St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-12
WOMEN WILL ORGANIZE.
Mrs. Diaz Has stirred Them Up
Husbands to the Rear.

Mrs. Dtaz mas Stirreu Inem Up
Husbands to the Rear.
Yesterday afternoon coterie of cult
ured and thoughtful women met together
in the rooms of the Business WOman's
club. Al West Fourth street, and held a
conference" meeting presided over by
the accomplished Boston humanist, Mrs.
Abby Morton Diaz. She began by urg-
ing the immediate formation OF an or
ganization in this city for the diffusion
of the views advocated by the progress
I've thinkers of the present age. There
is a feminine side Of humanity in
everything, and it is important that
the feminine side of mankind should
be felt and heard in all departments. 1t
is not right that man should have his
say in everything. OF course, woman's
sphere is home, but her sphere also is
everywhere where wOman's influence
is needed. She thought that If woman
had voice in the administration of the
laws, and in the distribution of money.
a great deal of the money would be
spent in tie prevention of crime, in
stead of in the Furnishing criminals. 1t
is better principle 10 take man and
develop him than to endeavOr to de-
grade anu dehumaniZe him. Men
themselves acknowledge that women
have more insight, more intuition
and executive judgment than men.
George William ChildS says that all
charitable organizations are great deal
better managed by women than by men.
She urged upon women the Importance
of taxing an interest in public affairs;
that it is their duty 50 to do. She paid
high tribute to the early pioneers in
the cause of woman'S advancement,
Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Mrs.
Cady Stanton, etc., to the early efforts
of whom women now owe all the advan-
tages enjoyed by them at the present
time. Man now has the legal right to
decide for women. That legal right is
founded on moral wrong. For
man to undertake to decide
for woman is an understandable inter
ference. Woman is an accountable
being, and she must decide for herself.
Opportunity for the fullest and freest
development must be given her. The
organization of club for center OF
thought was strongly urged. She Sug-
gesttd the name of Humanity club"
for this organization. The question was
asked if it was advisable for woman to
join club OF this kind, if the husband
be opposed? Mrs. Diaz replied that
the husband and wife should
sit down together and say:
Come, let us reason together" They
should say. with Lucretia Mott. '.Let
US agree to differ" Every individual
must decide duty for herself and him
self. When husbands and wives are in
a sufficiently high plane there will be
no need OF quarreling. A favOrte
triplet with the sainted Eucretia Mott
was: Dependence mutual, obligations
reciprocal, independence equal" Every
generation must think up something
better for the next. They must have
thinking clubs. as thought is the emb0d-
iment of light. With this end in view,
DR.. Emery. Mrs. G. b. Thurston, Mrs.
Hinckley and Mrs. 5. b. Beals were APP
pointed a committee to arrange for a
series of practical talks on humanitarian
topics. All Interested in NatiOnaliSm.
in the subject of Edward Bellamy's
Looking Back wards" or in the de-
velopment of man or woman in any
form, are invited to meet at Al West
Fourth street next Friday evening.