The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-28
FRANCES SCOTT'S
Y PAPER JEERED
Uproar in the Council
of Women.
OPPOSES EQUAL SUFFRAGE
VIEW OF AN AMERICAN AoCIETY
DERIDED.
Archbishop Ireland Delivers an Elo-
quent Address in Advocacy
of International Arbi-
tration.
OPPOSES EQUAL SUFFRAGE
VIEW OF AN AMERICAN AoCIETY
DERIDED.
Special Dispatch to The Cab.

. LONDON. June 27-The international
Council of Women. which assembled yes
terday in the convocation hall of Church
house, Westminster. is divided into five
sections or meetings, which were all
G crowded to-day.
Great interest is taken in the political
section which discussed to-day the Par
Namentary Enfranchisement of Women"
the vice president of the council, Mrs.
May Wright Sewall Of the United States
presiding. Miss Susan B. Anthony, one
4 K the American delegates, detailed the
= rogresS of the movement in America.
The announcement that paper by Mrs.
Frances Scott Of Massachusetts would
be read in behalf of an American
woman's society opposing female fran
chise, was met by a storm of Kisses Mrs.
Sewall protested against this ''intoler
ance" pointing out that no one was OBJ
liged TO. attend but that it was their duty
If present, to listen courteOusly to all the
speakers. The paper was then read,
punctuated by ironical cheers and de-
risive laughter.
In the professional section Nine. An
tOinette Stirling created some excitement
by declaring with much emotion that she
thought the speakers were too hard on
the men, adding that women only real
lied the full value Of husband when the
Detroit deplOred the fact that the pro
fesSion Of barrister was not open to
women. Yet women. she pointed out.
We're the natural confldantes OF their sis
tiers.
In America. the speaker continued.
medicine and the church were open to
women; but public opinion, she claimed.
was not sufficiently advanced to favor
women lawyers, though the law colleges
were open to both sexes, and many
women. like Miss Helen Gould, who de-
sired to manage their own estates. quail
fed. The intellectual advantages of
legal education, the speaker asserted,
more than repaid the outlay.
The Duchess Of Bedford presided at the
meeting of the prisons and reformatorieS
section where Mrs. Johnson Of Washing
ton described the success of women's re-
*Iormatories in Massachusetts, advocating
a system of trades whereby women might
. regain their self-respect.
An immense meeting, attended by more
than 2DOO persons, was held in Queens
Hall this evening. the Countess of Aber-
deem presiding. for the discussion of a
resolution proposed by the Baroness Won
Suttener Of Austria, calling upon the In
ternationaI Council Of Women to do all
IN Its power to advance the interests of
international arbitration. Letters were
read from Cardinal Gibbons of the United
States. Cardinal Vaughan of England and
cardinal LOgue OF Ireland, all of whom
We're strongly in favor of the resolution.
L1ddy Aberdeen then introduced Arch
bishop Ireland, who said:
come because we Americans know that
Lady Aberdeen IS devoted TO every great and
noble work and how unsparing she is Of her
humanity. I come also because the object of
the meeting is peace through arbitration.
Very Glad am to see this gathering Of
women ready to such means II Ia
worthy of women to work for such cause
I believe that in such matters as this they
should be admitted a footing superior TO
men, because they can and will do more.
Men do not have the time and IL may be
not the tenderness Of mind and heart which
would induce them 10 work with the unsparing
. efforts of women.
Public opinion holds the scepter to-day This
IS an age of publicity, when rich and poor
strong and weak speak out. Let only work
on public opinion in all countries and shall
succeed.
What is war before battle but the massing
together Of engines TO kill men? What is II
while the ground drinks blood and corpses
battle but the sending OF grief throughout the
land which nothing can assuage?
Should not humanity do all in its power to
stop this shame to humanity? Two thousand
years after the angels sang out Peace
Earth" there are wars. Let meetings be held
IN every nation beneath the sun and let men
say they the patriots of patriots who
seek to lives Of men. Let justice reign
and let 1t go forth from this great city OF
London tonight a message to the world, that
justice is reigntng and that peace universal
will be secured.
The speech was received with great en-
thusiasm.
Mrs. Mary Wright Sewall, vice presi-
dent Of the council, speaking upon the
resolution, said:
When the war clouds settled down upon
the United States every one asked what would
become Of the National Peace Council. The
press did not suppress its jeers, but coz
sidered the declaration of war a trumpet call
TO US TO be up and doing. We felt a greater
need than ever. We never thought war a DOS
sibity, and surprised at mistake.
President Mckinley accepted our appeal Our
action not an impeachment of our Gov
eminent, but example to help all Govern
hents. an example which only be obtained
from women.