The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
SOME OF THE WOMEN WHO WILL At
TEND THE INTERIM TIoNLL CONGRESS.


giu. Only the "Aristocrats ""-Somo
Grand old Women of the Day.
The programme has been received for the
international Congress- OF Women which Is to
assemble in London June - and continue
until iuly J. The Congress will be divided
into Ave sections. educ aJional. professional.
ruiiica social and industrial. and over fifty
cts,Inct meetings will be he'd In three great
bDH. IN thai city. The addresses will be made
jn English. German and French. The public
meetings will lie ouen to all who purchase
yickcis. hut the business sessions cal be at
tended only Ly delegates. and the number OF
these Is exceedingly limited. being confined to
the President and two representatives from
.a,h National Council of the different coun-
tries where these havo been formed. That OF
tho United states sends its President. Fannie
Humphreys Glfrney OF New York: it's dele
Nates. Susan y. Anthony and the Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw with at.rnates. Hannah J.
Bailey an Ellen A. Richardson.
1t must not lie imagined. however. that the
United states Is to have no other representa-
dives In this greatest convocation OF women
ever assen. bled. An examination OF the pro-
What appe0rs to lie much more than the If
IEhtful share Of places. but that is an Amcr-
scattered throughout the United States the
Iist may prove OF general interest
Msss,dic Ame ys GhieaSo; Mrs GynthiA West %sst
De'rolt, Mrs. Label & Barrows Boston; Mrs Mar.
ns' .srs sSf Father fo Me- Mr., smsa YDTHx
fr5yo, TIah; Mrs. EinAbetl IL q Grsnpis aud Miss
Si"s. n.y. fs't i & i$h .%'S$ E
h asn. A4% Ss Mrs. r Nj; Ann" ShS
Frauuughaiu, Mass. Miss klumpke, California.
Mr. neGccta d Lowe. Atlanta; Mrs Mary F. Lowell
ti2 n Mawr; Mrs. Anne SenneSs Miller Ter Ne% York
ii IS PIummrr Mrs. Qnintard. Mrs Hampton Robb
&leNelanI, MI Nj Torhnhs stewart n, hn9insSn. Nsw
M,r shaw New York city; Mrs ChariNtts Perkins
SETON pr sarah Hs I st%yens&m CHICAGO; DR.
Ward New York
In addition to these the following natrons"
Of our National Council will be present and a
number OF them will participate in the discus
sirus:
VA ,,.,, p,r,, poo, vic. pr,oilor, =, 81, Va
VIII With thu m p mt shs
N,urnni Couucti Ms Mary s Anth nv Rochester
: i: Mss Iucy i. Anthony Thiladelphia. Mrs
Muy l.. Byh"o 1nlanapolts, Mrs RALPH Emu.er
Toua shnttrr Inward, OskIani, Cal; Rev IDA g
IiWtn, Moline; Ill Dr. Hannah 4; Longshore
Phlhelphta Mrs. h!i1a0eth tlaritge Mciune. salt
80 10y; Mrt Ane Mhseer pierce inndispapoiis
Svpy SaIt LAX. NV Ni''0>'' "''N A' N"N' -
An examination Of this list will disclose tho
names Of many women noted In various lines
al work and will assure the reader tina. they
will not suffer In comparison with those from
other countries. The woman who ranks next
toths President Lady Aberdeen in point of
Office is an American. Mrs May Wright Sew
al. Iice-IreSident-a Large. and one OF tho
founders OF the International Council. eleven
years ago. She is the soul OF the movement
IN the United States and has accom- plished
iar moro than any other one woman here in
hehlIt Of this international meeting which is
10 rnIi together tEe uroEressive women Of the
civilized world.
,,.,,,,,. ,,, NJ, co-,r Who -, r,,tu,.,, =,
Nlr"pos OF Mrs. Sewall. VINO. as chairman oil
Che american branch OF the international,
Pence and Arbitration Committee. called fer
gatherings oil women in various cities on May
l.. it may be stated that the results have been
yer. very Erat.yIns. InsT were called IN order order
'hat the sentiments OF american women might
h Hdsn a hs re 6s I a r
show that 100 meetings were held In nineteen
tinn memorials and petitions we're sent from
organizations representing over 100000 NO.
men. In New York city where the matter was
Ilacel in the efficient hands OF Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson, twenty-six organizations in
4or-"d the r"s"!utions EnthHsia;tic, meet
1RS We're hrd at the niyersiy 81 CheaGH
iatter addressed by lresldsnt ANGEL me
lrnro onterence can nave no DOUBT OF the
NmIlhihv amI support OF american women III
A. tba rscor. national suffrage conv.ntion
m Latter v,s ra,d from S,n,n.l Gomnara IN
NrLIch h. Sail.
Tl. American, Federation Of Labor. at every con.
Ncut,"n wher. IT," ,ubjert was brought up and dis
-" has lllia lrlngly declared Tor equal legal
political aud economic rights for women. At the
convent uu lcll At He.roit thirteen FEARS ngp
solution t. that ~ was unanlm"naly aiorie T.
1t;utn,,,I nf.,.r.,lm.,,, rmfranChi.iny women vns
ernoirt"d among orr yarous unions, and within
sTd ~ 'rT r.''N'' nearly "'o'oo signatures
.rbi.ruo.ti,, or tba Acknowledgement y, NO
men intimately viii lie resolved into a fight of
tie workingn..u in behalf Of the working wo-
man. who j. deprived Of the power to protect
herself An analysis of the anti woman SUI
l,, 81 n,
within the last five wears will discose beyond
Il doubt that II is backed BY the so.callsd arts
tonratic element The men Of this class are
opposed TO universal male suffrage the yo-
men enjoy a life OF ease and comfort with no
conception Of th. toll and privations CT The
wage earners Both the men and the women
ar" hostile % the american spirit 81 equality
which finds its strongest eynrpssinn nt the bal
IT box. II * bevond their power to restrict
this privilege in the case Of men but they are
determined it Shall not be extended to women
kiplIng says:
Tn.t.ol b,nc,t,, thu b,r-o,s know.
prer-rIv wher" .,ach sharp DIN roe,
Ilr butterfly urnm the road