The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-12
'DOOR SWINGING
WIDER DAILY
Thirty States Today on Record
in Favor Of Federal Woman
Suffrage Amend
ment.
MRS. CATT'S MESSAGE
President Of Alliance Says Women Q.
Country are Fitting Themselves
to be Good citi-
zens.
MRS. CATT's MESSAGE
[By Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
President of the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance.
Written for United
Press.1

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-With the rati-
fication by Idaho, thirty states are TO.
day on record in favor OF the federai
woman suffrage amendment.
The doors of citizenship are swing.
ing wider each day to the new woman
voter. Within them we see the pres.
ent standards of citizenship as admit
ting a vast Improvement.
There is need of education, not
only for the illiterate, but in many
cases for the college graduate. There
is need Of improvement in the meth
DDS of political procedure. There is
need of strengthening the principles
and ideals of government.
So it comes about that one OF the
pressing duties awaiting the woman
voter is political education for her
self and for all the new women
voters.
The League of Women Voters Is
accepting this responsibility for 92o,
and during the days Of the conYention y
tof the National American Woman
suffrage associat ton and the q g,e
Of Women Voters. opening here To-
day there will undoubtedly be work
ed out some nationwide plan FOR
lettering citizenship, including ine
establishment OF normal schools for
the training of teachers and oher
schools in the states and towns AL
over the country.
Today there will be conferences OF
the six national committees OF the
League Of Women Voters, at Whlcn
experts from all over the country VIII
give a survey of existing conditions,
From the discussions there will be
developed a legislative program
which will be submitted to the con
yentfon. From this the convention
will formulate its request to the
political party platform committees.
Thus the new League Of Women
Voters asks that the parties fulfill
their RESPONSIBILITIES toward the citi-
zens of the country. At the same
time the women, fitting themselves
to be the best possible citizens
pledge themselves to fulfill their re-
sponsibilities toward the parties.
New Worlds to Conquer.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-Spurred by the
thrill of victory, suffrage leaders OF
America today soush new worlds to
conquer.
Preliminary to the victory conven'
tion of the National American Woman
Suffrage association which will cele'
brate accomplishment of its main pur-
pose-ratif1cation of the federal sur
frage amendment to the constitution
of the organization met
today to outline future campaigns.
The committees plated tho organ
ization which will grow out or the sur
frage association, the League OF Wom-
en- Poters, which will give its atteIl'
ition to the following:
Spreading the doctrine OF Ameri'
Canism. 4a.... ..
Obtaining greater facilities for edu.
cation of illiterate, aliens and minors.
Protecting women engaged in in.
dustrial pursuits. -.
Safeguarding the welfare of chill
dren.
Furthering laws prohibiting specu
i1at,on in foodstuffs and other legisla-
tion looking toward stabilization OF
food prices.
Obtaining and enforcing soclal ny
giene legislation.
ITnifcation Of laws concerning
women, including divorce, property
sions.
The committee considering the ques
ton of food supply and demand de
clared the production Of necessary
food supplies is diminished and the
high cost of living is increased by
unduly restrictive private control o
the channels of commerce, or mar
kets, or other distributing facilities
by large food organizations and com
binations."
! The principles and purposes o
the Kenyon Observation-Disclosures bills
| before congress proVldlng LOT regu
ilating the meat packing industry were
! indorsed.
! The committee will demand thai
both political parties include in pst
forms similar endorsement.
Establishment Of public markets
! milk depots and other terminal facIl
! (Contin1Ied on page 2)