Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-02-03
WOMEN IN FRANCE.
They Are Much More Conservative wfan
 The Men.


 The Men.
 In one of the recent congresses Mrs Henrotin, of this city, discussed the question of women in finance, says the editor of the Chicago Tribune, and in the course of her remarks aptly and truthfully said:
 Many of the great financial difficulties of the country come from the fact that the women realize in no manner it's financial condition. It | is imperative that women now take new stand in the financial world, and should be in- formed as to the financial condition of the coun- try, and not only that but she should have the sense of responsibility which would make her attend the meetings of the institutions in which she holds stock. There is large number of in- telligent women in this country owning great financial interests. These women would make excellent directors; with Q little exertion they could acquire the requisite knowledge of finance, and then relieve the men oi some of the tremendous burdens from which they now suffer. If once the feeling of moral responsi- biity toward ihe financial n erosts of the country could be aroused in women it would be greatly 10 the advantage of the country She hates to be in debt and extended lines Of credit present no charms for her. She would be 8 tremendous conservative factor could she once undertake the management of financial affairs
 Mrs. Henrotin substantially has thrown out new suggestion and one worthy of consideration. If woman should acquire knowledge of finance and take prominent position in it's ad- ministration, and if her present feel ings should continue and be perIEanent, she undoubtedly would prevent much of the existing gambling, plunging and embezzlement If, with adequate knowledge, she had a larger voice in bank management, for instance, she would be conservative and look to the securities, and cautiousness instead of reclzlessness would characterize the conduct of bank business Undoubtedly Mrs. Henrotin is correct when she says women hate to be in debt. Those who are careless about debts are the excep- tion Men seem to be natural born plpngers and enjoy rislzing their accum- ulations on the turn of care. Women, on the other hand, are cautious sus- picious, and debt-fearing. If this quail ity were combined with the requisite methods there does not seem to be any reason why women should not make. successful bankers and financiers.
 It is certain that under these eircum- stances if women had had control of the National bank Of Indianapolis, the Marine bank of Milwaukee. tine Pacific bank of San Frs acisco, tie Chemical bank of Chicago, and silverman's and schaffner's banks in this cit., they still would have leen going along, paying one hundred cents on the dol lar, and making fair dividends. The high rollers would have no chance to roll, or the plungers to plunge with cautious woman, hating debts, in charge of finances. Mrs. Henrotin's suggestions therefore as to the moral responsibility of women towards fnan- cial institutions, particularly those in which they are interested, are sound. It goes without saying that if women were educated in the mysteries of the finance they would not so often be at the mercy of unscrupuloussagents and fnanciers who easily take advantage of their ignorance.