New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
War and Sufrao.
An Anti Who Despairs Of w..
While Women Seek Vo,.
To the Editor Of The Tribun.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: was interested in Mrs. Wa.
letter in The Tribune August 20 49,
how you reconciled your article, $500
emes Within" with your advocaev ,s
suffrage. | was interested, too, in -,
ing editorial on the same page h.,s..
Women's Campaign" Your exulta.,.
latter would be entirely justified II A..
had won the war. But has il won, 80
random a few Of The Tribune, r,rs
regard to Russia. On April 20 you So
collapse of Russia at the present tim.
nigh complete. All optini.-
gard to Russia is without any ,ov1
P. The collapse Of Russia i, -.
important single fact in the war ,,...
this year, and it has proved as great.
vantage for Germany as can be eo,.
The victory Of democracy owe,
racy, Of civilization over force, NAV e.
indecisiye.' On May you repeat, 81, y
lapse OF Russia is the greatest singh. -.
advantageous TO Germany in the who.
fict"; also, 1--WE cannot hope for ,uce.,
less We squarely face the fact tia. On, :,
are likely 10 be beaten without On,
We are in war the issue Of WI.
still doubtful, and the outcome win irhr
be defeat unless We are prepared 70 81.
as a war for our own existence" 0, v.
you ask at the end Of an editorial r, =
"Incurable Folly" If the "old Ameri.,- !,
mocrscy is to rival the new Russian 4
eptitude." On July % you say: 9TH, h.
Russian offensive has had :,
morrow not victory but dsintegratior j
Russian coldiers are on n. :
They pause only TO utter new and prot.
philosophic and moral speculations ', ]
have so far failed 70 chez. the Onrua
Germans"
In an editorial August 10 The Tribu,. j
serts that Craftsmanship in the pas y
never sunk TO so low an ebb as in II. y
three years. Never have the policies 81 -
nations been formulated b. politician. h.
deserving the respect and confidence Of ii, !,
fellow countrymen."
The English express the same opinion y.
publicly and privately, as far as Engla.!
concerned. They say We have non-si,a.,
politicians, hut not a statesman worthy Oh,
name, nor do we see one in sight.
1t is this England that has granted va,
to women.
II is this Russia whom The Tribune v,-,
Us We are not to depend upon. nation a..
testify weak and unreliable, that is grs,.,
suffrage 70 its women.
You say in your editorial. The Wo--,
Campaign: The swift onrush OF the IA.
Of woman will always be ranked high ar,
the iberating gains OF the war"
Will this hold true, for instance. II Co
many should happen thing not ncona-
able to win the war? The President ia !,
message to the Pope last week said ths, G.,
many was baked but not defeated. Does
further Termination Of democracy hold y
any alluring hopes Of democracy's ulti-s
victory? History records the same "svii, =
rush of the cause of woman" before the ioT,
fall Of every civilization. IL seems 10 bean
OF nature that as women become strons I
men become effeminate and corrupt II. |.
nation among the Allies that is winning :
admiration OF the world is the one ns.iO, IA
ignores the woman question absolutely, a
but one purpose and one thought, and thai
% win the war. France has had her Reg
Terror, her Age Of Reason. Perhaps thai
why she realizes that the cause Of Sc.
never gets anywhere. The God vhOn :
Kaiser prays to must look on with sni,
ronic delight at all thes. movements VIZ
are disintegrating democracy. Socialists =:
fragists, pacifists, prohbitionists are q,
the Kaiser an incalcu.able service. Il see
scarcely necessary TO say that the war =
be won, not by any of these movements !
by a strong, virile race OF men, with esq
energy concentrated upon the purpose
hand helped and encouraged by women q
ing the same sacrifice Of self in order 70 "a
the world safe for those who are 10 follog
I, too, ask how you can reconcile your !
ticles on the war with your advocacy Of ~
an'c sufFrage-that is, if you wish democ1
20 win? ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH
Palmyra, y. Y, Sept ?, 1917.