New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-10-02
Tells 5, OOOW omen He Fa-
vors Department i'm De-
Tense of Mothers, Child
hood and Public Health
Guests Call Move
Progressive Coup
Scores Administration for
Failing to Enforce Dry
Law and Halt Lynching


MARION, Ohio, Oct / - The Gre
alton of Federal Department of Puo-
lie Welfare 10 function in defense of
maternity. childhood and public health
vas proposed to-day by Senator Hard
ing in a speech ON social Justice to
5000 women who had come to his front
porch from all points of the compass
Senator Harding attacked the Wilson
Administration for its failure to err
force prohibition. declaring that law
enforcement does not hinge on the Ex-
ecutive's personal approval or disap-
prevail Of the law. The candidate said
fatty that he was against the YER
salles covenant.
Many in he gathering of newly-en-
irsnchised voters believed that in the
progressive utterances OF the nominee
they caught hint of an intention to
appoint a woman Cabinet member
Madame perhaps Miss Secretary Of
Public Welfare However that NAV
be determined in the future, there was
no doubt IN the mind of any present
that Senator Harding had gone far in
advance Of all party platforms.
By this speech Senator HARDING
hopes to silence for all time those
critics who have called him a re-
dictionary. lie said in his speech that
he had no doubt there will be some
now who will call him an extremist
and he fastened to say that the social
Justice he conceives is not paternal-
ism
reasons for Proposal
Twelve million American women in
industry whose potential maternity re-
cures the protection of government;
child labor abuses and low health
standards, as revealed by the vast army
OF American youths rejected as
physically defective when called in the
afast, are the primary reasons i'm
pelllng Senator Harding to propose
Capitalization ots the now hopelessIv
scattered welfare projects of the gov
eminent. Outlining his plans. Senator
Harding said:
"nlle others may have their ewes
hSeo upon some particular piece Of
legislation or some particular policy Of
social justice which calls for the SYM
palmetto consideration of US all sav
without hesitation that our nrimarv
consideration must be the machinery
VI administration, and that when the
'''ne comes for Us to reorganize our
administrative government in Wash
ington we must ali sind together for
the creation of a Department Of pnh1io
Welfare"
almost as important as Senator
naraings proposal was the genuine en-
saasiaSm OF the women who heard. #
w. nol an ordinary gathering. There
go social workers, professional wom-
rn' women from the farms and cities
working women and women employers
. Sumen who had achieved personal dis,
nnac''on in arts and letters and women
N.Y. maI represent the great group of homo
ParSns 1hey were presented by Mr..
raymond Robins.
speaking The delighted leaders '' % 9rSl +6o
sa'nerng ondeavored to express The
rpeactions Of the multitude Mrs so Ma arv
''o @Tl R'nehart the writer, said:
IN me Republican party, which has.
IN IN ~ tas minds of many people, stood
5av 'ne past for conservatism, has to-
ny eonle out with pronouncement of
:; inc most advanced liberalism. There
; s nothing ,eouivocal about the prom
,ses made by Senator Harding. They
s sappiement and elaborate in the most
ts;lslsetory manner the portions re-
, ca 70 social justice in the Republi-
san party platform. They mean. car
h neg out, aS they certainly will be. the
pueginning Of q new era in government,
r ros benevolent paternalsm, but
aSSJIoghltlon Of the responsibilities and
nongations of the government to the
people. In the past stress has always
usen lad upon the obligation of the
People 70 government. But obligation
IS mutual thing from people to the
government and from government to