New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

A Great Example for Ame;e..
Opponents of Woman SuRrase

opponents or woman Suffrage .
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In an open letter to Mrs. wad,v.,s.
president Of the Women's National Asso.i-
ton Opposed 70 Woman Suffrage, Mrs. C.,,,.
Chapman Gait said that "the most viss,,..
opponent Of woman suffrage In the vs,,l
and consequently an ally OF yours, 4, n,
Kaiser OF Germany"
Mira. Wadsworth and the antis should >,
frain from rejoicing over such q victory. 4.
cause in the Kaiser's scales their weirht a..
not amount 70 very much.
A few months before the war q Rail.
professor. DR.. Koetho whose creates. a
vertisemcnt besides his pan Germsni,u -.
that he never permitted a woman 10 Att.
his courses-got an idea worthy Of Kul,n,
IL was the creation Of an anti-femini,. I.....
The project was at once submitted 10 n.
Kaiser. who, after congratulating DR.. Ks.,,.
With open arms, added grsciously that -.
himself was much worried by hmnis.
hustle" (sic), and considered that I, -.
timely something should be don. TO ara.
feminine manouyres bound fatally 70 di,,u,.
The ideals o. the state"
Soon after, under the Ugh patronar. a, ~.
Kaiser was founded "The German Le.r,.,.
Wage War Against Women's Emsncip,ts,.
the city Of Weimar, Saxony, being hoso,.a
as the scat OF the said society. whil. 1.
also the headquarters Of the vomen's r,A.,
lior.
Among the prominent members o. "A.
league were the following: DR.. Koetho. P,..
lessor Heinrich Tode, an art critic; Prof.u.,
Waldeyer. Anton Won Werner, director OF "A,
Berlin School Of Fine Arts; Msthia, Va,
Koeller, ex-Secretary Of State for Alue.
Lorraine, etc. etc.
few Of the leagues aimings are worn
mentioning:
First We must exact the status quo, keen
ing for man the exclusive electoral r,sh.
active and passive.
Second Woman because Of her sex should
never participate in those struggles which TO-
day attend the exercise OF every electoral
right.
Third-We know that women bachelor
must take the opportunity 70 carry on
trade or profession, but only as lons a
they will not trespass on what from mn,
mortal times is mans exclusive appanas.
Fourth Young women. even those mos.
gifted, must only study things which can in.
prove their feminine character
Ffth--From a pedagogic point OF y.v
also moral and national. We will fgh. 20.
education by every means in our power.
Sixth-Young women may be admitted 70
universities and technical schools, but only
as "auditrices libres."
Seventh-We will protect every femins.
association which with a patriotic spiri. viii
do it's very best for the raising. improve
ment and welfare OF womsn's standing, bC.
on the condition sine qua non that those a.
sociations will never look az man as CON.
petitor. but only q contributor.
Eighth-The departments Of State ChureA
and Justice must be taboo for woman, being
absolutely set apart for man.
Ninth-The subordination Of woman to mn
/ in every department or administration mua
/ be prohibited by law.
/ Tenth-In any litigation our duty Is 70 ~
that the oath OF woman should be eonsii.
cred, but, with the exception Of well proved
circumstances, not to the extent OF shadov.
. ing the oath of a man.
To sum up, the desiderata Of the lesgus
are not more against suffragism than sesins
the ants, the Indifferent ones added They
are above all perfectly mute on the first
among all the questions Of our day Of sor-
row: What should be the mothers light! OF
course, in a land always in want Of cereals,
but where Kultur is still blooming they DO
not bother a lot about il, because after al
, their exact standing is the one Of he yes
tails Of the old time. with the difference that
every fraulein's duty, according TO the Kul!ur
standard. is that as mere "msrmite' she
has to provide the gouash for the Hohsn.
( zolern stomach and the hors concours Prus
STA industry. It is called war.
HENRI DE LAFlT0LE
} New York, Oct. IS, 1917.