Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-21
new WOMAN HAS
BECOME QUESTION
IN JAPAN
Educated blue Stockings"
Head Movement for Eman-
cipation of Women from
Domestic Slavery
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS
TO GROWN NEW EMPEROR

lSs.ociaicd Press Corrcspondencc.l
Toxic. July 2I.--The New woman"
question has come 20 the fore In Japan
Just as II has In the Occident and has
aroused almost as much attention az
the wOman's i,ghts problem in foreign
lands.
The japanese woman. compared to
her sisters abroad, has occupied q
modest place In the lie Of the empire
and has been held greatly In subjec-
ton. But advanced opinion agrees
that the Japanese woman Is entitled TO
greater freedom and wider intellect
nal activities than hltherto has been
allowed her.
a cry for emancipation Of women"
from domestic slavery is being
raised by number OF educated girls,
who cali themselves Blue stockings
These new women" do not clearly
specify what they wish 10 accomplish,
but In a general way they defy the old
order OF things laid down for the fe-
male sex. They have their own pub
locations aud occasionally arrange
public meetings for the propagation
OF their ideas. They have club OF
their own. and gather for nightly wo-
mans rights discussions.
However, these are the extremists.
Thor utterances and their mode OF
lie have shocked conservative Japan.
Ia fact. some OF them have been 10
radical IN their action that the author
tiles have invoked the law 10 restrain
Them. Recently number OF maga-
zines FOR women we're suspended ON
the ground that they were injurious
Go sociei.'."
Dr. Okuda. minister Of education. Is
Of the opinion that the discussion of
the woman's rights question may not
be daRgerous 10 the minds Of women
wlSD are well educated and have been
well trained In nina, put ne added his
view that ut viii excite inJuriously
the minds OF ordinary women, or IN
other words. viii encourage vanity
among them Hc asserted that nine
out OF ten women who discuss such a
problem are the victims OF the 'cruel
influence OF vanity"
After the observance OF the first an
niversary OF the death OF Emperor
Mutsuhito at the end Of July. the court
viii begin active preparation for the
coronation Of the new emperor, who h
now quite we'll again after his recent
attack Of pneumonia. The coronation
viii tax cplace IN tnc fall Of 1914 and
Nill be attended hy great spiendoI
aud magnlnccnce. An imperial corO'
nation commissioner will be appoint.
ed. II Is likely that this Office viii
be bestoweC upon III. a. General
Prince Fushlmi
The date for coronation viii be
fixed ana published with the signature
OF the minister Of the imperial house.
hold and the ministers OF state Al
the same time he emperor viii an
nouncc the date al the imperial sane
tuary ana will send messenRcrp to th'
great shrine at Ise. 10 the mausoeun
@. the Emperor Iimmu. and the mau'
soleums OF Emperors Mutsuhito ans
Nomei, 10 proclaim the Forthcoming
coronation.
one OF the early preparations for IA,
coronation viii De the planting mex
spring az sacred rice TO be used dur
ting the ceremonies. Already the re-
arrangement and repairs OF temple,
and old palaces az kyoto. where IA,
coronation viii take place. have beeI
commenced for the suitable reception
OF che foreign ENJOYS and special mis-
slons.
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