New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
TIE WOMEN OF GREECE.
JENNY JUNE CROLY BRINGS FORTH ~
APPEAL MADE BY THE WOMEN
EIGHT YEARS AGO.

~. AVA. a, thu world are now turned upon orseeA
ord although the Greek men are monopousng
most of this attention, they are not gong %
allowed to have it ALL for It has occurred 70 eens
of the club women Of New-York that there mnR
be women in Greece. and they are looking around
for soma Information on tho subject. The hrss ~
suit Of the investigation was the following APPEAL
translated from a Greek paper ana olsco'ered
Mrs. Jennie June Croly.s scrapbook. The Appeal
was made in 1899, and was probably the nrst pub
lie act ever performed by the women OF GreseA
1t received 2 $50 signatures and READS as tolows:
We. the women of Greece, who form exactiy ha4
its population offer congratulations to-day o.
the twentv-dfth anniversary Of the Kings reign.
and as the wives and mothers Of loyal ci'izenA ~
bless God for the good government We nave a.
joyed during that period; ,,,.n ,.. bsnn.c.a !,
every corner Of Greece; numerous seaooIs ,, sae
gymnasia have Deen founded naval ana mii ,S.,
doors to every one. free OF charge by their means
the son Of The artisan hor ana Years. IS 10
in the wooden hut of ignorant peasants rise. y
day the highest h0nors and drc Sss0mes states
The Greek citizen shows by MS diIlgehce ~
love Of study that he s worth the ~ TIC ~
for him, and worthy or the contihueu So'' W W
Nation and its governors.
WOMAN NEGLECTED.
Rut with all this progress why is It that ~
moral education of Greece is inferior to the inte'
, lectual? The reason is to be found IN the u"9
neglect on the part of the Government OF the per-
son whose part It is TO guide all moral progress
| the neglect of woman. What has been done for her
| in these twenty-five years? What ministers haw
seen that the woman is the other hair OF man. ana
that as SUCH her education and elevation are necer
sary? Where are there schools for her education
Intellectual artistic moral or economic? There an
only the elementary national schools and fev
girls schools. expensive and imperfect what pua
lie institution IS there which receives free OF charn
the young girls from whom so much Is expectec'
IL the Government has been most neglectful OK u
intellectual education of women, least OF all has
had any care for the institution OF practid
schools. in which, free Of charge, they may b
made good housewives, dressmakers needewomet
nurses cooks and craftswomen. What does tn
utter neglect OF woman bring with II but th
moral decline Of the people, and the unhappineU d
man? Women blamed for being bad. ETC.. but
how ay e G0o o wan no for Sne
leading men have recognized that in the moral and
Of the man and the whole naton-Bismarck. Glad:
stone. Salisbury. Lokoona. Gortschakon. Crispi nt
Austria. Switzerland. Spain. Portugal Rumania
Serya and even Bulsaria.but Greece must be pus
in the same category as Turkey. because she xesr
| her women in darkness and ignorance. In this We
the source OF her ignorance and errors.
In the name, then, OF the prosperity and progress
| of the nation. We Greek women stand up to-day
and ask the Government to have lyceums for
| women similar to the gymnasium for men estae
| lished in the larger centres OF Greece. We ak
that in the capital at least there may be founded
school wnere poor girls may learn crafts and
| professions by which to gain livelihood and thus
| secure for themselves respectable and independ
| cnt support These. our requests we submit 70
! the Greek Chamber and Ministry. hoping that
! they will recognize their righteousness ard b
willing to put end to state OF things unbecon
ing civilization and highly disgraceful TO the Greek
nation"
! Mrs Croly says that she has not been able
, discover that anything ever came OF this uprising
and that It would be scarcely possible for ths
| Greek women to continue the agitation. as tnu
have of expressing themselves. Thy
| have clubs and no publications. and the whoA
| atmosphere OF the country is against them.
But the appeal Is all the more remarkaos. = =
| that account" she continued land the yigor oft1
| language shows that the feeling Of tho women
other countries is strong In Greece. the only diner.
| ence being that the Greek women have no way o.
expressing II. In fact, Il Is only the old spnn
which has never died out. The women OF anc.se.
| Greece shared in is political life. and in then
mythology their goddesses represented =
possessing qualities that have since come 70 Q
considered exclusively masculine, being heet
| foot. powerful in war and strong in intellect"