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CONFERENCE
Dl ? HESS Or MARLBOROL'Gl AND HER MOTHER, MUS. O. H. P. BEI.MONT. IN THF .SPEAKERS' STAND BEFORE ?MARBLE HOU8E,
it?. ?DORIS F ePLEISCHMAN.
1* . ticket which admitted ot
, _ . t the re?
de- - Mi 0. H. P. Be
ht, in Nf -
?ke of a "Conference dl Cr?
ich phrasin
? . -.he r?
t o? enormous il
te est :n ?hat many of the forcmoi
v men of to-day were p-.esent
? en who have agitated for an
e put effect reforms in a
. rtments o.' the national hous?
tthesc ? ien, whose effort
have been watched by the entir
country, arc fi jists is merely
coincidence, end there is t-.o mor?
necessarily to be attached. Nor wa
the meeting a ! eeting. It
purpose was mere of a social or.
than Otherwise. It was a friendl;
gath" .omen of note whos
work lies in different fields, but wh
feel the same big purpose inspirin
them all, to make practical the con
rotation of the vague term "bette:
- ?
. H.v e stimulated the lallen.
Belrr.ont, in opening th
meeting, spoke of them as womci
e ' stimulated into life ,
- : lying dorm?n
in wha? the wori'i chouses to call th
en woman": who have devote;
many yc^.rs te e ol the lit
tie child laborers who are bei".:
I fa
try; who an
gai ' the evils of the
tem and have taken uj
- Jdgel in behali of the underpaic
verv-'jrked women in industry
- ?e ever juvenile courts an(
ire endeavoring to reclaim the way
boy and girl: who hav?
.ht a little light and hope inte
?:ring prisons.
? 0 ' ive ra - ^ani/ed re
, forms which have proved so great ?
benefaction that they hav<
-?, -?-. over by the state. whos<
then declared that none bu
voters could be members of the gov?
erning committee?. And some ol
them pursue the gentle art of de?
manding political rights on equa
terms with men. These women need
lion otner than that
? -? by their own deeds. They
have a;h" - and are nc
?er 01
?er."
Hate-i -; me Limit
In - . - than one wa
inusual, hirst, the "audi?
torium" was on the terrace o? Mar
e delightful
I ark. pond and S| ecially
made tr.e: We brought down two
pelicans thai we cx?p?ected wouid
d Mrs.
"but one of them regarded
disdainfully and
f.ew out to sea" Another unusual
feature was that each speaker was
privileged to talk on her particular
hobby, with the pleasurable knowl?
edge ?hat all the other speakers were
as interested in what ?he had to im?
part as she had been i.. their
Tne short space of time '*as a source
f.i regret both to the speakers, who
hated to "teil all about the decline
and fall of Rome in ten minutes,"
and to the h?-."enerv who were deeply
-d by the sincerity and force of
?A I women who addressed them.
W'lht httie be,:
? ' aitb. its warning:
"Time
In ? ?? ?'
out one I -
" ,
ing been the - ???'! by the
gS, unlet?* * - o 1 o? the
few n.f-ii Btatt
uni by his spirited g? I
' I ?itlO.'IS
A ? '
Utb. Heir: wer khowed evi
dent gratification, and her glow of
pride was pardonable ; s she intro?
duced the Duches.- ol Marlborough
as "the exceptional woman in that
she dors 'belcnc'?she is the daugh?
ter of her mother."
Darheas Winsome and Appealing.
Very winsome and appealing was
the tall, slender, white-clad duchess
as she stood on the flag-draped plat
knowlcdged. it is surely inconsistent
to ignore the pressing demand of
sornc sort of shelter which may em?
body the word 'home' for our girls
and iutuie mothers. We have there?
fore undertaken a propaganda
throughout England and Scotland.
in which wc ask the corporation to
build municipal lodging houses for
women One has already been
raised, and in London I have, with
the help of friend*., built a beautiful
model hostel, which accommodates
fifty-six women. It has been emi?
nently successful, and I hope the
movement for hostels will spread
into every country."
Another example ol the good that
may be accomplished by women in
forbidden lands is the work of Miss
Mary Bartelme. Miss Bartelme is
assistant judge of the Chicago Ju
MHS. MMD BALLINGTON BOOTH DELIVERING HER CHEERING ?DDRES8.
form and made her first public ad
diess in America. Her mother hac
taken advantage of this one of hei
daughter's visits to this country tc
introduce her to the progressiv?
women who are "doing things." Al
the speakers were guests of Mrs
Belmont Tuesday evening at an in
formal dinner, and this made for the
democratic exchange of ambitions
hopes and creeds that was the key?
note of the Wednesday conclave.
The Duchess of Marlborougr
spoke briefly of her work in Eng?
land as founder of various homes
ior prisoners' wives and children
and of the hosteis tor women which
are now being built. It was ten
years ago that she first fell the need
ol some sort of piotection for the
wives and children of men serving
sentences in prison, she said.
' ! determined to find some way
in which they could be helped to tide
over the time during which they
were bereft of the breadwinner,
without offering them charity and
the corresponding loss of seli-re
I therefore opened a creche
to ' hilaren whose mothers weie
forced to earn their living during
? '?eir husbands' incarceration, and i
second cr?che where women re?
ceived regular employment as seam?
stresses and laundresse-,. These
homes should be unnecessary, for
ni should devise a system by
which the prisoners may earn money
for the support of their families.
Will RuiM Mnnldpal I?rticin?? Ranaca
for Womrn in I ngUnd.
"The National Association for
Women's Lodging homes, of which
I have the hoftOI of being president,
wa-. initiated by the effort! of Mrs.
M*ry H'ggs. who in a search for
rledg? vi .i?ed all the common
lodging houses, vagrancy wards and
' ibodta to win? h tiir- working
gui is forced to turn lot shelter. The
'. ) 11 < I ? were brought tO light by
hei tneeetigationa .?ie a disgrace to
any rivih/rd country.
"Sin?-* ?he need ol rjiunii ?pal lodg?
ing house? foi men has been ac-l
ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?
By ALICE DUER MILLER
DEMOCRACY IS NOT ALWAYS LIKE CHARITY.
S ? Th? President nu: ? b< iffragist lie said on the Fourth
Phis independence is noi mer? r us, but for everybody lo whom we
? ?? tiding it."
lie Don't ;" absurd You know he was thinking of Mcxi
OF MAN BY MAN FOR MAN.
(On! ? lalic? are oui ?iwn, i
? up thi nation and we propos? to I il ip nn the righi if
'I hat ??ni four states >' Colorad '
and th? District n Columbia have an eight-hour law for women?
FEMINISM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
"Bui by record of antique time I linde
I hat women wont in warre? to bear most ?way,
And to all great exploits themselves inclin'd
Of wbirli they still the girlotid bore away;
lili envious Men, fearing their rules deeay,
Can coy ne streicht lawes to curb their liberty;
Yet, si th they warlike armes have laid away,
They have excelled in artes and pollicy,
And now we foolish men that prayse gin eke t' envy."
Spenser's Faerie Queen. Bk. Ill, Canto II.
THE DANGEROUS INNOVATION.
I he u-e ??i bronze, we .ire t??l?l, which began about 5UU0 B, Q in the
\\ r ?aid all """ v. ii<. wish tr? be free, come to us and the; will be
me
'I ?i what ?itlirr nation ran nip.i - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^?
the whole body politic when men anywhere are lighting for thcii rights? Ea**' *",k ",,"'n tw0 thousand live hundred years to get across I urypo
from President Wilson's Fourth ol July speech I V'r f,?"-" befor< !""- '" !ir'u '" tbr discover) ... a cntemporarj t,.?
_ l?t showing:
THAT HAS A FEMININE SOUND. Thal *'!f al >f meta,S " COn,rar-V l? NatUrC
'lli" onlj female mentioned in the President iperch wa \
Ilr referred t?> ?>?n countrj a* "she" bee, ? ?. perhap . "Sh? puts htiinan
e all othei tii:lii> *
WHOLE DUTY OF HEROINES.
. \\ itii apologie , to F\' L. S.)
A heroine must be polite,
And do what others say is right.
And think men wise and formidable -
At least, as far as she is able.
EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW1
l lui the hero? - ??I (jUUO I'?. C. nevei heard oi bronze.
I li.it men \...-il ? charm if they used anj tm-tal but ..
THE WOMAN PERIL.
'I he attention of the I>. ? enl has l?c?*n cal the
| that none of the women "who render invaluable imperial and social er
lie? throughout the dominion*' have ever '."iin?l their names in th
? ?i royal honors
But ?? woman true - t?. work without t?*\?..r? 1
I lut i - wh) she ' ? -?? m tu-!i to l.e feared in politic}.
WELL. SOMEBODY MUST BE GOOD.
\ I lot ida . pe indi ut writ? I l il gain ' th? lau in I loi ulj
A woman has been appointed special j?:<Ikc to preside in a di? i i to hip liquor to a woman
- ?ng in Indiana Fortunately, rerj few ol the women have had occasion t>< lind it out
Will the husband in the case ieel that he is getting a ?<|?ia
?le.,1'
"\n?l if not, how ah?.m the women in all othei
DO YOU KNOW?
FIFTY YEARS' WASTE.
A woman ha foi the lirai time been appointed Superintendent end
Depnt) M <li? a! < 'in. ?*i lo the women convicts in an Fnglish prison.
le--th.m lift) yea i ago Mis Je* Blake, ihr iir-t v\,,m.i?i t.. attempt
'
I li?t the national Consumers' i eague say?: .--???????????????????????????????__________________________________________________________________________
Ihat 4?.76 women and girli work in textile- factories in thi ? ?un- lak?n** '* '?"?,|"-'1 '|r?lrr '? England, ?*?? ?toned in the streets ol Rdin
burgh and the nun ei -it> . loscd to hci.
That 2S2,4i2 women an?! childrer :
That I90.U0O women and children worl in cotton mill s ?
I'hat 9?.6I9 women and children ?orl in tob;. factoi
That 88,t>28 women and children work in canneri?
That 80,000 women and children work in ?team laiuidri?
I li.it m eighteen stat?^ th< ?i i r?| worl f?n i ??men in laun*
(It i' is unlimited.' ?
|The following beautiful poem is offered h) Aggie a an .m v ??? uuil
able to an) lit ? ?n place i-? .. demand on the pari .-i women to ?i?> some?
thing fh.it ili.-n ?^i aiidniotlu i s didn't i
Why in the world do you want lo be so mannish.'
Why in the world do you want lo be so aueer?
Don'l you really know the home would vanish '
Haven't you ever heard of woman's sphere? ._ .
Teers Come to Eyes of Tense Audience as
Speakers at Mrs. Belmont's Newport
fl?sse Tell of Efforts to Stimulate the
Best in Man &nd Wom&nKin-d.
venue Court As the talked ?rit
quiet conviction o? the good th;
might come of s-.-oh werk as si
was doing, with rope ter improv.
ment in ccr.Jitions and with sadne;
and. above all. sympathy for tf
poor creatures whom she mu?
judge, one felt assured that lenienc
an ci wisdom would make e?-s;e: th
burdens o: many sir.r.ing children.
? ?iiij?o in tdvaace ai the Bast.
"Chicago is much in advance c
the Last in many re.-.pc.'t ." h
said, "lor example, we have th
funds to parents act, which is mor
o? a preventive measure thin any
thin;, else. This provides a pensio:
to mothers which enables them t
icmair. at home and personally at
tend to the wcliaie ol their chil
dren."
Work ol a nature not dissimila
to that of gentle Miss Bartelme i
that done by Mrs. Maud Ballingtoi
Eooth, of the Volunteers ol Amer
ica. Miss Bartelme talked quietly
with a little catch in hei throat nov
and then that brought ready tear
tc the eyes, as when she told of th?
girl who had been "pinched" whilt
stealing two rubber dolls "for th?
baby." Mrs. Booth made a dramati?
address, full of impassioned fervor
tender appeal and goer!, cheering hu
moi. Her face changes vividly witl
each turn of thought She opener,
her address with a semi-playful at
tac!: on man. praising the incompa
rahle superiority of women.
Woasea No Lunger Cechling Men .
"Men used to speak of the cack?
ling old hens," she smiled. "Now
v/e may fly on the barnyard palm-;
?in Mil STEPS OF THE CHINESE l'!'\ ROUSE-? DR. KATHERINE B. l?Wls, MRS. (HAI.I.LS S. WHITMAN
AND Miss MARI BARTELME
and crow, and then we shall see
who-?e crowings have acomp?shed
most. That is the way to judge?by
results. Where men have blundered
in force and brute logic women have
use-' 1 igic and added love and sym?
pathy That is why men have failed
in their prison tactics. The prisoner
has hitherto been regarded as a fel?
on who must be : upprcssed and
constantly punished while behind the
walls, and when he is treed he must
he avoided until he is rearrested.
That .ittiiude of mind is still the gen?
eral one. and I wish I might do more
to eradicate this superstition from
the mind popular. For women have
entered the prison with the greater
strength of their sympathy and ten
I ?ernesa and have found that all vil
lains, from first offenders to deep
dyed ones of the blackest souls, are
amenable to kindness.
Helping; Ex-C'onvirt ?? ??iiprcme Necea?
Bit).
"To ?icin the ex-convict is as nec?
essary as the helping of the prisoner.
We have our Hope House, which is
? stepping stone from the cell to a
world which we are trying to cure
of hostility. Wc have placement bu?
reaus, and of the twenty thousand
whom we have aided to employment
less than 10 per cent have been re?
turned. So I am fairly driven to the
conclusion that it you elevate him in
prison and then give him a chance
he will make good."
Dr. Katherine B. Davi?.. with
closely allied werk as Commissioner
of Correction, wished it understood
ti?at her department is not a bureau
of complaints whose duty it is to
correct anything from wills to er?
roneous newspaper reports. "Wc
have corrected little as yet." she
I said. "We have a workhouse where
? no work is done, a penitentiary from
which no one ever emerges a per.i
? tent and a reformatory wherein
' there is no reformation." Dr. Davis
' i hen spoke of the unhygienic con
i rlitio! s on the island. She told of
the obsolete methods which are still
practised?simply because they have
never been changed.
Tales of graft and criminal intro?
duction ol drugs to the inmates had
- been rumored before, and these ru?
mors had reached the ears of Dr.
! Davis-, predecessor, but vague ru?
mors they had remained. Dr. Davis
continued:
Women Art?-Men Talk.
"But women have stepped in. have
confirmed the rumors, and customs
of the last hundred years are at last
(?on; aw.iy with. It is women who
do the acting and men who do the
preliminary talking. Women may
make mistakes, but at least they get
somewhere. TJic vote of women
will be an enormous factor in the
alleviating of the prison evils."
Miss Rose Schneiderman, the vice
president of the Woman's Trading
League, urged the necessity of col?
lective bargaining in industrial af?
fairs. "Women need greater pay and
shortei hours in order to keep them?
selves intact. No man would try to
be 'good' on $b a week and yet we
expe?.t girls to work all day and
make their clothes at night, all for
the princely remuneration of So, and
then remain good girls. Woman's
vote is valid in industrial orgam/a
tions. She is an industrial factor in
the country, so in order to protect
herself she should have the same in?
dustrial weapons as man."
The same point was brought out
by Mrs. Florence Kelley, the sec- |
rctary of the National Consumers'
League. "Men through their OWU
votes have gained an eight-hour day
labor law. Last year, after twenty
fcur years of petitioning before the
Committee of Labor ot the Penn?
sylvania Senate, a bill was passed
, icducing women's hours fron; twelve
to ten. New York State refuses to
ratify a bill preventing a woman
from working at night, and caring
for her children by day. a law which
i. in force in all Europe. Without
the vote women cannot obtain what
i- a fundamental necessity for then,
and the ballot is the great solution
for many of the problems which are
now vexing and harassing the coun?
try."
Calnrado's Shame i-- ??l?ame of Nation.
"The shame ot Colorado is the
shame of the entire country!" thun?
dered Senator Helen Ring Robin?
son, of Colorado, "and presents a
problem which every one should
ponder. Has Pennsylvania forgot?
ten Ludlow? Is the Lawrence strike
remembered? In Colorado there is
more room to make a noise. Co' -
rado is the Theodore of the states
it is always ? iront page story. The
murdered children and the flaming
tents have dramatized the Colorado
tattle, and we hive therefore been
more impressed by the passions that
underlie ail struggles of capital and
labor, of immigration and of class
and racial prejudice. These evils
are threefold, and each is led by
the other. Strife will never be?
get anything of good. Where man
!.gins, stirs up passions and warfare
<;nd death, women have stepped in
and sued tor peace."
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