Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-24
WILL WORK FOR BILLS FOR
RETIREMENT OF MEN,
BEERS OF SEX.
IOWA LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS IN SESSION
VIII ASK for Stringent Laws Against
Child Labor and for Laws With
Reference to Wages and Working
Hours-information for New Vot-
ers Being Sent Out.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des ,Moines, Sept. 24.-Now that
the women have the ballot they will
be active in the coming session OF
the Iowa legislature in working for
bills in which they are interested,
particularly more effective legal
protection for women and children III
industry.
The Iowa League o. Voters. made
up of women from al parties and
those having no particular party
aftiliation, is holding two days ses
sion here. They will ask more strin-
gent laws against child labor ana
also with reference TO women 5 wages
and Working hours. This has been
determined on.
Miss Flora Dunlap of Des Moines.
is president of the organization.
Mrs. James Dewitt, of Oskaloosa, is
Chairman of the women I'M industry
committee Miss Anna Lawther Of
Dubuque former president of the
state suffrage association, now chair
man of the demqoratic women's COM
.
and Mrs. James Blythe, Of Mason
City. a republican, committee woman.
is also an active worker.
Matthew VOL, of Chicago, vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, believes that equal suffrage
means a better future for Tabor. In a
recent statement he gave two reasons
for his belief.
lions" he saif Her sympathy is
with humanity and it is her instinct
to uplift. to aid to work toward
something better. Why. it Ms too
obvious for elaboration
Moreover very small percentage
of women are active in business.
They do not know the cold principles
of business. the natural masculine
ambition born of necessity to pro-
duce dividends to make good fol
those who are stockholders and for
those who demand service. They do
not know how hard taskmaster is
that public of which they themselves
are members.
The struggle between capital and
labor is perfectly natural, even with
its one-sidedness. It needs more
balanced and healthy conditions
fewer of the evil by-r,roducts that
become burden on all society
Wsonan's vote will help to attain this
end"
+ Information For Women.
Election information for women is
given in small two page folder put
out by the department. OF women's af-
fairs of the Des Moines Chamber of
Commerce. The information was
prepared by Miss Lillian Leffert Of
the secretary of states office and
Miss Mary Rosemond Of the state
law library. IT will be distributed
among business women here. The
Information follows.
Every qualified woman in Iowa is
| now aaIoter. The SECRETARY of state
| has received official notification from
Washington that the Natural Suf-
! frage Amendment has been ratified
by the required number of states
and is now part of the constitution
of the United Sts1es Women may
now register and vote at the fall cleo
| ton under the same conditions that
apply to men,
In order to vote in Iowa one must
be a native born or naturalized citi-
zen of the United States, must be
u years Of age or oyer, must have
| lived in the state six months and in
the county sixty days. At the time
/ of her marriage a woman acquires
the citizenship Of her husband.
Election day is Nov. 2. Voters
living in cities having population
| Of 5000 or more must register at the
voting place in their precinct.
| Registration days for men and
women voters will be Oct. 81, %, 23,
and on Saturday just preceding the
! general election.
Watch for the list of polling places
which will be published by local
newspapers. A card of instructions