New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-10
SCOPE OF WOMEN'S
WORK IS LlMITLESS
Women of All Countries Bring Their Wis
dom and Experience to Deal with Prob
lens in International Council.
nv Ida Hustled Harper.

The second big public meeting Of the
international Council OF Women was that
for Peace and Arbitration, and here again
the United States came to the fore. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs. May
Wright sewal, who has been always
chairman OF that standing committee OF
the International Council. She stood in
the high pulpit Of the Doopsgezinde kerk
before a most beautiful background-the
rich red white and purple silken banner
Of the international Peace Society, sur
mounted by golden dove. This banner
had never before been unfurled except at
the meetings OF that society in The
Hague. Mrs. Se-wall never rose to greater
heights than in her eloquent plea for the
peace OF the world in this historic city
where the stately peace palace Is hi'lhs
its white walls 10 the sky Canada'
France. Belgium, Holland, Norway ana
Hungary through the voices Of their
women. pleaded for the end Of war ana
the reign Ol ~ q assume t'''-'
we're read from many countries, and AFTER
the meeting closed the Peace Society 'oi
The Netherlands gave a banquet Win
Mrs Sewall as guest OF honor. The Work
of this peace committee extends through
out all countries, and the only one couh-
try i'm which the national council mas no
peace committee is Great britain lue
present session declared It's sympathy
with the principle OF obligatory mediation.
even where vital interests are involved III
international conflicts" II also protest
ed yehemently against the odious wrongs
Of which women are the victims In time ol
war. contrary to international law ana
il "appealed to the next Hague confer
ence 10 consider means for preventing
continuance
The most important part OF lnterna-
tional Council work is done through us
nine standing committees. with branches
in every country. and it has been mat
ter OF Generalization 10 the American
delegates that at this meeting the iull
representation OF the United States on
each committee has been present. Pro-
fessor Frances Keyes Of Nassar College
member Of the committee on education
has for proxy Professor Whitney, OF the
same institution. Miss Gertrude watson
and Mrs Dexter p. Rumsey, OF Bunalo'
have been the representatives on the
peace committee. Miss Lucy r. Anthony
on the suffrage committee. the present
writer on the press committee. whose
chairman is Miss Johanna Naber. the
historian OF Denmark on whom the gov
eminent has bestowed many honors. Mrs.
WUlouehby Cummings, OF Canada j
chairman Of the france committee the
Italian Coutessa Dauiei CamozA or emil
grafton and immigration. Nine. Charles
d'Abhadie d'Arrast Of France. o. the
legal posltlon Of women. Nine Ayril de /
sainte-CroN. Of the same country. on
equal moral standard and the white
slave trafic. Mrs. Ognvie Gordon. OF
Scotland. on education and the Countess
OF Aberdeen on public health. The United
States has two international chalrineh'
the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw having been
from the first conyener Of the committee
on suffrage and rights OF citizGGship' and
she gave "A rousing address on TINS SUD
fect al the largest public meeting. she .
also preached on Sunday afternoon. the .
church being crowded TO its full capacity /,
70 hear the first sermon ever delivered oy .
q, vouan I'm this ancient city.
The advantages OF these great confer
epces can scarcely be estimated. The .
women OF all countries bring the results
NJ vyisdom and experience 10 deal with .
AN phases Of education. with the efforts
10 preveut disease and promote public
health. TO protect emigrants and immi-
Grants. 10 combat the terrible evils OF the
traffic I'm women which everywhere exists
~ hasten the day Of international peace
and arbitration. TO give and receive
l,rouledge OF the laws concerning women
md children. To assist and advance these
vast measures II is not surprising To una
i'm the official recommendations that all
rational councils are urged 10 promote
tho nublic work OF women by securing
their election TO public bodies and their
inclusion IN all committees dealing with
,ublIc work And most Significant OF
all is the council pledge "to advocate
strenuous effort To enable women to OBJ
tain the power OF voting
What 4 loss to the governments of the
,,.orld that they require this strenuous