New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
F Federation of Profession
al and Business Women
Lay the Foundation of
International Alliance
DIR. Kahn Scores
For the Chinese
Emphasis Put on Equal
Work as the Forerun-
ner of Equal Salaries

CHMETHING new in organiza-
- ton, the Federation of Busi
ness and Professional Women's
Clubs would prove Itself. A small.
"picked" meeting was held at the
McAlpin Wednesday night which
the leaders termed an international
conference" in honor of the foreign
women doctors who have been here
for the last six weeks attending the
international Conference of Women
Physicians. The American speakers.
themselves members of the fedora
ton, emphasized that the organiza-
tion was for the dignity and equal
ity of women's work, first; and for
their rights, second.
"This is not going to be Just like
all the other organizations" said
Nina B. Price, chairman of the
meeting, 1--WE have federated be
cause we want to dignity our work.
to secure equal opportunity and get
equal pay for equal work"
Equal pay for equal work." said
Miss Lena Phillips, the mother of
the federation, "but with the en-
phasis on the equal work"
Grace Parker, organizer Of the
National League for Women's Serv-
ice, addressed the meeting on get
ting together" She was in England
and France before the United States
entered the European war. When
this country did go in Miss Parker
brought the scheme for the League
or Women's service here and organ
lied In her address Wednesday
night Miss Parker showed the COM
prehension and spiritual breadth
which those VINO saw service at the
front always bring back with them.
Without doubt DR.. Kahn. of
China, was the hit of the evening
Whether Dr.. Kahn is a typical pro-
1esslonal woman of her country or
rot she IS a JOY to her international
sisters III professional and business
lie. She is large and smiling. She
knows the world very well and ber
own country holds no Illusions for
her, although she is distinctly alive
to It's worth and It's possibilities.
She wants to please. She has no
unkind feelings. So It Is with her
country. she says.
Rut If country like China. com
prising one-fourth the popu alton of
the enrth. Is ever exploited by a
n1'litarisfic nation, If the Chinese
-are taught the use Of weapons and
the dreams of military power and
lose their kindness they may turn
on YOU Of the West and become a
menace to you"
Or Kahn speaks English almost
perfectly This is her fourth trim To
the United States. She was in col
'ege at M;chican and Northwestern
universities several years ago and
TOOK her degree in this country.
"The women of China are looking
to American women to see what
they are going to do next" con-
tinued Dr. Kahn. "Chinese women
have taken part in the work Of their
husbands for years. Only lately.
however, have they had careers of
their own; but girls of all classes
now have ambitions to study. 4
few years ago q number Of the
people came to me and said 'What
are we going to DO? Our girls all
want to be old maids and have
careers"
The European attitude of mind
toward careers was EXPRESSED in the
speeches of DR.. Lollini, of Rome.
and DR.. Moutet, of Lyons, France.
They believe in new sort of fem
inisnl, a feminism which is striving
to make the intellectual women a
power in the home and as a mother
and educator of childrec.
The foreign visitors all eEr-essed
heir approval of the Federation Of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs. They were unanimous in
the belief that the idea would bear
expansion to include the women of
other countries. It seems possible
that Miss Phllips's dream that the
federation becope international will
be realized, sooner than was hoped.
by reason of this unlocked for con
tact with professional women Of