The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-28
Modern Woman
Two Political Parties, One In
Asia, the Other In America, Favor
Woman Sufrage-The Orient Is
Waking Up :: :: :: :: !"

Waking Up :: :: :: $ "
have just been reading the plat
form of the Socialist party of the state
of New York. Among other measures
1t advocates for all workers state in
surance against accident, sickness and
old age, public ownership of all means
of transportation and, finally, equal
suffrage for both sexes. Last year the
platform of the American Socialists
contained this same broad suffrage
plank 1t was genuine surprise to
me few days after reading the Ameri-
can Socialists statement of doctrine to
see an announcement of the aims of the
reform party of Japan. 1t is a party
rapidly growing in power. Japs never
do anything by halves when the light
once breaks in on them. The pro-
gramme Of the japanese reform party
calls for increase Of pay and reduction
of labor hours for the working classes
and demands the abolshment of titular
distinctions at the very time when
American women are selling them
selves soul and body to get handle to
their names. The Jap party of progress
proclaims opposition to all monopolies
and, like the American Socialist party,
demands universal male and female
suffrage. What do you think of that?
A woman's rights political party in
Japan, a party composed of men, too,
for the little women of Japan are only
beginning to awaken from their sleep
of 1900 years! Even China now has
a daily paper published for women in
Peking, and it is well sustained Twice
the experiment has been made In this
country of establishing daily paper
in which womens interests We're large
ly considered, and in neither case was
1t go. Verify. will not the almond
eyed heather female go into the king
dom ahead of the American woman.
with all her alleged enlightenment?
I have been interested, not to say
amused, at an announcement Of the
meeting Of the national divorce con-
gress at Washington. The delegates
hail from every state in the Union and
consist largely of judges, lawyers and
divines. There is no mention Of soli-
tary woman delegate in the batch. One
would conclude from this that women
have no concern with the subject; that
1t is only men who can be married and
divorced.
London has new idea quite ahead
of anything in America. 1t Is a music
hall for women. A woman manages it,
and her purpose is to furnish Il place Of
amusement where girls of any age
may go unchaperoned with perfect
safety. There will be nothing in the
vaudeville entertainments at this hall
to offend the most refined taste. Men
are not admitted.
Take note. A Philadelphia journal
sent reporter to interview man
more than a century old and ask him
how he had managed to keep alive and
sound so long. "By perseverance" re-
piled the aged one. 81 jes' KEEP on llv-
in'!' Thousands Of other people, too,
would round the century mark in good
shape IL they refused to knuckle under
to their troubles and ailments and just
calmly willed to keep on livin'."
Bless the Lord for sense of humor
IL you have 1t. If you have it not, culti-
vate it straightway. 1t helps wonder
fully in this life
Mrs. James Young writes, "There are
no selfish obligations in friendship, and
the moment they enter into the COM
pact the whole fabric will fall to the
ground, no matter how long it took to
build It,"
OF all the women | have heard Of
think envy most those who have be-
come licensed guides in the Maine
woods. Among them is Mrs. Jennie
Freese, mighty hunter, skilled in all
woodcraft. A woman ought to live and
be well forever who leads the free life
In the woods. So many women now
60 on long hunting and camping trips
that it has brought about the evolution
Of the woman forest guide.
sH
In Il recent address before the League
Of American Municipalities in the Au-
ditorium hotel, Chicago, DR.. Kdhnke
said: III we give woman vote in
municipal affairs we largely would be
saved from the nomination of candi-
dates Of bad morals. Women will not
vote for men Of bad character, even IL
they are handsome"
The champion mountain climber Of
the world now appears to be Mrs. Fan
ny Bullock Workman of Massachusetts,.
She has reached the peak Of noun
tain 3,15O feet high in the Nun Kun
range in the Hlmalayas. Her husband,
DR.. Workman, went with her nearly
to the top, but the last part of the