The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21
EDrToR's CUAT.
LADY Henry Sornerset's Tribute to American
Women and Men.

Women and Hen.
Foreipners visiting the United States and
mingIing with the people always impressed
with The spncrior intelligence ef these who are
in public employ, both men and women.
They have not vet learned that the leaven of
democracy is steadily doing IFS work, elevating
the masses through free schools, social societies
for mutual Improvement. reformatory and
formative agencies fratcrnal organizations,
church leagues and bands and the scores OF
associations, private and public drawing ali
GLASSES closer together in the bonds Of exalted
citizenship.
Not long since two British women arrived
from Canada 10 visit relatives in this United
States They could not say enough OF Che
ejyiljties Of railroad conductors baggage men
and others with whom they had come in con-
tact.
ut is wonderful" they said, remembering
their experiences in their own country, and
even In their adopted home in Canada
Americans travelling in Europe, women es-
peciaIl7. cannot help drawing contrasts be-
tween the public employees on public thorough
fares in shops stores and factories, ano these OF
our own country, and always to the advantage
OF the latter
There is trained sabservience there which
contents itself with doing things in a routine,
perfunciory way; there is uurez'rained COED
feeling and kindness here, the eliminating de-
tirs 10 please, 10 benefit TO help somebody aud
90 give The information and assistance needed.
ENGLISH AND AMERICANS coNrRAsrED.
Lady Henry Somerset is tho latest foreign
woman TO give utterSnce 70 her impressions
concerning americans as a class. Speaking Of
English country people and contrasting the
girls with those IN our own towns and villages
abe says:
Over in ENGLAND they simply vegetaie, but
IL. II. -
very strong desire for education. THIS I'M
pressed me especially at Chautaugua, where
saw the wives and daughters Of The farmers,
bright clever women, ali eager and interested
So get all that they could learn.
I'VE see nothing Of this in England. Your
farmers seem to ne like our squiTes, and the
average squre's daughter is tnurbt 20 play on
the piano q little and do some fancy work,
while 10 get married is the only aim in life.
As there are a million more women than, men
She situation is something Of . problem"
WOMEN IN LABOR MOVEMENTS.
Lady Henry is deeply interested in the labor
question and its relation to temperance and other
great problems Of the times. She believes in labor
organizations and like Jehn Burns. the great
British labor agitat0r who recently visited this
country, she cummonds the part that American
women have taken in the great strikes, as they
did recently az Haverhill. Mass.
81 In the North, she says, where women are
more intelligent than IN any ether part OF Eng
land, during the great coal strike, when 800. go
men were ont Of work, the women grasped the
situation and saw that even while they might
Etarve IL was better than the long slow starra-
tion of insufficient wages. Again and again
they had no food yet ] have heard them say,
we mean TO make the men stand out"
OF the result OF British strikes. Leading TO
conference and arbitration between employer
and employed, Lady Henry says: 81 We have
had ia England far more reasonable adjustment
of the differences between capital and labor
Eince labor organ izations have been recognized
and their leaders dealt with responsible men,
capable of explaining their grievance and also
pledged to resist any violencs.
WOMEN IN FACToRJEA
Lady Henry visited the New England fac
teries, where women and girls are employed,
and gives her impressions in the following:
"The class of women TO be found ia the fac
tories in Massachusetts seems 10 me 10 be far
more educated and 10 have far better oppor-
tuuilies than the women who work in the light
Grades aud empOyments in England. This
ought to facilitate organization. The great
difficulty we have is TO make the women
understand that combination is necessary TO
their interests and that to 'cut in and take
cheap work is not only injurng the whole labor
market, put putting themselves under a thrsl-
dom from which they cannot be Free"
WOMEN In JoUREALIsM.
1t 10 only within the last i've years" Lady
henry says. that English girls have gone into
Journalism" and in this she sees hopeful sign
OF popular education and Advancement. All
the leading papers-haps-o Que woman on the staff
aud very often several women in different de-
partments. o. course many OF them are Limited
10 the wOman's column. but there is q general
feeling that women can be occupied in other
directions and do good work. In the line Of
interviewing, ] think women have a great
future. A bright young woman on my own
ed al DIV IN
tbis very line Of work. Women have more tact
than men and again, 1t is much more difficult
10 refuse TO a woman and answer her CUES
lions, and 80 women often succeed when men
fail"
In comparing English and American girls.
Lady HeDry's comment was: 1.-The independ.
spce OF you American girls is a great advantage
90 you The position of girls in England is
changing rapidly. The number Of articles
which have appeared recently on the revolving
Slaughter prove that there is q tendency 70
abandon the old idez"
AK EXPLANATION.
Members Of the Loyal Home Workers and
c. c. who may have been Disappointed in see
Ing expected announcements in season, are
asked TO remember that the Triennia CoaDcil,
IN which the editor participated, necessitated
The forwarding Of mail from place 10 place;
hence delays and oversigbts. trying TO all, but
70 none mole than the writer OF this
SISTER CLARA BELLS nEsUEsr.
Sister GerH Bell Rushton. writing from Law
ton. Utah, writes that she some better since
hsr sojoarn with her uncle in a milder climate
but suffers from extreme nervousness
Der uncle is a veteran OF Go. II, 9th Me-, the
same regiment in which Brother Emerson
served. he and two more veterans at Rays
Vile, one Of whom lie DIR. Ingraham, Clars's
physician, are the only Union veterans in that
vicinity They have introduced Memorial
Day services and hope 10 make the observance
general
They are now arranging an entertainment TO
raise funds FOR paying the expenses Of Mem
eTisl Day. The society Of The Blues aud
the Grsys" viii help them, and now what they
desire ID song and poems OF rectatioDs, suitable
fer such AL Entertainments.
The sditsF b as recon menaed Beacon Lights
Of Patriotism" to be secured from Silvers Bur-
oett Co., SCHOOL, hook Pgblishors Boston, for
poems and recitatons. Now will the kind C.
Q. and Loyal Home Workers consider Sister
CEra's request and send her information such
"a she asker Specially suitable songs or recita-
taons Tor blue and gray meeting will be paid
for by G-A.k. Committed
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD