The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
THE PRESS AND THE WOMEN
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS IGNORED THE
INTERIM TIONAL CONTENTION

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LONDON. July Zl'-Ihe papers are arriv.
Ing from America with Naming headlines.
American Women snubbed at the Inter.
national Congress. Iherc could not be
greater MISREPRESENTATION. anu In view OF tho
uEparaneleu courtesy received since Wo have
been In London we cannot but regret state
ment which seems 10 snow 80 iitt'e nrprecia-
ton on our part inc American women have
not been snuoOeh' IL tho English women
trleu 10 yet tue non snare OF inc offices.
that was only lair hRht. ana not at all
IN the nature OF hnuo' MY last letter.
related the contest Tor the presidency.
whieh they "ahteu IN auu'tioh 10 the ONCE OF
Corresponding Secretery' ireey conceded to
them' Ihey also insisted uboh having tho in
ternational headquarters mere ana tho chair
manship OF Two OF the three standing commits
tees. They did not carry one OF these points.
Tor the presidency. the international head
quarters anu one cha[mahsh'p go 10 america
anu one W oerha"'' ih'S uoes hot LOOK very
nuch as IL our Aher'eah women nave been
sn"opeo'
Inc only shuo really administered to the
Americans mas been by tho English news
pnpors. anu this mas ihc'uoeu all tne foreign
ooiesa'es ana speakers as well. lhelr space
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EnRhsh women hotnihR can succeed In Great
britain unesS IL mas .ne nooilty Tor
pa'rons' Inc success Oh tne international
Nons[ess mas oeeh uue p'ineipaiy 10 the iact
.na. mas oeon % is,koy V'eperoneu oy
uuehoeSes, couh'eSses' vuiss anu honor-
aDe'' "o"0'' inv y, t"ess na' presiueo
wv uieo''nH' NUS. " '''e 'o'uao'o space IN
'ne u'N' uay p"p',s mas oeeI occupieo In re-
,,. .so WIS n''on Ion ,lo'' ,ne Ho'ls
nps. anu ,"e less IN l y,,i inc other
others from all countries have been dismissed
With n mara mention or omittod oItoaa,hou
when the unanimous verdict was that they had
by far the best papers Of the session
No impartial critic can have read the news.
papers Oh the last TWO weeks without admitting
,nat ther e, mas been especial discrimination
uo,'oo",,e sI h.ooao ' ttatn G%"a no 'no more
noticeable because their addresses have been
When Mrs. sewall was elected president y, tbn
Cnn r If tn s, Tn eI ,re a. o, inc
can be held by any woman. most OF the nonsrs
did not 40 mnch ma mention IN. ,,o, w.
obscure part OF the days proceedings. Had
Lady Aberdeen been reelected. the fact would
have been announced In headlines. The man
wav resnon.ihis tor this ,o,ton on ~. ~ ~
tha T ."i 80, "e.,on on 'ne part OF
sideration the American women havo o C onpv
words Of nrnise II ia Measure 70 sov ,H,t ths
w1,uS ose TO say .n"' ,he
every comfort and convenience provided and
tho Grant bodv mon,esl with M $3.50 ornor a and
Pu,n S asae a National enr
that the general treatmen. of the congress by
the press OF Great Britain has been somewhat
tem ma, ~ must 1e remembered that this
Prnce and Prncess Of Wass and All ' bs iho
finaaaIshed families are II town and tho social
are and o. ad Is
5ass s.
Tn nnn even eneints: ana tnat never Is the Eressurs
period Yet have Upon my table over sss 500 500
cI,np,niss reEaITding the Momn rms Congress
INNS UNI, sisretSI exs%i,,a{on SHOW. thss The
f1f to woTd In
the renG;rts; utterly without snap. srarke and
acteIistig pt he Eneiish press. which taxes
In hess ses Are
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put inns may DC necpuse IL mas poem 80 largely
70 me hahus OF me EpGnsh NOBILITY. The
LONDON papers relused TO give the congress
inuch IN the way OF advance notices. having
not .he silRntest TeallZhtlon OF its maGnitude,
ppt when they WOKE up to Il they wore liberal
s Wlth space ana II h1s noS oeen an uncommon
one meetlng The SPACE given by the conser-
xatiys L,m's Is especially surprising. although
TO believe that the general attitude Of tho
Is Is sitner Wise or representative. or
womankind:r but women will have to continue
E np along IN the DARK until the Thundere;
how they can best be furthersd,
,, mere mas neeh general val on the part OF
snH ea toa, ,nat women should band them
sion OF men: Ihoy forget. apparently. that
me inen nave nave poen setttng women this example
great deal OF that advice which men feel COM
selentious5ry pound 70 oner women on all &C.
cdslons. Ihere Is the usual Rush about the
place OF woman being at the frcside. the hand
that rocks the cradle. DC, and yet one editor
ueplOres the Rpn6eoSS uriyel OF the n