The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27

countries 10 JON h1nob. az -
working under the suffrage banner they
| were asked to anne the conservative
ones that might join hands" and the
answer was that the women OF Portugal
objected to the outrage feature.
TIE Canadiafis said that the womer
In their own country and Australia neg
possessed and therefore they wantec
the work of the committee aenlarsad.
by leaving out the words ssuffrage' ant
rights" and made to include the tnstruc'
ton Of women In their responsibilities.
The present standing. committee was
convened at the beginning Of this DON.
gress. with national ohaIrmen present
was laid before them. All the delegates
from Australia arose and testified that
women there voted In quite as large
proportion as men and that the number
was constantly increasing as they re-
allied the power for good which they
possessed n the ballot, In Canada there
Is only a fragmentary school or municipal
franchise for widows and spinsters,
and their 8 Of II was declared to be no
significant test.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
protesting against the proposed change
In the committees name. Then IL having
been said that the Canadian women In
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Toronto next June did not intend 10 per-
init q discussion Of the question. a petit
ton was circulated that one entire eve
ming should be devoted TO q public Discus
sion Of woman suffrage
This petition was signed by the dele
cations of every one OF the twenty-three
Countries and presented to the executive
committee, whoss authority Is supreme,
and that body gave the assurance that
the request would be granted. Thus
ended what will probably DO the last
attempt to eliminate woman suffrage
from the International Council. The
Canadian delegates In speaking of 1t
afterward said: ..
perfectly innocent action on our part
would raise such a fuss
It 10 q striking commentary on the
s~elf-control and breadth OF mind which
have been developed In ome by organ
izatiop and experiences In conventions
that this spirited contest did not pro-
duce any iii fleeing between the Canadian
the United States, who led the oppo-
sition. Several other little occurrences
touched us deeply.
A number Of times during the meeting
It was necessary for the United States
delegation to oppose what was evidently
the strong desire Of tho president, Lady
Abe AHsr dc : snd "a, even ss,,. IL aoes ,Sroa her
Mics Shaw. who Is letter perfect In par
~liamentary usage, and yet Mt the close
Lady Aberdeen thanked her personally
for the assistance of her clear understand
ing, d~irectness Of statement and strong
sense Of justice.
For certain reasons which II IL unneces-
sary to state. the vice-president. Frau
Marie Stritt of Germany. wished to re-
sign her Office. Our delegation was
strongly opposed to her doing 30, and
finally she said: Il do moi understand all
the fine points that have been made, but !
have so much confidence In the judgment
Of the delegates from the United States
that since they wish 1t ! know 1t must
be right for me to withdraw my resig-
nation
The public meeting for considering
educational information and employment
bureaus, for. young people on. leaving
school, which TO us seemed hardly worth
while, proved TO be of very considerable
interest. The hall was crowded and there
was much discussion.
orary corresponding secretary OF the in
ternational council, Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon.
daughter of a noted Sootchman and her
self q university graduate with several
degrees. She has worked 1t out with
much care and 1t provides for q special
department. or bureau, organized under
the public school board. where accurate
young workers from l4sto ~ years old in
the local trades me industries.
Here each boy and girl who must at
once begin earning q livelihood on leaving
school may receive expert advice and
assistance In the choice Of a wage earning
occupation. Employers, parents and
teachers will be expected to cooperate
with this bureau.
Mrs. Gordon Is bringing out a book of
several hundred pages u the result of
her inv estigations, which show that rs
per cent. Of those engaged in street trad
ing land In prison. The chief object of
her bureau Is TO prevent the necessity for
young people 10 seize upon the first thing
that win bring ready money.
Its critics say 1t will be used by worth
less parents to force their children to
Der Of the school board Of Aberdeen. Mrs.
Gordon's home. TO which she presented
her plan, said that he objected TO having
children sterilized and labelled for the
MARKET Nevertheless 1t found 70 much
favor that Il has been incorporated In
the new education bill for all Scotland.
The school board OF London was so favor
entation that 1t has now almost definitely
decided to make the experiment. The
National Council Of Women in several
countries have taken up the matter.
A question which has disturbed the
international council for years was set
tied at this meeting BY repeating the
CLAUSE in the constitution which forbids
two consecutive terms for the president
and leaving the tenure unlimited. Lady
Aberdeen has already filed, the Office
twice at different times, and II is strongly
probable that she will be elected for an
other five years at the Canada meeting.
No other candidate has yet been presented
who has the essential qualifications.
Another question was decided which
has been pending for years, the adoption
Of an international badge. A number
Of beautiful designs were submitted. but
the delegates were governed largely by
sentiment in their choice
The part OF Susan B. Anthony In original
ing and forming this council has been
described. At the close OF It's first meet
ing In Washington in 1888 the delegates
presented her with a monogram In solid
aold Of the lettars ]. C.. W., which she al
ways wore at its conventions thereafter.
She left il to be worn by all presidents
Of the International Council Of Women. and
Il Ii a facsimile Of this badge which the
council has decided shall henceforth be
its emblem. an action which Is most ac-
oeptable to tho representatives OF the
United States.
have remained for the Social Purity con-
yention In session. this week, attended
by representatives Of all nations In the
proportion Of twenty-five women to one
man and all the men over sixty years old.
M. Elorauca Kelley ~eNacutiye aacretarv