The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-10-29

@AAO tuSy use LuS ,VOL0 III ALMOST the
same proportion as do the men as5theg
election returns show. The first result
OF the vote is that women. have taken
up their home duties with greater re-
spect and responsibility. They have
stopped the death Of Sc many babes an
q result Of their vote. In Norway, q.
working mother is aided by the govern.
ment until she can leave her baby and
go int0sth factory again. They have
established schools for the training Of
the future housekeeper, kitchen
schools they. r called, and they are
supported by the state. The marriage
laws are Just and the people are hap
py. Bjornstierne B%jornson, the great
writer Of Norway, Is enthusiastic over
what woman has done in. his county,
and Fru Ella Anker has written a little
book Of the progress Of her country.
One Of the fine things she says is:
"The right togvote is based on the need
for it. Government in this way does
not only rest on the consent Of the
governed but on the cooperation of the
.governed.n
An American woman. who married; a
Norwegian. came home to visit recent
ly. After living In Christiania q couple,
Of years she was much struck by the
fact that American women and men,
had their good times separately. Her
friends were impressed by the. amount,
Of leisure she said that she had for
study, and were amazed Whensshe said:
she did q great deal OF :hne sewing and.
embroidery. How is It." they asked.
shat although the women vote In Nor.
way you seem much more. domestic
than wei" The former American an.
swcred, "XVell, you see, We don't have
ings. suffrage work. and all kinds Of
social uplift. Whenswe want anything
done, we have the power IDIOT di.
rectly through our government. That
ia much quicker than aEitating, and
we get results too. Then we don't
have to take our social pleasures In
the day time. We seldom hear of q
Woman's lunch4or tea. And afternoon;
card parties are unknown. Our hus.
bands come home early and we all do
things together In the evening. Men
and women IN Norway are much more
compan1onable, It seems, than in the
United States Sometimes 1slong FOR
the excitement and stimulus Of Amer.
Ice. but we certainly accomplish more
In Norway"
The following are the opinions OF
some ofsthe most. prominent men of
Norway on.the question Of woman SUI.
trage:
January 14th, 1913.-From4iAe very
beginning. the. women used their vote
lnsyery considerable number and there
are already two directions In:whichF its
Influence can be traced. The franchise
has donegmueh to widenzwoman's hori.
xon and has further. by the very fact
Of its existence, had g good,efect up
on the attitude Of our parliament on
several occasions q Hagerup-gBull
liudge Of the supreme court member
of. parliament and chairman sofl. the
ConEervative party in the storthing) 4"
Slen,dal, January 18th. 1877 am
convinced that Woman's suffrage III
NORWAY has already had: q good inau,
snce onsthe municipal and5politcal-de.
velopment OF our community, and am
a~ssufedsthat the suffrage will help To
bring about better social Z conditions
and better laws Tor our country. Chr.
IA. Knudssn tmember OF parliament
and leader OF the Labor party in The
ttorthlnxs.s !
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