hem again.
Mrs. Catt kept in touch with these societies and in 1913 they were
accepted as auxiliary to the Alliance. They are still keeping up the
struggle for political rights.

There is only the nucleus of a movement for woman suffrage in Japan
but some of the statesmen favor it and women's societies petition for
it. Under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union a
beginning has been made toward organization. Women are not allowed to
attend political meetings and their position is very restricted but
this year (1921) they have done a great deal of public work for peace.
The Japanese Government is progressing rapidly and the results will
eventually be seen in an improved status of women.

SOUTH AMERICA. Women occupy an advanced position in Argentina in
education, in business and in organized work. They have had during the
past twenty years an excellent training through the National Council
of Women and they have exercised much influence in public affairs.
They were slow in entering the movement for woman suffrage but by 1920
they were sufficiently organized under the presidency of Dr. Alicia
Moreau, to send a representative to the congress of the International
Alliance in Geneva in June and be received as an auxiliary. Large
meetings have been held in Buenos Aires. There is much favorable
sentiment in the Parliament, where bills have been introduced.

The woman suffrage movement is well advanced in Uruguay under the
presidency of Dr. Paulina Luisi, who attended the Geneva congress,
where her association entered the International Alliance. The
president of the Republic, Dr. Baltaser Brum, is an ardent advocate of
woman's enfranchisement and is using his best efforts for it. A bill
was introduced by Dr. Aralya for the complete emancipation of women,
which did not pass. Later one for the Municipal franchise was
presented by Deputy Alfco Brum, brother of the president, which it is
believed will ultimately be accepted. There is a suffrage society in
Chili, one in Paraguay and one in Brazil, where the Senate in 1920
defeated a bill.

The Central American Constituent Assembly, the legislative body of the
new Federation of Central American States, has approved woman
suffrage. There is to be a Pan American Suffrage Congress of Women in
the United States in 1922, which doubtless will give a great impetus
to the cause in the Central and South American countries.

MEXICO. The constitution made for Mexico af