New-York tribune., 1920-06-30

League of Women Voters, dealing with
cost of living, education, public health
and similar subjects. The planks pro-
posed by the women follow:
"Child welfare. Realizing that the
hope of the nation lies in the children
of to-day, the citizens of tomorrow,
we pledge ourselves to support
Adequate appropriation for the chill
dren's bureau;
Prohibition Of child labor through
out the nation;
Protection OF infant life through a
Federal program for maternity and in
fancy care.
"Education-We recognize that the
among Both native and foreign born
in the United States is a blot upon
our civilization. The lack of under
standing Of the essentials of good gov
ernment, a menace to our future. We
therefore advocated
"a Federal department Of education;
general aid where necessary for the
crease of teachers salaries; instruc-
tions in the duties and ideals of citi-
zenship for t. youth of our land and
the newcomer 10 our shores.
Home Economics Advocated
"The Home and High Prices-As a
means of increasing the efficiency of
the home and reducing the cost of liv-
ing we favor increased Federal support
for vocational training in home eco
nomics.
Such Federal regulation and super
vision of the marketing and distribu-
tion of food as will tend to equalize
and lower, prices and the enactment and
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will freely open the channels of trade
prevent excess profits and eliminate un-
fair competition and the control of the
necessities of life.
women in Gainful Occupations-In
order to promte the welfare of millions
OF women engaged in gainful occupa-
tions, we advocate:
Establishment of womens bureau
in the Department of Labor, with an
appropriation adequate for the inves-
tigation of all matters pertaining to
wage-earning women, for the purpose
OF determining standards and policies
which Will improve their working con-
ditlons and increase their efficiency;
Appointment of women in the me-
dlatlon and Cancellation service of the
United States Department of Labor and
or any industrial commission and tri-
hunals which may hereafter be Gre
ated.
Employment Bureau for Women
Establishment of a joint Federal
and state employment service with wo-
mems departments under the direction
of technically qualified women;
"A reclassitication of the Federal civi
service with the merit system of ap-
polntment and promotion, free from
dlscrimination on the ground of sex
and with wage or salary scale de-
termined by the skill demanded for the
work and in no wise below the cost OF
living as established by official inves-
tigation.
Public Health and Morals - We
commend the effort for moral protec-
tion of the fighting forces of the ma
tion made during the World War, anG
we urge continuance of appropria-
tlons to carry on an active campaign
for the prevention Of venereal disease
and for public education in sex hy.
giene.
independent citizenship for married
women. Believing that American borr
women resident in the United States
should not forfeit their citizenship by
marriage with aliens and that a1ier
women should not acquire citizenship
by marriage with Americans, but rather
! by meeting the same requirements as
those provided for the naturalization
of alien men, we urge Federal legisla-
ton insuring to the women of the
United States the same independent
status for citizenship as that which
| now obtains for men"
The Corean Commission late to-day
presented to the committee the draft
! of plank expressing sympathy with
the hopes Of the Coreans for indie
pendence. The plank follows:
1--WE express our sympathy with
Corea and our accord with her just
desire for restored national freedom
and pledge the performance of oul
treaty obligations to her by using ou1
good offices to relieve the oppression
of her people"