The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-17
They Have Been Given Advice
To This End by Miss Mary
Riggs and DR.. Mary Muir
doch, Well Known Leaders.
SHOULD BAND TOGETHER
TO PROTECT INTERESTS.
Mrs. Creighton Created Sen
sation by Declaring Herself
A New Woman-Mme. Sar-
ah Bernhard Won't Retire.
By Richard Abercorn.)

London, Nov. 16.-Although these
are the days of trade unions, it comes
rather unexpected that the married
women of Great Britain are apt to form
q union Of their own, acting upon the
advice given them the other day, by
Miss Mary Higgs and DR.. Mary Muir
doch at the Congress of National I'm
ion of Women Workers.
Miss Mary Higgs, who was greeted
with applause, prophesied that within
a very short time we should see in this
country a war between the two sexes
and asked if men were to become mere
parasites.
"All the married women of the world
are wage earners, although many OF
them do not realize it," d.. Mary Muir.
doch said; "and if these women will
not band themselves together to pro-
tect their own interests something
must be done to make them work less,
SO that future generations may gain
in physic and general health"
At the meeting the first steps were
taken toward the formation of the new
union, and if one is to Judge from the
enthusiasm with which it was received
we are apt to hear more of it within a
very short time.
Mrs. Creighton, widow Of the late
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sation the other day at a women's con.
ference by declaring herself to be "a
new woman" until she explained just
why she had adopted this term for her.
self
Il am new woman inasmuch as
have long realized that it is necessary
for women of today to take more inter-
est in public affairs than hitherto
Mrs. Creighton said, and l cannot
strongly enough condemn women who
stop developing their character after
marriage. thus having been provided
for; they do not think they have any
other aim in life than to dress we'll and
to look pleasant.
I'VE all know this kind of women
they are comfortably stout, they have
smooth faces and they wear nantes
and bonnets with nodding plumes.
I'm the faces of the women who
come to our conferences there is at
any rate plenty Of character. What
should we say about charm? hor-
rible fear sometimes seizes me lest it
should not be possible for a woman to
be energetic, capable, active and also
have charm.
THE time has passed when women
grew old. With increased interest in
life we have prolonged life. and wo.
man of today is at her best for active
work at forty. Our grandmothers took
a cap and an armchair at that age"
During her recent visit to London
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous &C.
tress, gave the lie to the rumor that
she intended to retire from the stage
at the end of this season.
Il cannot conceive what my life
would be without work. the actress
said, land I have never said anything
which might be construed as meaning
that ! intend to retire. 1t may, OF
course. be my last season, for realize
that | am an old woman and my life is
In Gods hands, but as long as l am
living | shall continue to work, and
can think of no more beautiful death
than that which came to Sir Henry Ir.
wing. who died in harness."
Nine Sarah Bernhard celebrated
her sixty-third birthday about two
weeks ago. but on the stage she is still
able to look like a woman of thirty
and she plays with agility and enthusi
asm of girl in the twenties.
A millionaire socialist is one of the
candidates in the coming municipal
elections in Glasgow. 1nis unique po
sition is held by James A. Allan. of the
Allan Steamship line, who has hither
to taken no part in politics, but was
known to hold somewhat advanced
views.
Owing to his great wealth which he
advertises by driving to socialist meet
ings in splendid automobile, Mr. AL
Ian is not so popular with the electors
as the other socialist candidates, who
are mostly working men.
Explaining the inconsistency of his
position as socialist and capitalist
Mr.. Allan said: 1T is impossible fol
any one to practice socialism by him
self. as socialism necessarily implies
fundamental change in the social
system.
Il am willing to hand over my prop
erty to the nation as soon as the state
is organized to receive it. l know m.
position as an employer OF labor ant
socialist is contradictory. but under
the existing system a man cannot con
tinue to be an employer of labor with
out profiting from the exploitation O.
labor. All he can do is to secure fail
conditions for his employees.
The fashionable woman now wears
her watch on her finger. Tiny jewele.