The evening world., 1912-05-08

death or desertion Of tho ofead-winner
she has only to 70 10 the chairman OF
her province and state her case. II is at
ono investigated. and she Is given so
much a week for every child until her
circumstances improve.
mo ons knows anything about II.
The neighbors don't pity or sympa.hize
with her. So o see We haven't the
hrst incentive to political corruption
necessity" finished Sir Joseph.
Are the liquor interests reconciled to
the woman's vote" / asked Sir Joseph.
"why. women are almost As much
divided N the liquor question a. men
are" "a the surprising answer.
'Perhaps the genersi : trend Of the
woman'sfvots v towSrd prohibition. but
not Asssiy % mwrhi bfwas anticipated.
A. . matter Of fscf. there = no ssx
division on n qusstiou, although. Of
course. women have greatly improved
the condition Of their " sex amopg us
by the vote.". ~
ENTHUSIASTIC TRieurE TO THE
WoMAN's VOTE.
Mark Cohen. editor OF the Dunedin
Evening Star. Of Now Zealand. paid an
,ther enthusiastic tribute to the effect
of the woman's vote when he was in
New York some years ago.
The woman's vote has greatly re-
strdcted the liquor traffic." he said. 1T
has raised the age OF consent hrst from
fourteen to sixteen and then to eighteen
years. Eventually they Will mako II
twenty-one years. as It should be.
"Thsy have forced the state to
sndow lytnS-iA hospitals whore for
very small suR Q woman may r..
esivs the best care end attsation,
ana In the oass Of poor families In
the remote districts the oovsrn-
mont installt free telephones 90 .
physician may b summousd ct =
time.
They have caused the Government
to establish depots for what We term
chumanized' milk. the best artificial food
for infants known.
IN Dunedin they havs obtained =,
a annual grant Of es,soo. whieh u
devoted 20 teaching poor mothers
how 70 pare for their children snd
prepare proper food for them.
'.They have also compelled the pass
age Of q law fixing a minimum wage
for apprentices. Formerly cheap drap-
cry establishments. what you call de-
partment stores. would take girls for q
year on trial. The girls were glad to
work for nothing for the experience, OF
course at the M Of the year they were
discharged and others taken on the same
terms. The women put an end TO that"
WHAT WOMEN HAVE ACCOM-
PLieHED IN FINLAND.
In tho duchy OF Finland where women
sit In Parliament, the effects OF woman
suffrage nave been thus described.
Since 1903" ID. Jackols said. women
members have introduced and passed
bins providing Imprisonment and a nne
for any man VINO annoys a woman in the
street. 1t Is for the punishment OF what
you I II here the mnsher.
"AiSther eagure which was an
nount by woman member n passed
by our par11ament provides certain
| rights for children born out OF wedlock'
These thangs are now part OF ~ laws
but the question OF maternity insurance
has yet to be voted or. The bill pro-
| vides q pension from the State for the
mother for several months before the
birth of each child and for n period oil
years afterward."
These sporadic instances Of woman's
political activities taken from opposite
corners Of tho earth and from anon
women speaking different languages and
with different aims show ono common
atm-the protection OF childhood. and
the preservation OF life. IL Is not un
fair to . assume that when New York
women vote they Will show the same
concern for things of the spirit and OF
the heart-of the hoine and OF tho child.
! Morse Coming Back q
BATH. Me-. May S.-charles w