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Show Belgian Queen Advocates Suffrage for W ornen; Says Sexes Are Not Now Equal Albert's Consort Advocates Study of Hygiene and Nursing for Women Not Compelled to Earn Living. OX BOARD KIN.: ALBERT S TRAIN IN l'CNNSYt.VANIA. O.-t. '.'l.-diy thf At-sofialed l'ress.j Queen tiiiz-ah.Hil tiiiz-ah.Hil of the Hclyisuis advocates votes for women, v,t she does not believe in tho equality of tho sexes any lll0r- than in employing militant methods to obtain suffrage. She said so todnv in the first interview she has given in' America. ,uf has no terrors for her majesty end see fidt no feur of German conquest but Mift was as embarrassed ns a when asked hi l-.ni;hsl) her vii-ws on topics of common interest to all women, she turned her head aside, and the color flooded her cheeks as she ex.-laimed: "Want shall t do? in French to Lieute.nanl Colonel Noll' her physician, who sat beside her recanting recant-ing her with a paternal smile, half of amusement. She clung to English, however, and displayed dis-played one of her traits of character when she quietly, but with obvious determination, determina-tion, disregarded a suggestion that she converse m French and let Ur. Nolf act a interpreter. As the Interview proceeded she regained her screnltv and seemed to enjoy it. Prepares to Reply to Her Interviewers. "It is like school," she said. "You are the teacher and t the pupil having my examination." ex-amination." "You ask If I have gained anv impressions impres-sions from the factories I have" visited " her majesty continued. "I have been very much impressed with the clear-eved red', cheeked girls I have seen in voiir workrooms. work-rooms. I think their evident happiness is due to the pure air. the cleanliness and the generally splendid surroundings. It Is my hope that employers of working people peo-ple in Belgium and all over Europe will model their factories alter those in the Lnlted .states. ""V e have lost, so manv men in the wc." " she added sadly, "that the women must work, and as women are the mothers of the race everything possible should be done to protect them." Queen Klizabeth has very definite ideas on the education of girls, it developed, bhe does not believe in the separation of the sexes in school, although she advocates advo-cates emphatically educating girls along one line and boys along quite another. 'The war taught me." she said, "that there is no equality of the sexes. )lv husband hus-band was a soldier and I was a nurse. So it was with all women. The future should see work divided along the same lines. M hen women are forced to earn their own living T Pave no objection to their doing that for which tiicy are best fitted, but those who do not need to work should h am hyg:ene and general hospital work. They should be social workers, librarians, playground instructors." Should Not Prevent Women From Voting. Her majesty explained, however, that liick of equality between the sexes should not prevent women from voting. "I know they are best qualified to select school trustees," she said, with a nod of her head, "fur they know more about school affairs and their intuition will tell them what men are best qualified for office of-fice in the general elections." Asked how best the women of America could aid in the reconstruction of Belgium, aside from gifts of money, her majesty seemed rather puzzled. "It is difficult to brin r about a close understanding un-derstanding between two -peoples who speak different languages." she responded after a few moments' hesitation. "One way would be for us B'elgians to learn E tiff i Ph. and you Americana to earu I i'Yench." As a moans (o this ntl she suggested exchange of profussorshipa not only in col-'cs, col-'cs, but in high schools. The queen looked rather worn and she was asked if she were not v.-ary of traveling. trav-eling. "Xo. no, T enjoy it." she responded. "Tt niu.-:t be your climate which keeps me feeling so well." She confessed that she had been rather bewildered by the great expanse of America, Amer-ica, but explained that she looked up on the map eaeli day the places she visited Her majesty wore a gown of yellow charmeuse silkf cut in long and flowing lines, and admitted It was of her own designing. de-signing. "What does your majesty think of the trend of modern fashions for women?" she was asked. "They change so often I can't keep track of them," was the laughing reply. ! "What are they?" Short skirts came first to mind. "f. do not wear them," she responded ; with a shrug of her shoulders. "I am always behind the procession." The prediction was made that her preference pref-erence for turbans would establish a new military mode in this country and the queen explained why" she always wears close-fitting hats. She originated the style during the war when she found it so convenient con-venient to wind a simple piece of silk around her hair when she visited the trenches or the hospitals. She has become so attached to the idea that she positively refuses to abandon it. |