Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28

Women of all countries in Europe and
America had already modified in peace
times for ac-
Something Changed tion in the po-
in Woman's Role. 80 ~. future.
in the actual war they are mobilized
by millions to render aid and succor to
the wounded and sick of the belliger-
ents. There is something changed in
woman's part in the struggle for life.
Her services and sacrifices are inesti
ma BILE. 1t has been said of her with
truth: These women prepared them
selves in peace times for peace: they
have adapted themselves marvelously
in war;
4 diSpa tch from Bern announces that
German delegates. following the ex-
ample of the French, refuse to partici-
pate in the peace congress it was pro-
posed to be held in Bern December Il.
Now, on the other hand, Henry Ford
of Detroit, influenced by the earnest
| appeals of Nine. Rosika Schwimmer.
peace delegate from The Hague confer
ence. has chartered ship to carry
delegates to a congress of the neutral
nations of Europe and the United
| States. which will meet in some neutral
| capital abroad.
1t must be assumed that this is the
| proposed congress to be called the in
ternational feminine congress- OF
which Mile. Jane MiSme writes IN lie
| Revue under the title of THE Inter
national Role of Women During the
War and which congress may be
held at the time and place fixed for
| the diplomatic conference charged with
discussing the conditions of peace.
| Mile. Misme points out the actual en-
rollment of several million women in
| Europe and America, and that in France
alone the federated international fem
| nists exceed a million.
Mile. N1isme clearly indicates that Inc
International Feminine Congress viii
su bmit to the conference the wish that
women may hereafter be consulted be-
| fore the undertaking of any war on
the other hand the International AL
lance for Woman Suffrage proposes
that it should convoke the .'interna
| tional council How asks Nile.
Misme, will it be possible at this hour
| to meet the women of the countries of
our enemies? We could not resume our
collaboration until for them, as for US.
| the respect of right would be the basis
| of all social action.
| Nothing has happened. remarks the
| aforesaid writer, to change that dec
| Iaration Whatever attitude foreign
women may assume. the duty OF all
| Frenchw omen is to regulate their re-
| lations beyond the frontiers accordlnS
| to the attitude of France toward the
| enemy.
| The French government has recently
recognized the great value of the un-
selfish devotion of it's feminine auxil-
| iarv force. The ministry of the
interior, submerged by the requests
for information concerning unfortu-
pate refugees. has favored the
creation by the national council
and it's president, Nine. Jules sleg
fried, a bureau of information, con
| corning dispersed families. All me
| notes concerning these are referred 10
| Nine Siegfried Also the Society OF
Fraternal Aid to MISUNDERSTANDING
the fugitives and those transferred to
France (created by the French Union
| for Suffrage on the initiative OF lts
nresident Nine. de Witt Schlumberger)
have constantly worked with the MN
istries of war and the interior and mas
been officially recognized by those
| ministries.