The Washington times., 1920-04-18
NO MORE WARS" /"
WOMEN'S SLOGAN
Will Spurn Military Candidate
When They Vote for Next
President.
ny MILDRED MORRIS.
International News Service.

Asked the question, what DO
Women Voters want?" representative
women OF various political beliefs
have given answers that may be
summed up as follows:
A settlement of international ques-
tions that win guarantee future
peace.
y Removal OF all sex Determinations
In law. politics and industry.
q Drastic measures to reduce the cost
OF living.
Protective legislation for women
and children.
All expressed the opinion that
I Presidential candidates seeking the
woman vote must make these the
principal issues in the campaign.
The concensus OF opinion expressed
was that the league of nations would
be a bigger issue with the women
than any other
This is because we can have no
I peace until the international muddle
is settled" said Mrs. Abb Scott Baker,
political chairman OF the National
! Woman's party. Il do not say that
the women want the Presidents
league OF nation. No one who has
travelled through country and sound
ed their sentiment has any doubt
that they intend to register at the
4 polls a demand for some sort OF In
ternational settlement that Will stop
future wars.
"The women do not want any more
I wars--that is. the great mass OF them
do not, for it is the women who bear
\ the brunt of wars: For that reason, 1
nfio not think a military man or can
ldate who stands for militarism
pha q
fers."
Want League OF Nations.
According to Mrs. George Bass, OF
Chicago, chairman of the Women's
Bureau of the National Democratic
committee, it is the Presidents league
[of nations that they want.
Il do not say this because I believe
in the Presidents League of Nations"
said Mrs. Bass. I'm simply report
kng the sentiment of women all over
e country, women of all political
fths.
'1t amazed me to find that the
women were more interested in inter
Irrational isues than in the domestic
kproblems. They understand that we
I'm have no adjustment OF our own
Y35roblems until those of the remainder
of the world are settled and we can
have no peace until there Is a guar
antee that wars will be stopped. The
high cost OF living, everything, is
more or less the result of the unset
tied state of things. This the women
realize and reports coming from all
sections of the country show a big
sentiment among them for the ratih-
cation of the peace treaty"
Said Mrs. Helen r.. Gardiner, the
first woman appointed to the United
States Civil Service Commission, a
vice president of the National Wom-
ans Suffrage Association and coun-
scellor of the League Of Women
, Noters:
Better World Their Aim.
'"rhe women want the things that
will make the world better for their
boys and girls. The candidate wbA
will get their votes will be the mar
who stands for those things y
They, want improved Legislation
for women aud children; they want
a guarantee against wars: they want
equal opportunity for women in
everything and they want action
against profteers in the necessities
of life, and they will vote for these
things regardless of party"
Speaking for the farm women of
the country, Mrs. Benigna Green kalb,
of Houston, Tex. secretary of the
Farm Women's National Congress, de-
cared they would universally register
protest against militarism.
''They do not want a military presi-
dent. nor do the women of the coun-
try generally" Mrs. Kalb said.
Farm womcn's Demands.
"Thc farm women are divided
into classes, just as the city women,
but their viewpoint on some things
differ from that of their city sisters
They demand reduction in the cost
of living, but insist that it shall not
fbe brought about at the expense of
the farmer. They want laws that
will encourage cooperative trading
elimination of the middleman. and
there is a strong sentiment among
them for national control of the pack
inRy industry, the railroads and other
public utilities. because they believe
u1ll this will help to reduce cost of
wing