PAPERSPAST

SWITZERLAND.

The Swis9 "Berner Tagwachf'/oom* , plains that the import and expert restrictions imposed by tho Entente, and by Central Powers , greatly affect Switzerland. Hundreds of barrels, of fish and cheese . are kept in Holland and cannotpass to Switzerland. On v the the- import of embroidery to Germany has been suddenly stopped. The Austrian Government has) pro- ■ hibited the import of goods which are not indispensable, which affects the ■ principal Swiss industries, such as ' ■watchmaking, and embroidery.' ' In 19i5 Switzerland exported 12,000,000 , - francs worth of these goods to Austria. The Entente and tho Central Powers, says the Swiss newspaper, are equally - brutal in their disregard of human '„ rights. • ,■< In Berne, Switzerland, em energetu campaign is in' progress in support, of a ' bill - that has been introduced by the Socialist Deputy, Munch, to confer »-the communal vote on women. This is the ' first time that tho subject has been discussed in a Swiss cantonal Parlia-'' ment. Although a measure making' women eligible to sit on poor' relict '' and education committees, has been '' passed this year, women are still in- , eligible to serve on guardianship 'com- , mittees. A committee has t bcen formed., to take action on behalf of the bill be- , fore Parliament, and it has published *' . special paper, tt* "Woman Citizen." •' <

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