The Washington herald., 1912-02-29
Topics of Interest to Every Woman
WHAT WOMEN ARB
DOINGEVERYWHERE
Weekly Bulletin from New York
Suffrage headquarters.

The committee on woman suffrage Of
the Ohio constitutional convention last
week, on Susan B. Anthony's birthday,
reported In favor of equal suffrage by
vote OF twenty to one. Hon. W. B. Kill
patrick, of Trumbull County, chairman of
the committee. has for many years been
a stanch supporter Of votes for women.
The Police Leutenants'- Benevolent As
sociation Of New York gave its an
nual banquet at the waldorf-Astoria on
the evening Of February .. Among the
speakers who addressed the LOO MEM
bers Of the department were Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw, president National Woman
Suffrage Association: Mrs. Oliver II. p.
Belmont: Miss Grace strachan. president
Women Teachers Association; Gov. DIX,
of New York; Mayor Fitzgerald, of Bos-
ton; John Wanamaller, former Postmaster
General; ex-Secretary OF the Treasury
George b. Cortelyou, William Gillette,
the actor-manager; William Barnes, IT.,
and John ID. Rockefeller jr.
The struggle for equal rights which is
being made by the women of Germany
has aroused genuine interest throughout
the country. says a writer in a leading
German magazine, and their participation
in public ahairs Is beginning to be re-
Sweden's minister Of war. Mr.. David
Bergstroem, addressing the Young Peo-
pies Liberal Association at Stockholm a
few days ago, said: For the solution Of
social problems. / hold Il to be Of the
highest Importance that Swedish women
should partake in legislation, and the
sooner the better. / feei sure that the
country and the people will profit very
largely by our women being granted their
share in political life.''
The women of Belgium have succeeded
in getting a law passed reducing the
number of hours in 'he workday OF
women employed in factories.
From Syria come reports of unusual
activity among supporters Of the feminist
movement, and an influential society has ,
been organized whose chic; object is the
enfranchisement OF women. A newspaper
owned and published By women has been
launched. which contains suffrage news
from all PARTS OF the world
The Grain Growers OF Canada. an or |
ganization claiming a membership OF up |
ward of 10000. met in annual conven- |
ton last month, and passed a resolution |
favoring votes for women on equal terms |
with men.
NJ. Claude Casimir- Perier, an emisSary |
of the French government, who recently +!
visited California fcr the purpose of in |
vestigating condItions. declares that the /
shown in civic matters by |
the women OF the State has made an
ardent suffragist of him. He also pays I
a high trihpte TO the women Of Scan |
dinavia for solving knotty problems.
Minnesota suffrayisTs find strong allies !
among the Swedes and NoTwegians who /
form a large part OF the population Of |
the State. With universal suffrage in /
practice in Norway and every prospect |
OF its becoming a reality in Sweden in
the near future, the Scandinavian men |
in this country see no reason for with
holding the franchise from the women
OF the United States. Gov. Eberhart, OF |
Minnesota, is an avoweG suffragist.
According to dispatches n Dm Oregon.
prospects for the adoption of the woman
amendment in that State are
brighter this year than they have ever
been before. One very notable feature Of
arge number of newspapers favoring the
measure which formerly opposed il.
When King Haakon was invited to ac-
-ept the throne Of Norway. he replied
that II he was convinced that the people
we're really anxious for him to govern
them he would do IL. A referendum on
The subject was accordingly taken. II
was in this national crisis that great
oatriotism was shown by the women and
/ memorial was signed by a large num-
Der of them. The question of votes for
women came before Parliament two years
ater. and the bill was passed by large
majority.
In New j. -, a concurrent resolution
providing for the submission 10 the voters
of a constitutional amendment giving
,qual rights 10 u-sn and women was in
reduced in the State senate February Is
Many State universities in the West
conduct regular correspondence courses
n woman suffrage. The University OF
Kansas keeps a hundred packages of lit
.rature on the subject In circulation all
he time.