t a resolution was unanimously adopted that "woman
suffrage societies do their best work when organized in a non-partisan
manner." In order to remove persistent misunderstanding a statement
presented by Mrs. Catt was adopted explaining the wording of the
resolution demanding "the franchise for women on the same terms as it
is or may be exercised by men." It declared that the Alliance had on
no occasion taken a position for or against any special form of
suffrage but that the affiliated societies were left entirely free to
determine for themselves which form they would demand. The Alliance
did not express an opinion as to what should be the qualifications for
enfranchisement, its sole object being to establish the principle that
sex should not be a disqualification.

No more eminent group of women speakers ever appeared before an
audience than those who spoke in the Royal Opera House of Stockholm on
the second evening of the convention. Mrs. Catt presided and addresses
were made by Miss Westermarck, Dr. Augspurg, Mrs. Snowden, Miss
Schwimmer, Dr. Shaw and Sweden's best beloved Selma Lagerloef. The last
named moved the audience to tears during her address on Home and State
by her impassioned plea for the enfranchisement of women. It was said
by delegates from the various countries who had attended many of these
international gatherings that this meeting surpassed all others.
Another which differed from all that had gone before was the great
gathering in Skansen, the magnificent park, where at 7 o'clock, from
two platforms, noted speakers from ten countries addressed an audience
of thousands. A dinner followed in the park house, Hoegenloft, with
fine music, and then in the open air the visitors saw the famous
national dances and processions by the young people in the picturesque
costumes of the country.

Although the official languages of the Alliance were French, German
and English a crowded meeting was held one evening in the People's
House with the speeches in the northern tongues, understood by all the
Scandinavian people. It was opened by Mayor Lindhagen, an ardent
advocate of woman suffrage. At another session the Woman Question in
the Russian Parliament was considered by the noted woman leader, Dr.
Shiskin-Yavein; the Suffrage Outlook in Bohemia by Miss Maria Tumova,
recent candidate for Parliament; the Future of South African Women by
Miss Nina Boyle. A special meeting was held one afternoon in the hall
of the Yo