WOMEN IN POLITICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17271, 22 September 1919, Page 4

WOMEN IN POLITICS.

Sir,— Senex" must be a product of the days when men chained up their women by anklets, and didn't allow them to read and write, because thev might get into mischief, and begin to know uoo much. I tnir* it quite time to judge when werfiave proved ourselves capable or otherwise of holding political positions. It would be interesting to know how "Sen«r" is going to limit us to only such matters as we are capable of understanding." If he lives long enough, which I doubt, considering his present antiquity, he will certainly see women holding High Court positions." His remarks on Mrs. Weldon's case are mere gossip and Victoria had no more Ministors than the present King, probably not as many. He says the real symbol of government is a man's fist. If so, the pugilistic art has become sad It neglected, or else the reports of Parliamentary proceedings are shockingly misleading, for the tongue seems mightier than the fist tnese days, and— according to " Senas"— who can wield that weapon better than a woman? His Biblical quotation of Paul,, l suffer not a woman to teach or to usurp authority over the man," does not have any masculine advice as a preventative; and after all, it is surprising how IZ,T U ° f •^* da ? SBem W'find it>«* | sary to consider "authority" a t all. i LILLIAX BOJTD.