The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16

It was a general remark among the
foreign visitors that the guffraRette 30
oieties arc to the cause Of woman suffrage
what the Salvation Army 10 to religion.
but personally I have o much broader con-
Seption o. The, them MI II isn e sGmeT WA xs sin,
OF their work In Great Britain not one
delegate expresses herself az willing to
have o suffragette movement organized
In her own country.
found among the delegates from the
United States, and we explain this on the
ground that In all the other countries
lively new; the conservative methods
have not been tried for forty years and
failed. and the ONE have not the
strong ssnse % evaporation that Unfit
enoes those Of America and Greet Britain.
There Is little difference Of opinion among
delegates that more aggressive work
must be done In the United States and
that It ought to be possible TO strike q
medium between the extrsuae militant
tactics OF the Engiish sufiragettes and
the very conservative methods which
have served their purpose and should
be developed into something more n line
with practical politics.
To a superficial observer the great
public meetings. Of the week, with their
crowds and enthusiasm. would seem the
most impressive feature of the movement
st,tdent the business sessions Of the
oonGreas hAvs . far desper sIGmDcanos.
When WOMEN On ooains from tw0nty-one
nations BRINGING iron ovofy o record
either Of the ~fTonohise gained or OF TN
mistakAbh proHryes toward 1t there 10
much moro promise Of complete success
than In popular oiamor.
f. oN 80 49, ,n2Nrk1 ~rononkal ~
this consraaa Ia thsre q sign Of ~rstrogres-
sion or . note OF encouragement. The
spirit OF fraternity 10 beautifully illus
tTated by the women OF those countries
wherS thoy have Gained the franchise
by their remaining In the alliance. paying
their d0ss,. ssndinE dslsgstss and in
every way helping thoss who arc still In
the midst Of the struggle. Tho report
from Australia IL a. strong . woman suf-
All wonen there have had both the
State and the national franchise for seven
eight yeArs, except that n Victoria
the State vote, wa. withheld until last
December. when It was finally granted.
For years tho women's organizations
had been trying without success to secure
2 bill from the Lestslature giving 70 pub
for equal work. An education bill Was
mt Nms the BID came up for discussion
after women reoalvtd The 6tate franchise
the msmbsfs Md With ons anothSr In
their speeches debating that equal pay
for sSasi SSrh = he ~ Foundation OF
Thsre had BEN also tho srossest dis
against women factory
workers, but within one month after b
Of Victoria bad been enfranchised
one Of the most violent Of tho hye Nom.
bers who had votsd IN opposition brought
In an amendment to the factories and
shops act. which provided that AL male
and female workers under this act shall
receive the same rate OF wages.
In less than a month had three foroeful
demanding equal pay for equal
work. and on every side Wa heard the re-
mark, "Oh, yes; it's bound to come now
that women have the votel'
The Norwegian Parliament in 1907 gave
full suffrage to women. with a very
slight ta1payins qualification, which
autumn, but already the Liberal Govern
ment, now in power, has proposed q bill
10 abolish the qualification and enfran-
.hise all women. Three parties have in
dorsed it and It's success Is assured.
For many years the women through
their organizations had been p~etitoning
simply. to give them q start
.owaLd a siris, state ssh9S, o. ~ noq use
been constantly refused. Last year the
Woman's Suffrage Association again made
the request, this time backed BY the vot-
ing power Of The women, and tho Parlia-
nent Immediately ordered the purchase
of o Handsome property and the estab-
OF the school. This has now
been accomplished and two women have
appointed directors.
The association also requested that q
woman be placed on tho National Church
and 1t was done at once.
IN order to prepare rome for then new
luties the association arranged for lee
,ure courses in Christiania BY professors
lawyers, two women among the lat
Ter. The invitation to attend them was
,niTersity oy thu the nssser; ao es r al po III AZ
PARTIES and the presidents Of all societies
II men and women, and there has been
crowded attendance In the lecture room
endered by the university, although a
il charged The oourse will close
Nth fictitious primary meetings and cleo
ions. and the women Of C%hristiania at
Sext year similar training will be given
n various parts Of the country.
Women In Denmark exercised In March
he municipal suffrage granted last year.
nd In Copenhagen 20 per cent. OF all
cast their vote. and yet when
International Alliance Congress was
leid there In 1900 tho men and the press
that the women did not want
he franchise and would not use 1t. Every
attention was paid to the women
'oters, eve to the erection OF shelters
or the baby carriages.
At one place where there Wa a home
or old ladies benches were placed around
polls and several trained nurses en-
in case some Of them should be
Ill. Seven Of the forty-tRo Alder
nen Of Copenhagen are now Alderwomen,
rho were elected, two out Of sixteen
two Of five Radicals
the only successful member Of the
party was q
The m OF Denmark, although be-
only a few years ago. are O
plendidly organized, about $4,000 be-
to the various suffrage assooia-
ION than IN any other country, although
majority Of all the women Of voting age
] Iceland have petitioned it's Parliament
Or the franchise, which has been prom.
,ed in a short time. Nobody knows how
,any women r enrolled ! n the suffrage
In Great Britain. but 1t is be-
eyed not less than a million.
cries Of letters the International Ali.
will hold its next meeting in Stock
ohm In 1914. The invitation va extended,
owsver. with Q string attached 10 It.
I tho women Of Sweden are enfrsnohlsed
eve nov and then. "a h by DO means
tby will have no need OF
suffrage congress-. In that Q . 1t will
O wherever It can do the most good.
Some Of the delegates said that the
lnronaan countries warn enfranchiaing
heir women 20 rapidly that 1t looked as