The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
FEMINIST MOVEMENT IN HUNGARY

Miss Rosika Schwimme a prominent Hungarian woman, talked the other day u d representative of the Woman's Plat form in London of the status of feminine entranchisement in her country. She states that she expects the suffrage to be extended in her country very shortly; of the freedom of thought and action per mitted to the Hungarian, and she has much to say in praise of the men of that land. To quote part of her interview
 In Hungary women of property she says "possess a municipal vote, but II must be given by proxy. This is an anom- aly, and it has led to trouble in some cases. A wealthy woman the owner of large estates, wished to record her vote or the subject of making of a new road In a certain district She sent an employe with her instructions, but discovered att erward that he had recorded her vote on the opposite side. To her that was con elusive argument in favor of woman suf- 1Tage, and today she is one of our sup porters.
 Local government, so far as women are concerned is not on the same foot ing as it is in England. Women do much good work on the same lines as your poor law guardians, but it is. through cha ritable organizations, and not in con ueotion with borough or district councils. But that, feel sure, will come, and when N'fN work and well prepared by their present experienee of duties that are similar.
 IL is not altogether q drawback thai Hungary has only recently awakened te the importance of the woman suffrage question. She has made rapid progress III it. because she has been able to profit by Inc experience of other countries. The militant party has not come to such lengths as in England, nor do l think that the best way to forward the move ment. At the same time, l do not con- sider that the great mass of woman vho desire the suffrage should be pun ished for the foolish actions of few atn sorry. therefore. to learn that some of your politicians are now in favor oi withholding the vote as a protest aSains' the lawless actions perpetrated by the militant suffragists.
 ..'The sra cial question with us is by nc means so acute as is often supposed, ant I am sometimes inclined to laugh at th' Importance with which foreigners inVes fl. am convinced, besides, that th' granting of the suffrage to women VII pDly tend to smooth away any Such Idtid difficulties as exist.
 "There is one point that l should spe rially like to bear in mind when l think O my country. Hungary, from time 1mme morial has given women equal right with men where property is concerned. | q woman marrles, she ls eiltlleu to nal " her husbands property in addition t' anything she may possess of her own Over this latter he has no control. II ease of divorce the woman takes this half as well as her personal property. A maj must leave half his money or other prop <rty to his wife, and the remainder is di yided equally between the children whether these are sons or daughters. Thi Is no new law, il has been so in Hungar! from the most ancient times, so that oi this score she is quite in the forefront O
 European nations think Il says muci ror the chivalrous spirit of the nation tha even when the men were fully persuaded that woman was the weaker vessel anC