The Washington times., 1906-05-20
POPE PUTS, WOMEN
OUT OF 'POL|TICS
To Their Credit They Have
No Ability That Way.
MINERS START FREAK SHOW
Paris Disgustedi With Exhibition Of
Rescued Men-Famous Pearl
.,; Necklace.in Litigation.


PARIS, May 19.---Though considerably
more liberal and modern in his views
than his predecessor, Pope Pms X
draws The line on women politicians.
Women have no political ability and
wherever they have entered that field
they have made themselves general
nuisance" he said to Fraulein THE
rner. a leader Of the feminist movement
in Austria.
'I do not want to disparage the abil-
ity of women" he continued, "and
women should rather consider my words
a praise. when l say that they lack the
cool Judgment and heartless calcula-
ton which must ever be a predominant
trait In the character Of the successful
politician Feelings are entirely out of
place in politics, and 1 believe, thank
God. that the woman without feelings
Is yet to GDe discovered"
Frauleiu Tlhemer asked his holiness
his views of women activities in the
trades and professions.
Fraulein Thbsmer asked the Pope If he
approved of fhe feminist movement
Certainly he replied, whenever it
does not conflict with Christian morals.
I see no reason why any restriction
should be put upon the studies pursued
by women. Apart from theology, L
think women should study everything.
Lawyers and doctors 1 think It quite
proper for women TO be-especiE-ly doc
tors No one can minister TO a sick
child, or woman. as her own sex.
''I also believe in woman teachers. 1t
is right that the education of a child
should be intrzlsted TO a woman. Are
not women. through their influence
upon children, the instructors OF hu-
manity?
The Pope expressed frank disapproval
OF the woman4 politician and the female
orator
''Oh. no. do not approve Of women
deputies at ali Men make a bad job
enough of politics as It is without per
mitting women to step in and make
matters worse"
Escaped Miners as Museum Freaks.
Neny and Prouvost. the leaders Of the
thirteen miners who escaped from the
pit at Courrieres after having been shut
up in the mine for twenty-one days.
have started a dime show.
They themselves are the entire exhi-
bition They have hired a room in a
hotel near here. and sign outside in
forms the public that the miners are
or view three times day for an hour
at time
A hawker stands by the door and
shouts ct the top of his lungs:
This way, mesdames this way, mes
sieurs: step inside and see Neny and
Prouvost. the escaped miners. Only ten
cents" etc.
Everybody is Disguised with their be-
havior, and public sympathy has been
completely withdrawn from them
The wonderful 10000 francs pearl
necklace Of Queen Marie Antoinette,
about which so many stirring novels
have been written. has once more fgur-
ed in the French courts. The necklace
is now the property Of Don jaime de
Bourbon, the son OF the pretender to the
Spanish throne.
A couple of jewelers. are suing Don
Jaime for a commission OF 10000 francs
on the sale OF the necklace. which sale
never took place. Don Jaime refuses
TO pay saying that in order to negotiate
with the wouId-be purchaser he was
obliged TO pay a large amount TO re-
deem the necklace from a pawnbrOker's
where it had been placed by thief rep
resenting himself to be Don Jaime's sec
retary The courts have not yet given
their decision in the case.
Gil Bias in Caustic-
With one exception the French press
has been loud in it's praise of Miss
Geraldine Farrar. the American singer
appearance in the new opera, the
Clown
The exception is the GIL Bias. Of which
hardly an issue appears in which slur-
ring remarks of one sort or another arr
not cast at America and Americans.
The dramatic critic of this paper, NJ.
Nosier, says:
For more than a month we have
heards about the talents of Geraldine Far
rar They are exaggerated. Miss Farrar
has three four notes which are superb
and admirably executed. 1t is these
notes which rouse the enthusiasm of the
audience. But Miss Farrars voice is In
complete. The production is often diff
ncult and the articulation defective.
''As for her talents as an actress, they
are resumed in one powerful quality
cheek.
Miss Farrar, Ike the italian. has
gestures which are at times jerky and
overdone, and her facial expressions are
grimace Miss Farrar does not hesitate
20 strike vulgar attitudes On seeing and
hearing her 1 felt a great disillusion-
English Colony at Monte Carlo.
A syndicate has been formed to estab-
lish an ''aH English colony at Monte
Carlo An estate Of ten acres close to
the Mediterranean shore has been pur-
chased and a hotel with several outly-
ing villas will be built.
This scheme is the result Of the lack
of accommodation AT this popular re-
sort during the winter months
The season now at an end has demon
strated that the present hotels are in
sufficient TO meet the requirements of
the visitors and of the increasing num-
bers OF English visitors the syndicate
believe that their scheme OF having an
exclusively English colony will be finan-
ciaIly and socially successful.