Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-21

June lG,--Women In Municipal Gov
! eminent Women In Charity and or.
phan Administration, Women as
| School Trustees
june Woman Suffrage IN Mu-
nicipal School and Church Elections.
June lS.-uniyersul Suffrage for Wo-
! men.
About twenty-five countries win be
represented at the congress. Iapau.
ese Siamese and Indian wonon nra
already booked as delegates. and China
ana Korea VIII be represented by native
women resident In Europe. America
VIII occupy the chief place among the
foreign delegations, because II has
Deen the pioneer in womans progress
and because Susan b. Anthony. the
grand old lacy" OF the movement all
over the world, has promised to honor
the conclave With her presence. Mrs.
May Wright Sewall OF Indiana. I'm her
capacity OF president OF the mtorna-
tional Council OF Women. VIII WELD the
gaNel at all general sessions of the
congress. Another special honor viii
be paid TO the United States when the
congress deVotes an entire evening to
the discussion OF the theories OF Mrs
Charlotte Perkins Stetson OF New
York, while DR.. Anna Shaw. the IA
nous American woman preacher, has
Deen invited to introduce To Germany
the innovation OF a sermon from a wo-
mantle first of it's kind thar the
tatherland viii ever have listened To.
Because the woman's movement has
had such an uphill fight I'm Germany.
where man Is everything and his better.
half almost nothing, few leaders have
been developed who enjoy regulations
extending beyond the frontiers Of their
country Yet such names as Frau
strltt Frau Dr. lchenhacuser, Frau
Hedwig Heyl Fraulen Alice Solomon,
fraulein Helene Lange Frau Ana Edin-
ger and Fraulein Olga Won Beschyyltz.
who viii all be active leaders of vanous
departments Of the coming congress.
are well known throughout most Eu-
ropean countries as vigorous and re-
lentless workers In their chosen field.
That German women have "a difficult
struggle 10 gain the Roadway women
have made elsewhere may be compre-
hended from the fact that only a few
years ago were they able To secure the
repeal OF law barring women, chill
dren and lunatics from attending meet
ings where political subjects are under
discussion Since the smashing Of
that medieval barrier the cause has
prospered, but very slowly. Woman
has, Of course, no status politically and
NAV not hold public office of any kind
some municipalities, however, have
made the experiment Of having women
iactory-lnspectors and poor-law adj
ministrators, and they may pave the
way for wider recognition I'm higher
spheres of civic usefulness The fight
for suffrage has been altogether futile.
Two years ago however, when the
great tariff contest was on, women took
the stump IN various parts OF Germany
IN support of the Social-Dcmocratic and
Liberal parties and their battle against
agrarian hunger tariffs" The Social
Democrats are the wonien's hest polit-
ical friends, being the only great party
IN Germany which has pledged itself to
help them secure the ballot.
owing TO the opposition Of Emperor
William, which is fully shared by the
Empress Augusta Victoria, no so.called
society women have Identified them
selves prominently with the woman's
movement In Germany. Court leaders
and royalties are conspicuously missing !
from all affairs connected with Il. 4 |
Is possible, however, that the wives OF |
n few cabinet ministers, perhaps even |
Countess Won Buelow the spouse Of the |
imperial chancellor. win dare 10 brook |
imperial scowis by entertaining the |
garden-p parties or evening receptions, |
The most pretentious social function |
so far planned is a reception at the
Berlin city hall, which viii be rendered
by the municipality AS a welcome to |
the congress, Frau Oberbuergermeister
Berlins lady -mayoress,
and the wives of the city's aldermen
will do the honors on this occasion.
Music Will be furnished by a women's
orchestra OF 70 pieces and n dedicatory
ode written by Frauein Isolde Kurz.
he first German poetess, will be a feat
are Of the program
The sessions of the congress, which
Viii be held morning. afternoon and
aVening for six days, will occur I'm the
spacious halls Of the famous Phllhar-
monte concert building, which has to-
al seating capacity of more than 10000.
The sessions are divided. Of course, into
sectional programs, so that discussions |
lpon various topics VIII proceed stimuli
aneously In various parts Of the con-
,sess hall. Four hundred addresses
re already scheduled fol delivery. Eng
ish, French and German Will be the
flicial languages OF the conclave. that
lnguage being used upon each occasion
Which seems most Appropriate
The great concluding feature OF the
ongress will be a peace demonstra- |
ion" at which the Countess Of Aber-
cen will speak In English, Frau Bertha
on Suttner, the great Austrian peace
dvocate, In German, and Madame Bo-
eliot, of Paris, I'm French There win
lso be n final symposium upon Inter
ationalism," led by Mrs. May Wright
ewal Of Indiana.
BERTHA KARR.