South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-19
WOMEN FORGE TO
FRONT FAST IN
WORLD AFFAIRS
International Suffrage ALI
ance Reports Great Prog
ress During Past Year.

LONDON March fs.-Women are
rapidly forging to the forefront OF
-He worlds affairs according to an
announcement made by. the Inter
national Womens suffrage alliance.
To- a. report recently issued by tho
d W. S. A. much iubilati0n is ex-
pressed over the statement that
have been received during the past
few months from an quarters ~ the
eInle including even the far east.
Tine report says
Ou JAM rs the Swedish 1arlia-
Heat definitely incorporated woman
afuge iu The constitution Swc-
dish women sill vote for the first
Time This year.
The Swedish parliament has also
passed bin making women eligible
for alI the higher posts in the civil
service excluding military and dip
IoWatc posts) on the principle OK
equal pay for equal work
THE women of western Australia
are now eligible for the assembly
and legislative council. the qualih
cauon o( women for parliament blll'
having passed both houses
The Spanish republican party at
DTS recent democratic convention de-
cided unanimously 10 place the
rights Of women on its program.
"A National woman Suffrage as
soCiatlOn has been formed in Toxic,
Japan. Mrs Kublshiro. well known
ir temperance work. has been elect
ga president of the organization.
Eastern Women Active.
Eastern women are coming rap
idly into the worlds woman suffrage
movement. Japan. China. Palestine.
Egypt and India all have agsOcia-
t.ous which are affiliated or seeking
utilization with the international
Woman Suffrage alliance.
"M BRAND. the new French pre-
mIer, is a convinced woman suffra-
glst The French deputies who are
supporters of the woman suffrage
movement in France have now
pledged themselves to the active
support not only woman suffrage,
but also Of bills permitting a woman
t0 retain her nationality on marriage,
granting her full civil rights in mar
riage and opening fully TO women the
legal profession
"Tne Prussian minister OF justice
has decreed that women shall not
Doe admitted 20 the examinations
qualifying them for the higher Of
ices Of the law The Prussian cleo
tious viii be held soon and women
uFragists and voters will protest
aGainst this violation of the spirit OF
the new German constitution which
expressly states that all offices Of
state shall be open TO any subject. ir-
respective Of sex. provided he or she
qualities
Hungarian Women Aroused
An attempt is being made by the
reacuonary party i'm Hungary to dis
franchise Hungarian women ami
bills for this purpose may be intro
duccd this spring The Hungarian
woman suffrage society IS devoting
the whole strength of the organiza-
zion TO defeat this attCmpt-the first
attempt ever made in history 10 dis
franchise the enfranchised.
"In Finland "a bin has been intro
duccd by the government which viii
much improve the position of the
iUcsitimatc child. The bill. II pass
cd viii place the iuegitimatc child
ou the same footing with regard to
inheritance from the mother and the
mothers family as her legitimate
children The father will be obliged
90 contribute 60 the maintenance OF
the child up TO the age OF Is and this
SUM may. if necessary, be deducted
from his wages or income. OhicIai
guardians viii be- appointed In every
town and country parish 10 safe
guard the interests Of the illegitl-
mate child"
Referring to- the United state:
Tho reports note with great pleasure
that Miss Adelia Stewart has beer
appointed there as Ill national bank
examiner the first of her sex to b,
so appointed