The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-20

organized national councils and have en-
tered the International Council These
have again Witnessed to the interna-
tioraliz.ng tendency OF our times
Let me give you the names Of the
countries that base entered this Inter
national Council OF Women. ] viii try 90
give them in he order in which their
organizations have beer effected Ma
ucnal Council OF Women of the United
States. formed March. 1855. the National
Council Of Women of Canada. formed Oc-
tober, 1853; the National Council Of the
Women Of Germany, formed in 1894. the
National Council of Women OF Sweden.
formed January. 1896. the National Coun-
ell CT Women OF Great Britain and Ire
land, formed October, 1897; the National
Council OF Women Of Denmark. formed
March. 1899. the National Council Of
Women 0f New South Wales. formed July
1856; the National Council OF Women of
Holland. formed March, 1893: the Ma
tionGl Council OF Women Of New Zealand
formed April 1885. the National Council
OF Women Tasmania. formed May 1883:
the National Council Of Women OF swift
zeriand. formed December. 1899. the Va
tioral Ccuncil Of Women Of italy. formed
March 1890. the National Council Of
Women Of France. formed August. 1900:
the National Council of Women Of Argan-
tina, formed September, 1890; the Ma
ton Council Of Women Of Bulgaria.
Therefore when tonight / speak OF the
international Council OF Women a much
larger and more entity is signiaed by
that phraEa than was the case two and
half years ago.
The international Council.
"Th. international council holds annual
executive sessions. moves for these ses-
sions from capital to capital among the
countries where international organiza-
tions are already organized. The next
executive session viii be held in July OF
the present year in Copenhagen. The
prospects are most good The applica-
lions for membership in the international
council viii be received from national
councils now in the process of formation.
which. by July. we may hope will be fully
organized, in Austria Russia and Nor
way Il IS by no means impossible that
Japan win have organized a national
council or women at that early date. Il
is however, possible that another year
VIII elapse before The first oriental coun-
eli shall come into this International
Council Of Women.
7 here are some respects in which the
inteTnatiOnaliZaJion represented BY the
council widely differs from all forms Of
decentralization which have preceded il.
This interna ti0nalism OF harmony was pre-
coded by an internatiOnalism Of antagO-
nism. And the whole meaning Of the In
ternatiOnal Council OF Women can be
summed up in few phrases. II means
harmony instead Of antagonism. co-opera-
ti0n Instead OF competition: the methods
Of peace instead Of the methds II war.
Still the diversity OF it's elements. the
compleNi'y Of Jas structure is sufficiently
indicated.
There is a great effort now being made.
in limited circles TO be sure, but from rem
resentative circles IN India China. and
Japan. by the women to unite themselves
with the women OF the OccIdent. The an
peal and response being exchanged
among women Of all uatiOnalities at the
present time, is a marvellous witness of
the solidarity o. humanity. IT the imme-
diate element Is The expansion OF con
seriousness to a degree that Will lift a
woman not only 20 a consciousness Of her
identity OF interest with women Of all
E classes, Of all degrees Of culture. Of all
/ phases or religious nurture, Of all planes
/ Of philosophical conception Of her own
country. but viii also give her breadth OF
/ consciousness which will make her feel
her identity OF interest with women Of
all other countries.
United WoHanbOod.
/ "The remote end is that this united
/ 20 bear the influence that is distinctly
/ womanly upon life including interna-
tional policies. as well as every other
/ manifestation or International relation
ship.
Abatement of Arrogance.
Among the purposes OF our Interna-
/ tonal movement one may cite the abate-
ment OF arrogance. II is good for US to
/ learn that in regard TO whose intelligence
so many untruthful eulogies are pro-
nOunced we that regard 10 whose Hber-
/ ties so many false assumptions are made
/ shall learn that even the little ones
whom we have despised as thrawls Of
kings TO the willess service Of despOts
being In many essential matters larger
liberties than We. 20 learn Of one another
to bring our enlightened consciousness
10 bear upon the problems in whose solu-
tiOI5 We may all unite, these are the ends
. T--f Tor. al oil