The Washington herald., 1920-12-13
BATTLETOF FINISH
WAGED BY WOMEN
FOR MOTHER BILL
Workers Confident Con
gress Approves Efforts
For Child Lives.

Washington women, headed by
MIS- Maud Wood Park, of the Ma
tlonal League of Women Voters, and
MIS- Arthur c. Watkins. of the Ma
tiond Congress OF Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations, believe
the hight for the Sheppard-Towner
maternity and infancy bill will be
won II the measure comes to a vote.
II provides appropriations to be met
! by state appropriations in the es-
\ tabltshment- OF q system OF care
and treatment of mothers and ba-
More than 100000 in one year
10 the astounding death record OF
infants in the United States" said
Miss Julia NJ Hinaman, of WASH
ngton- yesterday. at Is to check
he terrible waste, which is eco
komic as well as human, that the
hit of our lives is being made.
IN million women are behind this
hove and they have stormed Con-
ress with letters. kilograms and
editions from every corner OF the
.ation- The only question now
{seems to be how soon the bill will
come to a vote. OF its passage
we are sure. 1t cannot be rejected.
II Is the most urgent of all emer-
gency legislation before the law
makers of our country. Scores of
them have expressed favor for 1t.
France Approves.
Il was In the once Of Senator
Joseph France. Of Maryland. the
other day. and Senator Frances
secretary told me that the pressure
which has been brought to bear
leaves no question OF the support
behind the bill. He said he never
, saw such q campaign and that ne
hoped the bill would pass soon.
We are determined. and that set
Ties 1t. Congress might as well un-
derstand this and act accordingly
Action is necessary before the bi.
ennial meetings of State legisla-
lures, otherwise the law would be
Intellectual before 1898. The State
lawmakers must act in providing
the appropriations that will be re-
quired when the national appropri-
ations are made.
Bill Widely Indorsed-
Fifteen women's organizations
have indorsed the Sheppard-Towpsr
bill, including: American Chil9>Hy-
giene Association, Association of
College Alumnae. General Fedora
tion of women's Clubs, national
board of the Young women's Chris
tian Association, National Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers AS
sociations, National Consumers
League. National Council of Women
OF the United States, National
League Of Women Voters. National
Organization of Public Health Nurs-
ing. National Society Daughters of
the American Revolution. National
Women's Christian Temperance
Union. National women's Trade
Union League, Service Star Legion.
women's bureau of the Democratic
National Committee. and the wom-
ems committee OF the National Re-
publican Congressional Committee.
Women In Fight.
How can they refuse? Mrs. Ed
ward Franklin White, of Indianapo-
lis, Ind; Miss Lide Hafford. of Louis
Vile. KY; Mrs. Ellis Yost. of west
Virginia: Mrs. Milton p. Higgins. of
Worcester. Mass; Mrs. Florence
Kelley. of New York City; Miss
Jeanette Rankin. former Congress-
woman from Montana: Mrs. Henry
Keyes. wife OF the Senator from
New Hampshire: Mrs. James Rouske,
OF Bridgeport. Conn: Miss Amy Ma
her. of Toledo, Ohio; Miss Betsy Ed
ward, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. A.
II. BeardsIey. of Elkhart. Ind, have
been waging the war in Washington.
with Mrs Park. Mrs. Watkins. and
other women of the Capital"