The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-19
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
UNIVERSALONE
Women Working in Every Land
for the Franchise.

Donna Giaointa Martini. President Of
the Italian Woman Suffrage Association
and the equal suffrage pioneer Of Italy,
died at her palace in Rome last month.
The leading Roman paper says OF her:
Donna Giacinta Martini was q woman
OF spirit and great educatlan- Having
sprung from most noble lineage. she
showed all her life a great interest In
modern social problems. especially In re-
Iation to the betterment OF conditions
for the working classes and for women"
Nine Prouchesta Cana Rustomjee. the
wife OF the noted Parsee. Rpstom Rus
tomjes, who Is visiting the United States
in an Official capacity as representa-
tive OF the Indian government. accom-
panies her husband for the purpose Of
telling Americans about the new woman
movement Of the, empire. Mme. Rustom-
ice IL q staneh supporter Of woman suf-
frage, and believes that Americans have
been a very important factor in bring
ing the new light to India" At Bombay.
she says, they have a woman's club with
q membership OF 500.
Although the German Emperor is In
clined to limit woman's sphere TO kin
der, kuche. kirche,"- his favorite child.
the Princess Louise. has in the past year
Identified herself with the progressive
woman movement in Germany. The EN-
press has recently given the Endorsement
OF her presence to the German Feminist
Exhibit held at Berlin. the greatest ex-
hibttion ever devoted exclusively TO the
work OF women. where the most absorb
ing topic on the programme was said
to be woman suffrage.
On,or.,,. ~ vvor,.r .,,c-as. NJ os,.n
make the assertion that the policy OF
its advocates Is one OF Indifference. that
II was with some surprise they received
the announcement that President Tafts
choice for chief of the newly-created
children's Bureau was a woman suffrage
leader, Julia c. Lathrop. long Identified
with the cause and an active member OF
the organization.
Miss Virginia Brooks called the girl
reformer OF West Hammond. Ind, was
recently elected president Of the Board
OF Education OF her city.
Alaska women are hopeful of gain
ing political freedom in the near fu-
ture. and both men and women are d.
rectlng their efforts to that end. A
victory was scored in the House OF
Representatives recently, when by a
vote OF 81 to IS an amendment was
adopted assuring to the Alaskan Legis-
lature the right to modify the quail
fications OF electors by extending the
elective franchise to women"
|. The Mississippi Valley Suffrage Con-
ference, to be held in Chicago the lat
ter part of this month, promises TO be
one OF the most important meetings
ever held IN the interest of votes for
women. Delegates from all the Mid
die Western and Southern States will
be in attendance. and practical meth
DDS for promoting campaigns viii be
adopted.
Louisiana has begun a Statewide
campaign for the purpose OF spreading
suffrage propaganda. Organizers have
been sent out to form clubs, speakers
engaged TO address meetings and plans
for legislative work are receiving the
careful consideration OF the suffrage
leaders In New Orleans.
The Woman Suffrage Party of New
York, founded by Mrs. Chapman-Catt
only three years ago, now claims a
membership of over $4,000. The party
publishes its own monthly paper and
keeps an organizer in each OF the six
ty-three assembly districts Of Greater
New York.