The sun., 1910-04-10
A YOMAES BILL OF RIGHTS
LAM M'LAREN OFFERS 4
SWEEPTNG PIIN ar REFORM.
Iler Hashand Ras Presented % % FaTIla-
H,eOl Wakes the Mother n Guardian
ef Her G:hIlsirru Grants the fraH-
rhI.e and AdITs 10 Property nIghis.


Ho,Ise oTN'ommon- a series nf bill- -sn-
hodyinR ~ number nf REFORMS contained
IN the -Ws,m..u's charter of Rights and
Liberties - which hIs been drawn up by
he wife. Lady McIar.u
LADY McIaSren - one "f the he-t known
speakerS ana workers Tor the cauS. OT
women IN England. and the charter OT
which she ~ the author has been the
subject ~ iheugr-at.-st consideration and
study an her part Her original intsn-
tion Nas =" have this charter 10 right-
and liberties introduced into Parliam~
a. one hill. hui'ihis proving impractioabl~
nine hills we're drawn up which contain
the mos, snli-ut reforms needed to I'm
prove the pns,tion of women IN England,
and -hnsvid they bs. accepted and adopted
az laws Lady MrIArsn will have done
more for hsr countrywomen than any
member of her srX to-day.
Though there no chance 20 a serious
consideration ~ IN. balls during the
pres~nt s~s-ion of Parliament they will
Re taken up for debate later and many
prominent members have promised their
help and advocacy m the discussion which
Will ~ WES~d over them.
LADY McIar~n drew up the charter
the International womens suffrage Con-
rrea- held IN London last NAV. Twenty
three countries had ~.nt delegates To- this
convention and al these representatives
not only accepted the charter hut agreed
20 establish common platform Il pro-
posals and reforms for women. They
passed the following resolution by All
overwhelming majority:
women suffrage -~sorlaJIon ~ each country
10 prepare - comprehensive statement Of
she laws vi hitch place wom~t both married
and single. ~ di>sdNariax- IN regard
- properiN. earnings. n'srriss~. divOrVe.
Ruardia anshtp ni' children. education. in
du-trial "ondit on and political rights aud
toeNplain when dome udiug their immediate
enfran~hise'n~u' from heir respective par
Ilameni- that thev consider these iniu~-
ti-e< Can hs effectively removed only nv
The ioin' poiitIcal action of men aud women
This congress recon- u~n1- that thi- action
shall no taken simultaneously ~ 81 countries
~ the year ipiu
Tn" principal sections - th. charter
are follo~s
Mrirtsnan,e wife shah he able - re-
cover maintenance from her husband bv an
order direc' from q Magistrate without hav-
ing To co - The poor iaw R1iardtSn-. aud
m usi0uf pf iaN iru' lNrh hag i>'Fat~
rsn maa- an order deductIng Ihs sun due
Irou' ~" wages before they ere pad the
hu~hanl
pAyurrr - Hpg -skpspa~ wife de-
'otIug hrr 'u@ 80 housekeeping shall he
abls 20 ,Iliul from 'sr hu-har,t estate ~
death sum equal tu ir- vav"- ~ huUs-
keeper lu h'r station 81 lIf~
Mhsrr tHs v g - wage Garner earning
only ~" r.lutfuu.u ue'a--sTv for her own
support -na stall un' h- legally nahe Tor
'hs Support ~ her husband and children
and M bel idov -ht'l b- Obliged - maintain
Fer ,bI.drpr where ne father s-ta1e -
-urncisn' for hst purpo-~
Business Nha - husband ard " ~. are
snplovsd Jointly - me ~an- business The
PROFITS unless ~ - sgrrs't ~ writing other
vice she % he rrgR rdsd - h~ ioin' property
81 both husband ana 10
Brutahty Husbands convicted Of bTti-
tau'N stlf - lsb fp -~v~r,r penalties
ant 'bs.r wives and children -bitis.i to
-sTrnTt mo- a. pAupers, wh''~ her hu--
hands are ln prison
Divorce Eiihsr partv shat 10 entitled
IN divorC" OIL the ground ot uuta ihfUlne-s
sIone
Guardianship ~ Chudren Ihs mother
-hsiI be foin' guardian of a child Nth
The father and 30 r-Co yUtye,. a. q psrenf for
the purposes NJ the Ntc't naiion 49,
The death "f an ii~Gttrn'I'p 'hIid within
= month of hirfh due ." hs violence ~
regls'f 81 he mot her shall "sTry penAity
on tn- mother oI not more than tNo years
tniprt-nnuen'. followed hv tvn vesr~ "a
dustrIal rTstnlUs
II~EI'tnats 'hlldTen ma 40 psiR Shorthand.
hs IeritiTllrd hy -u'-~'.Ien' marriage aud
-hall -,I,,...i 'r ~ 49, of inf--ta'v On proof
~ forms adoption.
Inheritance lu cases of tn;s-t.cv the
Surviving partner shalI fak- on--hslf h- ~
children ~" Other hal'. and h-Fr here
are no children the -urytVor shall inherit
the Whole of 10" properly
The an~ienI T'ghI ul vIy-. 10 doNeT .hi d
- re-tofed shan ~ -yisnd~ 4 10 psr-onaitv
ann shall TO mad" ,nd-r.'nd"nr ~ IA" hu-.
band di~rosr,on hv v,l ~ decd
No p~r-on -halI nave ne power uhoIly %
di~inherr nf. ~ her children. snd t~-is-
Ten'arv pos"r -hsi extend o." no more nan
half the property nf -irheT barren
Educa'ior EveTv tpciIry gwen - bows
- Obtain technical rdI-a'Ion -hail be
teuded 10 R,rI-. and all univer-iti..- .roIlsEe-
socie'ie~ inn- - "oIri. institutes and
other publi' hod,-- shall open their sdvaB.
tages equally TO men aud women
MarrhD Isgal marriage -hsll not 10
,ermrtsd before 10 and he age Of 'on-~u'
mall he raised 10 -
The Working classes Parilsnen shall
compel 'uLnIC tpaiI'Ie- 10 s-Ta blI-h CrA'hs-
cheap esrtnE houses and ktchen-. wash
houses ana schools IN me domestic arts
ana - supply pure mills Tor children A.
such charges IA RlI cases all cover the
annual 'o-i.
Factorys Workers Where The lac for
BID = mother 10 ,ontInu- ~ uorL h~iors
ana afIsr ne btf'h of 'hi'd ~ shall pro.
vide for her support Vnefner recoverable.
from tn~ hushand or not
Municipal Right- The right 20 vote A.
all uunic ipal and iOcaI ele'tion- iogst b~T
Vrh rho poser 20 SeTv" on lOcsi bodies
-haII Ie accorded 10 women equally With
men
Political Rights FINALLY. n order to
-, uts snd project rh~-e rIEhi- aud pTivI-
leE.s. no woman o'hsrsi-~ qualified shall
bs excluded by -~X pr marriage from eKeT
ot-InG NE parliamentary frsn~hi-e
OF all these reforms which she suggests
Lady McIar"n believes that the most
vital "a 'hs, which makes mothers
Ioint guardians "f their children. At pres
ent m England the father - sole guardian
~ he offspring Tn" mother - not con.
-id~rsd psrent according TO law. and u
therefore INA lite to decide anv utIaation