The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-18
FEM|N|SMNOW
Stuff KEYNOTE
New Party Shuns Political Al
lance and Will War on
Labor Inequalities.

"Feminism" will be the dominst-
ing keynote Of the new women's
party which will succeed the Nation
al Woman's party, according TO party
leaders attending the convention OF
the National Women's party which
closes tonight.
MAY DIsBAND PARTY. ,
1t Is expected that the convention
will act on the majority report OF the
resolutions committee read TO the
convention this morning. recommend
ing that the National Woman's party
having accomplished the object for
which is was created, now disband
and that q new organization be Gre
ated.
According to opinions expressed by
Miss Alice Paul. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis
of Philadelphia, and other prominent
leaders In the National Woman,s
party, q new organization, as national
In it's scope as the National Woman's
party will be formed at the Meeting
late this afternoon.
Despite the appeal of the big
political parties urging the women
not to form a separate organization.
leading suffragettes expressed the
opinion that they could accomplish
more by forming a separate women's
party than by disbanding altogether
and Joining the other political parties.
The future program OF the women's
party will be confined entirely to
work for the protection OF women's
freedom and for the removal OF dis
ordinations existing against hem.
IL was stated today by Mrs. Lewis.
national treasurer of the Nationaa
Woman's Party.
REMOVE ALL INEQUALITIES.
1--WE must see that the freedom of
women that has been won In the
United States Is not lost in any inter
national government that Is estab-
lished, and to work for the removal
of all remaining forms of the subtec-
ton OF women" she declared.
The majority report of the resolu-
lions committee, which recomme nded
the formation of a new organization,
sounded the feministic keynote OF the
party by declaring that "the immedi-
ate work of the new organization be
the removal of the political disabili-
ties of women" The report, however.
does not recommend how the new
party should be organized. or who
should head 1t.
believing that the board of the
new organization should not be en-
barrassed, hindered or hampered. but
should be free to follow a program OF
its own choosing, we do not deem IL
wise to recommend any other action
the report concludes, and Is signed by
Mrs. A. r. Colvin, of st. Paul. chair
man of the resolutions committees.
Just who will be appointed chair
man of the new organisation Will
probably be decided upon some time
after the organization of the new
party, 1T was stated by leading suffra-
gette leaders.
MISS PAUL TO QUIT.
Miss Alice Paul today reiterated her
statement of yesterday that she would
no longer continue rs the head of the
Women's party., She made this state
ment today. despite the resolution that
was introduced atSyesterday's session
of the convention, urging her TO take
the head of the new organization.
Miss Paul feels that she can no
longer afford to act as chairman, OF
the Women's Party because she Is not
financially able to do So" said party
leader today. "She is not rich
woman and the position does not pay
anything, and after devotihg seven
years to the National Woman's Party,
she feels that she should be allowed
to resign as it's active head"
Among those who are being dis
cussed to act as chairman of the new
party are Mrs Abby Scott Baker, Mrs.
Maude Younger, Miss Sue White, of
Tennessee; Mrs. John e. White. Idaho;
Mrs. Nelson Whitmore, Detroit, Mich,
and Mrs. James NJ. Rector, of Ohio. y