New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
Limit Number Of Oeleastes.

PERHAPS It would be better though,
10 have not so many delegates-quality,
not quantity. you know. We shall have
the finest women from each country-the
great thinkers and writer's. I'm sure they'll
be glad to use their genius to further the
great world movement.
And American women must take the
2 lead because your country is not tangled
up in world politics. You can act spon-
{ taneously and others will follow you
Z trustfully.
Now if ] only knew some of your lead
ing American women, we could get togeth-
11er right away. and form some preliminary
committee while 7 am over here
The countess was on her way 10 Wash
ngton where she will be presented to that
other upholder Of peace, President Taft,
and there IS no telling what encourage
ment her scheme viii receive from him.
After that she will have a chance to meet
some Of the leading American women
for she is to travel far and wide delivering
her lecture on peace propaganda.
International peace. however, is SO mixed
up with woman suffrage i'm the mind of
the countess that She can't talk on one
SHbject without dragging in its sister.
y As soon as women begin TO take an
active interest in something besides new
styles Of corsets and salads-Oh! doesn't
.t make YOU furious that men think that's
all women are interested in? It's insult
ing!-Wen, a. soon as women show they
are interested IL something else they
will insist on expressing their opinions in
the ballot box. Women, of course. will be
against the absurd and barbarous habit Of
war so they'll put a stop 10 Il. They can.
why Fight Now, Anyway"
why should nations fight anyway?
They al have all they need. There are 80
more new worlds To conquer, so all they
Do !s 10 snatch land away from each other.
Why can't they leave things as they are?
.-lLHcy Only would, Think how much money
they would save which might be used for
wort.isr objects than aImaments You
American women don't understand the
awful weight and Tho never absent fear in
the minds Of all Europeans that war will
break out at any minute calling for the
lives of your sons and husbands. ii YOU
would only help us by awaNng public
feeling everywhere. using all the infu-
snce you have in whatever sphere you can,
~ tt ~ Olll III your niue libI SNAl'S'' ~
even there YOU can impress upon the
minds CT your little ones the a5surdity Of
~sr-ciyIIized nations sqUabbling over ter
Htory Ike savages over glass beads.
All this while traversing the dTeary fats
Il Jersey. rain soaked and smoke laden
But there was nothing dreary inside mi
ady's private car with her own coat-of-
arms blazoned on the windows. This
courtesy on thc part Of the railroad pleased
her ladyship Immensely.
Look look " she cried, clutching her
secretar's S arm jubilantly as she spied the
emblem. Did YOU ever hear Of anything
s. nice: We mast write them at home
De,ishted with Private Car.
The private car itself evoked ecstasies,
They did not have anything like that in
England
The countess will return Saturday after
tslgoR. Her next lecture here will be in the
HUDSON Theatre on Tuesday afternoon,
When her subject will be The New Era in
nc Old World" Il plea for suffrage, the
ABOLITION OF child labor peace and the teach
hg Of domestic arts.