The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

is said that three American poets have
voted for the nomipation of the Duchess
de Roman. These are Vele-Griffen, Stew
art Merrill. and Miss Nathalie Clifford
Barney. The election OF the Duchess de
Rohan TO this post Of literary honor will
be a great triumph for feminism in
France. so they say. / understand that
the present socialistic radical Parliament
takes a most loving interest in the po-
litical aspirations of poets and women
politicians.
Women candidates at the elections for
the French Chamber OF Deputies next
month are 10 be brought forward in each
Of he twenty wards into which Paris is
divided for political purposes. The list
includes several notable women. Apart
from their feminist opinions the candi-
dates represent different political parties.
but it is significant that they have modi-
fed their other political views on the
general politics of the day in order to
unite on the feminist question Thus II is
understood that they will all be anti
clericll and radical The Marquis de
Castellane, in speaking Of the women
entering the French Parliament, said: Il
am entirely in favor Of the women can
didates. and ! am sure they will conduct
themselves with dignity. I hope some Of
them may be elected. For my part.
should Ike to see women in our deadly
dull Chamber of Deputies. They would
cheer II up" Poor France.
And now a word from the land OF the
holy Car. where the woman Is also
waking up" Having been baffled by a
senate ruling in their recent attempt 10
establish the right OF women 70 practice
as lawyers. the Russian feminists are
jubiant at the success achieved by a
young Russian woman. Mile. Bandurin.
as superintendent of a big engineering
enterprise A graduate OF the Women s
Neurological Institute in St. Petersburg.
she Is the first woman In Russia who
has proved her ability in practical work.
Her first task was TO help build a steel
warehouse for an army cooperative So
ciety. Here she had under her orders a
large number OF mechanics who. she
says, after their first surprise. got on
famously with her. The men engineers
are stated to have met this feminine in
vasion sympathetcally
The news from California that Miss
Anna Morgan. daughter Of J. Pierpont
Morgan, recently made her appearance
clad In long trousers. over which she
wore a skirt OF medium length, should
inspire the American fcminlsts with hope
and confidence. Miss Sears. OF Boston
was also among those who wore trousers
Not long ago Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief
chemist Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture. put himself on record as favoring
woman suffrage. Dr. Wiley spoke from
''pure-food' standpoint, and said that
he had worked for woman suffrage for
thirty years and that he wanted TO be
remembered for his faithful services by
some high Office when the women get
into power Il come 10 you as a SYM
pathizer." said the purs-food expert. FOR
l. too. have been in a way disfranchised. %
DR. Wiley said that II the women really
wanted suffrage. they could get II, for
when they want a thing they usually
got II. Men are not opposed 70 It: only
liquor dealers do not want them 20 have
IT," Concluding his address TO the sunra-
gists, DIR. Wiley urged them to help him
in the fight against adulterated liquors
and the ladies present promised they
would