THE WOMEN'S PRESS.

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 236, 18 February 1915, Page 11

THE WOMEN'S PRESS.

(To the Kditor). Madam, —W ith nun o pleasure l read Miss Harr—t C. Newcomb’s letter in your January issue. It is necessary indeed ih.u the women of the F.mpirc should be in touch with eac h other for mutual help, these clays and after, when we trust that the united voice of women all over the world will be heard in promoting a settlement on lines of lasting peace May I supplement Miss Newcomb’s letter by urging the necessity of knowing the real trend of events in Britain itself? As a journalist, 1 have found it impossible to get any clear idea of current events or social progress from the higher point «.f view without a dose study of the lead ing women’s papers. Much more is it difficult to get any such idea now, when the ordinal > paper-, have room for nothing but war new-. Needless to say. wc* are ourselves engrossed by the vast Imperial struggle* and necessity to-day, and for that reason demand news, not only of the battle field, but of the* Red Cross, the* refugee camps, tbe unemployment bureaux, the soc ial problem-, and the general scope and machinery of relief work. That inow provided nm-t effic ientl\ by the* women’s papers, which contain most educative article-- on the times. The most valuable of these are. ‘‘The Common Cau-e,’’ organ of the NM’.S.S. (2, Robert Street, Adelphi, London, N> Sd pci annum), and “Vote* for Women," organ of the United Suffrage I'nion (47, Red Lion Court. Fleet Street, London, X- Sdc “Votes for Women,” founded by Mr and Mrs IYthick Laurence, ha- done more than any other paper to awaken public opinion at Home and abroad It has stood for great sacrifice, and since it represent:- the widest femi nine interest.-, literary, social and other, and has been cho-en as the organ of the British Overseas Domin-

ions League, it is parti< ularly to he recommended to colonial readers who want to get a sound grasp of British and Imperial affairs, a> touching women. For those, moreover, who want a bird’s eye view of the feminist activities of the whole world, there i> “Jus Suffragn,” the organ of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (7, Adam Street, Adelphi. London, 8s Bd.) 1 am, etc., JKSSIK MACKAY, Superintendent, W.C.T.I ~ Christ< hurch, January j, KJIS.