New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-28
MRS. BOISSEVAIN
COULD STOP WAR
Given Aid of Press. Would
Turn Nations to Peace
in Month, She Says.
ITALY BARRED HER
FOR PACIFIST VIEWS
Had to Register as Dutch Sub
ject, Owing to Husbands Ma
tionality, Before Sailing.

Give me supreme command Of the
press Of Italy OF any of the warning
countries and | will guarantee 10 turn
the sentiment OF that country for peace
inside Of a month. For that matter
the sentiment among the people is all
for peace now. 1t only needs crystal
lizing."
SO says Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse
vain. and as she returned only yester-
day from Italy, where the government
round her persona non grata because
she was writing about the war from a
paciist standpoint, she feels that she
understands the situation over there
fairly well. Mrs. Boissevain left four
months ago to write from the war zone.
But when she got TO the place where
the front had been. it had moved. and
before she could catch up with it she
was politely recalled TO Rome.
IF couldn't see any fighting it was
no use TO stay" she said when she
landed from the Italian liner STAN
paia. And, really, am very glad to
get back TO America was 80 home
SlChs Jul llOIAii0 Il n Abllk AtaAAt ~
be away from the suffrage campaign, IN
which every worker is needed. When
went | meant 10 stay only six weeks,
just to rest and freshen uD a bit. |
feel much better than when / went,
and when ! have spent few days in
the Adirondacks, TO get rid Of touch
of Roman fever | have, shall plungs
right into suffrage speaking and other
work"
Mrs. BoiSseyain laughed over the
story that her recall was due TO a
protest on the part Of correspondents
against woman correspondent gong
10 the front.
Il found an American woman CORE
sponient was not in favor with the
government. so got an assignment
from Canadian paper" she said.
"However. the fact Of my being 3
woman writer from America really had
rotking TO do with nv recall. Paron
Sonnino, the Prime Minister. told me
after nv return to Rome that II was
because | was a paciist and nothing
clse. asked If it vas because OF any
thing / had said in my published re-
PORTS and he said it was not.
but. in the end, they assured me
that the simple Fact that they did not
consider IL polite 20 have the war
described by a pacfist was the reason
they wouldn't let me stay at the front.
asked if they didn't consider wa
horrible.
at is horrible the Baron agreed,
but and then they bowed and
smiled and bowed again literally
bowed ne out of the country.
Mrs. Boissevain said she had heard
it prophesied in Italy that the war
would end in December
They just said December without
any particular reason" she observed
what they mean is that everybody is
so sick Of the horror that they don't
believe they can stand it beyond that
time"
Woman suffrage. Mrs. Boissevain
says, is sure TO come in Italy directly
the war is over.
"The Minister of the Colonies told
me that" she said "'Women will have
municipal suffrage he assured me
The women aren't anxious for il the
woman suffrage party is small in Italy
but the men, in working 10 enlarge
their own franchise, become insensibiv
converted 20 votes for women.
ana sun rage - Nblllik III i4IE iellil
too. do not agree with Mrs. Pethick-
Lawrence, who declared that all the
women are doing 10 aid the government
in its extremity won't have one straw's
weight when the war ends and they re
sumo the fight for the ballot. Mrs
Pankhurst is a great politician. She
sees that in putting aside the suffrage
question and working for recruits to
the war she is really working for suf-
frage. am disappointed in Mrs. Pank-
hurst, for womans cause should be
peace, and in being false to that she
has ceased 10 be the woman's leader.
But she is a very clever politician
Mrs. Boisscvain's husband, Eugcn
Boissevain, who joined her in Venice
during her stay there, returned with
her. She told the officials on the boat
that she thought it very unfair that
she had TO register as a Dutch subject
because her husband is Dutch. But
Mr.. Boissevain said he expected TO get
his naturalization papers IN about two
months. so his wife can vote IN the
next election if suffrage wins on No
yember ..