are obtained from
first hand sources. which are open &c
your inspection. Therefore the gent,
feminists who believe that because
the female bee kills the male aftel
fertilization is accomplished the fe'
male Is by natural law the superior
sex. may not deprive man VI his leas
admirable quality. brute courage.
That Mrs. Blatch should he only too
ready to believe any reflection upor
manliness is due to her early train
ing. according to her own Statement
/ ltt W NV WIS w ~, 49,
after she insulted the Chief Magistrate
of this city by a c~ontemptuous eplthet
calling him q boy, because he did no
receive the SUITS with open officia
arms. She IL reported az venting he
contempt for men in the followin!
language: MEN are really the timi'
and coy son. My grandfather. VIII
was n Judge. used to throw a napkii
over his head when things happene'
in the house" a woman who doe
not hesitate to hold up the pusillanim
ity of her grandfather as an exampl
of mems "timidity" would readil,
credit and gladly publish anythinl
contemptuous OF men in general.
II Mrs. Batch exhibits this iron,
on manhood when she needs the vote
Of men. what may men not expec
when she rallies her plant followers Il
pursuit Of office and emolument afte
they have given her the coveted vote
These ideas are not personal. as nj
may claim: they are the underlyin'
idea OF feminism. which has been de
fined by Mrs. Gait in n New York news
paper as the revolt OF ONE agains
. Nv AI'p NlAi NV 'Ahl' ~ 80 ~
by God 10 be slaves. dependents o
pl~aythings." She also wrote that sui
frage is the political side Of femin!sn
Another suffragist wrote in m of tn
magazines. "Feminism is war. VIII
doubts IT." Blood will he shed. o
words to hat effect. And the edito
expressed the same idea in his intro
duction to the article by referring I
reminism as 1.-THE age long conflict he
tween the sexes" The author Of thi
article referred 10 suffrage as "a tin
part Of fcminism."
The ardent suffragist is a feminis'
the feminist is n socialist or anarchis
\ vote for equal suffrage is a vote 10
socialism or anarchy. These partie
favor votes for women because the
know that the more numerous wome
below stairs will outvote the wome
who employ them and n be con
trol.ed by them more surely than tn
women above stairs by their mel
Their emblem. red, was conspicuous !
last Saturdays suffrage parade.
Equal suffrage will he defeated b
every manly man. The strength q
the lower element of the franchis
must not he increased.
r. r. GLESN.
NEW YORK. October -.