catt showed how the suffrage had come in some countries where no effort had been made for it, while in others where women had worked the hardest they were still disfranchised, and she gave a scathing review of the situation in the united states, where it had been so long withheld. she paid eloquent tributes to susan b. anthony, a founder of the alliance, and to dr. anna howard shaw, who had helped to found it and had attended every congress but had died the preceding year. she pointed out to the enfranchised delegates the great responsibility that had been placed in their hands and through it the vast power they would have in re-creating the world and said: "i believe had the vote been granted to women twenty-five years ago, their national influence would have so leavened world politics that there would have been no world war." among the many objects for the alliance to accomplish she named the following: (1) stimulate the spread of democracy and through it avoid another world war; (2)discourage revolution by demonstrating that change may be brought about through peaceful political methods; (3) encourage education and enlightenment throughout the world; (4) keep the faith in self-government alive when it fails to meet expectations. methods for achieving these results were suggested and it was impressed on the younger women that this would be their task, as the older ones had practically finished their work.