Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-05

7 RISH INDEPENDENT, Dublin
There were lively scenes ut the
Congress Of Women's Cooperative
II Guild at Bournemouth when q
resolution asking for Q parliament
tary bill for equality Of sexes IN all
trades and professions, and equal pay
for men and women doing similar work.
came before the meeting: The Congress
worth. proposing the resolution, de-
clared that any woman had right to
work, whether married or single. II she
so desired. you don't ask q man TO
cease employment when he marries."
Mrs. Lane Of Bideford declared, "Peo-
ple who are against married women
working never raised their voices against
the charwoman. Mrs. Bowes Of
Chester took an opposite view: I'VE
do not think IT, Is fair for married
women to b. working whilst our single
girls are walking the streets. You VIII
ind in nine cases out Of ten that married
women are working for q pastime and
to get pocket money"
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Measures Taken
To Preserve Leaning Tower.
Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Vienna.--The
commission that has been investigating
the condition Of the famous Leaning
Tower at Pisa has found this beauti-
| full and marvellous structure endangered
from two threats to its stability. One
Of these Is the water or drainage prob
lem, which Is weakening the deeper
courses Of the foundations, and the
other peril, is movement IN the COM
position Of the tower itself. This fiuc-
tuation Of its parts, though almost i'm
perceptible, Is none the less inevitably
destructive, 30 measures are being
adopted immediately both 70 drain and
restore the lower parts Of the founda-
ton, and repoint all the upper masonry.
Thirteen feet out of the perpendicular
In height Of $50 feet, as can readily
be imagined, throws ponderous stress
upon all the elements OF the tower, and
present at least In some degree, that
the graceful belfry has survived nearly
eight centuries Is an astounding
| triumph.
International Use
OF English Gaining Ground.
Japan Advertiser, Tokio.-That 1t
would be an advantage to the world to
have common language for 1nterna-
tional use few people would deny. In
deed, some people In the hope Of pro-
ducing such language have invented
what Is known as Esperanto, but the
idea does not seem to make much prog
ress. It is an artificial language, with
no history, and, worse still. no itera-
| ture behind 1t. On the other hand, the
international use Of English Is gaining
ground. It Is the common language,
for instance, Of the educated classes
| throughout India who are unable "a
communicate with one another in their
own numerous and widely differing
languages. English is also rapidly
gaining ground In France and Ger
many and in other parts Of the con-
tinent Of Europe. In Turkey, the teach
ing of English in schools has recently
become compulsory. English Is the
established language throughout the
greater part of the North American
continent. In short, one may say that
English Is familiar TO not less thar
2O0,000,000 Of the inhabitants Of the
wosld.
Cologne Newspaper
Celebrates Freedom Of Rhine.
Cologne 0azette.-The Rhine Is freel
And, by happy coincidence, this lib
Grafton Of the historic German rivel
and its envfrons comes at the moment
when the Cologne Gazette Is celebrat-
ing the hundred and twenty-fifth an.
niversary Of its foundation. In honor
Of this double jubilation we have gotten
out q special edition Of our beloved and
venerable paper, consisting Of 40 pages
filled with pictures OF all parts Of the
Fatherland, and particularly with views
taken up and down the majestic Rhine
so long the glory and the patron Of oiI
land. For IL years It has languishec
under the heavy hand OF foreign dom
nation, and has truly seemed to noy
more darkiy and more siuggishly, bul
now restored again TO honor, ths
ancient river awakens to share the joy
OF all It's children. All Germany hal
had q part IN this freedom Of Thu
i Wln0 believe that we have raid too deal