The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

through many ages, she said. First
she was shut up as all Japanese
women are. and so had a chance to
form her opinions by reason of a
broad understanding OF conditions
In the Flowery Kingdom.
Drnb in Appearance.
She is a very small person, very
wrinkled. and OF a distinctly frail
appearance with. paradoxlcally. the
imprint Of eternal youth glowing
under the transparent parchment
OF her skin. She IL always wrapped
up in a dull kimono, and sometimes
looks as though she needed sup
port in standing upright But she
presented a petition for peace con-
tanning the names Of 10000 Japan
csc to President Harding himself.
When she was in Chicago. she
told a group that her friends told
her If she made the trip to America,
she would never live to return to
Japan. To which she retorted that
she didn't care. the United States
was a station to Heaven, anyhow.
She came. she declared. that she
might sit in her little corner and
play for the success Of the confer
ence. and clasp hands with Ameri-
can women.
Nine. Hard Writer.
Nine. Siri Hard is in washington
also watching the march Of events.
Nine Hard is from Sweden and is
typically Morse. She is of heroic
build with the vibrant depth Of
tone that characterizes the voices
OF so many Of her Countrywomen,
and her tense interest and enthu-
siasm give the lie direct to the
theory Of the phlermatism OF the
Scandinavian peoples.
Writing for two Stockholm news
papers. Nine. Hard came to Amer
lea four months before the CONFER
ence opened. that she might inves-
ti=ate American habits and insri-
buttons.
Your women's organizations are
wonderful" she commented TN
Sweden the women must hire halls or
rooms for their club meetings. You
American women have club houses
where all may gather to discuss
problems We do not begin to be
as fully organized as you are.
THE Swedish woman IS primari-
" wife and mother. We love
our homes. and are not much in
terested in political life. although
since we obtained the suffrage a
year ago. we have studied and
worked to learn the best way to
Use il.
y marriage and divorce law has
been passed. making both parties
equal in all rights. and making the
contracts capable OF being dissolved
as any other business agreement,
thereby avoiding the scandal ana
notoriety occasionally attendant on
such occurrences. Divorces are
neither popular nor fashionable in
our country. thank God"
Descended from one OF the oldest
families OF the Swedish nobility.
where the tradition Of military SER
wee has been handed down from
father to son since the twelfth
century. Nine. Hard Is determined
that her twelve-year-old son shall
be a fighter. a fighter for humanity.
Her people are strongly IN favor
OF some sort Of association OF ma
tions she says. but not the league
evolved at Versailles. to which she
declared herself unequivocally OPP
posed. But Sweden admires Mr..
wilson she explained. They con-
slider that he has done and given
all In the power OF one human be-
ing for idRaliSm and lofty purpose
Housing ProbIen Acute.
Most problems are information
al" she opined. There are few
that evidence themselves in one
country. and that one country
alone The housing problem. for
example is question that is be-
fore the people OF all the coun-
tries Of the world 1t Is a very
poignant one in Sweden, because
there has been no money to build.
People cannot even get married:
there Is no room for them to make
homes in. An international con-
gress might consider such matters
IN A broad wav."
Nine. Tyau Alert.
The Chinese women who have
been in America are particularly
alert They ind a general misun
Outstanding Of their country, which
they are ager to set right. China
has suffered much because so few
know anything about her, her size,
resources. or problems, is the feel
ing
Nine. T Il Tyau. wife OF DR.. Tyau,
Of the Chinese delegation to the
conference on the limitation Of
arms. is here on her second visit.
She stood at tea her cup poised
daintilv and adroitly in her left
hand. while she stood and greeted
strangers with an excited interest.
for all the world like a pert, charm
ing little bird
our schools?H she answered a
question. I'VE have excellent
schools in china. very much like
your own Only we have no free
schools. thus making It almost i'm
possible for the very poor to receive
an education. but the institutions
are not exclusive in any sense. Any
one may attend We feel that we
owe a great deal to the mission
schools and universitieS They have
rexArted a tremendous influence.
ut is a mistaken premise that
women were given the suffrage un-
der the Chinese constitution. and
then either permitted that right to
he withdrawn or become obsolete.
chinese women have never had suf-
frege. but hope to have 1t some day
not too far away. They have no
powerful women's organizations. as
you have. and as the communication
Is so poor and the land so great
II Is more difficult to secure Coop
Grafton. But We are tremendously
Interested in all that women are
doing" Nine. Tyau speaks English
with purity and assurance pos
.essed by few foreigners
Woman Represents NorthcIine.
1t is interesting to note that one
of Lord Northcliffe's representatives
here is woman, She is Miss Lou