The labor standard., 1919-06-01
AMONG THE SUFFRAGISTS
 (From The Suffrage Buen)
WHAT LEAGUE OF
 WOMEN VOTERS IS

WOMEN VOTERS IS
 The fftieth convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, held in St. Louis late in March, accomplished great many things - the most important of which was the League of Women Voters. Never had the women in non suffrage states more felt the need of the ballot than when they heard, but could take splendid plans and achievements of the women who are now possessed of that valuable and fundamental tool the vote.
 The executive body of the League of Women Voters will be known as a council which "shall consist of one woman from each state having the full, presidential or primary suffrage vote. These shall be the presidents of the present auxiliary state associa- tions or their proxies, and the Chair man of the Ratification Committees in the seven states of Montana, Idaho, zona and Wyoming, until such time as more definite organization is established in those states.
 This Council shall pass upon all policies of the League of Women Vot- CTS and legislative programs must be approved by them"
 So much uncertainty has developed concerning the purposes and aims of the League that we are printing here a full explanation of just what the League of Women Voters is.
 The League is not woman's politi- cal party.
 It has no desire to exclude men from it's activities.
 l No separate constitution for the League of Women Voters has been drawn up. No separate constitution was necessary. For a year to come the League will work as division of the National Association.
 In order to make this possible, amendments to the Constitution of the National American Woman Suffrage Association were made to admit of a second object. Hitherto the Nationals program has been confined to the en- franchisement of women. The pur- poses of the League are 'sthe develop ment of a higher order of citizenship l among women, the holding of voting women together for constructive legis- lative programs" These will "open before the women of the country new vistas of opportunity"
 The League will be composed of representatives from all the states having full, presidential, or primary suffrage. Representation from these Estates in the national suffrage body will be the same as it has been from all states in the past.
 All questions of extension of wo- mems enfranchisement will belong, as now, to the whole body of suffragists, including enfranchised and unenfran- chised states. In the intervals be- tween conventions such questions will continue to belong to the Official man Suffrage Association, which has just elected eight directors. The off, cers of the National will remain un- changed until 1920.
 The new League will be especially interested in promoting intelligence and effectiveness in the use which wo- men make of their votes. During the next year legislative program will be prepared to improve and standardize legislation in the voting states. This program will be made under the direction of experts in each line.
 The governing body of the League of Women Voters under the Board of O1l1CSIS O1 LLS ldL1Oud1 Sun rage dSSO- citation is vested in Council composed of one representative from each vot- ing State.
 Its function will be to promote the work of the eight legislative commit tees appointed under the new League. These eight committees include Industry, Child Welfare, Citizenship, Elections, Social Morality, Unifca- tion of Laws, Food Supply and De- mand, and Research. All the commit tees are headed by experts, who will work in conjunction with recognized authorities throughout the country both men and women.
 There is not the slightest desire to mass women against men in legisla- tive advancement. The League of in touch with sound and progressive plans for equalizing the benefits of democracy and extending these bene- fits from state to state.
 The Council is to have an executive, as we'll as a deliberate function, since it's chairman, Mrs. Charles H. Brooks of Kansas, will be expected to stimu- late the formation of separate leagues in each voting state. She will be ex- pected to visit the states and take personal direction of the necessary work of promoting an interest in the objects of the League.
 Each state League of Women Vot- CTS will consist of individual members and organized committees, with the addition of organizations already es- tablished which subscribe; to the prin- ciples of the League.
 All plans arising in the various states for better legislative standards must be passed upon by the Council of the League of Women Voters, | which will, in turn, present them for