Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-11-01
SUFFRAC|STS USE
LILIES INSTEAD
OF BOMBS THERE
To Attract Attention to Cause,
Holland Women Present Her
Majesty With Bouquet Of
Their CoIOrS,

The Hague, Netherlands. oct. ID
The session Of parliament lust open
ed by the First Woman" of Holland
in brllan joint assembly of the two
chambers, held in the famous Knights
hall at The Hague. is likely 10 be oc-
cupied somewhat prominently with
the womans question The Dutch
women suffragists are by no means
satisfied with the luke-Warm proposal
OF the government to remove the con-
stitutional obstacle in the way OF Civ
ing women the vote.
Taking their cue from, -snoYe mill
tant spirits abroad they have set a
daily picket of women outside the
entrance to the second chamber, all
decked out with their yellow-and-
white rosettes, ribbons and notices.
The suffragists were there, indeed,
ON the opening day OF the session, and
lined up in double row with the idea
of compelling members to run the
gauntlet Many Of the worthy repre-
sentatives of the people ran 1t hut
were dused with nothing worse than
propaganda leaflets.
Presented Queen With Bouquet.
The suffragists drew the sovereign
attention to their cause by presenting
her majesty with a magnificent bou-
quot Of lilies, dahlies and orchids,
decorated with their colOrs.
What the women want is that the
shall definitely embodyI
womens suffrage in the proposed re-
ysed constitution, but the prime min
lister. Mr. Cort van der Linden, though
himself in favor of women having
the vote, declines to do this, know
ing that ii would imperil the entire
revision measure, for the country and
It's politicians are by no means yet
ready 10 accord the suffrage SO cas-
Ily to the sex Of the sovereign who |
rules over. them. As the Roman Cath /
olic "Tyd" remarks, therefore, no /
doubt a considerable time will yet I
slapse before the women Of Holland |
march to the polling booth"
Yet in Preliminary Sage.
The bill to revise the constitution /
has got no farther yet than its pre-
iminary stages. If passed. 1t will /
universal manhood suffrage /
n Holland and system Of proper
ional representation as well as solve /
he thorny education problem that /
las for the best part of century /
ultu lllt E cat bbiiN VI tpllAthAAbH
the church parties Of the
light and the liberal and radical par
les on the left, to the immense ham
)ering of other crying reforms and
he detriment of the nations educa-
ion The education proposals in
lude compromise reached between
representatives. of the varying parties
Who sat together on a state commits
ion.
The Legislative program of this
ourth and last period of the present II
parliaments existence further in-I|
ludes the old age pensions bill, which II
las the most perilous part of its
Quincy still before it in the first
hamber. as well as bills to set up "A
emi-elective, advisory colonial coun
il in the Netherlands, East indies TO
o amend the Indian administrative
equations as to make the projected
Introduction of European and later
ative ocnscription permissible, and
D enclose the Zuyder Zee and drain
lrge portions Of 1t. The budget will
lso claim a good part of the states
enerars attention, accompanied, as
is, with various new tax proposals
nat aim at helping the treasury to !
ear the continued heavy burdens OF
and other war crisis eX-
enditure