those of America) has not a single public monument to any woman throughout the length and breadth of the Republic. On inquiry you would not be surprised for you would find that a republic is merely a masculine oligarchy, and that it naturally has not volunteered to honour any woman.*

Then you would search further in the guide to New York for theatres, railway stations, museums, markets and libraries named in honour of American women. You would not find one. And that would cause you to think of the violent contrast between the Republic and aristocracies in this matter. You would next look for the streets, parks, boulevards, named after American women. You would not find one; but you would think how many such could be found in the metropolises of monarchies. You would next look at the names of the great inter-ocean steamers and for the ships of the Navy

*There are two or three statues to women, but they were erected by their private friends; they are in no sense monuments.

standing in its docks. Not one of them, you would find, was named after an American woman. And you would would remember how that many of the ships and docks of monarchies are named after women. You might next try to find out what political offices were filled by women in the Empire State of New York-a State where women pay millions annually in taxes. And again your search would be in vain, for you would not find one. In despair you would scan the names of the counties, mountain peaks, and States throughout the land, thinking that among them you might possibly find at least one given in honour of an American woman. You would have your labour for your pains, for you would not find one. Then you would remember how in aristocratic lands woman has been so highly honoured in these respects. Then, in bewilderment, you would seek the political history of the United States government and hunt for the names of American women honoured therein. You would find not one. And then you would think of how

women were honoured in the public histories of monarchies.

Then you might run over to Washington to see a President inaugurated into office. As he passed through the streets, honoured and viewed by hundreds of thousands of citizens, you would notice to your amazement that there was no woman at his side, no women in the escort, but only men, MEN, MEN. Then you would think of the coronation of your own Sovereign, as he passed through the streets with a woman who was crowned at his side and ladies in his escort; or of Queen Wilhelmina, as she lately passed through the streets of Holland amid the cheers of thousands of her subjects, with ladies in her escort. Then, on reflection, you would see it would be ridiculous for the President's wife or any woman in the Republic to escort the President, for women can not be leaders there in any civic function, because they have no official rank -they are not honorary Admirals, or Colonels of regiments like the Empress of Germany and many titled ladies; or Governors, like Princess Henry of Battenberg, and do not receive

many like honours such as ladies have in aristocracies.*

You would listen to the President's inaugural address (or the taking of his oath of office) and would see no woman was near, as an attendant, and that the President made no reference to women,-no woman's name has ever been mentioned in any inaugural address of any President in the Republic since the beginning of the government. Then, you would think of the coronation speech lately uttered by King Vic

*I will here illustrate for my readers by referring to the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to America, which has occurred since this speech was made. This Imperial personage was not received officially by any woman anywhere in the Republic, no woman having a sufficient public rank to receive him officially. When he dined officially at the White House (the President's official residence) no woman was present. (Even if the President's wife had been present, it would have been only as a private individual). When he attended the opera officially, no woman was in his box. At the official banquets which were tendered to him by cities, States or by the nation, no woman was present. This could not have occurred in any aristocracy, for the year previous, even when visiting China, the chief personage to give him official recognition was the Empress.

tor Emmanuel III. of Italy, which teems with thanks and gratitude to women-recognition of the Queen-Mother and Queen-Wife.

You would find (and it would surprise you beyond belief) that it is illegal for the American Government—against its very National Constitution-even to tender thanks to a woman however great her service may be to it; that on the very day that its Congress refused to vote a message of thanks to a noble young woman who had given a fortune to its Army, three aristocracies had conferred distinguished favours upon women, the Czar of Russia even appointing one an honorary Admiral in his Navy.

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You would find that no woman, in recognition of her own individual ability or merit has ever been entertained at dinner at the White House. Then you would involuntarily think of the many women who had been publicly fêted in the palaces of your rulers. (There is no other country where women of ability receive so little recognition or encouragement from "the powers that be" as in America-"the powers that be”

*Helen Gould.