The Detroit times., 1916-11-27
MRS. INEZ
BOISSEVA AIN
ENDS WORK


The continent Her political, fem'
.nist and paclhst activities had
made her world famous.
While che WAS an ardent sUffragi ~
as well a. an enthusiast Sociallft,
Mrs. Boissevain was fne "spoT
and y good loser. Though she p't
her heart and soul in Jhose causeF
that she championed her own pRgtizaH-
ship could not prevent her being "a r.
This trait in her character ~ not 80
well known 10 the general reader. but
II was one OF the Characteristic thAt
made her loved an4 respected hY
those who believed a. she did but
were blind TO virtues possessed by
the opposition.
This side OF the woman. together
with her daring nerve. is well 'ilus-
srated by an incident that occurred -
the lower east side of New YORK
three years ago. BOuck White one
az the high priests OF Socialism, and
Rev. John Wesley Hill who repre-
sented the opposition 20 the broad
kind OF socialism that IN that section
OF New York amounts 10 almost pure
anarchy. were debating the question
in a hall that was packed 20 the
Hoors with a muttAring and AZ times
even threatening mob of radical for
eigners. Inez Miihoilsnd vas select
ed ss the referee. Although her sym
pathies were all on the side Of Waite
Hill accepted her - run the debate
b~cause he we assured that her rul-
ipes would be fair
Miss Milholland was fsiT but ths
same could not be said Of the others
interested. white repeatedly pat
words an the mouth OF Hill and then
proceeded TO denounce them and the
speaker. Hills remonstrances that
he was being misquo;ed were howled
down by the mob that finally became
actually 90 hostile as 20 make IL sp-
pear the preacher was Ia actual
danger.
white lashed his followers into a
fury and then falsely quoted what he
declared Hill had said previously
Miss Miiholland dashed 20 the front
Of the stage and cried:
stop You are unfair. I am run
uinG this debate ard there viii be no
hitting under the belt. It's cruel
shame and I viii not permit IL. ]
would be ashamed 60 take such un-
fair advantages because the crowd Is
with YOU Unless you can stick 20
the facts and be the gentleman y0ur
opponent Is shall declare the meet
Ing closed"
II was a fearless thing 70 do le-
cause the crowd innamed nrst by
liquor and then by the hercs orstory
"a.
ward the stage as IL 20 drag Hill on
Under tho influence Of the beautiful
woman however. the mob hesltated
and tho leaders sulienly skunk back
20 their seats. Then the meeting
went on with "a semblance of order
but AT the suggestion 81 Miss Mlhoi-
land a police escort was obtained CO
get Mr. Hill out % the neighborhood
safely
Inez Milholland Boisssvain. who
died in Los Angeles. sunday. after a
sicknets of many weeks with per-
nicioss Hnasnia was uniqus
hgure typifsiue the militant move
mem of American womanhood strik-
inRiy beautiful. sine wss gifted vfth
. remarkable mind which lad rt-
ceived all Ia, hcntats of nighe@ edu-
cation. Born ~ wealthy parents
there Was nuthins .uat Was icfi gn-
done f1r the bipssona ne of ths taI-
~nsg and nstGra orihau,> of iutF
Miihoiisnds aHna itu uca aIacN was
The sdol o- her worship and freedom
ior women mcrtnl mora and rn.
nonie. Was ihs sud which She --,f
she ntuGico and was adust~d rs
iawyet frou Eassai ,elieEs ar8
threw herself INTO ths strugslcs ~
the worklrg giris IN ttc gsrnrnt
worker ftrikc it Sew York ft
Ever the friend ~ woms n stf sought
TO obtain suffrage in aus esN that if
mlEht bv uhta nod ard had gone on
the western trip az member uf the
Congressional tuion to worh iotafd
the defsst ~ the pcmocrats ih Zoe
last election when her noaith save
way.
A picturesque ngurs iu the woman
movement lu America tncz Miiholland
will always bc. for her re4at hrsriug.
beauty OF face and form. coupled win
m sbsolutS fesrlessuess made her
revered and beloved ty ali fhs proc
grcssivc women ct the United States
She sailed On the oscar n Nith th-
Ford peace party last December and
sectured daily a. the students cf that
expedition on democracy. suffrage and
her personal views on peace. She left
the party at Stockholm dcclsring tnat
~ WAS not in any sense Democratic
md that she could not conscientiouslv
ee a member or any movement prac-
ttcallx under the domination ~ opa