The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-16
cox ASKS WOMEN
TO MEET TOFORM
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Candidate, Urging Larger
Participation Of New Voters
in Nations Affairs, Sug-
geSts They Propose Laws.

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. ia ma
tional women's congress to frame a
program of social legislation and ad-
ministration for presentation to the
president and congress was advo-
Gated here today by Gov. Cox, DEM
ocratic presidential candidate, in ad-
dressing an audience Of women.
| The candidates address preceded
his political speech here and followed
morning Of campaigning in which
he spoke at Sandusky and Elyria en-
route here from Detroit. Gov Cox
will remain here over Sunday and
tour Northern New York. Monday.
Urging larger participation of
women In national affairs. and citing
social legislation enacted during his
gubernatorial administration, the
governor told his women auditors at
a nonpartisan meeting at a local ho-
ltel, that there was much TO be done
for human welfare7and SOCIAL prog
ress. He also championed the league
of nations as a measure to protect
women and children from the horrors
of war.
From my experience in Ohio" said
the governor, you may know what
to expect when / am elected presi-
dent. There is much to be done for
human welfare and social progress.
We must stamp out disease, oppres-
| sion and ignorance and eliminate
neglect. With, woman only at the
threshold of political work in Amer
lea, can not call upon you for con-
gressional action but we can work in
common purpose with common coun-
sci, and it would seem to me perfectly
proper and fitting that a national
meeting be called OF representatives
of every woman's organization in
America to formulate program for
congress and the executive for social
legislation and administration"
Pledges Reforms.
Gov. Cox pledged his support to
reforms contained in the San Fran
cisco platform. including federal CO.
operation with the states for pro-
tecting infants and to remove Hitter
acy. lin this connection he urged
establishment of federal buruau of
characterization to educate aliens.
hegarding the bureau of education,
Gov. Cox said.
AT present the federal bureau Of
education is buried with a varied as
sortment of national business in the
department of the interior NV OBJ
ponent has spoken recently for a
new department OF public welfare
under which to group certain social
welfare activities. While / am in
hearty accord with the idea of house
cleaning, our government depart
ments and sorting out the human
from the technical problems. | feel
that we should look forward to Civ
ing education and health equal con-
sideration with labor instead of
Jumping all social questions again in
another grab bag, ill-defined depart
ment."
In the last congress. Gov. Cox
charged, "baby's BILL" providing FOR
maternity and infant care, waited.
in vain while reactionary leaders
spent their time 'scrapping' the
league of nations"
Il am in favor of going into the
league" he said mot alone to keep
your children from the terrible ex-
perienCes OF war but 20 enrich their
lives by turning our national re-
sources from battleships and arma-
ments into schooh houses, play
grounds, work for health, child ny.
giene and child happiness.
Not to have given the right OF
suffrage 20 the women Of America
in this Year when the greatest Of all
issues Is before the people would be
short of calamity. Theirs was the
greatest suffering in war, and theirs
the great understanding Of the lesson
of the war. II we are "a be deprived
of would peace as . result ~ the ac-
ton OF our own country under lead
ership of a partisan conspiracy, 10
is woman's right that hes voice be
heard. II the women OC America
may express their wall. ! have no
doubt Of the result"