New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-30
Or. Shaw for America.

said IL would hc addressed ny the H'-l
rcnounced foreign leaders" and the
United States was quite willing 10 be rep
resented here as elsewhere by the national
president, Or. Anna Shaw. 4 ride In prl-
vste automobiles about this city Of vast
spaces and splendid buildings and monu-
ments was part Of the entertainment.
and there were luncheons and teas with
out number. The largest department store
gave a luncheon each day, and one was
given by Wiener Mode" the well known
fashion magazine, while a biz cafe of
fercd a breakfast
The dinner OF the Austrian Woman Suf-
fragc Committee in tho great marble and
gold Haus der Tndustrie Olomc Of tn"
Guilds. n handsome entertainment, was
attended by nearly a thousand guests.
who were wildly enthusiastic over the
speeches. and If the Austrian govern
ment could have been present they would
have realized that the law forbidding
public assemblies Of women for political
purposes is already obsolete. EveryWher"
tho Austrian suffragists Coniure with tn"
name Of Maria Theresa. the country's
greatest ruler. and were she alive to-day
one might almost believe that she would
put herself at the head of this peace
fully militant army Of women.
The delegation had been accommodating
size like an immense snowfall As It rolled
along through Germany. Bohemia. Aus
tria and into Hungary. Those who came
from the big meeting Of the international
Council OF Women In Paris insisted that
we had missed the greatest event of the
kind ~ history, and we assured them we
had been making history. At this writ
ing all have assembled IN Budapest how
many IT is not vet known. but probably
a thousand accredited representatives will
take part in the seventh congress Of the
International Woman Suffrage Alliance.
which will open tomorrow. besides as
many more visitors. The hotels are over
flowing and hungarian men, for the first
time I'm their lives. are finding themselves
elbowed out Of the way by women.
Words cannot describe the picturesque
ness OF this old and new city situated on
either side OF the beautiful blue Dan
ube," which here is 1000 feet wide. The
law against political associations Of
women was repealed some years ago 10y
the Hungarian lhIlldliltIl, ana the UOlI-
fishing Woman Suffrage Association in
vited the alliance here with the sanction
Of tho government. which Appropriated TO-
GOO crowns toward the expenses. The
railroad owned by the state. has granted
half fare within its boundaries and free
passes TO representatives OF the press, OF
whom over a hundred are here.
The delegates from the United States
are DR.. Anna Shaw. Miss Jane Adams,
Mrs Henry Willard. Mrs. Oliver H. =.
Re- AIRS Zoo Ire
william Tod Helmuth. Mrs. Frederick
Nathan, Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict.
OF Wisconsin: Mrs. NJ l.. Rutherford, Of
Arkansas: Mrs. Emma b. Sweet. OF New
York Miss Ruuts-R ees, OF Connecticut.
Miss Anna Maxwell Jones. Of New York
and Texas, and an equal list OF alternates.
The governors Of most Of our states
where women vote have sent official rep
resentatives. Mrs. MAY Wright Sevall
bears an official invitation from the
board Of the Panama Exposition TO the
alliance 10 hold its congress OF 1915 In
san Francisco.