Arizona republican., 1915-06-06
BY SALLY JACOBS


 Indignantly protesting against the action of the city commission in pass i ing an ordinance barring women from serving on the board of censorship of motion pictures, members of the Wo- mems organizations yesterday declared that an effort should be made to have at least one mother represented on the board.
 It is understood that the board was created at the instigation of Commis- sioner Q. T. Richey and the ordinance passed for creating it, was drawn by City Attorney George D. ChristN. Its members include the mayor. city man agcr and city commissioners and dcs- pite the fact that club women and Par ent Teacher Association leaders were the first to call the citY's attention to the need of censorship when it came to it's establishment, they were ignored. Just what action will be taken by the women has not been determined but from the expressions of prominent of ficers of the various associations it be- came apparent that a campaign would he Wagcd to have the ordinance amended. The women feel that after petitioning the city to cooperate with them in the cause. they should have re- ceived recognition on the board. Tt is an outrage" they say.
 "Whethcr their displeasure will have any effect remains to be seen for Com missioner Richey does not think they have any cause for complaint nor will he consider any petition from them favorably.
 As far as I am concerned nothing more will be done. If the board does not properly censor it is sufficient time for the women to offer objections. If future conditions call for something different, We will act but can not see why the city should anticipate a pos sible condition"
 Mr. Richey is not only determined to stand pat" but to argue the thing.
 If men and women are equal they must stand equal in all things. why don't they vote themselves in? This censorship board is just one of the re- responsibilities of office"
 That it is not necessary to share that responsibility is Mir. Richey's attitude. A father is as good a judge of what his child should see as a mother. ac- cording tn the recently appointed pie turc censor
 He even goes so far as to say the women never entered his mind when the matter was being discussed
 f is very different story with the women. however. Mrs Henry D. Ross. DrcSidcnt of the Arizona Federation of W"men's Clubs declared that woman should have been placed on the board. "A Womans judgment is necded". she said. She has more interest in child ren and for the general good should have been given recognition if for no other reason"
 Mrs Eugene Brady O'Neill president Of the Civic League said the commissioners Were shortsighted in not placing a wo- man on the board Tt surely is an oversight and the ordinance should be amended. Perhaps the men are not used to the idea of women being inter- eSted in such matters but surely. the mother k vitally interested in this problem"
 Mrs. John Dcnnett Jr. president of the Woman's Club was frankly indig- nant Tt is not right. It was no~ 2 wise act Women have done so much good work in a quiet way for this very thing that they should have been rec ognizcd.'
 Tt is most unfortunate that no wo- man has been given place on the board They know best what is suitable for children said Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson. who vas instrumental in the estab-