Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-05-21 | Page 17 | Suffs Appeal for Financial Succor

APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL SUCCOR Funds Asked for Coming Gaming International Congress By William L L. Mall Mallabar b bInter Inter International News Service e Staff t. t LONDON LONDO Ia 1 May Suppressed L Suppressed regress re re regress re- re gress of women Is to be be a success we must appeal to the they intelligent women of ot the world for financial assistance It will be difficult for many of the d delegates l gates in n view of ot the fall in exchange to in incur ur the expense of attending the congress This is the basis of an appeal made by Astor Lady Bonham- Bonham Carter and the Countess of Selborne f for r funds in order to defray the expenses ex expenses ex- ex of ot the the eighth congress of ot the International Woman Suffrage al- al lit ice to be held at Geneva from June 6 to June 12 Seven years ha have ve elapsed since the thelast thelast thelast last congress continues the appeal During this time women in Great Britain and in many other countries have gained the franchise In thirteen thirteen thirteen thir thir- teen nations the the first stage of the struggle for womans woman's ema emancipation has been won We Ve are are- faced with the great problem problem lem hem of finance Many of the delegates delegates dele- dele gates Bates are poor very poor very poor Our or organization organization organization or- or is not rich The expenses will be particularly heavy and we must ask the help of the wealthy women of Great Britain and America We Ve will need the sum S of for the organization of the congress and for the carrying on of the International international international inter inter- national work and work and we have nothing We need the assistance of every woman woman an who has the cause at heart and we are sure that it will be freely given We Ve hope hops very much that this congress congress congress con con- gress wilt will bring strength and encouragement encouragEment en- en to the women who are are still We have to remember remember re re- re member that In most of of the latin countries women are and ando I o of eman emancipation has barely begun I Even Evert in the countries where they have vote votes votes- much work has yet to be done before women will hav won their economic and s s soci- soci ocl cl The arrangements 1 dui Ur forward at att on n nas gress press n have to g gas g go o as these arrangements will F depend depend If If not altogether altogether means at our disposal we p the response response will be Immediate If women of action an and andia la lament a ament p who represent ment women dive sive thought and collectively en o of th ih all corners can come comp from and take counsel together th tb newford ford fora reason to hope that new good will be quickened and and tm e will bear results IA Mrs Emmeline oll whose London address Is 1 Square London's inn is 5 act ish treasurer of the fund it raise and already arend she is said of ot fa w faO received a number t j from number o or a a. I suffragettes