New-York tribune., 1921-01-14
Woman Kissed
From Astor for
Defending Reds
Helen Todd, Friend of
Martens, Forced to Quit
Meeting of the Ma
tional Civic Federation
Attacked Labor Leader
Mrs. Pankhurst, Redfield
and Holland Speak After
She Has Left the Room

Helen Todd, Of 15s Waverley Place
champion of Russia and a friend of
Ludwig c. A. K. Martens, waved a
verbal red flag at meeting of the Ma
.lonal CIVIC Federation at the Hotel
Astor yeste rday, at which Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst, William C. Redfeld
formerly Secretary of Commerce, and
James =. Holland, president of the New
1orR Federation of Labor, were speak
ers.
She got action right away. AS soon
as the audience heard enough of her
lmpassloned oratory to realize that Miss
TODD was rebuking Holland for his as
sertlon that labor opposed recognition
OF SOVIET Russia, or trade with the
nation, storm of kissing and booine
broke out.
"You," quavered Miss Todd in riffs
IN the uproar, as she shook a finger at
Holland, you call yourself a repre-
sentative Of labor! Labor is for recog-
milton of Russia. The Federated Union
last Thursday declared for recognition
Of Russia. You"-
Holland Replies
Miss Todd's lips still were moving,
and those nearest to her made out
something about "untruthful," but the
commotion was so great that no one
even few seats away could catch so
much as a word. Mr.. Holland, who
had left the platform, returned to it
and gestured for silence.
Don't hiss!" he implored. Don't
hiss any woman. Let her talk. I'll
answer her"
Turning to Miss Todd, he asked her
If she was at the meeting of the Cen
4~@ L ~ rY7y--
day, to which she referred.
mo, l was not" said Miss Todd, re-
tiring from the field, "but you have
misrepresented labor. know what
was done there. You have no right to
refer to people as longhaired and short
haired. YOU
Again the audience lost the climax of
Miss Todd's address, this time because
she had withdrawn and the door was
closing behind her.
Mr.. Holland explained that he had
not been at the meeting spoken of by
Miss Todd, but that he knew what took
place there and there were men present
who were at the meeting. He called
upon Stephen Kelly, of the Allied
Printing Trades Council, and E. J.
Deering, of the Machinists' Union, TO
say whether he had misrepresented the
attitude of the delegates. They re-
sponded that he had not, that the meet
ing declared against recognition of the
present regime in Russia.
BY vote Of 400 to 2, the federation
adopted resolutions opposing trade
relations with Soviet Russia, or rccog-
milton of its government. The two
women who voted against the resolu
tion opposed it because, as one of
them said, the Republican platform
advocated resumption of trade with
Russia. Except for-< Miss Todd, it was
thoroughly anti-Bolshevik meeting
Riches for All
Education and property for all were
offered as the antidote 20 Bolshevism
by Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. Mrs
declared that "Soviet Russia was the
greatest receiver of stolen goods the
world had ever seen and the greatest
counterfeiter." Both Mr.. Redhed and
Conde Pallen, the third speaker, pro-
tested against the resumption of trade
with Soviet Russia and against the
recognition of the Lenine government.
H. G. Wells has been saying recently
that it was useless to be anti-Bolshevik,
as it is useless to be anti-anything,"
said Mrs. Pankhurst. "Of course. that
was true Of the women movement. 1t
will be true of the Bolshevik move
ment unless we find stimulating.
constructive program to offer to the
young people of the world, the warm
hearted young people, who see the
misery all about us, and are willing to
try any substitute that offers a hope
OF better things. We must show them
program of education and wealth for
all. Science tells US there is wealth
enough in the world, that we waste
millions by our ignorance.
We must not take from the rich to
divide among the poor, but we must
create new wealth sufficient to make
everybody happy and comfortable. We
women, now that we are full citizens
OF the world, must assume a response
bility for protecting our new-found
citizenship. We must preach this
doctrine of the abolition of Ignorance
and poverty"