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Nodion. Cadeirio brwd a gafodd Glan Cynon Si addoldy Soar. Rhoddodd Tudur, v ywvdd, gyweirnod priodol i'r cwrdd drwy ei araeth fer ond brwdfrydig1, a rhodd sain hynod y corn gwlad gyweirnod iawn i'r cadeirio. Gyda llaw cadair deilwng o'r enw a enillodd Glan, a rhwyddineb iddo i ychwanegn ati. Yn*mysg y beirdd a longvfarchent yr arwr awenol yr oedd Mr. J, Griffiths, Ysgol y Pare, athraw Glan Cvnon vn nyddiau ei ieuenctyd. Gwelwn fod Eglwys Annibynoi Bryn Seion, Cwmbach, wedi mabwvsiadu dull newydd a llym o drafod diweddariaid 1 ioddion gras. Cauir drvsau yr addoldy o fewn i chwarter awr wooi dechreu v cwrdd, a bydd raid i'i- rhai a ddywedant Agcr, agor" ar ol hyny fyned yn en holau. Bydd yn ddyddorol i wvlied effaith y newydd-be th hwn. ar ddiwedd- ariaid Bry-n Seion. Os bydd yn llwvdd- iant byddai yn burion Peth" i eglwysi ereill wneyd yr "c-xpe,-iment." Bu y diweddar Mr. Maldwyn Hum- phreys un amser yn diddanu llawer: i gyntilliad Cymreig a'i gan ber, ond weie ef wedi huno yn yr angeu yn 50 mlwvdd oed. Cadwai Viesty yn Aberystwyth mewn blynyddoedd diweddar, ac nid JIawer a ganai. Y mae rhywbeth yn hynod vn hanes gyrfa Mr. Sam Thompson, sydcl wedi ei ddewis fel ymgeieydd Ceidwadol dros Orllewin Dinbych. Ganwyd ef yn New York, ond symudodd i ogledd Ceredigion pan yn faban. Gweithiodd yn mwnau y sir hono pan yn llancj D.C yn ddiweddar- ach yn nglofa Tylorstown yn Morgan- wg. Diangodd yn groeniach o'r danchwa yn y pwll hwnw Ni chafodd ond ych ydig ysgol, ond y mae yn siaradwr rliugl yn y ddwy iaith. Ca Annibynia ei chynrychioli yn dda yn ynadon newydd Merthyr. Cr 22 y mae deg yn Gvnulleidfaolwyr. A ydyw "D.A." yn gyfrifol am hyn? Darfu i un 0 bapyrau y Gogledd gy- hoeddi llun a bywgrafEad Mr, J. H. r Roberts (Pencerdd Gwynedd), gan dvbio mai efe oedd wedi cael ei U syrio: ac nid Mr. J. Herbert Roberts, A.S. j Gwnaeth un 0 bapyrau y De gamgymer- iad cyffelyb dro yn ol drwy gyhoeddi llun a hanes Mr. John Thomas (Pen- cerdd Gwalia) gan feddwl mai efe oedd wedi cael ei wneyd yn Farchog ac nid rbyw John Thomas arall. Yr wythnos yma cychwyna Mr. Wm. Thomas, Treorci, a'i Gor Meibion, ar daith ganu ogylch y byd. Yn "Mhigion englynion fy ngwlad," dan olygiad Eifionydd, cawn yr englyn hwn, gyda'r gofyniad, "Pwy yw yr awdwrp" wrth ei gwt. Yn v "Geninen" am Orphenaf—dan olygiad Eifionydd eto —cawn Bilir yn dyfynu yr englyn ac yn ei hawlio fel ei eiddo ei hun. Nid oes can ddoniol ganddo—na thy Na theg wisg am dano,— (gwydr, Ei or-fawr fychandra fo Wnaiff un 7n hoff 0 hono.

Manion Min y Mynydd. GAN "Y BUGAIL." Dywedodd Ha wen dro yn ol fod y Viduwmyddiaeth newydd wedi bod yn fwnglawdd aur i'r cyhoeddiadau a'r newyddiaduron. Parha felly i ryw raddau, oblegid gwelir v gweithiwr yn ogystal a'r gwr sydd a llythyrenau wrth ei enw yn traethn ^i-ni yn y Geninen ddiweddaf, ond nis gellir dweud am dani bellach ei bod yn bwngc y dydd, ac nis gellir disgwyl iddi fod, o ran hyny, ar ol darganfod mwnglawdd aur yr old age pensions." Hvnod 0 ddarllenadwy ydyw ysgrifati Dr. Owen Evans bob ameer, ac nid llai felly ydyw ei ysgrif yn y Geninen lie y mae yn dweud ychydig am foreu ei oes. Y mae golygydd y "Geninen" yn gwneud yn ddoeth pan yn rhoddi lie i ambell ysgrif o'r fath yma. Mor ddar- llenadwy bob amser ydyw adgofion yr hen wron o Hoylake. Er fod Dr. Evans mewn oedran teg y mae ei feddwl yn gryf a chlir. Y mae ganddo air i'w ddwevd bob amser ar bwngc y dydd. Ni phetrusai ddweud ei farn am Mr. Evan Roberts, er i hyny fod yn groes i farn eraill. Arferodd hefyd ei holl nerth yn erbyn y ddnwin- yddiaeth newydd. Y mae hefyd yn cymervd dyddordeb mawr mewn gwleid- yddiaeth, ac os digwydd i ryw Gymro gael dvrchafiad ni fydd ef yn ol o wneud hynv yn hysbys yn y Dysgedydd," yr liwn y mae yn olygu er'e blynyddoedd bellach gyda medr. Beth tybed ydyw v rheswm am boblog- rwvdd y Parch. Peter Price yn ddi- weddar? Y mae galw mawr am ei was- anas th mewn cyfarfodvdd mawr a chy- manfaoedd vn vstod y blynyddoedd di- weddaf. Pwy fuaeai yn meddwl^ ychydig flvnyddau yn ol pan y dvwedai y fath eiriau celyd am y Diwvgiwr y buasai mor boblogaidd heddyw P Edrychir yn mlaen gan lawer gyda rhyw "fath 0 ddvddordeb neillciuol at Eisteddfod Llangollen eleni. a hyny, ■wrth gwrs, 0 herwydd cypyllti ad person- ol Ceiriog a'r lie a, chysvlltiad ei enw a'r Eisteddfod hon yn ogystal ar un haner can' mlvnedd yn ol, pan y daetn et Fyfanwy Fychan" aloe i'r golwg. Y mae llawer blwyddyn bellach wedi myned heibio er pan y proffwydai Ceir- iog am Frenin Fardd y Brymau," ond nid ydyw wedi ymddangos etc. Y mae mab y mynydd," fel y g&iwai ef ei hun, yn hawiio ei le fel brenin beirdd Cymro o hyd. Mor anhawdd ydyw cael ail-argraffiad 0 ddyn mawr i Myn rhywrai fod rhai ystoriau sydd yn cael eu hargrafiu y dyddiau hyn yn rhagori hyd y nod ar weithiau Daniel Owen. Amheuwn hyn. Dywedodd un mai "Dyn piarchus da yn perchen-tiron dvner A doniau lawer oedd Daniel Owen." Pwy ond dyn yn perchen bron dyner allaaai ysgrifenu penoa ar y fath destyn a Seth," y bachgen gwirion? Os nad oes llawer 0 arabedd yr awdwr yn dod i'r golwg yn y benod hon, y mae yn amlygiad o'i ddynoliaeth eang, ac yn arwydd o'i gydymdeimlad a'r natur ddynol yn ogystal a'i adnabyddiaeth lwyr o honi. Trueni na fuaeai gwell darluniau wedi eu rhoddi yn "Rhys Lewis," sef yn yr argraphiad hwnw a elwir yn un coffaol. Credwn y buasai yn well hebddynt, oblegid nid ydynt yn agog mor iyw a'1' darluniau fydd ar feddwl y darllenydd I heb son am feddwl clir yr awdwr, Ceir digon c blant yr ysgol y dyddiau hyn allant dynu gwell dariun na.'r hwn sydd yn y llyfr o ysgol « Ro byn y Sowldiwr." Y mae darluniau rhagorol yn y ci Drenan," ac y maent yn ychwanegu at werth y llyfr. Un rheewm feallai am y gwahaniaeth ydyw, fod llygaid craff yr awdwr yn gwylio y naill, ond yr oeddynt wedi cau cyn rhoddi lluniau yn y llall.

— j Tafeerrmcl, V nysboeth. Dydd Llun, Mehefin 29ain, cynaliodd Ysgol Sabbothol yr eglwys uchod ei gwvl de flynyddol, pryd y daeth tua 180 yn nghyd i fwynhau y danteithion breision a ddarparwyd ar gyfer plant ac aelodau ffyddlon yr Ysgol SuI. Yn gwasanaethu gyda sirioldeb yr oedd y brodyr da ar chwiorydd gweithgarol a ganlyn:-Parch. J. Frimston, Mri. J. Av illiams, Joseph Daniels, J. Williams,- J. M. Jonee (Llew Soch), James Ladd, Robert Pritchard, Hugh Thomas, Lewis Davies, J. D. Davies, Willie Ladd, Mrs. Philpin, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Rosser, Mrs. Bennet, Mrs. Thomas, Abercynon; Mrs. Thomas, Penrhiwceiber; Mrs. Garrett, Miss Price, Miss Jones, Miss L. Jcnes, Miss Rosser, Mrs. Daniels, Miss James, Miss Taylor. Cyn te ffurfiwyd gorymdaith trwy yr ÆudaJ, pryd y canwyd amryw 0 donau tarawiadol iawn, 0 dan arweinvddiaeth amryw o frodyr da, sef Mri. Lewis Davies, G Bowen, yn nghyd a'r arwein- ydd cyson. Cafwyd ychydig benillion pwrpasol i'r aragylchiad gan Mri. J. M. Jones (Llew Soch) a C. Bowen (Glowr- fab). Ar ol y te aethpwyd i'r cae i rodd; ychydig 0 fwyniant a phleser i'r plant. Mae yr ysgol yn myned ar ei chynydd mewn rhif, ac hefyd yn ei gwybodaeth. Y mae hyn yn gysur i'r gweinidog new- ydd, Mr. Frimston; i arolygydd yr Ysgol, sef Mr. J. Williams; yr ysgrifen- ydd, Mr. Hugh Thomas; a'r trysoryda, Mr. James Ladd.

Cadeirio Glan Cynon. Nos Iau, yn Nghapel Soar, Aberdar, cynhaliwyd cyfarfod i gadeirio Mr. J. Eees (Glan Cynon), arwr Eisteddfod Cwmaman. Llywyddwyd gan y Parch. J. Tudor, B.A. Wedi i'r llywydd siarad yn fyr ac i bwrpas cafwyd Alawon Cym- reig ar y berdon gan Mr. A. Watkins, G. and L. (Myfyr Brychan), cyfeilydd y cyfarfod. Adroddiad, U Araeth Llew- elyn," gan Mr. D. Clydach Thomas. Can gan Miss Maggie Phillips. Adrodd- iad gan Mr. W. J. Phillips (Ap Iago). Can ddigrif gan Ogwen. Canu Penill- ion gyda'r tanau gan Ab Hevin. Canu Alawon Cymreig gan Mr. D. Landeg. Yna deuwyd at brif waith y cyfarfod, sef y cadeirio. Cymerwyd rhan yr Archdderwydd yn ardderchog gan Ab Hevin. Galwodd yn gvntaf ar Mr. Donovan, yr hwn a udganodd y corn gwlad nes adsain y gymydogaeth. Yna galwyd rhol y beirdd gan Mr..James Hughes, a daeth llu i'r llwyfan. Offrym- wvd Gweddi'r Orsedd gan Ab Hevin, a darllenwyd beirniadaeth Dyfed ar yr awdl i George Muller" gan Cynffig. Galwyd ar Robin i wneyd ei hun yn hvsbys, ac w^ele Glan Cynon ar ei draed. Arweiniwyd ef i'r llwyfan gan Gwyros- ydd ac Eurfab yn sain "Wele'n harwr dewr yn dod." Dynoethwyd y cledd, gofynwyd deirgwaith A oes heddwch?" a chaed tri atebiad cadarnhaol. Yna rhoddodd y beirdd canlynol eu hanerch i arwr y gadair: Tudur, Afanydd, Gwyrosydd, Gwilym Alma, Hywel Nedd, Wilson, Gwernantydd, Clydach, Mr. James Phillips, Ap Iago, Darrenfab, Dewi Aeron, Mr. D. Davies (Cwmbach), Gwilym Gwyllt, loan Awst, Myfyr Brychan, Mr W. Pugh, Muriel, Ogwen, Eurfab, Mr. J. Griffiths (Ysgol y Pare), Glan Arthen, Iwan Goch, Ffosfab, Mr. Rowlands (Cwmaman), Ab Hevin, Iago Aman, ac loan Arthen. Hefyd darllen- wyd cvnyrchion y rhai a ganlyn:—Miss Sarah A. Harris, Aberaman; Catrin o Fon, Dyfnallt, Milwyn, Iago Myrnach, Brynach, Clifford, Gwernvfed, Alaw I Sylen, Myfyr Hefin, Mafonwy, Merthyr- fab, Tel, Bayron, Gwyddonwy, Myfyr J Cynon, Blodeufryn, Gwilym Nedd, Ap Gwalia, a Gruffydd Dyfed. I Canwyd can y cadeirio gan Mr. D. Landeg. Diolchodd y bardd cadeiriol yn gynes i'w In edmygwyr, a dibenodd cyfarfod hwyliog drwy i Mr. Jo-n-ah Bowen ganu "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." Cadeirydd pwvllgor y cyfarfod vdoedd Ab Hevin, trysorydd Eurfab, ysgrifen- ydd Mr. James Hughes. ydd Mr. James Hughes. I Wele rai o'r anerchiadau barddonol: Bri haeddianol barddoniaeth—yn hollol Enillodd flaenoriaeth, I Glan Cynon,-iinion aeth I galon buddugoliaeth. I Rho'wn hwre iawn vr awen—hyodlog I'r awdlwr yn llawen; Cawr ydyw—mab Ceridwen, Am ddawn bardd mae heddyw'n ben. Cwmbach. GWILYM GWYLLT. Molwr rhugl Muller hyg-lod-brofwyd Yn brif-fardd eisteddfod; Glan Cynon union ei nod-geir yn ben, Mor iach a llawen yn mreichiau Ilewod. OGWEN. Un distaw a Hawn dwyster-yn canu, Yw Glan Cynon sainber; Ini daeth ei awen der .r melus arwr Muller. Yn swn y gan a'r piano,—difyr Yw defod cadeirio; A harddwych ydyw urddo Un o brif feirddion ein bro. Rh wng dan lew ffyrnig, blewog,—i gadair Ni g otd I DyVysog; Ac afitud fardd digeertog Yn mhyd lien sy'n medi llog. Cwmbach. DAVID DAVIES. Canaf englyn i Glan Cynon,—y gwr A gariOdd y goron, Sain ei fri swyna y fron, Wele ein prif fardd hylon. Mountain Ash. CYNFFIG. Llawenydd i'm calon Yw gweled Glan Cynon Yn eistedd mewn cadair mor hardd; I Eistedda rhwng llewod Yn arwr Eisteddfod, Pwy wad fod Glan Cynon yn fardd? Nid anghof yn fuan A 'Steddfod Cwmaman Tra pery y gadair hardd hon; Pan a'n hen mewn blwyddi, A'i nerth wedi pallu, Yn falch iawn o'r Gadair bydd John. AFANYDD. Before me here, a grand array, Are bards who sing right well, You ask me, friends, to join your lay, My heart's own thoughts in verse to tell. Oh, that the songs within my soul Wculd rise in one melodious strain, In tuneful cadence onward roll, Whose notes of joy should banish pain. Then hail to the bard who in triumph rejoices, Fair bloom the laurel of fame on his brow. May the Muses address him in sweetest- toned voices. The best thoughts of his soul in free harmony flow. MURIEL. Cawr 0 ddyn yw Glan Cynon—ei awe a Hoew sy'n llawn swynion, Haeddu can mae'r a hen Ganon," Ei awen ddoeth a'r wledd hon. Awdwr glew, ei gader glyd—a impia 0' gampwaith celfyddyd, Iddo ef hir oes, hefyd, I'w hanes bej;—oes y byd. GWYROSYDD. Hei, frodyr mwyn, Ai nid gwalth llawn swyn Yw dwyn Robin 'nawr o'r llwyn A'i roi ar orsedd can? Paid gorphwys, Glan," ar ael y bryn, Mae'r Iluaws yno'n gwasgu'n dyn, Mae elbow room ar goppa gwyn Pai;nassus, dring ymla'n. Godreaman. JAMES PHILLIPS.

Gohebiaeth. BETH DYBYGWCH CHWI AM GRIST P Syr,- Givell gen i gwell gan awen Frath neidr na'r enw lleidr lien." Gwelaf fod un o'ch gohebwyr wedi bod yn hyf ar eiddo ei gymydog, ac wedi beiddio cyhoeddi yn ei enw ei hun waith dawinydd enwog sydd erbyn hyn wedi dodi heibio ei ysgrifell am byth. Yn- I h beilio beddau v meirw i gyfoethogi ei ystafell gwybodaeth wag ei bun1 Ya sicr dylai y sawl a wna y fath anfad- waith gerdded yn bennoeth droednoeth o Benrhiwceibr i Aberdar i wneyd penyd am ei drosodd. Fel y dywed "Lief o'r Carchar, os ydyw y troseddwyr yn perthyn 1, eglwys neu Ysgol Sul Carmel dylid ei bigo allan, a'i ddal i fynv ar ,cll-ostala gwaradwydd. er cvwilvdd iddo eiddoeh rliybudd 1 ereill.—'Yr LLEF O'R CROGBEN.

A Visit to Llanwern. ABERDARE LIBERAL CLUB'S GIFT TO MISS THOMAS. On J Saturday afternoon a partv of Aberdarians travelled bv rail "from Aberdare to Newport, and thence drove to Liianwern House, the residence of Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P. They were mem- bETS of the Aberdare Liberal Club, and the object of their visit was to convey in a tangible form the felicitous Rood wishes of the members of the Club to Miss Margaret Haig Thomas, the daughter of the Squire of Llanwern (v. ho is the president of the Club) on the occasion of her marriage to Mr. Hum- phrey Mackworth, the eldest surviving rrL0^ Arthur Mackworth, rff K6 P/1,<?17'. Caerleon. and Glen kl following constituted the WaIter Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Richards, Councillor M. J Harris, vice-president of the club- Messrs. D. Williams, Gadlvs, R. Wal- ters D 1. George, Arthur R. Stephens, F. Hodges, D. Charles, F. J. Caldicott. Having arrived at Llanwern House the visitors were introduced to Air. and Airs. Thomas and to the prospective bvjde and bridegroom, the reception being a most cordial one. Mr. M. J. Harris said he had great pleasure in calling upon Mrs. Lloyd to speak on their behalf. Mrs. Lloyd, rising, ex- pressed the pleasure it gave her to hand over to Mi&e Thomas a little gift on be- half of the Aberdare Liberal °Club as a token of their goodwill towards her. The gift was not to be measured by its intrinsic value, 'but rather as an ex- pression of the good feeling the members felt towards Mr. D. A. Thomas, and their consequent desire to be associated in some small way with the hosts of friends who_ wished for the future hap- piness of his daughter, the charming joung lady who had so greatly endeared herself to all who knew her. Mr. D. A. Thomas' connection with Aberdare had been long and honourable. He en- joyed the esteem and love of "a very large circle of friends through the qualities they all krew so well. He was always genial and approachable, and nis open-handed generosity in the Aber- dare Valley and other districts was pro- verbial. Most of them knew of his con- siderable public benefactions, but there were hosts of generous actions to his credit unknown to the public at large. The old family of Ysguborwen always ,s held a waum place in the hearts of the people of Aberdare. The fact could not be other than pleasing to Miss Thomas to know that her father's family were held in such high regard at Aberdare, where so many years of their life were spent. The memory of Mr D. A. Thomas' mother would always remain fresh and green to all the old inhabitants who knew her so well. She was kind-hearted and generous to a degree, and well be- loved on every hand. The people of Aberdare would take the same lively in- terest in the future of Miss Thomas as they had done in the career of her father. They would hope to see her among them sometimes, and most certainly she had all the best of their good wishes for 'a happy and joyous married life. (Ap- plause.) Mrs, Lloyd thereupon asked Miss Thomas to accept a handsome silver tray which bore the following inscrip- tion: "Presented to Miss Margaret Haig Thomas, Llanwern Park, by the Aber- dare Liberal Club, on the occasion of her marriage, 9th July, 1908." Mrs. Richards wished to endorse all that had been said by Mrs. Lloyd. She had known Mr. and Mrs. Thomas for a long period, and the roll of years aug- mented her regard for them. Address- ing Miss Thomas she said, "I hope that your marriage will not be the means of keeping you from Aberdare." Miss Thomas, who appeared greatly pleased with the beautiful gift and with the spirit in which it was given, said she was unable to find words to convey her appreciation of the gift and her gratitude to the givers. Mr. D. A. Thomas remarked that he was merely an onlooker that dav. It gave him great pleasure to welcome the company, and would like to see them there oftener. With regard to what he and his predecessors had done for Aber- dare, it was obvious to him that Aber- dare people had done more for him. By electing and re-electing him as their representative they were conferring on him the greatest honour possible. Well he was in a sense losing his only daugh- ter, and he and Mrs. Thomas would be sorry to miss her, because she was real- ly an exceptional daughter. (Ap- plause.) She had inherited all the good qualities of her mother. He could not eay that she inherited much from him. (Laughter.) They could not have shown their appreciation of his daugh-

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Letters to the Eel I to a*. VOTES FOR WOMEN. Sir,—I am glad to see that Plato has ccme back to the earth, and that he has chosen Aberdare as his dwelling-place among men. But I am bound- to say that I read his letter in last week's issue of the Leader" with keenest pain and deep amazement. It is only too evident in every line of that strange and muddle-headed effusion that Plato has vastly declined in logical power and imaginative insight since we met as master and disciple and afterwards as the leaders of rival schools in the Golden Age of Antiquity and in the classic land of Greece. Perhaps it is the change of climate from the sunny, buoyant air of Athens to the humid, heavy atmosphere of .Aberdare which has dulled the fine wit of the divine Plato. Re-incarnated and living in a totally different environment, he appears to have lost that faculty of lucid statement and poetic beauty" of illustra- tion for which he was famous, and which I, along with all his contempor- aries, regarded with admiration, even though I thought his idealism so much enchanting, delusive moonshine. Un- like our old friend, Diogenes, and my- self, Plato to be at his best must always have beautiful surroundings, not only of nature but also of art. Aberdare has considerable natural beauty, but in the nroductions of art it is sadly deficient. If the sculpture of Phidias could be fpresented to Plato, and a handsome villa 'elegantly furnished for him, in such pleasant circumstances his unhappy malady might pass away and his shining intellect once more dazzle and confound the world. For my own part, though I do not profess to be altogether as happy as in the old days, the change is not very great, for physical surroundings make little difference to me being a plain, practical, hard hitting, fighter who uses logic as a truncheon with which to cudgel the brains (whon I can find them) of my unfortunate and erring opponents. Plato. I am sure, will re- member what happened on the last occa- sicn when we came in conflict, about 2 300 vears ago. I will now proceed to examine his letter in detail. Plato says that women voters were not present at a certain meeting in the Town Ward, and argues from that fact that women are not interested in political matters, and are not likely to be. He rejoices in this because, he asserts, if married women cored for politics a large number of them would wrangle with their husbands ever the various points, and separation cases in the Police Court would be much more numerous than at present. Let mo remind Plato that people have quar- relled much more bitterly over theology than politics, and yet women have been permitted to interest themselves in reli- gion and to attend church regularly, and even to teach in the Sunday School. Women listen to much argument in theological matters, and without re- proach take part in many of the dis- cussions, and yet there is no sequel in the Police Court. If, then, women are fit and proper persons to think about such a deep, exciting subject as religion, why does Plato suppose them incapable in the much smaller realm of politics? But why does Plato manufacture bogies and then stare aghast at his own cre- ations? Has he not told us that women voters will merely echo their husbands' voices and double the poll? So Plato and I come to the same conclusion re- garding the peace of the household, but whereas he declares that women will not read politics nor attend political meetings I contend that a great number of women even before they have received the vote are earnestly interesting them- selves in the affairs of these British nations, and that many of them are keen students of political science as taught in works which are by no means easy to tackle. I have had the exquisite pleasure of listening to ladies—young, middle-aged and old—debating economic and sociological problems with a penetra- tion and a grasp of these difficult ques- tions not excelled by our best Parlia- mentary speakers. I feel sure that if Plato had listened to these brilliant and eager lovers and missionaries of pro- gress, he would have instantly offered to lay all the votes he possessed at their feet. For how could Plato or anyone else (not yet in Bedlam) believe and argue that the most ignorant men have a right to a vote,- but that women of great knowledge and sound judgment should have no voice in the government of the country? The mass of men are not good politicians, if, indeed, they are politicians at all, so why women should be excluded from the franchise because generally they have not yet manifested a keen interest in politics is not aIr clear. But whether or not women have sufficient knowledge and intellect Plato seems to f think is of small importance, for he plunges into a jungle of trivial and illo- gical reasonings and dejections. Among other excuses for not giving women a vote he mentions that women are not "=. soldiers and do not fight for their country! But what is the meaning of his ax-gumerit ? Is it that soldiers only de- serve the vote? Or that the multitude of men- should exercise the vote because they possess the- merit of belonging to the same sex as soldiers? And what right has Plato to feel so confident that women will not fight for their land? History rebukes Plato for his unbelief and patriotic women long since dead, with the pathetic eloquence of their heroic deeds, are the answer to his libel. He boldly alleges that women do not share with men the dangers of our social life. But need I remind Plato that every woman who has the courage to marry must face a danger as terrible as any on the battlefield? What are the risks which we run compared with that tragic peril? Plato passes, with ease, from the dangerous to the disagreeable, and is of opinion that women should not vote because they do not work in the sewage! That is a qualification for the franchise which no statesman has yet been original enough to dream of. Plato must know that to most men of refine- men such work would be intolerable. If he is consistent he ought to declare in favour of refusing to allow such men to vote. But women do work of a very disagreeable and painful nature, as Plato would quickly recognise if he became acquainted with the noble army of nurses. And what of the poor women who toil like slaves (and almost like beasts) in certain of our great factoric,s:R Men are not granted votes for running into danger or for doing dirty unpleasant work, which, of course, Plato knows very well. Plato does not say the womanhood of the nation has failed in its duties, and I take it that he does not wish women to become soldiers and sailors, navvies and 'miners. Then why in the sacred name of reason (which he is blaspheming) does he contend that women must not have votes because they are not soldiers and sailors and navvies and miners? His argument that old maids would hold the balance between, the political parties and be the arbiters of the national destines is the mere suspicion of a man too frightened to think. Old maids could not do that any more than any other small section of the population. Old maids are not a party, and, like all other people differ widely in their views in religion, art, literature, and everything else, including politics in its widest sense. Plato fail- ing in the realm of reason flies for re- fuge to authority, and talks of the Old and New Testaments, which I am afraid he has never read. Does he seriously mean that women should occupy the position in which they were placed dur- ing many of the periods described in the Old Testament? Is Plato in favour of Polygamy ? Would he drive women back into that degrading state? No, Plato is not in favour of these abominations, and no doubt believes that Polygamy and many other institutions in ancient times were useful only for a period in the evolution of the race. Plato reading Paul is a picture to stir the imagination and quicken the pulse. But, alas! Plato entirely misunderstands the glorious Jew. Paul was writing to a Greek Church, and to save the new religion from slander wished to keep women silent and out of sight. Surely, Plato has not forgotten Sappho (who lived before our time), and many other educated and in- tellectual women and the reputation they bore. Paul did not condemn slavery, but does Plato think if Paul lived to-dav that he would be a pro-slavery man"? Paul was not a high old Tory, but a man so liberal and progressive that the Jewish Christians regarded him with hatred and suspicion. Let Plato remem- ber that women in this age are no longer dependent upon men, but are bravely fighting their way in life and sharing with men the toils and anxieties of human existence, and recognise that they have the same right to representa- tion in the Councils of the nation. In conclusion allow me to express my sin- cere hope that Plato will soon recover from his singular 'and distressing mala- dy, .and that he may do so the more quickly I would suggest that he go through a course in logic such he and I so much enjoyed in the brave days of old (B.C.). Then, perhaps, it shall once more be said. "Plato, thou reasonest well; it must be so."—I remain, ARISTOTLE.

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