New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
NOTED ITALIAN IN PARADE
Professor Vittoria Racca Ardent
Supporter Of Woman Suffrage.
WALK WITH MEMS LEAGUE
In University of Rome Faculty He
Is Closely Identified with
Movement Abroad.

Az International cast viii he given 70 the
outrage rarsdn to-day nv the presence in
.. If victoria RaCCa. professor Of political
,corcroy AT the T0iversitv Of Rome VINO
r,,I march with the members Of tho mems
,,se,e Professor Racca is closely identi-
Sea With tho movement for woman srf-
frare now agitstnC Italv and the women
IN charge Of the parade here consider him
INC Of the best recruits 10 their men co
borts they have vet landed. The professor
himself is proud 10 No asked. no said last
,srrt AZ 30 20 West nth street. where
he e stopping. and would he one Of tho
most Interested participants in the display
."I came 70 this country to study political
s,d economic conditions" he said AND
me n the most significant things that has
struck me- IN all the wonderful political and
economic development Of this country is the
opportunity given 20 women. In the Old
world countries We are shqcklod by tradi-
tiors and rrecedents, which make suffrage
for women there douhly dffcult as these
rro'udicee have to he first overcome.
"Rut America IS different. You are nov
and making your own conditions. In this
country. Of all countries women ought 10
have the vote. because they are already
prepared for IL. ] have been astonished 10
End them iu such responsible business posi-
lions. AT the head Of great bureaus and
doing administrative work. that proves they
have the brains This opportunity given TO
women alone shows Americas superiority
10 other countries"
Women needed only the opportunity, he
said. to prove that they could vote as
!ntelllgently as the men. A child could
no
gave 1t an opportunity to try and TO as
sumo responsibility. All women need. he
sad. was a chance to show what they could
do with the ballot. The woman movement
lie said. was a world movement. and he
spoke hopefully of the probability of the
women Of his own country getting the vote
finally.
There Is a bill before the Italian parlia-
ment now" he said. granting the vote
70 every male thirty years DID, whether he
Is illiteIate or not. 1t is a hopeful sign
II means that the ballot cannot long be
withheld from the women. a great many
Of whom are we'll educated and ready to
vote intelligently.
In the parliament. also, there is a very
active group that is fighting for the women.
il IS under the leadership OF Deputy Gal
I'M, and, although its number is not great
now, II Is very active group.
The women of all classes are behind the
demand for votes, both the nobility and
the women of the plain classes. The Mar
ehesa Lucifero and the Prcfessoressa La
briola are among the most prominent lead
ers, and they represent the Intellectual
leadership among the women. In addition
10 these there are many workers among
me humber classes. In Italy the move
ment is more than q movement merely for
votes; il goes hand in hand with the eco
nonlic reorganization of the country
Italy. ike America, is fortunate in It's
youth: for; while 1t is among the Oldest OF
countries, the new Italy takes It's place
among the youngest, and traditions and
prejudiCes are more readily broken down
Germany, he said, was perhaps in the
worst condition. from the point Cf view OF
woman suffrage. owing 10 the attitude of
the Kaiser and the average German mai
toward women. Denmark and other north
ern countries. however. he declared. were
advancing rapidly along more liberal lines,
and would probably see women voting be-
fore Germany does.
Professor RaCca expects TO make a thor
ough study OF American social and ecOnOm-
ic conditions and especially Of the woman
movement, 10 take back TO Italy with him
ideas for use. both in his college teaching
and in his activity in the campaign for
votes for women in Italy.