The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
THE NEW WOMAN.
why shosad She Not he Appointed to
Consulship?

What objection would there be 10 the |
by President Mckinley of
a woman consul here and there? 1t is
true that women could only vote for
Major Mckinley in three states of the
Union, but that was not their fault. In
every Office, municipal, state or ma
tional, to which they have been APP
pointed women have given entire salts
faction. In many cases they have been
acknowledged to perform their duties
more capably and conscientiously than
the men did who before occupied the
office. The duties of consul include no
task that cannot easily be performed by
a woman. Acquaintance with the Ian
guage of the country in which the con-
sular station is is the first requisite, and
there are probably more women lin
GUSTS than men among our educated
American classes. In any case the wo-
man consul would quickly learn the for
eign tongue. 1t is the duty of consul
primarily to aid in all possible ways the
commercial interests of his country. He
is to find out everything concerning the
exports and imports and the native
products of the region surrounding his
post and to particularly ascertain the
prospect for increasing American trade
there. Besides this, he must protect
American citizens III the foreign land
and help, so far as is in his power, those
who are III distress Much is made of
our ministers and ambassadors TO for
eign lands, but it is fact that they
oh ,,cbf,,1 10 tho
try than the modest, quiet consul who
does his duty. Our commercial interests
have been aided not little i'll recent
years by American consuls III foreign
lands. American women do not, as
rule, take that active part III public az
fairs that they should do, and this is men,
toned as a reproach to us by intelligent
foreigners of both sexes. am proud to
say nevertheless that there are Ameri-
can women who could fill creditably the
post of ambassador on minister plenipo-
Tertiary itself TO any country on the
globe, care not which one you men,
ton There are certainly 90, 900 women
who would fill in the most graceful and
efficient manner any consulship. Major
Mckinley has much regard for Union
soldiers Let him appoint to a few mod
est consulships some of the intelligent
widows and daughters of old soldiers
ladies. that is, who have their own liv-
ing to earn. All the country will APP
| prove.
A lady who lives in thriving little
| city il New York state says that at
| every annual tax paying season she OBJ
serves on the sidewalk outside the tax
receivers office a string of baby car,
riages. They contain babies belonging to
mothers who have gone inside to pay
their taxes. The lady says she cannot
see how it would unsex those good
mothers any more to bring the baby
carriages to the polls while they depos
tied their votes than to the city build
ing while they pay their taxes. Neither
can l. Can you?
eff men and women would only d'
their haggling over money matters II
privater" exclaims Margery Daw in TIN
New York Press. Just so. 1t is enough
to discourage single men and womei
from matrimony forever to hear bus
bands and wives wranRling over none.
in street cars, shops and hotels.
Margaret j. Preston was an excellen
lady who wrote some beautiful poetry
As much as one so gentle could scott a
ANYTHING, she scoffed at the new WON
an the one who believed woman hat
the same right as man to choose he
occupation in life, whatever it might b
that she liked best. Mrs. Preston neve
tired of Wanting the domestic prlvac.
of her life - She claimed to do all tn
duties of an old fashioned housekepeer
| dare say, heaven save US, she evel
made preserves. Her family was larg
one. Her notions of womanly domestic
ity would not permit her to let anybod
else manage her housekeeping. Sh
prided herself on it. Well, as she her
self confessed. she had crippled her lit
erary work sadly. She never did he
best writing, and she knew it and re
cretted it. That was one result. Anoth
er was that she suffered three year
from horrible nervous prostration
and died before her time. The worl
never had the best she might have give
it, her family never had the best sh
might have given them. All this sacrl
fee she made to her own dumb foolish
, ness. I don't think she deserves an
great sympathy except for being so silly
; The women teachers OF New Yor
city are finding out that he who woul
: be free himself must strike the blow
For years they have been toiling o
, with all the modesty and unobstruslv
, silence so commended i'll their sex. OH
I err city departments raised the pay
; employees They were left. till final
one day it occurred 70 somebody
notice that it was ret easy any longt
to get teachers for the New York publ
schools. Talented well educated sig
would not IT places. ahd there W'i
; more empty posts than applicants. IL
+ teachers themselves l.tn locked IA
| matters and fCuua thar , Coo CT thtl