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THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE 827 the tax is very small. . . . The object of our association is suf- frage for women on the same terms as for men. The men have universal suffrage. We therefore will continue our work until the women have gained this same right." Miss Eline Hansen gave an interesting report of winning the Municipal franchise in Denmark. Woman Suffrage from a Christian Point of View was pre- sented one afternoon by Mrs. Beelaerts von Blokland, chairman ; Countess Anna von Hogendorp and Mr. Hugenholtz, all of the Netherlands; Mrs. Blauenfeldt, Denmark; Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch, United States. An address sent by Lady Frances Balfour was read by Mrs. C. H. Corbett, Great Britain; one sent by Mrs. Aline Hoffmann, Switzerland, was read by Miss Johanna W. A. Naber, Netherlands ; one sent by Mme. Mangeret, France, was read by Mrs. Heineken-Daum, Netherlands. Greet- ings were given from the National Councils of Women of Ger- many and The Netherlands by their presidents, Mrs. Marie Stritt and Miss Elizabeth Baelde ; from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Norway and Sweden by fraternal delegates, Mrs. Fawcett, Miss Cecile Cahen, Miss Ida La Fontaine, Miss Thea Hoist, Dr. Lydia Wahlstrom; from national organizations by Mrs. Elna Munck, Denmark; Dr. Phil. Kathe Schirmacher, Germany; Miss Stepan- kova, Bohemia; Mrs. Lang, Austria; Miss K. Honegger repre- sented the newly affiliated national association of Switzerland and Dr. Pateff and Miss Jenny Bojilowa that of Bulgaria. Most valuable reports were read from all the affiliated countries containing accounts of their political conditions and the static of the movement for woman suffrage, which were printed in the Minutes, filling over fifty pav The Resolutions Committee. Mrs. Ida I lusted Harper, V Ashton and Mrs. van Loenen d< . reported ft "In lions, which were fully di and adopted. The last one was as follows: "Resolved, that the plain duty of women at the pres- ent hiir ifl to secure the support and couperation of all the s favorable to woman si; 1 without question ;< their |>olitical or religions affiliation-; to avoid any cntai mcnt with on - >n the same - as it is now or d l> men, leaving any