New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09

Of Miss Susan b. Anthony as grim weather
beaten Plymouth Rock.
When the veteran warriors name was called
there was an outburst OF applause which dis
closed her prestige the most famous woman
in the assembly She rose with a determined
air tore off her black gloves, whisked on her
bonnet and prepared for the fray: and In mo-
ment her voice ringing through the hall
with thrill Of earnestness in 1t which the most
fluent and vivacious woman on the platform
might we'll have envied. Then 1t was made
clear that age cannot wither nor custom stale
her infinite variety" for she def In her COM
pliments compassionate In her declaration that
she did not yet despair OF men. CHEEKY In her
forecasts OF the mission Of the International
Council and intensely belligerent in her shrill
summons to her sex. Organize. organize. or
ganize!' Only one woman rivalled Miss An
thony in volume Of voice and power OF com
handing attention This was Mime. Finkel-
stein Mountford. from Palestine. who In trum-
pet tones that might be heard from Dan to
Beersheba proclaimed her cosmopolitan char
acter, since she had been born in Turkey, was
Russian by descent and an American citizen
by adoption. and was married TO an English
After this full dress parade there was an
evening reception at Stafford House. with
al Council settled down to the serious work Of
readjusting the affairs OF the universe. The
most practical action was taken at mass
meeting held in Queens Hail. where resolu-
ton was adopted in favor of international ar
bitration. 1t proposed by Mrs. Byes. one
OF the founders of the Womens National Lib
eral Association. and was seconded by Nine.
Seenka, Of Germany. the organizer of the
women's memorial to the Peace Conference. BY
the adoption of this resolution. Lady Aberdeen
being the witness. the international Council
entered on a new phase of its existence. 1t had
not previously identified itself with any single
movement, but nasmuch the women of the
world were bound together by international ties
and the Golden Rule OF love, they were under
obligation to do all that was possible to prevent
the mere possibility OF massacre by war under
modern conditions.
The meetings at Westminster Town Hail.
Church House and St. Martins Town Hall have
been conducted with businesslike directness and
dispatch, and with time limit vigorously en-
forced There have been educational profess
sonal legislative and Industrial political and
social sections with an annex for girls, where
the larger parts taken by the women be
understudied. Men heard at all the
TONS but as most of them speak badly the
privilege accorded to them is really clever
detail Of organization. since they good foils
for the fluent and animated speakers Of the op-
posite sex Most OF the foreign delegates speak
English with remarkable precision and facility
French addresses are sometimes heard but the
German delegates speak English like natives.
Lady Aberdeen has presided over the educa-
tional section. where such questions the
psychology of childhood. parental responsible
ty. the kindergarten system and university
har haan Aa,.a
taken a prominent part in these debates. Pro-
fessor Earl Barnes has given a clear outline Of
the child study movement in America, and Mrs
Clara Perkins Stetson has made urgent APP
peal for the employment OF trained assistants
for young children in place Of nursemaids. One
of the most picturesque figures in this section
has been Nine. du Portugal. a dainty old lady
with white hair and pink cheeks, beautifully
dressed In soft gray and white lace. with pink
roses to match her complexion. She was trained
by the contemporaries Of Froebel and Baroness
Maronhotz and has been teaching In Italy for
forty years. Miss Weldon and Nine. Michaells
have explained what has been done in kinder
garten work in England. and have ADVOCATED
a free system Of instruction for women
The professional section has been opened by
Mrs. Creighton broad lines. She has de-
scribed the washerwoman member Of a
profe sslon. and has contended that training does
not unfit a woman for domestic life Mile.
Marie Popelin. of Belgium; Miss Octava Will
Jams Bates. IL D., Of America. and other
women have read papers the professions
open to women, and there has been much debate
over the compatibility of professional life with
domestic duties. Mrs. Fenwick Miller took the
audience completely into her confidence by de-
clarng that she earned more money in profess
siona life than many men. and by calling upon
two of her daughters TO rise and to give evil
dence respecting the perfection Of their home
training. Mrs. Gieow. from Alabama. and
Nine. Antoinette Stirling have taken part in
these interesting discussions There has also
been a bright debate womens work in liter
AZURE with Mrs Flora Annie Steel. Mrs. Car
michael Slopes Kassandra Vivaria, Kate Doug
las Wiggin, Lady Lindsay and other speakers.
The only section where there has been ripple
OF excitement is the political one. where Mrs.
May Wright sewall has presided. Miss Susan
b. Anthony heard here with respect and
enthusiasm when she declared that suffrage
must be granted to women az right and not
a privilege, and Portia In the person OF Frau
iein Anita Augsburg. a legal practitioner in
German courts. followed her on the same lines.
Murmurs were heard but quickly sup
pressed when ant-suffrage paper by Mrs.
Scott OF the NewYork Remonstrant Society,
was read by Mrs Montgomery Moore an Eng
lish delegate; and a warm welcome was extend |
ed to Miss Florence Balgarnie when she replied
TO the arguments and denounced the action Of
the House Of Lords in dsqualifying women for
work In the new local councils OF London Cries
of "shame!" rose from every quarter OF the
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