The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-27
IN WOMAN'S REALM.

The o e wishes to impress upon tho
women of the Northwest that while II strives
to make all its columns meet the wants Of
both men and women in the line Of news
and information. this particular column is
devoted exclusively to the interests of women.
These days when not only club women
and women IN public life are doing some Sc
rious thinking, but when the thoroughly do
mestic woman looks from her home upon the
trend Of social, Industrial and educational
affairs with an Increasing thoughtfulness and
growing convictions The world has seen no
reform whose origin cannot be traced to scat
tered expressions of individual opinion, fairly
and seriously expressed Signatures will be
withheld from print If it Is so requested, but
we want the views as well as the news of
what is being done and what ought to and
can be done by club women and non-club
women to improve the condition of the home
the school and the Industrial life.
We would especially urge that where wom-
en-. whether members of clubs or not, have
tried any experiment In connection with their
particular line Of work they would describe
the results for this column, as nothing Is so
instructive, encouraging and inspiring as ex-
ample. Comparisons are always helpful, and
We therefore anxious that clubs should
sumbit notes on their progress. To facilitate
this work club programmes are valuable
Among the many encouraging words which
Mrs. Lowe. president of the General Fedora
ton, uttered for the encouragement of Amer
lean club women were the following:s
The world has never needed them more
than 1t does today. More women daily are
forced to go into the rank. of the wage
Garner, and daily the voice is growing bolder
and louder Of those whose interest prompts
NJ
en- The voice speaks through corporations,
and says. No women wanted herer It
speaks through the press, and says, Let
women marry, and remain at home' dgnor-
ing the fact that in New York city 81 800
women support themselves and their hus-
bandsD 1t speaks through labor unions, and
says. Women must not thrust men out of
work! Is it not time that an answering
voice was heard? A voice which shall say.
Let justice be done! The wosld does not
owe every man living, but 1t does owe every
man, and every woman too chance to- earn
a nVlng. The best labor will always COM
mand the market, but 1t is fragrant injustice
TO bar competition by lines of sex. It is
barbarous to say, Because you are a wo.
man you shall not work. and therefore you
sfaH not eat!' This voice Is going to be
heard and that speedily. Let the New Year
ring with the cry of the club women of
for ALL "
The triennia1 convention Of the National
COUNCIL OF Women will be held at Washing
ton next month. committee on the care of
dependent and defective children, and one on
domestic relations under the law have been
recently created. In the latter committee
every woman member of it is a lawyer. Mrs
Mary Wright Sewali. the president Of the
COUNCIL, VIII preside at the convention, which
Is especially important this year. preceding
the international convention of the council
which Is to be held in London next June. A
number of prominent America women will
represent the council at the convention. Mrs.
SeWau. who Is vice president of the inter
national council. will speak on Organization
as FACTOR of Development of Modern Life :"
OAer American women to be heard from the
LONDON platform are the Rev. Anna Shaw
Mrs. Perdy Peck, Iowa; Mrs Octava Bates.
Oetroat; MRS. Margaret Cane, and others.
The bravest person in Leadyille is a wom-
an, says the Chicago Tmes-Herald who has
Just accomplished what no man had the temer-
ity to attempt. For months the city has been
run by the gamblers. who were doing a cash
business OF 100000 month. Officers from
poHcemen to Judge, were Indebted to the
gambling trust, and no one dared to lift I'm
the voice Of complaint. At last Mrs. Mar
garet Henderson. a pioneer Of the city and
president of the local Womans Christian Tenn
perance union, determined to rid the city
OF the vampires who were draining it's life
blood On account Of the strength of the
gambling element in the town she had 10
send to Denver for an attorney to prepare
the complaint and to be ready to prosecute
the violators Of the law In order to gat
around the friendly feeling that existed be-
tween the gamblers and most of the city and
county officials a novel procedure had 10 be
undertaken. The gambling resorts were
closed, and the owners and proprietors of the
buildings were placed in contempt Of court
should gambling be resumed. and past ex-
periences of the gamblers with the district
judge, Powers, let them know that to be in
contempt Of his court Is no trif1ing matter.
After the initiative was taken the churches
and merchants rallied to Mrs Henderson S
support and petition has been signed TO
keep the gambling resorts closed. TIL.
gamblers recognize with whom they have to
deal. and an exodus is already in progress
PLEA To pEaCE