The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-03-12
A FEMALE RADICAL.
Japanese Woman who Heads a
Political PARTY,


kageama Hidde is probably the
most remarkable woman in Japan.
She is hardly 27 years old, of medium
height and faultless figure, and has
great, soulful eyes that are calculated
to make all hearts of male Japs pal
pitate violent responses to their
glances. The hearts of male Japs.
however, have little interest for Kape-
anna Hidde. She considers love and
matrimony to be matters of second
airy Importance in her busy life. and
values men above women only as
more powerful instruments in the ac-
complishment of her one purpose, the
democratlzlng of Japan, for Kagea-
ma Hldde is radical of the radicals.
an agltator of the agitators. O. kind of
Japanese Louise Michel without Louise
Mlchels craziness and venom. She is
the leader of the radical party that is
shaking the aged institutions of the
Mlkados empire and from her home
IN osaka superintends the organiza
tion OF her followers and the spread
ing OF the propaganda.
what do Kageama Hidde and her
people wish? How do they try to in
duce others to wish the same? How
90 they intend to get what they wish?
kageama Hidde recently answered
these questions with her own pretty.
painted Japanese lips.
we desire no central government
but self-government. The organiza.
ton OF the party is difficult. AS we
may not conduct it openly, we con-
duct 1t III secrecy. Most of our neo-
pie are so far behind the times that
we consider 1T best to proceed step bv
step. The end of it all will be COM
lnunism, or something of the kind.
Of the redical movement we lInor
nothing, because our papers are nor
allowed to print anything about II
Our own views, too, may not be print. |
ed here. As the law neglects to forbid |
the reading of our works however we
PRINT abroad as many papers as orr
limited means allow, bring them here
and distribute them among the masses
we are sorry for the Russian nihilists
Louise Michel's name is familiar wifi
US, put we know too little about her
views TO say whether we indorse
them or not. Most Japanese have
very Anticipated ideas.
Nevertheless, we must labor with
them II we are to revolutionize orr
politlcal system, and we must move
Forward little by little. Thus we con
Quoted our agitation for parliament.
the advocacy ofwhich was once a penal
offense. Now we have the parliament
we ask Tor more. We are foundino
associations or groups for the eleva.
tlon fthe masses and heundermiI,inp
ofthe arlstocracy. We are callinp for .
government by the people, in which
The lower classes will also particinote
we wish equal rights for all. and ve
ook Tor the supporters of this move
ment naturally among the work., n
people. They must be won at anv nri, q
\ small part of the Japanese peo,ie
$ very radical, but only q small part
am founding schools in which women
IRE educated practically. Ourpartv Is
'ailed the liberal party, and our oroan-
Latlon is known as the group system.
ne present system of government i,
pound to be upset by us, but how
'oon l cannot say"
kageama Hidde IS a schoolmistress
~ profession. She has already ben h
by Imprisonment for ey-
PRESSING her radical opinions. SIZE
worshiped by the mass of neonle
lmong whom she electioneers. not INV
or her kindness and cleverness. nt
. $50 ior her humility and simplicity of
leSs, Her har Is combed strai. lit
,om her forehead, and lies in a ps n
wist on the back OF her head. P,rl
ndersklrt Is of madorned dark ; lk
er oversklrt is OF unadored silk OF a
lshtiy lighter shade, and the cloth On
er head is unembroidered and white.