The Washington times., 1902-02-18

cross word to anybody else. Theft is un-
known. a woman can so anywhere in
the country without being molested.
widows, as legal heirs Of the husband
have the right to the full administration
of their estates and are the legal guardi-
ans of their children. Venezuelan women
have no form OF suffrage Public en-
ployment Is not forbidden them by law
They can be employed in telegraph and
mail service. and when they are. they get
about one-half the amount of wages given
men. The Central University of Caracas
| has conferred upon Cornia Cardinas
midwife's diploma. but she is the only
| woman who has defied the social preju-
dice There are no woman's colleges in
that country.
Punishment for crime is the same for
men as for women. Married women can
make wills and can testify in court. but
as rule their depositions are taken in
their own homes.
'As the Catholic Church is the official
church, women hold no church Offices.
venezuelan woman usually selects her own
husband provided she is of age There
are separations in Venezuela. but no di-
yorces."
Address of Chilean Delegate.
Mrs. Gait then introduced Senorita Car
olina Huidobro, of Chile. who wore
quaint costume such as is worn by the
Chilean women. She spoke in part an
follows:
Il can endorse all that Mrs Upton ha,
said of the marriage customs of Ven
ezuela. In Chile We call it playing bias
Many people have asked me since 1 came
mere whether l am married. 1 say, no;
there has been too much playing bias in
my ii1e prefer to wait until l can
choo5e my own husband.
THE conditions of the South American
Republics must now be of especial inter-
est since Uncle Sam has reached down
INTO the West Indies and adopted those
babies down there
We hope that the tariff milk will con-
tain a sufficient amount OF the cream of
reciprocity SO these children may not
be starved.
Standing of Chilean Women.
Let me clearly state-and 1 say this
either from the standpoint of my knowI
edge or my ignorance-that the women
of Chile, as a whole, that is, from tho
aristocratic to the middle and working
classes, are far ahead of any other wo1n-
en- OF Spanish America, and in this they
are aided by the liberal views which tho
men are beginning to entertain concern
ing the status of our women. Within the
last two decades the men have felt helped
by the courage ard far-sighted ability
which the women have shown both in
political and monetary crises, and no
longer ridicule the man Of feminine sex |
Eel nombre de sept feminino).
Our progressive woman of Chile has I
begun to question if there are not rights /
denied her which are enjoyed by other |
women of the worli; she feels that she is |
factor in the affairs of her country,
and the maternal instinct within her that
antagonizcs the brutality of war is every
where felt in her efforts in tho present
day for advocating arbitration always
as means of settling international dis
putes-and there is not a doubt in my
mind that the women of both Chile and
the Argentine Republic have been in
with that rare subtlety pacu-
liar to the Spanish, in bringing about the
amicable arrangement in this last bound
ary unpleasantness between The .wo coun-
tries.
There is great work yet to be ac-
and | think most of US feel
that the time has come in the history
OF humanity when the women must be
factors in the great work of reform as
we'll as the men.
The Chilean Government has fund
of $500 .000, 900 for the free education of
any boy or girl showing unusual gs. ius.