The Washington herald., 1920-06-26
FRISCO JAMMED
WITH FEMININTTY
FOR CONVENTION
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politics now. and who are HAVING
their first fling at President-mak-
ing.
OF course, the Democratic Conven-
tion, being the first big political con.
vention ever held on the Pacific
slope, has something to do with the
number Of women present. It's q
novelty, also. San Francisco is keep
ing open house. and has left the
doors on the latch for all comers.
Some Party; Some Party!
And oh, girls when San Francisco
does that, it's some party. believe
me.
But the Western women have come
by the hundred because they are
voters; because they led the way in
the enfranchisement of their sex, and
because they want to jubilate a little
and meet the Eastern women, who
are still trying to persuade man that
the woman who is good enough to
be his wife or his mother is good
enough to walk to the polls with
him.
Also the women are particularly
interested in the Democratic Con-
vention because. so far, the Demo-
Gratis have played fair with them.
They have gotten a ffty-fifty deal
on the committees, and steps have
been taken to give the women equal
representation with the men on the
national committees. In fact, Chair
man Homer Cummings has an
nounced that the Democratic Con-
vention will wipe out all sex lines,
and give each State one woman and
one man on the national committees.
Elated. But Fingers Are Crossed.
So the 800 women who are dele
gates to the Democratic Convention
are highly elated over their pros
poets, but they are sitting with their
fingers crossed. nevertheless. because
they are going to ask the Demo-
cratic Party to define. officially,
woman's place in a political party,
and that's about as delicate a job as
asking new husband IL he pro-
poses to make good on all the prom
ises he made during courtship.
Yet on the answer, say the women
politicians. depends how that big,
uncertain feminine vote will jump in
November. The Republican conven-
tion side-stepped this conundrum
when 1t was put up to them in Chi
cago. and the Democratic women
are hoping that the Democratic
leaders will answer 1t in good Amer
lean husband style and say do just
as you please. my dears: half We
have Is yours"
To Ask Many Planks.
In addition the Democratic women
xrrfI ..l~ .la s tx,
the platform dealing with educa-
tional, social and child welfare leg
islation. They ask for: Adequate
appropriation for the children's bu-
reau. the prohibition of child labor,
the protection OF infant life through
a Federal program for maternity
and infancy care, a Federal depart
ment of education, Federal aid for
the removal of illiteracy, and an In
crease in pay for teachers. instruc-
tion in the duties and ideals of citi-
zenship for the youth of the land
and the emigrants to our land, and
the establishment Of women's bu-
reau in the Department of Labor to
pass on all matters affecting work.
ing women.
They also ask the appointment of
women in the mediation and CON
ciliation service of the United State
Department of Labor and on indus
trial commissions; a reclassification
of the Federal civil service, free
from Determinations of sex, with a
wage scale in no wise below the
cost of living established by official
investigation; a bureau of public
health and morals to carry on an
active campaign against prevent
able disease and for public educa-
tion in hygiene; and independent
citizenship for married women.
These same planks were offered
the Chicago convention. Some got
in whole. some as splinters. The
Democratic women wait anxiously
to see what the platform carpen-
ters will do with them. But they
are good wood, and show what
manner of offerings the women vot-
ers bring their country.
Copyright. 1890. By Wheeler Syndicate inc')