Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

win run the colony in the interest Of their
sex.
When Mrs. Crawford was asked why II
was that she and her associates went 50
far afeld for their purpose. she replied.
IT Is solely q question OF the Parlia-
mentary vote. There Is no security IN this
country for women's financial enterprise
We pitch our tents in Australia because
there women have the franchise. COnse-
quently they have the protection and the
advantage which this affords"
The new township is finely equipped by
nature for q health resort Situation and
scenery are beautiful II has mineral
springs OF much local reputs for rheuma-
tism. govt and 80 on There IS also q
small lake OF pure fresh water and in ad-
dIton good fishing and wild bird shooting.
The climate is dry and braeing and at no
time excessively hot.
The owners Of the township intend fur
Their to establish schools which will com
pare favorably with first class schools IN
England. They are making a point of
special schools for girls wherein domestic
ity will be taught
AT Emtiliah win be built the first Aus
tralian kursaal. 1t will be erected on the
model OF a German bad" Gambling is.
however. to be vigorously excluded from
its attractions. but IN every other respect
it viii be Identical with those in Europe.
Australia is sadly In need Of a lively resort
those existing there being dun and dowdy.
with practically no amusement
one in a Thousand Maxi GOOdv
When the music season is at its height,
says a writer In Munsey's magazine. not
fewer than five thousand girls are study
ing singing In New York Five thousand
and from every quarter OF this great
country they come because some one has
said:
.rwha a magnificent voicel You ought
to do somsthing with H."
out Of the five thousand there may be
five who have the financial backing, the
physical endurance, the capacity for work
which amounts to genius-and the voice
to reach the goal Torn by the thorns
that beset their path. they finally feel the
thrill OF triumph which they VIII tel you
repays for all that came before.
But what Of the remaining four thou
sand nine hundred and n~inety-fivs smbi-
uous girls7
Ask the musical director Of theatrical
productions. who hear their pleadings for
a place in the chorus at fifteen dollars a
week. Ask the choir masters OF New
York and its suburb, who must fairly
hide from their opportunities and their
voiceiess singing. ISL the women Of
means and kindly Instincts who eOntribute
again and again to send these discour-
aged. ~penniless girls back to their homes.
And ask the disappointed parents IN a
thousand cities. towns and villages Of the
United States TO whom these girls sOoner
or later return. emblttered, Incompetent,
yes, and voiceless. For the thin draw
ing room" soprano voice. subjected "a
, the strain OF the Italian method OF teach
, ing. at the hands OF a none too conscien-
tious teacher. oftimes cracks or ever
, vanishes In thin air.
.
D women Can Keep Secrets
5 The recent semi-annual meeting Of tn
. stockholders Of the Bank Of England wa
enlivened by q depression into sociology
! one shareholder raising q question as &
. the responsibility OF women as clsrks o
] the bank. 'TWomen." he said. should no
. be employed in this establishment The
: cannot keep a secret. You know the.
3 can't; Il ts impossible"
> This is not the view Of American EN-
? ployers Of women In positions Of trus'
> m the New York World. Opinion
are well nigh agreed that they are as
rule about business secret
h are men clerks. Thousands Of younI
3 women IN New York are In the full conf
= dencs OF their employers as secretaries an
{ stenographers. They ars intrusted with
9 large volume OF confidential correspond
= ence, the contents of which, II revealed {
n g rival house. would seriously embarras
Il their firms standing. They know the 81
}: erets Of corporations. the details OF cor
4 tracts and provisions OF trade agreement
d 1t Is in their power to cause all manner {
4 complications by q disclosure Of papers c
70 q private and personal nature commits
.e to their custody In the daily round Of bus
+ ness.
, But is there record Of such a breach {
b trust7 One OF the notable Developments (
d womsn's larger participation In bushes
y. affairs Is their demonstration OF a fidl
h ciary capacity and a loyalty fully equi
re- TO mans. The theory that they cannG
IS keep a secret Is dlsproved by the fact tbs
d they do. This Is another Of the mammal
opinions about the sex which have needs
II to be revised since women began to me-
of men on equal terms In business Life.