The Washington times., 1915-03-26
|Suffragist and Anti Agree in Fight
For Right of Women to Her Wages
Decision of New York Judge
Brings Sudden and Start
ling Amalgamation of
Thought In Warning
Camps.
By FLORENCE f. YODER.


Let there be a fanfare of trum-
pets. Permit the hautboys to enter
with torches, and let other demon
strations be made.
For the suffragsts and anti-suffra-
glsts have actually agreed on the
same point, OF course, one must
add parenthetically. not without in
stantly disagreeing on the finer
points. and absolutely differing in
their manners of procedure
The great fact is that they agree,
and the subject upon which this
startling condition hinges has to do
with the woman and her right to
almighty dollar which she has earns
ed.
Earth has no sorrow that money
cannot heal
The New York judge who ruled to
the effect that a woman had no
right to her own savings, uncon-
sciously laid plank In the platform
of the Utopian organization known
by some drcamers as the Federated
Women of the World.
Bringing the question right down
to Washington and to prove from
the statements of women in this city
the truth of the foregoing remarks,
| quote them.
Here Are Their Views.
OF the Judge who made the deci-
sion in the New York court. one
Judge Morschauser, and of the ruling
itself Mrs. c. Fl. Davis. president
of the Anti-Suffrage Association Of
the District, says: "Anti-suffragists
of New York should rally for the re-
peal of the measure allowing the
husband the use of his wifc's saw
ings."
Mrs. Antoinette Funk. of the pro-
suffrage camp. SAYS that Justice
Morschauser appears less of
judge than a cave man." and that
'he presents a revcrsion to past ju-
dicial standards long since discarded
by the more distinguished courts"
Mrs. Joseph Stoddard. second vice
president OF the Anti-Suffragc AS
sociation, cant understand the at
ttude which would permit such
decision, and calls it an ''unCivilized
law"
But perhaps the more detailed
more enlightening, and at the same
time give an cnlivcning view as to
how suffragist and anti would han
die the question.
Anti-Suffragist View.
Mrs. C. II. Davis. president Of the
District Anti-Suffrage Association.
believes that the anti-suffragists Of
New York should rally for the re-
peal of the measure that allows a
husband the use of all his wifes
earnings.
II think it is the duty of the anti
suffragists of New York to see that
this measure is brought up in the
legislature for action as soon as
possible, and | believe that they will
be inhuenti4 enough to secure it's
the vote. We don't know whether
the vote would be able to secure
them the passage of laws protecting
women, anyway. Every vote cast
by a woman who knows the situa-
ton will be outvoted by the ignorant
vote of women who do not, a con-
dition of affairs that is duplicated by
the ignorant mans vote at the pres
ent time.
THE fact that such ruling could
be made under the New York laws
is the fault of the laws. not Of
women or of men. Remember,
though. that the laws might be just
dS pdu IL llt "oiItil "Sit NotInE, - I
statistics show that suffrage has not
always been able to secure legisla-
ton of this sort.
II wonder II the Judge gave his
decision with any idea of the COM
ing vote on suffrage in the State
legislature. He may believe his rul-
ing will be influential. For my part.
] thought the laws of New York
were more liberal However, I think
that the anti-suffra gists will be able
to secure the passage of better
legislation without granting equal
suffrage first. That would be too
dangerous