The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-18
WOMAN HAS ARRIVED
Nineteen Have Been Elected to
the Diet Of Finland.
FIRST NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


Surprising Nswa From Ruropo-FIn.
nlsh Women Said 70 - Very Bright.
FRrmsrs' Wives 70 slt In tlss Lsslo.
lativs Bedy-Ths Men poRAt Like H.
The message has hummed along the
cable over the great ocean plains that
Ia tho little country Of rivers and for
osts over which not 90 long since the
wings Of the Russian eagle spread
their sinister shadow women have OBJ
tanned voice in the government This
n the message complete as II was
dashed from Helsingforss
'sThe returns Of the elections for
members Of the Finnish dist show that
nineteen women, of whom nine are
Socialists, have been elected. This Il
the flrst occasion that women repre-
sentativss have been elected to any
national legislatures
That Finland. with DARKEST Russia"
only step away, where certain dis
gruntled gentlemen have developed a
fondneaa for casting bombs at noble
heads which meet with their disap-
prevail, should Be tho FIRST country 10
discover that women have a right 30
have hand IN the government II thoy
want to was quite the most gurprisfng
news that the cable had carried IN q
long time, says the New York Evening
Sun. II was to find out, therefore,
about this truly wonderful thing that
an interviewer started out
The frst objective point was the Of
ace OF the Russian consul IN q high
building overlooking Battery park. The
spread eagle Of Russia was over the
door, and inside was q preas Of lmmi.
grants. The cOngui's assistant paused
long enough 10 dart into the inner Of
aca. from which q little man with a
white beard daFted out with an anx.
ious expression, a. n be had suddenly
been called upon b receive a Japanese
general He was courtesy persOnifed.
He knew nothing about the election,
but the Firms were q bright people oh,
an exceedingly bright peoplol no talk
ed a great deal with his hands, using
gestures expressing apology, rogrvt and
genuine sorrow a. he explained, EFT IL |
not that ] have an intention 10 offend,
but that II n impossible I should |
know"
The interviswar was finally directed |
70 Editor "a J. Antall Of the Etnska
Amerlkanaran at AT6 Fourth street,
Brooklyn, 40 th@ man who would know |
more than any other Finn IN the city
about Il Mr.. Antali was az home.
Il have read the Dispatch" no said.
II have no confirmation Of II yet, and |
] Do not suppose ! shall hear about It |
0nicially until Wednesday or Thurs
day. Socialism has advanced with
great strides in Finland during the
last two or three years. There are flve
socialist newspaper m the country
now. II b not the result Of any ab.
normal conditions. The lot OF the
Finnish women u q happy one. and
they are contented ThSge II not 90
much club life as thsrs d here, but
the women have played q prominent
part IN the affalra Of the land N school
matters and other thinRm.
Formerly the common people had
very little 30 say ln the diet, but now
every man who reaches the are Of
twenty years and against whom
there h no black past has a right to
vote. Last year the women won the
rlght to vOtN Tnay can now vote ON
any subject FarmOrs' wives may be
elected 10 tho diet Tho Finnish wo-
men are WY hright-vory we'll edu-
What h the politics Of Flnlandf'
There are many political parties.
The Socialists are q quiet lot II IA
not 10 Icing since Finland had turbulent
times = you may remember reading
about tho shooting Of a governor Rcn-
eral--but this turbulence haa Casap-
Slow do the Finnish men regard this
success Of the women In winning the
right to take part In the government Of
affairs through the dletr'
"Ouicially there h nothing said about
IT, but In their hearts I don't think
many Of them IKE II. The diet IL body
OF some 200 members. It's actions are
subject 10 review By the grand duke.
who b the present csaF Of Russia. IN
other than stats matters the riRht Of
the diet b not mterfsrsd with, but ali
state matters voted on by the diet must
30 before the grand duke for final dis
position. II he vetoaa Il the diet can
DO nothing"