The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-02
THE WOMEN AT WORK.
Various Matters of Interest to the
Sex Were Discussed Yesterday.

Washington. March t-YariouS phases
Of moral reform were advocated and
discussed at the sessions of the National
Council Of Women today.
There were two sessions during the day
and the need Of organization and CO.
operation OF women in accomplishing i'm
provernents IN government methods We're
generally urged.
The discussion eentered about the ,ques-
ton of physical force as a basis of gov
eminent ana was led by Rev. Ida G.
Shelton, of Moline, Ill, who made an
eloquent plea for the publication of poll
tics ana The requirement OF, character IN
the selection of those t. whom the con
troll of the government is ntru5ted., She
denounced the money power IN politics,
c0nplished only by spiritual force.
Mrs. Lille DeverauX Blake was unable
TO appear, but her formal address was
by n ne tb pre5d drnn oc Session
the presentation Of a greeting from the
league It expressed its sympathy with
the aims. principles. and ideas looking
to the betterment of the league and
ideas looking to the betterment of wo-
mankind. directly and Indirectly. and
| held that the best form of government
IS a representative one, made up Of all
citizens Of the age and discretion. After
citing illustrations from the recent cleo
tons to support the present method Of
the rule of the majority the league ac-
counts for this. not in gerrymandering,
| but in the nature of the system, and say
the remedy lies in electinS representa-
| tiveS from the state at large by means
| of q proportionate vote A Swiss or free
! list system is cited as the best scheme
| for ACCOMPLISHING this plan as dovetail-
I ing into present methods and giving the
maximum Of result with the minimum
| of change. 1t was urged az important to
women, because it was right and will
enable them to accomplish their aims
Mrs Lille Deveraux Blake, Of New
! York City, took a strong negative view
| Of the theory that the physical force Is
! the basis of government. She reviewed
| from the earliest days and asserted that
! the constant medieval conflicts SO
I drained the nations of their young man
deseendants Of the rfraff Of th are n fHe
I die ages. The closely woven industrial
4 ties that bind nations together was cited
! as factor of immense importance in
I the abolition of war, in the civilized
4 world and the revival of military spirit
/ shown in the drilling Of boys and the
I increase of the, standing army was dep
reeated as foolish and characterized as
/ useless and silly absurdity.
( Others who smoke were Mrs. Minnie
I Snow, of Ohio, Mrs. Clara Barton. presi.
/ dent Of the Red Cross. association and
i sion was devoted to reviews of the aims
I ana progress of organizations OF women
! Hannah ]. Baiiy, proxy for the president
Of the ~ universal peace union. DISCUSSED
I of the session We're "Organized Work in
1 Industry Nettie q. Mclaughlin, Of
I Massachusetts, president of the Nationa'
| Association Of Women StenograDhers
Il .'Organlzed Work in Moral Reform D
j Elizabeth Crannis, Of New York, anG
i t'Organined Work in Government Re
: FORM" Miss Susan Z. Anthony Of New
} York, president of the Suffrage associa
! ton.
1 The evening session was devoted 1
VI a separate discussion of moral an
government reforms.
The Woman's Suffrage associatio
had its first recognition from the cour
J sci and its president, Miss Susan Z
:. Anthony. of New York, was the pre-
/ siding officer during the latter part c
| the evening She spoke of women
: work and the ballot and made stran
}, plea for equal suffrage,