Evening star., 1902-02-18

/ ton of politics. She appreciated this fact
| and to an extent sympathized with It
| Since the advocates of woman's suffrage
| had never had but one favorable report
| from the judiciary committee of the House
| during the last thirty years, although an
| appeal had been made each year, she sug-
gested that hope in that direction was
| about abandoned.
| But we hope to now ask for something
| on which We can agree. and which the
! committee can grant without political re-
| gard"
Mrs. Gait then explained that should it
| become necessary for a man to go before
congressional committee and In brief
| time make showing Of the excellency of
| mans suffrage he would find 1t a most
| difficult task. 1t was reasonable to con-
! ciude that the testimony read might be in
| f1uenced by political reasons. For this rea-
| son, and also for the reason that Congress
| took the same method regarding all sub
| jects on which it wanted correct informa-
| tion, she urged that a congressional COM
! mission be appointed to make a full, frank
and fair investigation of how woman's suf-
| frage was working In the four states In
| which 1t now prevailed.
| IF you find it a success, and in all re-
| spects a healthful governmental measure,
| We shall then ask you to report favorably
| on proposition to amend the Constitu-
| ton in accord with that conclusion. But
| IL YOU find 1t is not a good thing, then 1
| ton. that we will turn our guns into those
! states and make 1t good thing"
Evening With Foreign Guests.
The only reason that the audience at last
nights session of the National American
| Woman Suffrage Association was not the
| largest audience of the week was because
| It's audiences have all tested the capacity
| of the First Presbyterian Church, and last
| night was no exception, except that more
| people We're turned away.
1t was announced that 1t would be 'an
evening with foreign guests and the pro-
| gram was largely filled by the delegates
from abroad. The speakers were enter
| tanning, and the audience, thirsting for
more information, insisted on recalling
| some of them.
| Mrs. Emmy Evald was the first speaker.
| Mrs Evaid represents the people of Swe-
| den. and she resented in most emphatic
manner some of the slaps that other
| speakers have given foreigners. She spoke
| with perceptible accent and was often
| applauded. =
1T is a high honor to me to stand here
| before you at this gathering of the world s
| a country never ensiaved, where people
| believe in freedom and love liberty. the
| first country of the world that gave it's
| women a municipal vote. a privilege
| granted in 1886 to taxpaying women.
II stand here as a delegate from Fred
| rika Bremen Association. interested in the
| rights of women. l understand that I am
the only delegate on the platform repre-
y
| tocracy, prominence Hildebrand. the
| royal antiquarian. has for years been the
president of this association.
Resents Criticism.
| "As a foreigner. I wish to object to a
| few things said Wednesday evening, not
| because my pride is wounded, but 1t hurts
| our woman suffrage cause to have such
| statements made. Condemning the for
| eigners by wholesale, saying that all that
| goes wrong in America is due to the for
! eign element. putting all the fault and
! blame at the thresholds of the foreigners.
What do you mean thereby-or who do
| you mean? Who are the foreigners? Can
| they help If America has recklessly be-
slowed the right of citizenship on tramps
and vagabonds? Europe don't How many
| OF your senator's and representatives are
| foreigners? Count and see. How many
| foreigners have made your laws? Let me
| make a little comparison: Taxpaying wo-
men in Sweden have voted in church mat
ters since 173G-every woman Is taxed in
| the Lutheran Church in America. but has
no voice to vote, and they blame other
| Americans because the clergy educated in
America have imbibed the male spirit of
| liberty. of freedom and justice of America.
| So you see this movement Of WOman's right
| is greatly needed.
| The Women of Turkey.
| Miss Florence Fensham. dean Of the
| American College for Girls at Constanti-
nople, spoke entertainingly of the Women
| Of Turkey" She said that it needed but a
| short residence in Turkey to convince one
| of the enormous power women have in TIr-
| key. The force may be latent. she said.
| but 1t has to be reckoned with on every
hand.
| ITO illustrate the power these women
| have" she said, 1T is matter beyond dis
t pute that polygamy in the present genera
| ton Is fast giving way. not from moral
| conviction on the part of the Turks. but
| from lack of means to support large fami-
| lies Why is this SO of the present genera
ton? First. because the country Is i'm
| pOverished and ancestral estates have de-
| creased in value; but what is more signifi-
| cant far is that whereas formerly the three
or four legal wives a man might have would
| live together in harem under single
| roof now there must be as many establish
! ments equally equipped as there are wives,
for the Turkish wives of this present gem
! Grafton will not live together under the
| same roof. What is this but an assertion
| of right on the part of these women"
She quoted copiously from the Koran to
show how in deep reverence women were
held even among the ancients.
1.-The Turkish woman stands strong In
politics" said Miss Fensham, land practi-
| cally controls the political appointments. !"
| She described the customs manners and
costumes of the women Of Turkey in a
pleasing way. She spoke of the many
American institutions there. and said that
| not far off when the women of Turkey will
| take their place among the greatest women
| of the world"
Social Conditions in Chile.
Senorita Carolina Hudobro spoke Of the
! Social Condition of the Women Of Chile"
| Senorita Huidobro is entertaining at all
! times, and last evening was apparently at
her best, and, while she gave Americans
many digs In vital points. she pleased the
audience. She has travelled far is a lin
| guist of note and can talk with ex-senator
| Allen of Nebraska and win on the long dis
| tance.
| "Chile fell In with the general movement
| for independence she said, which made
| itself felt in all the American colonies to-
| ward the end Of the eighteenth century.
| After a stubborn war which lasted several
| years the independence of Chile from the
| mother country was proclaimed In 1918.
| THE woman Of Chile has every advan-
| taRe for advancement and self-culture, and
many one has improved her opportunities.
| She has a strict sense of justice; an insult
she hardly ever forgives. either to herself
| or to her country: she is intensely patri-
| Otto, and whether you hear the argument
| CONCERNING government issue in the cul-
| tured salon in the capital city of Santiago
| or M the market place by the women who
| buy and sell. you will gather a pretty clear
| idea OF what Is going on. The great cause
| of this is the fine public school, q free press
| fuh. dod ole