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Editor North Shore Breeze, 
Dear Sir: 
- Ina recent issue of your paper th 
statement was made by a leading sui- 
sragist that the “Interests” so-called 
ire working for the cause of anti- 
uffrage. In a private letter I asked 
his lady for proof of her statement ; 
e gave me none, simply reaffirming 
r previous assertion. This was 
ite natural considering that the 
tement was not true, though | have 
no doubt that the writer entirely be- 
lieved what she said. The alliance is 
rather the other way. The facts are 
these : 
With regard to vice, Denver is 
notoriously the most immoral city in 
‘the Union, and yet women have voted 
in Colorado for over twenty years. 
‘The investigator for the Florence 
-Crittendon Homes (which are homes 
where women with illegitimate chil- 
‘dren are cared for) found more very 
young girls in these homes in Denver 
‘than anywhere else, and this is not 
likely to be remedied, for the recent 
child labor law, of which Colorado 
is so proud, permits girls over ten 
years of age to ply any street trade. 
As to the liquor dealers the state- 
ment of your correspondent is equally 
contrary to the facts. “The Vigilance 
Committee of the United States 
Brewers Association at Atlantic City 
on October 4th, 1912, went on record 
in regard to woman’s suffrage as 
“saying that the attitude of voting wo- 
‘men has proved beneficial to the 
brewers’ trade.” 
“California, with more women vot- 
‘ing last fall than ever before, gave 
‘an enormous majority against pro- 
hibition. San Francisco according to 
“Senator Weeks, h»s 3500. saloons, 
while Boston, which is one and a half 
times as large, has less than 700. In 
the recent campaign in Nevada the 
-suffragists acknowledge in print that 
the saloon men were helping them, 
and that in the recent election the 
majority of women in Reno voted 
against reducing the number of 
_ saloons.” 
In Tlinois, with woman’s suffrage, 
in the recent election, only three 
‘counties went dry, while in Michigan 
with male suffrage nine counties went 
dry. In Springfield, Hlinois, at the 
first election after women got partial 
suffrage 4800 women voted for 
saloons, 4300 against, while Lansing, 
the capital of Michigan, with only 
men voting went dry. Los Angeles 
was dry before women got the vote 
‘and immediately afterwards went 
wet. “Pasadena, which had been 
practically dry for its entire history 
“ANTISUFFRAGE NOTES 
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went wet when women got the vote.” 
The “Woman Citizen,” edited by Cal- 
ifornia suffragists, waged a vigorous 
campaign against the Anti-Saloon 
League. In Ohio, Frau Schwimmer 
spoke in a saloon for suffrage, and it 
was the anti-saloon people who de- 
feated suffrage in Ohio. (See the 
“Woman Voter,” February, 1915, p.. 
14). Testimony could be multiplied 
indefinitely, but I believe I have given 
enough to show that the “Interests” 
are certainly not working with the 
anti-suffragists. On the contrary 
“the suffragists are ignorantly play- 
ing straight into the hands of the 
forces of evil,” as was lately said by 
one of the most well-informed people 
whom I know. 
Mrs. WiiitAM Lowell, PUTNAM. 
Boston, June 1, 1915. 
EQUAL SUFFRAGE NOTES 
On Memorial Day the Manchester 
League sent a large contribution 90f 
flowers for the graves to be decorated 
by our local G. A. R. post. A com- 
mittee of the Mass. Suffrage Ass’n 
carried a beautiful wreath to the 
grave of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. 
Memorial Day has a very deep signi- 
ficance for Suffragists, who are now 
fighting a bloodless battle for free- 
dom. And we note with great appre- 
ciation that the women of the Relief 
Corps celebrate the solemn holiday 
together with the Grand Army men. 
This co-operation of men and women 
in patriotic work is exactly what we 
are asking for, in fuller measure; 
and we hope that the women of the 
patriotic organizations will realize 
that patriotism is not only a thing of 
the dead past but also of the living 
present,—a thing of daily life-—and 
that they will all come into the Suf- 
frage ranks, as so many of them have 
already. (Both men and women.) 
Last week Thursday, Essex Co. 
had a visit from the National Presi- 
dent, Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, who 
spoke in Lawrence that evening. Mrs. 
Robert G. Shaw took Dr. Shaw to 
Lawrence where they were met by a 
band of music and a great crowd who 
escorted them to the City Hall, and 
here Dr. Shaw gave one of his bril- 
liant orations to an enormous audi- 
ence. The Essex Co. chairman, Mrs. 
Mahany of Lawrence, presided. It 
is hoped that we can arrange to have 
Dr. Shaw come to Manchester when 
she visits Massachusetts again in the 
autumn. 
Suffragists are urged to remember 
that June 7 is “sacrifice day,” that 
gifts should, be sent to the Mass. 
headquarters (585 Boylston St.) be- 
fore that day, and that the auction 
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(a fine collection) will take place at 
Leonard’s auction rooms on the 8th, 
oth, and 1oth. . 
The most attractive money-raising 
function of the season will take place 
at Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw’s estate 
in Wellesley, “The Pines,” on June 
14th in the afternoon. Here an Eng- 
lish Village Festival will be given un- 
der the auspices of the Ways and 
Means Comm. of the Mass. W. Suf- 
frage Ass’n, who gave the Ballet of 
Sylvia with such brilliant success. 
The great feature of the occasion will 
be the old English folk dances, and 
to direct thesé Mr. Sharp will come 
over from England, while the com- 
mittee have also had the assistance of 
Prof. Baker of Harvard and Mrs. J. 
J. Storrow of Boston, both author- 
ities on folk dancing. The efficiency 
of this group of people, the famous 
beauty of Mrs. Shaw’s place and the 
great interest in folk dancing at pres- 
ent, all ensure that this festival will 
be with the exception of the Class 
Day functions at Harvard, the chief 
social and artistic event of the month 
of June. Many North Shore peopie 
will take part in this event, and Mrs. 
Shaw says that “The Pines” is 
easily reached from the Shore by 
motor-cars. Tickets may be obtained 
at Herrick’s on and after June 7. 
This English Festival was an- 
nounced some weeks ago, at the time 
of the Mass. Suffrage Convention. 
Immediately afterwards the Antis 
announced a somewhat similar affair 
to come off, before ours, in Brook- 
line. We acknowledge the quickness 
of this move, and fully appreciate the 
compliment paid us by this imitation! 
They have also paid us the compli- 
ment of copying our banquet and our 
canvassing campaign as well as they 
can. Now these rivalries are not un- 
friendly, and there is room fOr. all: 
But,—very seriously—since the Op- 
ponents so faithfully follow us in all 
that we do, and will at last follow 
us to the polls, would it not be more 
worth while and less wasteful to co- 
operate with us? We urge them to 
come with us right now, instead of 
taking the indirect way to the same 
end. 
ES eed LS 
A ParTICULAR JOB 
New Foreman—‘“What are yo’ do- 
in’ there, Rafferty?” 
Rafferty—‘‘I’m oilin’ the wheelba:- 
row.” 
New Foreman—‘“Well, lave it 
alone., I'll do it meself. What do 
you know about machinery ?” 
Idle men tempt the devil to tempt 
them,— Spurgeon. 
