The sun., 1919-04-11
BROOKLYN WOMEN
ASSAIL WADSWORTH
Two OH Republican Committee
Dissent From Report In
dorsing Senator.
SUPPORT ROOT ON LEAGUE
Kings Politicians Call Act Re-
sentiment for Opposition
to Suffrage.

Opposition to United States Senator
james w. Wadsworth, Jr. on the part Of
many women because of his stand
against woman suffrage has cropped out
In strange form in Brooklyn. 1t was
learned yesterday that 1t had led to the
drawing UP Of n minority report by the
wcmen members Of the special commit
tee chosen by the Kings County Repub-
lican committee for the consideration Of
the League OF Nations They refused
to approve the majority report because
II commended the stand taken against
the League Of Nations by Senator wajs-
worth.
The majority report. signed by the
seven men members of the committee, of
which Meier Stelnbrink was chairman,
favored a League of Nations but APP
proved OF thu criticisms OF It's structure
made by Senators Calder and Wads-
worth. Both Senators were mentioned
by name. Mrs. Estelle ID. Bush, one OF
the two women members of the commit
tee, made 1t clear at the committee meet
ing that. while she was willing to in
dorse any action taken on the league by
the other members of the committee she
would not sign a report that carried with
1t any Endorsement of Senator Wads-
worth.
The report was to have been offered al
the meeting of the county committee or
Tuesday. Mr.. Steinbrink learned that q
minority report criticising Senator
" ellsworth had been drawn up for pre-
sentatioR. 1t was signed by Mrs. Bush
and Mrs. Anna Dewitt the, other woman
me mber Of the committee. He hastily
got in touch with Mrs. Bush and prom
Used to withhold the majority report il
Mrs. Bush would drop hers. Yesterday
the text of the minority report got out
Mr. steinbrink would not discuss the in.
cident except to say that he regretted
that It had been made public He de
clned to give a text of the majority
report because it had not been presented
to the county committee He would moi
say whether or not 1t would be amended
to meet the demands of the women.
The minority report says:
The following members of your
special committee disagree with the re-
port of the majority Of the committee
as heretofore read. upon the following
grounds:
First, that We recommend the pro
posed covenant OF the League of Ma
tons as amended in accordance with
statesmanlike suggestions Of the dis
tinsuished Republic patriot, Hon. Elihl
| Root, be ratified by the Senate of thu
United States: and
Second. that we disapprove of tn,
attitude OF Senator James w. Wads
worth. Jr., in opposing the League o
Me- tons for the reason that his atti
tude as shown by his public acts anC
utterances Is apparently based not upol
sound craftsmanship, but upon reac
tionary political principles in this as il
other matters tending to progress an
public welfare"
Mrs. Bush is the practical head o
the organization in the Seventeenth
Assembly District. where she formerl!
was the suffrage leader. Mrs. Dewitt
liz an active Republican worker In tn
Twenty-frst District These are two o
the leading Republican districts ii
Kings county.
| There was no reason why the womel
should be opposed to the mention o
Senator Wadsworth's name In our reso
luton any more than that of Senate
Calder" said a member OF the com
mttee, except that the women wan
TO take slap at him because ne ha
opposed woman suffrage.
The reference made in the first par
OF the minority report to approval o
the league covenant. II amended IN &C
cordance with the suggestions OF Elih
Root. is simply an attempt at camou
hage. There was no real difference Il
the committee on this point