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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 3, 1916.
WOMEN OF SWEDEN'
SEE THE BALLOT
Hoping for Universal Suffrage,
bat Expect to Have to Wait
at Least Five Years.
MUCH OPPOSITION FOUND
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 15. Swe
den, the only one of the Scandinavian
countries in which women do not en
joy the same right to vote as the
men, must at best wait some five
years before complete enfranchise
ment of its women, but that the goal
will ultimately be reached not only
here but in other backward countries
is the firm conviction of the National
Swedish Woman's Suffrage association,-which
has just concluded its an
nual convention.
Reports made at the convention
showed a greatly increased interest in
the movement throughout Sweden.
There are now nearly 17.000 women
enrolled in the association and some
2O0 branch organizations. Particularly
gratifying to the leaders was the re
port of a great growth of interest
among the country's clergymen as
well as among men generally. Men's
associations for women suffrage were
formed during the year at Kristian
stad and Malmo, and some of the best
known Swedish men are beginning to
interest themselves actively in the
movement.
Most of this progress is the work
of only fourteen years, although ef
fprts to improve the position of wom
en generally were begun at an early
period, Sweden standing in the front
rank of European countries in this
respect. It was not until 1902, how
ever, that a defiinite organized move
ment to secure votes for women was
herun. The imnetui for this was sriven
by a man, Burgomaster C. A. Lind-J
hagen ot Stockholm. Burgomaster
Lindhagen, who was also a member
of the second chamber of the Riksdag,
presented a woman suffrage bill in the
lower house. It was defeated by 111
to 64.
Presents Suffrage Bill.
The first notable , victory was in
1906, when both chambers of the Par
liament decided to petition the gov
ernment to investigate the subject of
woman suffrage. This report was
submitted to the Riksdag in 1911. In
the meantime (1907) universal fran
chise had been granted the Swedish
men, and the first use they made of
it was to elect a liberal government,
in which K. A. Staaf was premier.
Staaf presented a woman suffrage bill
in Wli as a government bill, and it
was supported by the constitutional
committee of the Riksdag. The upper
chamber defeated it, 86 to. 58, but the
lower chamber gave 140 votes for to
66 against.
A further unavailing effort was
made this year to induce Herr Ham
marskjold, present premier, to make
a government measure of the bill. A
change of the nature proposed in
volves an amendment to .the constitu
tion, and hence must be adopted by
both houses of two successive par
liaments. The Riksdag session early
in 1917 will be the last session of
the present parliament, and, although
conditions have apparently not altered
since the last unsuccessful attempt,
the women see themselves compelled
to make another effort to secure the
passage of a political-equality meas
ure. The hill will probably be pre
sented as a social-democratic party
measure. But even in the unlikely
event of its passage, woman's suffrage
could not come into effect in Sweden
until the autumn of 1921, so there is
still a long fight ahead.
One Franchise For Women.
At least two of the principal ob
stacles are the opposition of the men
and the fact anomalous as it may
seem that women already enjoy the
communal franchise. Their possession
of the communal franchise obliges
women exercising it to be regularly
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enroucu wun incir party.
The conservatives oppose woman
suffrage. That means that the con
servative women are faced with the
choice of breaking away from their
party or else of opposing suffrage
for themselves, and thus far the party
call and incidentally their allegiance
to the men of their families has
proved the stronger. ' '
The fact that of all Scandinavian
countries, Sweden' is theonly one
where the women do not enjoy the
same right of franchise as the men, is
due to a variety of causes. The Fin
nish women secured the vote mainly
as a result of the important part they
took in their country's struggles for
liberty more than a decade ago. Their
enfranchisement came in 1906, The
Norwegian women took an active part
in the events leading up to the separa
tion of Norway and Sweden. When
they were denied participation in the
referendum held at that time they
conducted a referendum of their own.
Another factor throwing light on
the situation in the Scandinavian
countries is that here alone in the
world is literature uniquely and close
ly associated with the woman's move
ment. But while Bjornson ad Ibsen
in Norway and Grundtvig and other
prominent literary characters in Den
mark championed the cause of
women, Strindberg, Sweden's fore
most literary light and the man who
has more powerfully influenced his
countrymen than has any other
writer, was an embittered misogynist,
hating woman and all her works.
Woman suffragists declare that
Stnndberg'i writings have been one of
the most powerful weapons in the
bands of their opponents.
Miss Siirne Bersrman. nrairln f
. the National Woman Suffffrage asso
ciation, believes that the world war
will have a great influence toward
equal suffrage rights.
"Every since the woman suffrage
movement started," she said, "one of
tne chief arguments against it has
been the assertion that women
incapable ot detending their country.
But in all the belligerent countries we
ee the women doinsr war work
which is hardly if at all less important
man tne actual ngnting. it is not
j .uiii.uil nit vi kuuiu nave
en carried on so lonsr without
woman's help, and it is difficult to
see how the opponents of woman
suffrage can refute the logic of this
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War Booms Finland
Industries and New
Ventures Planned
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Helsingfors, Finland, Oct. 10. Fin
land, with the exception of a few in
dustries that have suffered, has ex
perienced a boom as a result of the
war. There is a most recent indica
tion of this in plans that are now
practically completed for a steamship
line designed to run from Finnish
ports to North and South America.
One of the most striking features
of the present economic conditions
in the country is the flood of ready
money. The Bank of Finland has
greatly increased its note circulation,
and deposits in private banks have
increased to enormous figures. This
flood of money is due in great part
to the Russian government's expendi
tures for the maintenance of troops,
military necessities and fortification
work.
The difficulties in the way of ex
porting and even the unfavorable
communications with many parts of
interior Russia, also resulted in much
money staying in the country, which
would otherwise have gone abroad.
Good harvests in the autumn of 1915
also made it unnecessary to buy the
usual quantity of grain outside of
Finland, aid contributed to increase
the amount of capital looking for in
vestment.. The sawmill industry one of the
country's leading industries has
suffered rather severely. At the end
of the year, the number of employes
in this branch had decreased some
sixty per cent. The building trades
are also as everywhere in belliger
ent countries stagnating. The pulp
and paper business was noj able to
increase its sales above the figures
of 1914, but higher prices offset this.
Iron and steel industries did a de
cidedly satisfactory business. The
number of employes increased and
workmen have received ' substantial
increases of wages. The woolen in
dusty had a good year, and the
leather factories have been working
under pressure to satisfy demands.
They have thus been able to-'secure
ample supplies of hides from Russia,
and the number of workmen has in;
creased by at least a quarter.
Feng-Kuo-Chang's ,
Election is Vital
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Peking, Nov. 1. Feng Kuo-chang's
election to the vice presidency is re
garded as a vital step in the effort to
harmonize Chinese politics. Three
ballots in Parliament were necessary.
Feng Kuo-chang was the leader in
all and on the third ballot he received
520 votes, while his nearest compet
itor, Lu Yung-ting, received only 201
votes.
The election was in striking con
trast to the election of Yuan Shi-kai
to the presidency of 1913. At that
time heavy military guards were
placed all about the house of parlia
ment, and there was great apprehen
sion lest there be a riot. The guards
were lacking at Feng-Kuo-cnanVs
election, and Parliament showed no
disorder whatever.
Feng Kuo-chang is not a decided
partisan. He has 'never identified
himself formally with any faction, but
has constantly remained as a sort of
a middleman between the north and
the south, guarding the Yang-tse val
ley with his large garrison at Nan
king. He is primarily a military man,
but has shown considerable political
acumen, and, unlike many of the mili
tary leaders in China, is a man highly
educated in the Chinese classics and
a polished gentleman of wide travel
and experience.
There is much speculation now as
to whether Feng Kuo-chang will im
mediately come to Peking and assume
his duties as vice president. He
showed unwillingness for some time
to allow his name to be considered
in connection with the vice presi
dency, but finally consented.
As military governor of Kianeus
province, of which Nanking is the
chief strategic center, he has far
Sreater power than the vice presi
ential office will afford him, '
Ceng Kuo-changs location at Nan
king, which commands the lower
reaches of the Yang-tse river, as well
as the railway connecting Peking and
snangnai, is one ot tne most vital
positions in China. His power as
commander at Nanking has given
him great prestige, and made him so
independent that he frequently- paid
no attention in the past orders issued
by the central government. Recently,
he, as well as practically all the other
generals, excepting General Chang
tisun, nave snown a disposition to
heed the central government and en
able China to harmonize its interior
troubles,
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now ye taae note who read thla paper,
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Of any debt of her contraction."
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AMERICA RESISTS
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
United States Legation Helps
China Build Railway Despite
Monarchs' Protest.
3ZAR AND MIKADO GEEEDY
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Peking, Oct. 19. Although Russia
has protested against the proposed
railway from Fencheug in Shansi
province to Lanchowfu in Kansu
province, and Japan has protested
against the contract for the recon
struction of the Grand canal in Shan
tung province, both of which improve
ments the American International
corporation is about to finance, the
American legation is confident of its
position with reference to these two
projects and is giving the Chinese
foreign office hearty support in re
sisting the efforts of Russia and Japan
to defeat these two improvements.
Russia's objection to the proposed
railway in North China is based part
ly on conversations with former Chi
nese officials and partly on a letter
written by the Chinese foreign office
in 1899 assuring the Russian govern
ment that China would give, Russia
preference in the construction of rail
ways extending northward towards;
Russian territory. The proposed rail
way which the Americans have been
granted the right to construct runs
in a southeastern direction and is
held by the Chinese to be a line in no
way conflicting with the special rights
granted to Russia.
Russia's Claim.
The letter which the Chinese for
eign office stands upon as the sole
basis of Russia's claim for preferen
tial rights in building railroads north
of Peking, was written by the Chinese
foreign office to the Russian minister
in Peking, Mr. de Giers, on June 1,
1889. It is as follows: "We discussed
with your excellency a few days ago
the subject of a railway connecting
the Manchurian railway with Peking,
and explained the difficulty felt by the
Chinese government in acceding to
the proposal. But we stated clearly
that no other government would be
allowed to construct such a railway.
"We now wish to reiterate in the
plainest terms that China agrees that
if railways are in future built from
Peking to the north or to the north
east towards the Russia border, China
reserves the right to construct such
roads with Chinese capital and under
Chinese supervision, but if it is pro
posed to have such construction un
dertaken by any other nation, the pro
posal shall be first made to the Rus
sian government or to a Russian syn
dicate to construct the railway, and
on no consideration will any ' other
government or syndicate of any .other
nationality he allowed to construct
the railway'
Widening Terms.
i In replying to this letter, the Rus
sian government made a very broad
interpretation of the terms. Instead
of making them read " from Peking
to the north or to the northeast
toward the Russian border," the letter
added in effect "or any other direc
tion." Now it is the contention of
the Russian government that the
failure of the Chinese foreign office
to protest against this reply when it
was received twenty days after the
original letter, was an admission that
China conceded blanket rights to
Russia on railroad building out of
Peking.
This contention is looked upon'by
most foreigners in Peking as absurd,
and the Chinese have little thought
of heeding a protest based on such
ground.
Japan's Protest.
Japan's protest against American
construction of the Grand canal in
Shantung province is based on the
claim that Japan now stand exactly
where Germany did before the war
with reference to Shantung province
development. In the treaty concluded
between China and-Germany, in which
China granted Germany the Kiao
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Chow concession and special rights
in Shantung province, there is a
clause which is as follow: If at any
time the Chinese should form schemes
for the development of Shantung
province, for the execution of which
it is necessary to obtain foreign capi
tal, the Chinese government, or what
ever Chinese may be interested in
such scheme, shall, in the first in
stance, apply to German capitalists."
I.t is the contention of the Japan
ese that as successors to the rights
of Germans in Shantung province,
they should be consulted first re
garding the Grand canal conservancy
loan. They prefer to call their in
quiries concerning this loan merely
inquiries rather than a protest, but
insist they must have a full explana
tion in order to protect their rights
in Shantung province.
China holds that under the treaty
concluded between China and Japan
in 1915, settling the much-discussed
twenty-one demands, China agreed
to recognize whatever rights Japan
may acquire from Germany as the re
sult of the present war, but the Chin
ese insist that Japan's rights in Shan
tung province have not yet been de
termined and cannot be determined
until peace shall have been concluded
in the present European war.
To Enter Argentina
Travel by Salon
(rVrrespondence of the Associated Press.)
Buenos Aires, Argentinea, Oct. 4.
A decree promulgated last spring
further restricing immigration to the
Argentine republic will take effect
October 26.
During the last two years the de
parture of settlers and'others for Eu
rope has been so marked that some
statesmen have been alarmed over the
fact that a country with such a large
area and a relatively sparse popula
tion could not hold, its inhabitants.
The government, however, has not
been impressed, and ly decree which
becimes effective next month, many
stringent conditions will hereafter
surround permission of immigrants to
land in the Argentine.
Any persons found suffering from
organic disease, making the subject
unfit for work, will be barred, as
will all cripples, the latter provisibn
supposedly being aimed at a possible
invasion by wounded soldiers after the
European war. Another clause of the
new restriction bars all those who
have been beggars in the country of
origin and all other persons who may
be considered likely to become a pub
lic charge.
The entire responsibility of bring
ing undesirables to the country is
placed upon the captain'or owners of
the vessel which brings them, and in
case immigrants are rejected the ves
sel must return them to the port of
embarkation. In shipping circles it
is said that this risk of bringing pos
sibly undesirable immigrants from
European countries where registra
tion is either defective or not prac
ticed at all makes the entire business
of immigration undesirable in the
viewpoint of the steamship companies.
It is provided in the regulations, how
ever, that first class passengers are
exempt from all the penalties pre
scribed in thedecree, a fact which
suggests that in future immigrants
may travel in safety as salon passen
gers. f
"Mad Queen" Asks Often
About Belgian Rulers
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 10.
the Telegraaf's frontier correspond
ent learns the -Empress Charlotte,
widow of Emperior Maximilian of
Mexico, stilt resides at the castle of
Uouchout, near Brussels. The castle
and the park have, not been touched
bv the Germans and soldiers arc for
bidden to enter the grounds. The cm
press has been never informed of the
war, but often asks why King Al
bert and Queen Elizabeth do not .visit
her any more.
The Empress Charlotte has been
suffering from insanity for many
years.
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(Correspondence of The Associated Pros.)
Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 21. The death
which occurred recently at the con
vent at Edermine, County Wexford,
of Abbess Perge, a member of the
community of Irish nuns of Ypres,
recalled an interesting story of her
flight from Belgium during the Ger
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carried her to safety.
The nuns were unable to bring any
thing away with them and were des
titute when they reached England. A
place was bought for the community
at Edermine. One of the members
is a niece of John Redmond, who has
always taken a keen interest in the
community, and who helped them to
secure their present home.
Before leaving Ypres the nuns man
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precious historical possession the
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Fontenoy by the Irish brigade, then
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reign of William III. The connec
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tained, novices going over from Ire
land regularly, although a few Bel
gians have been admitted from time
to time. Their convent, which is
close to the Ypres town hall, was
wrecked by German shells
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