The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-23
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WORLD MOVEMENT
Dutch Committees Help Make Con-
gress at Amsterdam
Great Success.
DIR. A. H. JACOBS is A POWER
Queen Wilhelmina Is Kept From Rec
ognizing Conclave by Influence
of Her Ministry.
r.. A. H. JACOBS is A POWER
(By Ida Hustled Harper in Chicago
Daily News)

(By Ida Hustled Harper in Chicago
Daily News)
AMSTERDAM, June 25.--The COM
mittees of Dutch women who arranged
for the international woman suffrage
congress that closed this week deserve
warm congratulations upon its success
from every point of view. social. in
tellectual and political The president
Of the National Suffrage Association
of the Netherlands. Dr. Aletta H. ia
cobs, is woman of unusual power and
although only now IN middle life she
has been a pioneer in womens pro-
gress here. She was herself the first
woman physician and in order to en-
ter the medical university and receive
a degree she had to get permission
from the government
This was granted by the broad-mind-
ed prime minister Thorbecke, and a
short time ago, when she had complet-
ed twenty-five years of active practice,
the women of Amsterdam and vicinity.
irrespective of creed party or social
position, came together in mass meet
ing, formed professions, marched to
the little park on the Heerengracht,
where the statue of Thorbecke over
| looks the wide canal, and decorated it
with wreaths; after which they pre-
| sented to the doctor bronze Victory
bearing a palm. DR.. Jacobs was the
wife of c. V. Gerritson, for a number
Of years and at his death, three years
ago, a distinguished member of par
! Lament. In 1904 he came with his
wife to America to see to the placing
of a portion of their magnificent col
lection Of books, which they had sold
to the Crerar library of Chicago.
VII ,HELMINA OBEYS HER MINIS
TRY.
1t seems that there never was any
hope of Queen Wilhelminas recognize
ing the congress because there is at
present a clerical ministry which is
bitterly opposed to all of the present.
day democratic tendencies and espe-
cially to any further extension of the
franchise either to men or women.
"If there mad been a liberal minis
try the queen would have received rep
resentat1ves OF the congress-" we are
told. 'She must do exactly as her
ministry say. What vast difference
between a European monarch and the
president Of the United States! We
would like to see the cabinet ministers
who could dictate like that to our Ted
dy. When a deputation of women
waited upon Wilhelmina to present an
invitation TO the congress they were
received by her private secretary, who
said Il VIII call her majestys at
tention to it; she sees only what
wish her to read"
well, he is equal to William Loco
Jr." we Americans whispered among
ourselves. Then we asked if the queen
mother would not visit the congress.
NO CHANCE FOR APPROVAL.
What! Give her approval to any
thing which the queen has not sane
toned. She would not dare to do it.
1t is beautiful the way she has COM
pletely effaced herself since her daugh-
ter assembled the throne. She has new
er expressed an idea or wish of her
own"
After this information we conclud-
ed there were many more desirable
jobs than that OF mother to a queen;
and it seems as if there could not be
one less agreeable than to be the
queens husband.
Won't Prince Henry come and lei
us look at him?" we inquired.
I'VE don't want him." was the an.
swer I'VE are so jealous of him that
We don't wish to see him or hear q
word from him"
And if the queen should die ther
what would become of the poor man 2
we asked.
He would have to go back to hi
own country in hurry" was the re
ply.
This makes one believe the storl
that Wilhelmina first proposed t,
Prince Henrys elder brother, but 1t
said, NO, thank you" and took to tn,
woods.
AMSTERDAM IN HOLLAND AND
AMERICA.
There is no city in Europe tina
, seems so American" as Amsterdam
in spite of its quaint houses, numer
= Gus canals and extreme cleanliness. /
the crowds of people on the street
were set down in any city in the Unit
ed States they would not attract tn
slightest attention. There is not tn
least nationality as to their clothes O
manners, and in personal appearance
:. they look exactly like thousands c
! persons one sees in New York, or pei
haps one should say the New Yorker
look like the Dutch, and maybe the
are Dutch.
There is no other country in EuroI
where custom permits as much fret