The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-15
EqudlityofSe1es
NeUer dQuestion


"The equality OF sexes was never
question when It came to granting
the women suffrage in Russia" said
Mrs. II. M. Rudd Friday afternoon
III the course Of q most interesting
and timely talk before the members
OF the Fargo w. G, 4. IT,, meeting
at the home OF Mrs. j. w. Riley. lie
Eleventh street south.
Mrs. Rudd's subject was Prohibi-
ton and the Work of Women in
Politics In Russia, a subject OF which
she has flrst-hand information.
Prohibition was adopted in Russia
to improve the army. The younger
generation favored 1t because of the
distress that drunkenness had
wrought among their elders" Mrs.
Rudd dwelt at length upon notable
work done by women leaders in. Rus
STA referring particularly to the
grandmother OF the revolution,
Catherine Breshxoovskaya Many
other women have helped, she said,
and much literature has been dis
trfbuted by them secretly. Never
will the Russian women cease their
work until they are Free"
The teachers IN Russia are also
doing q great work for freedom,
according to Mrs. Rudd. From theic
ranks have come many OF the
prohibitionists. Women take the
places OF men at any time the latter
are incapacitated by drink or other
wise, working in the mines, mills ami
factories. shoulder to shoulder with
the men. Referring to the lack OF
morals among certain classes in Rus
STA Mrs. Rudd averred that 1t could
easily be accounted for when one
aarFtufIav.oz that h. man IN.
Russia were under the influence Of
vodka all OF the time. She also made
the statement, not so generally
realized In other countries, that the
typical middle class woman of Rus
sia also drinks Go excess. She Is T.
great pleasure seeker said Mrs. Rudd
and spends q large part Of her. time
I'm gambling, drinking and smoking,
while the women between the ages
OF Is and Is years, are much addict
ed to the moro vulgar type OF the
French novel, with which Russia Is
over-supplicd."
Referring To the heroic Legion OF
Death, Mrs. Rudd stated that such
an organization had really existed
for over forty years, being made up
OF certain women who either In eszila
or uron their return from exile. made
vows never to cease fighting until
Russia was free-free OF both Ger
mary and autocracy.
Convention News.
Mrs. r. M. Pollock read report
sent by Mrs. #. H. Wilder, delegate,
OF the recent national w. G. T. u.
convention in Washington, ID. G. This
convention had the largest number
of voting delegates In the organize
tons history, and North Dakota
again carried of several honora. One
Of these was taking for the second
time. the $50 prize given for the best
college student essay on Temperance.
which was one by a state university
student The same prize was won by
this state last year. With the whole
United States as the field Of COMPETE
ton, the honor is noteworthy.
The report said further that dela-
gates were recommended to I1se dur
ing the. war. common sense corn
meal and calm"
During a social hour the hostess
served refreshments. Mrs. Pollock
presided at the daintily -aTTanged
table from which tea and coffee were
served. Mrs. Charles Talbot, Wheat
land, was a guest al the meeting.