The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-19
WOMAN'S COUNCIL ECHOES.

The Washington Post comments upon the
fact that large majority of the members
of the womens council are opposed to the
policy of expansion. at least with reference
q to the Philippines. CAUTIOUSLY enough" it
declares, this feeling is especially voiced by
the delegates from the West"
The slaughter CT the Filipinos was de-
pounced as barbarous, and the war with
Spain was spoken of by some speakers as
witkcut cause. All deplOred the return OF
military spirit in national affairs Universal
peace" with arbitration was hailed as the
sum of womsn's efforts in international
affairs.
Our hearts are wrung every morning"
said Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, as read of
the slaughter of the Filipinos. 1t is time for
the mothers of America to speak out not
only to the of Russia, but to the capitol
on Capitol hill
- 4 regret it should have been left to the
car of Russia" said Mrs. May Wright
Sewau, president of the council Ito have
taken the lead for peace That lead should
have been taken by America, but the prop
ostiOn 70 disarm, coming as IL does from the
car. shows that il is practical
The resolution sustaining the ear went to
the committee and Will be reported back to
the council with the offensive sovereign citl-
zens" stricken out.
The Rev Anna Garlin Spencer, of Provi-
denee. r. l., one of the strongest women in
the movement, protested against the character
which had marked the discussion of the war.
She could not see how the attitude of women
- should be different from that of men regard
ing war. She said she was a peace-lover, but
not a non-resistant. I love peace" she
continued, but not the peace Of gibbets and
dungeons. There have been many times when
10 attain an honorable peace men have been
forced TO the awful onslaught of war
Some of the speakers have spoken of the
successes of the late war being an exhi-
bitiOn Of brute force. They were far more
than that. They showed the brains and in
vention of the nation turned into the current
of war with awful results, and this was par
tcularly true Of the navy"
At the election of officers the following were
p, chosen:
President-Nrs. Fannie Humphreys Gafney.
New York.
Vice President-Nanda Purdy Peck, of Iowa.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs Kate Waller
Barrett. of Washington.
Treasurer-Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon of
Chicago
First Recording Secretary-The Rev. Anna
Garlin SPENCER. of Providence R. I.
Second Recording Seeretary-AIrs. Emmeline
B. Wells Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mrs. Ganney is president of the Political
union. Of New York city, an organization
which has done much in municipal reform
She has not hitherto been known prominent
ly in connection with the womans move
ment. but was chosen on account of her work
in New York.
Mrs. CRANES, of New York city, in her
paper on Women OF the New Testament
said that modern conditions were proving that
there some things which could best be
done by women, but that in the great major
ity OF fields both men and women had an
equal place. She thought that the conserv-
Rtism of the church in regard to women was
lnjuring the latter more than any attacks
from outside.
1t is somewhat curious that while the