New-York tribune., 1918-10-13
Socialist Women
Tell Sufragists
They Oppose War
Candidates Answer Ques-
tionnaire Either in Mega
tive or With Proviso
Men Are More Loyal
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Replies Provide "Antis" With
Chance to Say, II Told
You Sol"

In the files of the New York CITY
Woman Suffrage Party are some docu-
ments that the party has not talked
about as an official and non-par%isan
organization. They are answers of the
Socialist Candidates for office to the
suffrage questionnaires, and, so far as
suffrage goes. they are loyal to the
cause. But when it comes to that
first and most important question on
the list. "Wil you support the govern
ment TO the utmost in its prosecution
of the war?' the answers are not satis-
factory.
In the main they are not the sort
that good patriots like Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay and her leaders approve. So
they filed them away, along with the
more satisfactory replies of the Re-
nublicans and Democrats, and, as a
non-partlsan organization, tried to for
get them.
There are two interesting points
about these answers. One is that not
every Socialist male candidate will ad-
nit TO {he suffragists that he will not
support the government in the war. And
the other is that every single woman
candidate either refuses to answer or
puts in . proviso.
Gives ''Antis" an Argument
The "antis" will hop on this second
point and say: There now! Our point
Is all proved; women are pacifsts and
men are not. just as we have always
said" The sutfragists reply: "Women
Socialists are pacitists, while some of
the men Socialists are not. but what
does thai prove about Republican wom-
en- and Democratic women and inde-
uerdent women and prohibition women n
and blondes and brunettes and all the
other women that aren't Socialists ?"
The answer. of course, is Nothing"
Following are some of the Socialist
replies:
Jessie Wallace Hughan, candidate
for Secretary Of State: "Nc. I am a
pacifst~
State Controller: Eyes, to first ques-
ton
Charles Morehauser. candidate for
State Attorney General: "Yes."
Raymond Wilcox, candidate for State
Engineer. "Yes"
Hugo {. Peters, candidate for Con-
gress. Sd District. Brooklyn: "Will do
all possible to live up to laws passed
by the government, but reserve the
right to Judge and work; vote as the
occasion demands
Awaits German Rebellion
Gertrude Well Klein. candidate for
Assembly, 4th Assembly District: "l
am loyal to my country, but do not
believe the prosecution Of the war will
bring democracy to Germany. When
the people of Germany rebel, they will
get It"
Joseph E. Klein, candidate for AS
sembly, 18th Assembly District: II am
in favor Of peace laid on President
Wilson's message to the Pope"
Oscar Samson, candidate for Assem-
bly,, 18th Assembly District; ''The So
cialst party is opposed to all wars"
Joseph A We'll, candidate for AS
sembly, 10th Assembly District: "Sincs
it is unlawful to discuss this question
freely must decline to answer
John Donahue, candidate for Alder
man, 37th District: 'Yes, against the
Junkers of Germany, America and else
where"
Rose Watson, candidate for Supreme
Court in Kings County: Il cannot an
swer these questions"
Scott Nearing. candidate for Con
gress, 14th District: mo, do not re-
gard war as an effective means OF
bringing about world peace and the in
dustria. democracy
Mrs. Block Puts in a Proviso
Mrs. Anita c. Block, candidate for
The Senate, 20th District: "Provided
the government supports the people of
the United States in their constltu
tonal rights of free press, free speech
and free assemblage."
A. Fucker. candidate for the Assem-
bly,. 1st District: ~ Will support the
government 10 the utmost in its en-
deavors to bring about a speedy peace,
but only one that will guarantee abso-
lutte liberty to all peoples Of al coun-
tries to determine their own salvation u
Simon Berlin. candidate for the state
Senate 18th District: Eyes"
Patrick Donahue, candidate for the
Assembly, 81 District: eyes, unless
they invade Russia against the Soviet
government
Belle Robins. candidate for the Sen
ate 23d District, The Bronx: II am a
Socialist party candidate. and stand
unQuahfedly behind the Socialist party
platform, copy Of which you can obtain
al headquarters"
Samuel Orr, candidate for the As
semely, 4th Assembly District, The
Bronx: 81 have always been opposed
TO the Junkers of Germany, who have
at all times oppressed the masses and
the people. l am unalterably opposed
TO them az the present time, and would
IKE to see their complete defeat at the
hands of the Allies or by the German
people Themselves"