ell-to-do.

In 1903, Miss Vida Goldstein announced her candidature for the Federal
Parliament and was defeated. In the federal elections of 1906 on an
average 58.36 per cent of the registered men and 43.30 per cent of the
registered women voted (against 53.09 and 30.96 per cent in 1903).

In two pamphlets,--_Woman's Suffrage in New Zealand_, and _Woman's
Suffrage in Australia_,[31]--the leading men of the youngest region of the
world have given their written testimony on the practical workings of
woman's suffrage. These men are prime ministers of the colonies, public
prosecutors, the ministers of the various state departments, members of
the lower houses in the parliaments, high dignitaries of the Church, the
editors of large political newspapers. They all make the most favorable
statements concerning woman's suffrage.

"The women have demanded nothing unreasonable from their representatives,
and have always placed themselves on the side of clean politics and clean
politicians." "Woman's suffrage has brought about neither the millennium
nor pandemonium," and the New Zealanders do not understand why it is that
in other countries people "can still become agitated over anything so
inherently reasonable as woman's suffrage."

All who wish to have the right to participate in a discussion on woman's
suffrage must first study these two books of testimonials. A mere
knowledge of these facts will cause much insipid discussion to cease in
public meetings.

From the French consul in Dantzig, Count Jouffroy d'Abbans, one familiar
with Australian conditions, I learned the following isolated facts
concerning woman's suffrage. It has a salutary influence throughout. Women
show a lively interest in political and municipal questions; for the sake
of their political rights they neglect their "specifically feminine"
duties so little that they come to the parliamentary sessions with
knitting, embroidery, and sewing. They also engage in these feminine
activities while attending the night sessions. On election days there is
certainly often a cold dinner or supper. But that occurs on washing days,
too, and no one has yet wished to deny women the privilege of doing the
washing. It is safe to say that the Australian woman's rights movement
will not fail because of this obstacle.

GREAT BRITAIN

Total population: 41,605,220.
Women: 21,441,911.
Men: 20,163,309.

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