Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-26
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

Philippine Islands, which was organ
lied last month TO promote public
welfare and American ideals on the
island, but particularly to augment in
every possible way the work already
done towards the development of
trade between the United States and
the Orient, and TO further the devel-
opment OF resources in the Philip
pines.
Mrs. A. S. Grassland is head OF the
society and her committee on ship
ping and trade named fifty members
on the committee--some one to rep
resent each state and territory OF the
United States 10 inform the commit
tee as to the industries of their re-
spective states, and give publicity as
to possibilities OF trade between each
state and the Orient.
1t is proposed that this commit
tee shall get out a small map showing
trade routes between the United
States, Philippine Islands and the
China coast A list of exports from
these islands will also show on the
map.
The idea is to give the maximum OF
information to the people in the
United States.
How TO help put America first in
far eastern markets is the problem be-
fore this organization OF American
women.
Where two years ago each Chinese
user OF foreign goods was spending
I49 cents with an American manu-
facturer, today he is spending only 9
cents. America is now but poor
third in the foreign commerce of
China.
The Japanese competitor can prom
Use delivery Of his goods in about
week, English goods from the Hong
kong base can be delivered in about
the same time. The American sales
man is fearfully handicapped by dis
lance, by delayed shipments, by lack
Of bottoms, feeble though growing in
tercst on the part OF the home manu-
facturer, and frequently by lack OF
banking facilities.
The Manila Times OF Sunday, Oc-
tober !, devotes great deal Of space
to this subject and makes an appeal
for Manila as distributing point for
an Oriental base.
Although favored by protective
tariff, the Philippines imported last
year over half its forcign-produced
brcad-stuffs from countries other than
the United States. Is ii not sad COM
mentary that last year, in an Ameri-
can possession and with nearly every
other nation at war, less than half
the total trade was with the United
States?
Travel between the United States
and the Orient will be encouraged by
the league also.
Mrs. w. E, Barley, president Of
the Nebraska Equal Suffrage asso-
citation, and DR.. Halle Ewing. chair
man of the political science depart
ment Of the Lincoln Woman's club,
have prepared valuable program for
the study OF bills of interest to women
which will be considered in the next
session Of the legislature. The bills
to be studied are: Child labor legisia-
ton; state fund for mothers; mini
mum wage laws; district workhouse
farms, and the eight-hour law. The
history of each bill will be studied;
the existing statutes, their good and
bad qualities, will be considered; the
standard law OF the ideal law will Be
discussed, and finally an open forum
will be held at which prominent per-
sons interested IN the bill will be pres
ent to give their views of the subject
under consideration.
The San Francisco Chronicle re-
ports that equal suffrage is indeed
reaching its climax in California. I'll
has now gone down into the mud
and-sticks hovel OF the lowly squaw
and placed her on 4 par with the So
ciety woman in the mansion on the
hill. AT the polls on election day
no distinction was made between the
female of the species, be she copper
colored aborigine in red shawl and
calico or paleface lady in silks and
laces.
But something strikingly unusual
has come to pass. "A number OF the
Pluto women of the Owens valley
registered at Bishop for the general
election. They were the first squaws
in the Golden State, and probably in
the entire country, to cast ballots.
All waited until after the primaries
to register, for some peculiar reason,
known only to themselves. and stated
no party affiliations. They were un-
emotional and showed little enthusi-
asm, but were far more determines
than their white sisters.
Housekeeping methods Of different
periods and countries will be discussed
by Dundee circle Of the Child Conser-
walton league Monday, At the home Of
Mrs. Maynard T. Schwartz, 4805
Douglas street. Mrs. P. ]. White,
leader OF the program, will compare
present day methods with those in
colonial days; Mrs. Herbert Martin
will tell about housekeeping in Hol-
land and Mrs. w. 0. Perry will speak
from her own observations in Eng
land. Mrs. |. H. Arey will lead the
current events discussion and there
will be musical numbers also.
A parliamentary drill, under the
leadership Of Mrs. A. c. Nerness, will
occupy the Benson p E. o. sister
hood, when it meets Monday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. c. A..
Tracy.
Miss Myrtle Fitz Roberts, head OF
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
Vocation bureau, will talk on yoca-
tional guidance. following business
meeting Of the South Omaha Wom-
ans club Tuesday afternoon. at Ii