New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
Wilson Cabinet
Backs Women S
Plea for Ballot
Five Members Express Hope
of Victory in Letters TO
Mrs. Whitehouse

Backing I'D President Wilson's re-
cent plea for woman suffrage for tho
Fmpire State. i've Cabinet officials.
Secretaries Reddeld, Lane. McAtoo,
Houston and Dsniels. sent personal let
tiers yesterday 20 Mrs. Norman DC r.
Whitehouse, chairman Of the New
Yors State Woman Suffrage party. stat
ing their hope for a suffrage victory
November &. Their messages follow:
Secretary Redfeld: 81 am an earnest
believer in suffrage FOR women. There
seems no reason why, u women can
train our citizens, they should not
them selves have the citizens share in
all our affairs. Furthermore. there are
large sections Of our public affairs in
which women. merely because hey are
women, arc experts. The cause Of edu-
cation ia one Of these matters; so also
are questions of child labor and or
women in industry. I earnestly hope
for a victory for woman suffrage in
New York on November O."
Suffrage No, To BE Denied"
Secretary Lane: "This * an indus
trial world and those who do the work.
whether men or women. are not TO be
denied their opportunity for protection
AMI advancement through the action
OF the state A. matter OF pohtlca
philosophy, suffrage cannot be put
aside, and as a matter of wise policy
!. IS not 20 be denied"
Secretary Daniels: Women now vote
in many states. They have not ceased
70 be good wives and good mothers
because they devote a few minutes each
year 20 depositing their ballots. On
the contrary. IL has given them
larger view and 4 broader horizon OF
public questions. The Empire State,
which has leen pivotal IN the entire
history Of the country. has tho rare
privilege now OF throwing IFS treren-
dous weight in favor OF granting 70
women an equal share with men in the
responsibility of government"
Matter of Justice, Says McAdoo
Secretary Houston: The women OF
Interested in their country as the men
ana have "a much ~ stake in the sue
Cessful operation Of its governmental
machinery In my judgment. they
SHOULD, as promptly as possible. be
granted the right 10 exercise the fran
chisc by state action. The patriotism.
seli-control and intelligent action OF
women in the present emergency lend
=. - g. ont
Secretary McAdoo: The time has
come when suffrage should be given 70
the women of America !, should be
given promptly; it should be given
urgrudgingly: il should be given glad
ly Il is my earnest hope that the
great State of New York viii take the
lead among the states OF the East IN
doing justice 10 its women"
Wheeler Debate Sunday
Suffragists are looking forward 10 a
debate between Mrs. James Lees Laid
law ard Everett P. Wheeler, anu-suf-
fragist. Sunday night at The Bronx
branch Of the Free Synagogue.
Sufragists will debate only with men
ants. contending the question must be
thrashed out between sufragists and
the electorate and not between suf-
fragists and group OF women 3D.
jectors.
W. J. Burns TO Speak
Forty suffrage speakers will take
the stand al Columbus Circle Saturday
in continuous elght-hour session
from noon until 9 p. N. Among the
speakers will DC Judge William II.
Wadhams. Mrs. Alice Duer Miller. Mrs
Learned Hand. William J. Burns. Dr.
Walter /. Hervey. Frederic {. Howe
Mrs Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Norman De
Z. Whitehouse and Or. Katharine B.
Davis. At o'clock the speakers will
resign in favor OF the torchlight parade
and the mass meeting at Durland
Riding Academy.
To-day is Suffrage Decoration Day.
Thirty automobiles and sixty women
will tour the city 20 place ten thou
sand suffrage posters in shop windows.