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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
II Is the Proletariat
That Must Be Absorbed

How mad then is the International So
cialist cry of Down with the Bourgcoi-
sic! Up with the Prolctariat" How mad
the ambition of the British Labor party
to legislate out Of existence the bour-
geosie Of Great Britain. 1t is the pro-
letariat as it is to-day that must be alb
sorbed. This can be accomplished by
bringing to an end the conditions under
which they live and giving them the same
advantages the bourgeoisie enjoy.
The Womcn's Party as democrats can
not and will not tolerate the existing sys-
tenn by which the manual workers are
separated from their fellow citizens by
infcriority Of speech and manner, by ugli-
ness and poverty of clothes, by brutality
Of thought and action, all Of which are
due to lack Of advantages which to-day
arc the monopoly Of the so-callcd upper
classes, but which are the birthright Of
all.
That is what we mean by the abolition
Of the proletariat as at present const-
tutcd. How docs the Womcn's Party pro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Governor" Anne Martin, of the New West

wrcsted !. garden from the desert by
great system Of public waterworks.
She seems trife strange at first, this
Anne Martin who wakes SO eloquent
over sheep pastures and Federal water
power, to those who remember her as
the suffrage leader who won the vote for
the women of Nevada. That was what
gave her the title Of "Govcrnor Anne"
The last heard more of her when she
joined hands with Alice Paul as leader
OF the National Womans party, by which
-four million women voters Of the West
were to vote down the Democratic party
as punishment for their failure to pass
the Federal suffrage amendment. Wash
ington and New York knew her we'll then
"a rosy-cheekcd, laughing Anne Martin,
who never lacked words to answer the
arguments of anti-suffragc statesmen or
the iratc keepers of the White House
gates when the pickcting was in prog
rcNS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
In a Real Democracy
All Are Equal in Value

In a real democracy there would be no
inherent difference Of worth or capacity
between the various social classes. All
are equal in value and are necessary to
the prosperity Of the state. Differences
Of value there are and always will be
between individuals, but not necessarily
between classes. The present differences
between the classes are wholly artificial.
They are due to environment, training,
opportunity, and they exist because the
Bourgeoisie have in the main enjoyed the
advantages which more education and
good environment give.
Whatever the Socialists of the British
Labor party may say the so-called upper
classes, as far as energy, intelligence,
enterprise and other desirable qualities
are concerned form the backbone of the
nation. 1t would be strange if this were
not so, for they enjoy the advantages
without which an intelligent and respon-
sible ctizenry is impossible. They have.
on the whole, good prenatal conditions
we'll nursed infancy. long and guarded
childhood, good education, with training
for business or professional life. They
have proper material conditions of COM
fort and refinement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

halt truths, prejudice, reaction and mis-
understanding that stops the way to real
progress.
Pie real obstacle to social progress is
he theory that humanity is and always
must be divided into two sections whose
interests are Numerically opposed. In
ous section are the people of leisure and
education and in the other arc tho man
usl workers. To use the phrascology Of
The International Socialists they arc,
respectively, the Bourgcolsic and the Pro
lctsrat. This artificial division of the
human family is accepted by all writer's
On economics socialist and non-socialist
alike The nou.socis]sts take it for
granted that the men and women who
work with their hands are, therefore, in
fcrior by nature and must always be in
ferlcr to the rest Of the community in
education. speech. manners. housing and
dgess.
The socialist economists, on the other
hand, assume that those who work with
their hands arc, for that reason alone, su-
psler, morally and otherwise, to the rest
Of the community. Both fsllscics are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

and disciplined industries Of GERMANY
Before the war Russias industries wcr.
almost entirely under German MANAGE
mcnt end control. Afterward ths Rus
slams operated their own industries
Then came the debacle. when the WORT
ers turned the employers cut and tried
the experiment the British Labor partv
is advocating so loudly. The result wa
the total destruction Of industrial Rms
STA and, unless the Allies crush Ger.
many, industrial Russia viii revive onlv
to wear the old chain again
If we are TO prosper, if we arc to pro-
duce to the maximum Of our power in
order that the masses Of the pcorlc NAV
enjoy the advantages now monopollzed
by the few, we must guarantee to tho
workers conditions of industries ami
money reward for their tabor in accord
ance with highest Justice The workers
on their part must abandon their policy
Of restricted output, and they must leave
the control Of industry to those who are
fitted by special ability, training and *
perience TO control it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Hours Of Toll Saved
for the Housewife

Take these items alone---cooklng and
laundry work-and count the savings in
the weekly income Of the workers.
Food, and better food at that, at half
or two-thirds the present cost. Laundry
work done at the cost Of soap and starch
as at present purchased. Count also
the hours Of toll saved for the house
wife, who would be free to earn money,
to care for her home and children, to
improve herself, as the women OF the
leisure classes alone can do under pres
ent conditions
We would have in each community
dwelling provision for day nurseries and
creches, perhaps infant schools, IL
braries, gymnasiums, and certainly small
isolation hospitals or infirmaries Each
community could decide what special
features it wanted embodied in the
dwelling
We believe that children deserve much
more consideration than governments in
the past have accorded them Tbe right
Of children to be born safely and to be
we'll nourished through infancy and
childhood seems to US to be self-evident.
We believe that, when necessary, the
community should guarantee to expec-
tant mothers the food and other condi-
lions required for the bearing and rear
ing of healthy children In principle
this is conceded by our sickness insur-
ance laws But it is grudsingly con-
ceded, the benefits being far too small.
1t ought to be as fixed part of the so
cial code AS trial by jury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Congressional Wisdom-
Inside or Out?

She knows more about Congress than
it is proper for any woman to know
they growlcd in the Hobbies, aud now her
friends arc saying that a woman who
knows so much about Congress is just
the one to use her knowledge on the in
side instead of on the outside.
However, Miss Martin isn't saying
much about woman suffrage in her cam
paign for the Senatorship. The average
voter of Nevada cares more about Fed
eral control of the range than about
controversy in Washington, and it is
upon this that she is making her great
campaign.
Echoes of that campaign como back
East through the letters of her friends,
which read like n moving picture scens-
rio at times, so full arc they of the color
and romance Of the mountains. Cam
paigning in Nevada is not simple mat
ter Of stopping a1l automobile at the
nearest street corner and addressing the
empty air, confident that listeners will
appear like mama from the heavens.
"McDermott is eighty miles from the
railroad and has forty votes" writes
Miss Katherine Mullan, campaign man.
ager for Miss Martin. "In sparselv
settled country, however, forty votes are
worth travelling all day to reach, so we
started. Anne and l. The road, white
and slender, wound unending across the
desert between acres and acres of sage
brush-acres that stretched fifty miles
away to meet the mountains. The long,
hot day was broken only by dinner at
Rebel Creek, where a big Indian, SOL
der boy in khaki, the stage driver and
the lady politicians ate in unison and
silence. Forty-6ve miles more of sage
brush, and then McDermott. The cam
paigners ought to have been dead, but,
knowing they couldn't afford to be, they
cold-creamed their faces and descended
to the vcranda of the Ore-vada Hotel.
The Ore-vada is on the state line Its
bar is on the Nevada side, wet and it's
dining room in Oregon, dry--all except
one table, where wet drinks NAV be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
There Would Be a
Dead Level Of Poverty

Socialists have falsely taught that the
poverty of the many is due entirely to
the luxurious living of the few. The
truth is that if the entire production Of
houses, good clothes, motor cars, etc,
were equally divided among members of
the community there would be no appre-
ciable increase Of prosperity. There
for all. 1t is the prosperous few who
have created a standard of living which
must be maintained, and all our efforts
must be directed to raising the standards
Of the many to the standards of the few.
TO do this we must first produce the
goods to meet the increased demand. If
the standard Of life for every family de-
manded books, piano. motor caI, a
good house and garden, it is evident that
these would have to be produced and the
means found for acquiring them. The
Womcn's Party is determined to create
the demand for the higher standard for
all. We believe that this is better So
cial ideal than that of the international
SocldllSlo anu VIC ldulCo'o vi lilc plltiHl
Labor party. They seek to level the
community down. We seek to level it up.
Our policy in the forthcoming general
election will be the election Of members
Of Parliament who have The will to end
the war VIGOROUSLY and to work after
ward in favor Of our social programme.
We would begin by creating better
home life for the masses. 1t is perfectly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
A Practical Programme
for Social Reformers

Children well cared for and soundIv
educated; women relieved of useless and
soul-killing drudgery, freed to do re-
munerative work, thus increasing the
purchasing power of the nation; manual
workers of both sexes producing more
and more wealth; leisure for all work
ers, for when labor-saving devices and
latest inventions are applied to industry
a six-hour day will not be impossible
We think this a practical programme
for social reform, much more workabl
than the Labor party's panacca of Con
troll of industry by the workers. which
would inevitably lead, first, to the dc
moralization Of British Industries, and,
next, to their capture by the organized
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Rv VIOLET KlMBALI. DUNN

G\HE shot that was heard around the
world echoes III the Fourth Lib
crty Loan. The German super
cannon reached Paris; the super-cannon
of the loan is even now rumbling in
Berlin. Nowhere is the picturesque en-
phasized more strongly in the campaign
than at the Liberty Theatre, put up by
the Stage Womcn's War Relief in front
of the Fifth Avenue Public Library for
the sale Of Liberty bonds
Governor Whitman opened the thea
tire with a stirring speech on Saturday,
September %, and since then the days
there have been patterned in a human
mosaic, with patriotic thrill never very
far in the background, Thousands of
dollars worth of bonds are sold day.
and no wonder! For with scenery of
Allied flags waving in the clear sun
shine and a sky of almost tropical blue,
stage stars and screen stars, soldiers and
sailors, painters and musicians crowd to
the miniature theatre to give their best
for the great cause. If you follow the
crowd to the Liberty Theatre you will
probably come away with another bond
and you will have been given freely
what money could not buy-thrown in
You may hear great opera singer
Geraldine Farrar, or Anna Case. both OF
whom have sung many times there Now
1t is beautiful Elsie Ferguson who thrills
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
By EMMELINE PANkHURST

we'll known that the poor, and even the
wcl-to~do. manual workers live in
hdeous houses, poorly furnished, in
adequately heated; that their food is
not good, nor their clothing beautiful.
Yet for what they have they pay more,
in proportion, than the rich pay for their
luxuries. Because they have no modern
conveniences in their homes--in Great
Britain they haven't even central heat
the married women toll ceaselessly in
the drudgery of homework. They
have no time to be good mothers,
have no leisure in which to improve
themselves. We think that the cure for
these evils lies in cooperative living.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
w hat the Law
Allows

NEW YORK discriminatcs neither
~ in favor of nor against her chi
dren in the application Of RIM.
nal law. and therein lies justification
for the complaints of those vino would
conserve the great human Asset Of the
state and nation. Children need pcclal
legal protection.
The mature murderer and inc chlld
who takes human life with alleged nal
ice prepensc and aforethoueht stand
before the law on the same ground. If
man knocks down another and breaks
his head, he will upon conviction. rc-
ceive sentence for the degree Of assault
committed, and exactly the same proof
and penalty would hold il lie victim
CHANGED to be a child of tender years.
If the eyes of man arc backcned
by pummelling received in The secp
sion of his vino and zig tree. and he
does not choose to lodge a complaint
against his asssilant. there isn't any
thing applied except possibly Eminent or
- ~ - "H' A'uN IL NHpulN ~ NiN ~
ness of the state. if a enid suffer by
fault of omission or commission, to scs
IN protective and defensive capacity
without requirement Of charge or COM
plant from the child
IL is easily conceivable hat children
suffer from many abuses which neither
break bones, amount TO mayhem, or
leave bruises as evidence and there Is
at present no list of penalties for terror
izing little folk. breaking down their
spirit or leaving undonc those things Tor
their physical, mental and moral up
building to which they are entitled a.
wards of the state, wards who will III
time and turn be called upon 10 do lury
duty, to do military duty. to carry on
the great work Of government and CONF
merce.
To make children tit for life the "a"
and the Health Department, WORKING
hand in hand should proceed with
mighty worl. OF education to promote
understanding of child needs and chila
rights
Rose Falls Bres,
Counsellor et-LaM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Paul Chapman
and Society

10 the Editor of Tho New Citizen
am one Of the many women who
believe arc interested in Paul Chapman,
ard Il am obtaining signatures to a pcti-
ton to have the sentence stayed.
Il find the majority Of people arc not
in favor Of full pardon, fearing the
moral effect on other boys would be dis
astrous. Boys Of his type, and others
on the East Side of New York, arc fol-
lowing this case as they would dime
novel. In being fair to Paul Chapman,
to society at large, you have at the same
time now wonderful psychological op-
portunity to leave lasting impression
Of fairness and justice to both sides in
the minds of the huge "boy clement"
that We have in New York, which is re-
cciylng, in some of the congcstcd dis
tricts, so little direction
1t seems to mo to boil down the fact
that there are just two things to be kept
in mind: First, Paul Chapman has done
sufficient wrong to make him a danger
cus member in the community; he must
be given change to do better on account
Of his age. Second, the remedy seems
TO be, i'll my estimation, not a jail SEN
tencc, not rcformatory, not pardon,
but parole under another name to
some good Western farmer, who would
give him the opportunity of home, fam
lily influence. a broad agricultural life,
with some night school education.
Through the influence of women in New
York, am sure this could be accom-
plished. a detailed report of the case
should be made to the proper authorities
semi-annually.
/ should think this would be a wonder
ful opportunity for the women interested
in suffrage in the State Of New York to
take the boy up as a trial case of what
modern and human influences will do.
Il / can assist you in bringing to-
xether people especially interested in
the child question outside of the So
called city or state method | shall be
glad to do go.
Merton IT, Withycomb.
Superintendent, CIisdrea's Aid Soc,ety.
Cosunlescsnt Cksidrer's Home. Chap
pceua, ~ Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

that have looked on things he would for
get speaks to the people in his own
musical tongue. They surge to hear,
but cannot understand. A call comes
FOR some one to translate, and from an
unnotlccd corner of the theatre a small
woman steps forward. Her hour to
serve has come, and she steps out into
the sunshine, beside the priest. and gives
the crowd his message.
young Canadian officer. covered
with decorations, shakes your heart with
an eyewitness story Of Hun horror. You
listen with tears streaming, but his
words go home, for dozens throng to
buy bonds when he has finished So it
goes, each day bigger than the last.
The moving spirit "behnd the scenes"
is Miss Ray Cox, chairman of the Lib
erty Loan Committee of the Stage
Women's War Relief, and leader of the
pats..0tsc band of women nicknamed
Cooks Army" Always vital and
wholesome, smiling and good ma
tured, Miss Cox is loved both by the
crowd and the artist-no small feather
IN her already much feathered cap An
other member of the committee who
works without stopping is Mrs. Louise
Closer Hale, actress and we'll known
writer, who reaches twofold public and
Is dear to both. All this is yours and
much more! The price, bond and
chance to strike blow for freedom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
A Plan of Patriotic
and Practical Women

Great Britain has already laid the
foundation for cooperative living in the
community kitchens which have sprung
up to meet the serious food SHORTAGE 1t
is worth noting that the Labor party
has never put forth single constructive
proposition for cooperative living. The
community kitchens were not estab-
lshed by the Labor party. They were
first proposed by a group Of middle
class housekeepers, and were exactly
the kind Of contribution one might
expect from practical and patriotic
women.
When, last winter, marketing became
difficult and we bcheld long queues Of
people waiting in line to buy meat, tea
butter and other necessities of life, it
occurred to these women that if food
could be purchased in quantity by the
community, cooked in central kitchens
and sold to housewives in the neighbor-
hood Of each kitchen, coal would be
saved, rationing would be easy, profit
tccring would be stopped and all families
would get their share Of food
1t was Brtain's first experiment in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Workers Free to Use
Their Leisure Hours

Outside Of wage earning hours TIE
workers will find that freedom from re-
Straint which is theirs by right. AMI
which they may employ in any WAY they
sec fit. There is nothing inconsistent
with personal liberty or sch-respoct in
obcying instructions and observing dis
cipline for a few hours daily provided
that the workers are free to utilize
ample hours of leisure according 70
their will.
We maintain that our programme Is
modern as we'll AS practical, and jhat
the Labor partys programme is hope
lcssly old-fashloned and out Of date.
There was .time when the doctrine Of
class war was new. when it arrested The
attention and appealed to the magma
ton of people who were interested in
making better world But that tine
is long past The class War. in which
the capitalistc class was 10 hc over
come and suhjugated by the working
class. is quite as impossible means 10
social justice as is the Kaiscr's doctrine
of brute force as means 10 world
peace and happiness. Both must 20
We are all children Of the same lamiiy.
we inherit equally, and the good brown
earth produces enough for Us all W
have only to take and enjoy what he
offers us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
The Fallacy of Labor's
Programme for Housing

The Labor party has shown, in its
attitude toward housing reform, bow
little it really understands the problem
Of the manual workers and how poorly
qualified its leaders arc to speak for
women. Their idea Of proper house
is an inferior imitation of middle
class villa for each individual family
They leave out of all consideration the
fact that more and larger rooms would
simply mean more labor for the already
overtaxed housewives. Recently group
in the party sent out long question
naire to women, containing such naive
queries as these: Would you like hot
water laid on, or do you prefer cold
water?" would you like a BATH
We would have, not separate houses
for individual families, but large COM
munity houses where families, without
sacrificing any privacy, could share
number Of modern conveniences now
monopolzed by the rich. We would
have central lighting and heating, hot
and cold water, as matter of course
We would have central kitchens where
food. purchased economically in large
quantities. would be cooked by experts
and distributed to the private apart
ments of each family. Nothing is more
cXtravagant than private coal bin and
private market basket. These income
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

reservation arc in the picture, and buc~
caroos, many of them wearing their
chaps as if dressed for the scenario
man. Basco shecp men lend dark and
desperate look to the scene, while in and
out among them all walks tho regulation
'Wcsterncr,' lank and tall much like his
Yankee grandfather.
THAT man Of mystery known as
laborcr is there, one Of the great army
Of homeless seasonal laborcrs who wan
der throughout the West from lumber
camp TO hay field and from sheep shear
ing to farming, never separated from his
pack on-thc- back. which consists mostly