The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-10-26
The National Convention.

Cordially welcomed by the state Of
Massachusetts through Governor
Guild and by the city OF Boston
through Mayor Fitzgerald, and with a
large and distinguished attendance Of
temperance workers from all over the
world, the great convention OF the ".
9. 7. Z. opened its session in fremont
Temple
Lady Henry Somerset sent a letter
and cable greetings to the convention.
With remarkable skill and force,
Lady Dorothy Howard daughter Of
Lady Carlisle, British president Of the
Worlds ". e. 7. U, conveyed the
greetings Of England to America, and
described to 5000 people at fremont
Temple last night the grave dangers
that threaten her country and are
slowly but surely making for the de-
teriOratiOn Of the English race.
Lady Dorothy, who is only 20 years
old and who has been reared in the
environment Of British courts and
castles, spoke with the ease Of q train
ed campaigner, and made a stirring
plea in behalf Of the 10000 English
barmaids whose lives are blasted by
multitudes Of slum jewellers in her
country who never saw a country
field and who are degraded and physi-
cally blighted by drink. As she told
OF the determination Of prominent
English women to break down the
prejudice against women's pardcipa-
ton in political affairs, in defence Of
the home and the moral weIl-being
Of society, she was greeted with pro-
lOnged applause.
After expressing her regret that her
message could not be conveyed by her
mother herself, Lady Dorothy said,
in part:
The greatest enchantment in this
conference is in meeting those who
have made il their business in every
part Of this great world to try to sweep
it little bit cleaner Whether It be
a big or little country that comes here,
up a great cause and done its share
Of the great worlds work.
We in England have been trying
among our women to take up our
share with the highest responsibility
we can give to It We are often told
that the women Of the United States
are more advanced and more indie
pendent than women farther east But
We are trying to show that II Is Wo-
mans best sphere to try to sweep their
world a little clean, that If it is wo-
mans truest sphere to care for the
home, then It is her sphere to take
I'D those questions which 90 to the
root Of our national welfare
In England We think that intern
perance IS at the root Of one Of the
most serious evils We have in racial
deterioration Then We are face to
face with industrial population in our
country Wnere the cnAAQEGn never -
the daylight or the green fields but
live in slums and back courts, whose
only playground is the gutter, where
neither health nor decency can come
We see that one OF the most straight
forward means OF cleaning society
would be to remove drink from our
people"
Lady Dorothy told how the children
OF the Door learned to sip liquor and
fmbibe the atmosphere Of the public
houses. This condition, she said, the
women seek 70 destroy
IF we want our England and IL you
want your United States TO be worth
what We wish to have IL when We
boast OF cur nag, let as see that = Is
cleaned Of the drink trafdc drst ana
foremost If We want each nation 70
compete in the struggle for lie ana
Growth. must ne not look 20 it that
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