| Show COURTESY TOWARD WOMEN london far beyond new tork in becce of her efforts the international convention recently held in london of women interested in the temperance work was a notable demonstration of the deepening interest which women are taking in all reformatory movements probably says lesliea Le weeley there has never been assembled in great britain a gathering so truly representative of the christian and philanthropic sentiment of alie enlightened women of the world as this in which one hundred and fifty american delegates actively one of the striking incidents of the convention was that on the opening sunday two hundred london pulpits were occupied by women but notable as the gatherings was the london press seems to have given it little consideration and the notice bestowed upon it was in some cases a great deal more insulting than commendatory in character one conservative journal characterized the convention as composed of blatant bla lant female agitators tc ahon ta ditc itc and propriety in 0 cp anol when the christian swarmed down upon this metropolis by the ten thousand some two or three years ago the daily newspapers were as much surprised and puzzled by the demonstration as the london journals seem to have been by the white ribbon gathering but new york journalism instead of criticizing criticising critic ising and belittling welcomed and devoted itself to setting forth copiously the achievements of the visiting organizations thereby not only maintaining its self respect but earning the hearty gratitude of a vast multitude of readers english newspapers would do well to emulate tass example of courtesy and ip |
