New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Ianmany Woman
r ebuk e s Pacifsts
At League Meeting
Warmly Replies to Miss
Newman, Who Says La
Dor Opposes War

1t was all socialism and paci6sm and
reconstruction yesterday at meeting
called by the Woman's international
League at the Fifth Avenue Restau-
rant in honor of New York's women
candidates, until q Tammany woman,
Mrs. M ry M. Lilly, of the 7th Assem-
bly, District, arose to save the day for
the war.
And coming as her speech did upon
the heels of a speech by Miss Pauline
Newman, Of the Socialist party, in
which she declared that "she supposed
she was seditous, and didn't care if
she was" Mrs. Lilly's straight-from-
the shoulder declaration of war came
at q decided climax and surprise at
the end Of an otherwise placidly
paciti tlc afternoon.
"T m not Socialist" Mrs. Lilly told
the ience, which was composed
most. IF Socialist women, "and
stand for the war above everything
else. have given everything I have
to the cause of war'-she pointed to n
captain's insignia on her dress-"and
| gave because ] believe IN this war.
Reconstruction and peace conferences,
yes, but we have got to beat Germany
TO her knees first. Then if, in our ten
der mercy, we show kindness to the
Germans, we'll and good, but the sword
must be hung up first. Unconditional
surrender is che only possible prelimi
nary to peace"
Speech Is Coldly Received
Mrs. Lilly WAS rewarded for her
patriotism by only faint handicap
ping from few war supporters in the
crowd. She is the candidate from the
7th Assembly District.
Preceding Mrs. Lilly Miss Fannie
Witherspoon, Miss Elinol Byrns and
Miss Pauline Newman all candidates
for Congress on the Socialist ticket,
and Mrs. Catherine Peck Wylde,
Dem ocratic candidate for the State
Senate, spoke. Mrs. Wylde did not
mention the war.
the voice Labor did not have, but
should have had" in determining
whether there should have been a
world war.
Miss Newman said that labor would
have voted against the war and that
the laboring classes still oppose it,
Then she added her rcmary analyzing
her OWL state of mind.
In expounding the congressional pro-
gramme of the Socialist party Miss
Witherspocn referred to what she
called the "railroad administration
mixup," in which "private ownershir
and public management were combin
ing to make service the last considera
of the Supreme Courts right to re-
verse legislation and the Pres dents
veto power.
Wants Women at Peace Table
A plea for the presence Of working
women at the international peace table
was made by Miss Byrns. diplomacy
is non-essential industry" declared
Miss Byrns, (which we can very we'll
do without in peace a. we'll az war
times"
The Woman's Intern ationaI League,
which called the meeting, ia the out
which Miss Crystal Eastman was chair
man. Miss Eastman is chairman Of
the new organization, and the member
ship includes Miss Katherine Dew
ereaux Blake, Mrs. Mary Ware Den
nett. Mrs. Theresa Malkiel, Mrs. Flo
renee Guertin Tuttle. Miss Pauline
Angel, Miss Madeline z. Doty and Miss
Nell Vincent.
Yesterdays was the first of series
Of meetings to be held in the effort to
elect Congressman and Congress wom-
en- who will carry out the leagues pro-
posals for world peace and reconstruc
finN