A JAPANESE VIEW

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 540, 22 June 1909, Page 3

A JAPANESE VIEW

; Wallace Irwini whose^! "Letters .from, ;n Japajieso School Boy" have been so anrueing' a featura of Weekly', , ' Create of woman suffrage' in his latest: effusion. Ho traces 1 the'progress of wornan- from the 6a'r- ; den-.of Eden to the .present uprisiDg in behalf ;of vqtes : .for, women. '.. Of -this he says:. .. './Busting from her.perfumed cago:of centur-, ies',. .Ladyhood,,' like a. angry : ..iiger, is spreod■rhg;:her ;beautifnl wings- towards;. Albany,: where Gov) Hughes.Ee-te calm:but nervus, ■tempting to 'think of. something; else. -~;/:. • ..Mrii.Mitor,' all-comical papers of England' & 'America ;is. pdking considerable humor, at Lady, Suffergetters. - I; ask to- know.: .Why. slould.they -mafo • such', laugh'.'at a. Lady : at-. tempting to get some rights? The Answer is: Because, that Lady are"usually quite comical when she , are attempting-to do so. . ... '.- Aad yefc./aretiit a reproach to'Suffergetters because they.\'are'.-fuiny?■'-. Answer:is—No!!, (Multiply this by. 1000J) :■ Marters ■ is: offenJy/ very queer"&'.quaint', when, theyi are. working : I.for Humanity.. It (MistMUi'M.afterswas'beine nipped-by lioiis,;peThapsly; Roman Senators, buy -tickets tt have:pleasiuit afernoori 'Of .laughter.., .Occasiond like .these;are ;enjoyed';by.all. Eoman Senators admired it.because it'was a.circus; .lions relished it because it was a lunch;"Ma'r-; ■feers eajoyeditbecause they, was. Marters. •:.' .- This.is ituo about'Suffergetters.. ; / -•:-.Y«sterday..-;.I-';teid"'-a-news-editorial; from ■paper., which, say,- "If Women vote', America must go to the jj.ups." > I .enjoy great' sadness fo:think..of this. },[l, was sure something would America 'as 'soon : as -Hon.' Roosevelt got away-rand. here is 1./ ■'■:"-.•.'. '.;.;.'■<■•.>, r.With.outstrefohed eyes.l read this scared print., ;He-say: .. • ■ ,;';■ ',-..,;.,: •.■■■'■,.■'■.'•. . '~.. ,i!.' Day-by-hour Women'of. America .are.clam-. "oring for the^ballet.: ; JVotee for'us'l , with scfeebhes. In huj drovee.'tliey :afe aban-. doning ■ ;st<mogra'phy, ; sweat stops, & mother sweet; domestick influ 7 ' encee'. .In nearly, every.neighbourhood some, cold upon a neglected hearth... Fe-male-.prime are growing, at a'ipaUing'.rate. "Last, .week more Ladies was arrested for Siif-', fergettiug'than for. horse-s-tealing. : The tion hjas.fallen into a.deep cri&is. ; If Women voto, , America must,go;to the pups!" ■ .-''■' ■V. ''Hashrmura '-Toro": then prowwds to iniet-' ■view. a;number."of .persons on the, .suffrage question, and'gives a highly cuinic accouit'of the conversations. In conclusion-ho says:' 7 ■ When the Ladies, does get' the'■■ vote, ,-iih.ey \yjU- show :.what foolisli:things they" can'do. .with;' it. :• But- is not that "what the Vote is for? If,'the Sterner 'Sex..have-.used it.,that way for. so long, why shouldn't the Grosser Sex get a chance? . . .-■ .:. •'■:,■ . ■■ .