Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-16
REBUFFS APOSTLE
OF BIRTH CONTROL
Parkway Auditorium Bond
holders Committee Can
cells Meeting for Jan. 80
HER ARREST THE CAUSE
Woman Who Defed Law in
Brooklyn Appeals to "Fear-
less of Philadelphia
By M'LIss

once more Margaret Sanger. brth-con-
,rol advocate, has tried to invade Phila-
delphia.
once more she has been rcpulsed.
The little Irshwoman, Of New York, who
made the police work powerfully hard to
discover the birth-control clinic that she
established in Brooklyn to disseminate in
formation to the poor. and who is now out
on bail pending her trial for this offense,
has made another attempt to present her
views to the Quaker City. The first, you
rho state Federation of womcn's Clubs
when Mrs Sanger scheduled to speak on
birth control was requested at the last
momen: to switch her subject to "Gmmigra-
ton and declined to speak
This time. through the Offices Of friend
the Parkway Auditorium was engaged and
the date OF her speaking was set for Janu-
ary 20. But when II was learned who was
10 speak and what the subject was to be-
the committee of bondhoders, according to
Superintendent II. H. Boyd, didn't care
about giving Mrs. Sanger, in view of her
recent arrest. any undue popularity by
renting her the auditorium" Richard NJ
Cadwalader is the chairman of the COM
mittee.
WOULD COME ANYWAY
However, it developed today. Mrs San
ger wants to come anyway. Bat only il
she is wanted, Accordingly, she has sent
the following telegram:
Unless new hall engaged, postpone.
object to imposing presence on Phila-
delphia unless wanted. Has city no
group or organization fearless enough
to take definite position on the issue?
MARGARET SANGER.
Today the following advertisement APP
pearcd in several papers:
WANTED AT ONCE
Names and addresses of women who
sympathize with Mrs. Margaret San
gers campaign FOR birth control and
who win help organize n meeting for
her in Philadelphia this week,
Does Philadelphia want to hear Mrs.
Sanger?
A group Of women representing varied
interests says Yes" emphatcally "it mat
ters not whether we approve or disapprove
OF her theory, she is entitled to n hearing.
And how can we know whether we approve
or disapprove until we do hear herr"
Or. Kate Baldwin. who is ardently inter-
ested in the dsseminat ton of birth-control
propaganda. was one of the first to sane
tlon Mrs Sangers coming.
81 shall certainly want to hear Mrs. san
ger when she comes she said. II believe
i'm the brth-control movement and speak
out my beliefs There are birth-control
societies in Pittsburgh. Cleveland. Boston
and New Yorli--soCietics in which such
eminent men as Dr. William Robinson and
DR.. Abraham Jacoby are interested. ! I'M
derstand that such a society Is soon to be
established here ! am in favor of it,
Another woman physician declared that
she could not subscribe 70 the publication
Of the methods of birth control that Mrs
Sanger advocates until she had heard them.
but that the spunky little woman should
have every opportunity to tell about her
works and her belief.
NOTHING IIERETICAL"
There is nothing heretcal about her
doctrine" Mrs Augustus Eshner, club
woman, said. ut is ridiculous to keep Mrs
Sanger out of Philadelphia. | remember
at the federation of womans clubs of
the State in this city there was a general
expression of disappointment on the part OF
the audience of women when 1t was an
nounced that the invitation of Mrs. Sanger
TO speak on birth control had been re-
scinded. OF course I shall hear her If she
comes"
Mrs, Elmer Il. Melick, a State officer in
the federation of clubs, also expressed her
desire to hear Mrs. Sanger saying:
"I think it would be very narrow-minded
Of Philadelphia to refuse her audience. How
can we tell whether we indorse her theories
unless we are permitted to hear her?" Miss
Elizabeth \. Hin. of the Pennsylvania
women's division for national preparedness
took a like view.
II am sure that all women will be inter-
ested in hearing Mrs Sangers methods. We
may not necessarily subscribe to them" was
the way Mrs. Alexander Geary, n Media
lawyer, alsoa clubwoman, put il, but we
are entitled TO hear them"