The Washington herald., 1920-10-31
WOMEN TELL
UTOPIA PLAN
Delegates Of 2S Countries
Outline Program for
World Betterment.
HAVE 10 MAIN POINTS
Decisions Offer Solutions to
Most Pressing Problems
Of Day.
HAVE 10 MAIN POINTS
BY LYDIA X COMMANDER.
Wsshiagtoa HsrLd-cross Atlantic seryis
Special Cable Dispatch,)

oPecAl Gable D.xpatch.)
London, Oct. 3o.-when the repre-
sestative women of twenty-eight
y Countries agree to work for any
gwen measure the success Of that
MEASURE is assured. When they
agree on ten points, we have pre-
vision Of the social changes that the
coming years will surely bring.
Therefore, when we review the reso-
lutions Of the recent congress of the
International Council of Women at
Christiania, we feel confident that a
solution will be found for some of
the most pressing social problems
of today.
Guided by Golden Rule.
Throughout the proceedings the
motto, DO unto others as you
would they should do unto you,"
was displayed on the walls and pro-
grams: was quoted at the meetings,
and inevitably gave the keynote to
the decision 1t was in the spirit
Of this motto, 50 old, yet forever
new, that questions were discussed
and resolutions passed outlining the
tasks of the immediate future.
Z The great subjects considered dur
ing the two weeks conference, may
be divided under the following ten
heads:
l. The league OF nations. A reso-
luton fully endorsed the league and
its purposes. emphasized the import
ance of including within it "as rap
idly as possible 9 = all fully self
governing states" and it urged the
necessity of women being members
Of the assembly and commissions of
the league.
To Aid Reconstruetion.
?. Aiding devastated Europe. The
women of all countries were called
upon to do everything in their power
to save the children of the famine
swept districts OF Europe and to as
sist in the reconstruction of the
devastated areas.
}. Emigration. In view OF the
tremendous rush of people from the
ruined countries TO those which had
escaped destruction, and the hard
ships often suffered because of lack
of proper examination at the ports
Of embarkation, resolution was
passed urging the national councils
of the various countries TO request
their governments to establish
system OF medical examination iden-
stical with the requirements OF the
port Of debarkation.
Want Equal Standard.
T. Health. \ call was made for
a bureau of public health, within
the league OF nations, provided that
the equal standard between men
and women be observed. II was also
uFged that there be closer co-opera-
tiOn between the various depart
ments within countries affecting
public health, and between the
health departments of various coun-
tries.
;. Nationality of married women.
The hard cases produced by the war,
women finding themselves alien en-
emies within their native lands,
were discussed and the various ma
tionsl councils were urged to fur
ther legislation authorizing women
marrying aliens to retain their own
nationality and domicile, II they so
desire, and permitting those who
have lost their native citizenship to
resume IL.
Urge Independence fer Wives.
6. Economic position of the wife.
Laws that make the wife depend
ent for her support on the good viii
of her husband were condemned.
1t was recommended that she should
be legally entitled to a certain fixed
proportion of Ter husbands incnme.
7. Endowment of motherhood.
The council pronounced in favor of
the principle Of the endowment Of
moth-rs in poor circumstances, to
relieve the strain OF anxiety to the
mother and to ensure the health OF
the young generation. This was
considered particularly because of
the war wastsge of life and ths
need Of repIenishing the population
Of Europe.
s. Care of the illegitimate child.
Three great principles were unani-
mously accepted:
a. That the father should be
sought for and identified with the
child.
b. That the child should bear it's
fathers name or should at least
have choice of doing so.
G That the child should have the
right to be maintained by its father.
Diner en- Inheritance.
There was a difference Of opinion
in regard TO the right OF Inherit
snce, so that point was left for a
future conference TO decide.
3. Equal moral standard. A strong
and comprehensive resolution in
favor OF the equal moral standard
was carried unanimously.
10. Education. The Importance of
education in training children in
citizenship was emphasized 1t was
urged that in the upper classes of
high schools, and in colleges, in
struction be given to girls in the
feading principles of the laws of
their country. Also women were
recommended to seek cooperation
- with other international organiza-
tiOns in developing an international
exchange of teachers, as a means
Of fostering friendship and under
standing between the various coun- |
tries Of the world.
(copyrisht, 1870, cross-Atlantio Newspaper |
Service, Ino.).