Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-05
woMAws WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A woman's Share In Passing the Inter
national Copyright Law.

journalist, has done some of the best
congressional correspondence that comes
from the capital. She is we'll liked and
highly respected by senators and repre-
sentatives, who give her free access to
committee rooms and save bits Of news
for her. Channels of information are
open to her as they are to the gentlemen
of the press at Washington. A friend
tells me that this bright woman did hei
share of helping on the international
copyright law to its passage. The bill
had been up before the house once,
but failed to pass because a quorum
was not present. 1t was the closing
days of the session. Speaker Reed
declared in righteous wrath that if
the friends of the measure had not
enough interest in it to vote for it when
it was on he would not call it up again,
because there were so many other neces-
sary bills to be put through before ad-
journment. Those anxious for the fate
of the bill were in dismay. Meeting
Mrs Burke one day, several Of them
begged her to call on the speaker and
use all her arguments to induce him to
let the measure come up again. They
had exhausted their powers Of persuasion
and he had been obdurate as a rock.
Mrs. Burke called on Mr.. Reed and
pleaded with him. He listened to her
kindly and respectfully, as was his wont.
He told her he would do whatever he
could in the matter, but would not
promise for certain. Next day, how
ever, the international copyright bill
was passed by the house.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, writing in
The Cosmopolitan, is rather inclined to
regret that women are SO interested in
the machinery of parliamentary usage
and are trying to learn it. May the
Lord forgive DR.. Hale, for he knows not
what he does. If he We're to attend a
few womens meetings and, in the midst
of vitally important discussion evolv
ing the disbursement of large sum of
money, behold woman rise and an
nounce millinery opening at such a
time, or invite the ladies to a rose tea at
her house next week, he would never
say word again against women learn
ing parliamentary usage; never.
Mrs. M Il. Hotchkiss has given to the
Yale preparatory school $275, 900, and
Yale college will not permit even an an
mex for women to be attached to it.
Very unfortunate it is that there are still
so many women like this, who will thus
deliberately turn and give their own sex
a slap in the face.
The race wants women, strong armed,
strong hearted women, not dolls and
puppets.
Annie Besant's motto is this: Be strong.
A grand indication it is to see women
beginning to stand by one another so
firmly. This is especially marked among
women. In New York l have
noticed that when one can say kindly
thing OF another in paper, or can help
her privately by good word or note of
introduction to get work, the aid is always
forthcoming. Somebody has taken occa-
sion to be sarcastic about this tendency of
women to ''write up" one another, but
the sarcasm is harmless. The fact re-
mains that women are glad to help one
another in any way possible, and this
sisterly feeling is extending to all classes.
When they stand by one another against
slanderous criticism and attacks on
character or unl1ind sayings, then the
millennium will come.
There is something pathetic in the
struggles and ambitions of the negro
women workers. Freedom has rendered
them twice as ambitious in worthy ways
as it has the black men. They wash,
iron and scrub, day in and day out, to
educate their children and get on in the
world. They in many cases support idle
negro men who refuse to work at all
while these faithful, industrious crea-
lures can earn the living, though the
black lords are ever ready to "boss" their
wives. So far as my observation ex-
tends, the free colored women are worth
far more than the men in industrial
fields.
This autumn the New Century club of
Philadelphia will occupy its new home.
This is one of the most successful and
progressive clubs to be found anywhere.
In the new building is a stage fitted up
for theatrical performances, and the
club is able out of its own ranks to fur
nish writer who can make sparkling
and happy dramas for amateur acting.
This writer, Miss Burnham, has written
one parlor drama, "Postal Cards" which
was successfully given at the Seven
teenth Street theater in Philadelphia.
The New Century club is fortunate.
Mrs. Ella Brown has received her di-
ploma as lawyer from the State Univer-
sity of Kansas, and will practice in part
nership with her husband at Holton.
DR.. Martha Robinson is her fathers
partner in the dentistry business in
Cleveland, and performs the difficult
operations on account Of her superior
skill.
Mrs. Loqua, Universalist preacher, Of
Chicago, says, "I believe that men are
in time to give up the profession of the
ministry and we women are to be the
only ministers. But we want both
Men must have fair show in the new
world that is to be created.
The southern Presbyterian general as
sembly has ruled that women must keep
silent in public. The southern Presby-
terian assembly is away behind the
wagon. The members ought to ask
their wives at home about this matter.
Itisa q significar,t sign of the times that