Show SUFFRAGE SUFFRAGETTES TO APPEAL FOR FUNDS Financial Assistance Asked For i r Forthcoming ans an's Congress V I BY IW WILLIAM J I. I I. I I. lt SerIco St Staff tt London May 22 It Z If this congress of or women 1 is Js to bo a II success wo must appeal to the Intelligent ent women of or the world for financial assistance It will willbe willbe I be difficult for tor many of ot tho the delegates in Iii view of ot the thc fall fan In exchange to In Incur Incur incur In- In cur the expense of or attending the congress con con- gress This Is Js tho basis of ot rn nn appeal ma made mado o oby by Astor Lady y Bonham- Bonham Carter and the tho Countess of ot Selborne tor for funds In or order to defray the tho expenses ex OX I of ot the eighth congress of ot the tho International Woman Suffrage alliance alit alli I ance to be held at Geneva neva from Jung June JuneC C 6 to June 12 2 Seven years have havo elapsed Iap cl since thelast tho the last congress continues the appeal During this time women In Sn Great Britain and In Sn man many other countries have gained tho the franchise In thirteen thir tc teen n nations tho the first stage e of ot tho the struggle for womans woman's t emancipation I has bas been won we nr are faced with wah tho the great reat problem lem of or finance Many Itan of the delegates Our organization are ne poor poor very very poor tion is Js not rich The will willbe willbe be he particularly lica heavy and we must ask asic the help of ot the wealthy women of or Great Britain and America We rC will vili need the sum of or for or the organization of or the congress cons for fOI the on of or the International Inter Intel national 1 work and work and we have nothing Wo 0 need the assistance of every woman wom worn an nn who ha has the tho cause at heart and we are sure that It will bo ho freely freel en Ve We hope vcr very much nuch that this congress congress con con- gress will win bring strength and encouragement en en- to the women who are arc still We Yc have t to rc member r that in fn most of ot the tho Latin countries women omen s are arc and for the the- women of the east the thc work of ot- emancipation has barely b Even m Evenin l in 1 the countries where they have votes much work has yet et to be he done before I women V will have fully fulir won their economic and social enfranchisement The arrangements for tor our congress have have- to go forward ard at once and as these arran arrangements will win greatly depend depend depend de de- de- de pend pend- pend not altogether altogether- upon the mean means at our disposal ve we 13 hope hore that hat the thC response will be immediate If Il vo women of or action and achievement achieve ment women omen who ho represent progressive progressive pros sive she thought and collective endeavor OI can come from all all alJ corners of ot the earth and take counsel together there is Js reason to hope th ne new forces for good will be bo quickened and tint they will bear reaching far results Mrs drs lI e Lawrence Lawren whose London address is 11 Old Square Lincoln's Inn Is acting as treasurer of f the tho fund It I is hoped to raise and already alread s she Is said to have received a a. number of ot favorable re responses responses re- re from a num number er of ot wealthy suffragettes |