Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-25

to give her pledge that she would not talk
on that subject.
"she refused and the address was can
celed. That is ALL" said Mrs. Boden.
Mrs. George p. Rose, of Sewickley sec
retary OF the State Federation and a MEM
Der OF the executive board. refused to say IL
there was a split or any unpleasantness
concerning the final decision TO refuse Mrs.
Sanger the right TO choose her own sub
Ject.
HINT OF PRESSURE
Mrs. Horace Brock, Philadelphia anti
sunraglst, first president Of the Pennsyl-
vania State Federation and honorary presi-
dent OF the organization, injected a new
angle into the controversy, when she told
this afternoon that pressure had been
Drought to bear upon the executive board
by certain members" of the Federation,
who threatened TO bring the matter to the
moor OF the convention II the executive
board did not take action to prevent Mrs
sanger from appearing on the federation
program.
II do not know who the women were"
Mrs. Brock said, but 1 can tell you
there certainly was some huttering
throughout the convention when Mrs San
gers name was seen on the program for
tho first time by many of the delegates
The subject does not make SO much diff
ference. Why the woman herself, who
teaches such things as she teaches, never
should be allowed on the platform of a
convention of the State Federation. Even
permitting her to talk would have given
the impression to the rest of the country
that the Pennsylvania Federation women
were in sympathy with her teachings. II
the executive board had not taken some
action I know that the delegates them
selves would have done so. What we
cannot understand is how her name ever
appeared on the program In the first place.
1t had to pass the program committee,
OF which Mrs. Charles c. Huff is chair
man. first Then II had to get the ap-
proval Of the executive board before II was
printed That is a rule of the federation.
So you can see the federation executive
beard only acted on the suggestion of the
delegates when It decided to change its
plans"
TALK OF sUFFRAGIsTs
Mrs. Brock limited that the suffragists
| might have been responsible for the appear
ance of the name. saying that the suffra-
| gists OF New York had rendered the BAN
quet to Mrs. Sanger after her release from
| Jail last winter, and said that many suffra-
gists were leaving the cause because OF the
| stand taken on the birth control question by
| some of their members.
Many other women discussed the matter
| at the federation meeting today but feared
| TO give their names on account of making
| enemies with ''the powers that be-" Some
OF them declared they thought the action
/
| said they were glad Mrs. Sanger had moi
| been brought to Philadelphia, and others
| did not know that the address had beer
cancelled, but thought Mrs. Sanger had beer
detained and a substitute had been obtained
because Of her unexpected absence.
"OSTRICH-LIKE" SAYS SPECIALIST
A famous Georgia specialist, attending
the annual session Of the Clinical Congress
| OF Surgeons meeting here this week, typifet
the action OF the women ''ostrich-like :
because they hid from knowledge OF whicl
they know little or nothing. This doctor
who has specialized in branch OF surgery
said the question Of birth control was on
upon which surgeons themselves did not a
yet agree. He said some doctors though
| II would be wise for the knowledge 20 b
| given TO mankind, others felt that Grim
would increase and still others believed
was necessary to prevent the bringing int
the world OF helpless babies for whom ther
ise no place in homes which cannot affor
them.
The whole question" said Mr.. Medics
Ethics, for he says he could not possibl
allow his name 20 be used, lis one muc
discussed at this time. know the doctor
themselves do not know Just what stan
to take on IT,"