New-York tribune., 1917-12-10
Sarcastic Over Their Con-
version to the Cause of
Woman Suffrage
$86,326 Is Subscribed
Money Will Be Spent to Oh.
tain Passage Of Federal
Amendment

WASHINGTON, Dec. at mass
meeting in honor OF the freed suffrage
pickets here to-day, which taxed the
capacity Of one of the largest local
theatres and oyerfowcd into two out
side meetings. the National Woman's
Party raised ss6.326.34 to carry on the
campaign for the Federal suffrage
amendment. Mrs. o. II. j. Belmont
presided. and the chief speaker was
Dudley Field Malone, former Collector
of the Port of New York, who resigned
his post TO become chief counsel for
the woman's party.
Mr.. Malone made a bitterly sarcastic
attack on Messrs. Burleson. McAdoo
and Gregory. Of the Cabinet, during the
course of his remarks, in which he pre-
dicted an carly suffrage victory. lie
said in part:
Labor in New York State recognized
in picketing that form Of agitation for
a redress Of grievances which labor
had written into law on the statute
books Of the nation. and for the first
time the workingmen of New York real
i2e that since women were willing to
90 TO Jail for political freedom, they
of the labor world in controlling num-
bers should vote for their measure Of
justice. 1t was the labor and radical
votes which turned New York from a
100000 defeat two years ago to a 10000
victory this year.
"Free discussion and criticism Of the
government in war or in peace, as long
as il be animated by love of country,
constitute inalenable American rights.
Why, | have even the tolerance to con-
ccde Postmaster General Burleson the
right TO be wrong, which he usually is.
After the President had success
fully brought labor to the unified sup
port of the government, at Buffalo, Mr..
Burleson, with supreme genius, an
nounced that millions OF government
employees i'm the Postofficc Department
will receive no increase in salaries, not
withstanding the growing cost OF lv-
ing, and that their labor union organl-
zation, granted by Congress for re-
dress of their grievances. should De
abolished What valuable contrlbu-
ton Mr.. Burleson has made 70 the soll-
darity of labori go,
And it has been infinitely difficult to
understand where other gentlemen OF
the Administration stood on this very
question of suffrage. Mr. McAdoo APP
pointed last October TO the most i'm,
portant position under the United
States government in the State OF New
York a man whose first public utter.
ance was a bitter denunciation OF
woman suffrage, and then, before the
ides OF November, Mr.. McAdoo wrote a
glowing letter 20 New York urging all
the men of the state 10 vote for SUI
frage.
ain last August my good friend the
Attorney General. Mr.. Gregory, told me
in the presence of witnesses that when
ever it should be necessary to suppress
political propaganda advocated by
women the thing TO do was TO make
the women look ridiculous, and he ad-
vocated the sprinkling OF women SUI
frsgists with hose when they went to
picket for the Federal amendment. Yet
i'm the shadow of impending events OF
November the same Mr. Gregory wrote
an urgent letter 10 the inen OF New
York begging them to vote for woman
suffrage. But there IL nothing more
admirable than sudden convert.
"The most effective step the Presl'
dent and Congress could take to set an
example to the German people Of rea!
democracy in this country will be the
prompt passage of the Federal amend
ment. because then the battle line Of
our soldiers on the Western front and
the valor of our fleets on the high seas