Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-06
First of Three Big Con-
ferences Held in Chica-
go; Planks for Party
Platform Proposed.
Chairman Hays Says Sex
Will Be Offered Every
Privilege and Right En-
joyed by Men.

Chicago. Jan. 5-Nearly 1000 republi-
can women and men from 14 states Of
the midwest. conferred on party plans
and issues for the 1920 presidential
campaign. as result of which the
women demanded equal representation
with the men on the national committee
Of the party and urged, "a fair repre-
sentation of women delegates from each
state in the national convention in
June. Many Of the women professed 10
see an immediate Endorsement of their
attitude in the speech of Will H. Hays,
chairman of the republican national com
mittee. delivered at banquet which fol-
lowed the conference.
The republican party offers the
women everything we offer the men.
he said. Republican women come into
the party not as women but as voters.
entitled to participate and participating
as other voters. They are not to be
separated or segregated. but asssimilat
ed and amalgamated."
Want Double Committee.
'-The women proposed in a formal
resolution that the coming national con-
vention take action to double the
membership" of the national committee
so that each state be represented by
one man and one woman member. They
urged. further, that this become ''the
policy of the party in all party COM
mi:tces. both state and local
BESIDES voicng their wish for active
parts in the party government. the
women adopted ten suggested planks
for the republican platform. These in
clude:
Adoption of direct citizenship for
women. not citizenship throug marriage"
and laws making possible the naturaliza-
ton of married women.
Strong on Child Laws.
The women also favored national and
state legislation for the regulation and
abolition of child labor.
Another section asked states and
nation to establish the eight hour day
and ii hour week for women in industry.
with statutory provision for day of rest
each week. Permanent establishment OF
the women's bureau of the department Of
labor national employment service,
with adequate provision for departments
for women in national offices and all
local Offices and equal opportunities for
women through the civil service were
also sponsored.
Other Pianks Proposed.
Other planks were:
A new policy by the federal board of
vocational education ITO insure for wo-
men equal opportunities with men IN
trade and technical education.
A department Of women mediators on
all federal labor boards to deal with in
dustries employing women.
An establishment of educational In
stitutions in all states for children be
tween six and sixteen years of age. with
provisions for thorough education in
citizenship Of all our youths
A wemen's stand on all these ques-
tions was reflected at tonight's banquet.
in remarks by the state committeeman
in honor of Chairman Hays and the
chairman of the women's division of the
national committee. Mrs. John Glover
South
These two held the places of honor on
the speakers list. They We're followed
by Mrs G. A Severance, of Minnesota,
Mrs. Margaret McCarter. of Kansas.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Of New York,
chairman of the womens national
executive committee Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston. National president of
the national education association. and by
two avowed aspirant for the republican
national NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lowden,
Of Illinois. and Major General Wood.