"IF I WERE QUEEN.'

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 43, 10 February 1908, Page 4

"IF I WERE QUEEN.'

women jell mow tiiev wocld PiLLK.

The Berlin journal " Lokul Anzieger " published recently a series of repiie= from leading women of the world to 1U question, " What will women do when tliev rule?"

"Carmen Sylva," Queen of Roumanian says*. *• 1 think Semiramis. Catherine the tjreat, Queen Elizabeth, the Empress Maria Theresa, and others have shown that women can rule.'* Mine. Sarah Bernhardt: "When women rule they will retain all their good ami bad qualities just .i~ men rulers have done, do, and will do.' ! Lady Alma-Tadenui: " Women possess all power and always have done so. J cannot, therctore, under your iptcsiion or discuss it further."

-Mine. Suzanne Dcsjuvs. tin* Parisian comedienne-: "What will women do when they rule? Nonsensical things.

Lady lleiirv Somerset: "The intentions of women rulers will not dilb-r much from those of the l>est men rule. -. I do not }>eliove in tlie Mipcriority -if one >ex over the other. Tiu> world imade for both. They together will -way its destinies, and the struggle for unity

must prevail.'' Mine. Yvettc Cuilbert: "I hope that women will, in the tiist place, aboli-h war. and all'ord Wtter protection to the right of motherhood, and that they will aNo have undisputed power to assi-t in my lifework—supplying co>tmnes t i needy actresses, lou >cc. I ,nu already a candidate lor the Cham•elh»i , shi;i d the' Exchequer under tin- new order of things.''

Mine. Ellen Key. the Scandinavitn writer on marriage and maternity: "if I acceded to power 1 would, with a few exceptions, destroy all s,-ho«d N and a'low an entire generation of unfettered children to run around, who would he freed from all the tradition* of modern wretchedness, | would a new generation of parent* an! teachers, -o brought up that they would for their pari create a new humanity. I'ntil the creation of a new humanity, all reformmiNt be merely on the -iiri'in'. I would elevate motherhood to tie.' rank of <•» preme artistic achievement and the Status most important function."'

Mrs. Belva A. Loekwood. twice Candida 1 1' for the Presidency of the I "nit States, for the Equal Jlighis Parfv: "lake men. we would n>tl(?--!y ««e"k olbce: but we wouM not -p.-nd a fortune iu sending war-hip- to the I'aciii.Ocean for the purpo-e of terrifying our neighbour-. We wouM devote (he money 10 building road- and canals. ttins reiigth"iiing industry employing men in productive labour. We would m-i' tin* church become more popular I linn

tin 1 theatre. and that men went lo church. We would al-o eulorce total oh. >tiiif»nce. and o|h<ii all schools lo women." Mr-. Despard, the write;: "Society must he sunken and life 110harmoniou<s while soriotv is built on an unjust foundation. Women'- accession to power will cause the reconstruction of -ociety on a firmer ba-i-. Wom.n will demand justice, will light compromises and promote unity between th:peoples and rulers of all nations/'