Evening star., 1921-02-18
'D|SARM|NG SPLITS
NATIONAL WOMAN'S
PARTY CONVENTION
Minority Seeks to Pledge Or
ganization to Prevention
of Wars.
DELEGATE PREDICTS DAY
WHEN MAN WILL CEASE
Fears Sex Will Be Entirely Wiped
Out in Battles-Next War
Coming Soon.

NoWluS OOOu.
proposal that the National
"omnn's Party throw it's full sup-
port TO the fight for world dis.
/ armament was overwhelmingly
defeated Mt the organization.
convention here today after n sharp
ocbate. The convention then took
up the majority report of the reso-
i"'i"nS committee specifying "a
sfraiH htout feminist program for
the future.
a HSht developed at the National
woman Party convention at the
washington Hotel today over a pro-
posal TO pledge the organization to
t "ofh Tor immediate world disa rma =
Hent. The suggestion was embodied
IN IN .he minority report from the reso-
lutions committee as to the future
poiicy of the party.
Mrs. q. q. Scott presented the
| minority report. and Mrs. Harriet
brown OF Iowa opened the debate un-
DER the five-minute rule, urging it's
adoption.
| Unless you adopt it and go forward
quickly, she declared, you have
nothing else but purely feminist pro-
grams for the rest of your lives. for
there Will be none but women left on
earth. All of the world prepares for
war with poison gas. germs. battie-
/ war they talk about is coming soon
unless you women prevent it. You
go long way toward preventing it
| II you simply pass resolutions giving
notice of your intention to defeat
! In the next elections all congressman
who viii not pledge themselves to
disarmament.
You women who have never borne
a child. who have never lost a child.
what do you mean by telling US who
have that the question Of disarma-
J ment is not feminist question:?
Mrs. John Rogers OF New York at
tackled the statement that women
could prevent war. She declared the
world could not be saved from wars
until women had saved civilization.
Let US keep our organization to
free women and get women advanced
to the point where they will have
power to stop war and vice and keep
! it stopped" said she
! The reorganization and future pro.
gram of activity of the national wom-
ans party will be decided upon today
| by the votes of the more than 500
delegates al the final session of the
convention.
The resolution committee of thirty
two members announced Immediately
after the opening of the morning ses-
sion that it was ready to present the
report agreed upon by twenty-five of
the members. The other seven mem
bers signed a minority report. When The
Star went to press the vote or the
report to be adopted had not been
concluded.
The Majority Report.
The principal provision in the ma
jority report is the recommendation
that the National Woman's Party,
having completed the object for wLich
it was created. now disband; that a
new organization be created; that the
immediate work of the new organiza-
tion be that of the political dis
abilities of women"
The report also urges delegates to
concentrate their efforts to see that
political freedom should not be lost
in any association of nations that
may be established and to work for
the absolute equality of men and
women"
In conclusion it provides. that be-
lleVlfg that the board of the new
organization should not be embar-
raised. hindered. or hampered. bat
should be free to follow "A program OF
its own choosing. we do not deem it
wise to recommend any other action
The minority report is practically
the same as the majority one with
the exception that it provides that.
the immediate object for which the
new organization shall work shall
be diSa rrnament.
The third day session of the con-
vention became spirited Immediately
after the reading of the majority and
minority reports ,as to the future poll
icy of the organization. Both Mrs.
A. r. Colvin of Minnesota who read
the farmer, and Mrs. G.. G. Scott of
New Jersey, who read the latter re-
ceived practically an equal share of
applause when they concluded.
Mrs. James Rector of Ohio who oc- .
cupied the chair during the morning
session. announced that other resolu-
tionS and suggestions of amendments
to the report adopted would he per- :
mitted to be presented for considera-.
tion later.
Resolution Presented.
Among these was a resolution Of
fered by Crystal Eastman of New
York which proposed. among other
things. That having achieved po-
litical liberty for women, this organi-
to the subiection of women in all its
forms. Among our tasks
we emphasize these:
ITO remove all barriers of law or
custom or regulation which prevent
women from holding public Office
the highest as well as the lowest
from entering into and succeeding in
any profession, from going into or
getting on in any business. from
practicing any trade or joining the
Union of any trade.
$50 to remake the marriage laws
and so modify public opinion that
The position of the womaa whose
chosen work is home making ana
child rearing shall no longer be that
of the dependent entitled to her
board and keep in return for her
services, but that of a full partner
legally entitled to an equal shar.
Of what family income remains aft
ar the costs of maintaining the Joint
enterpriSe are paid.
ITO rid the country of all laws
Which deny women access to scen-
tic information concerning the linn
iea,-on of families.
ITO rewrite the laws Of divorce,
of inheritance, of the guardianship
OF children. of sexual morality. on a
basis of equality-equal rights.
equal responsibilities, equal standards.
ITO legitimatiZe all children.
ITO establish a liberal endowment
Of motherhood.
We further recommend that the
decision as to what part of this pro
! ram shall be undertaken irst and
how the campaign shall be conduct
ei be left to a directing board of
fifteen members elected from this
body to act in the interresnum until
Alice Paul returns.
We further recommend tina. the
name Of the new organization be th.
National Feminist Union"
Following the adoption of it's future
program the convention will receive
the report of the nominating COM
mittee and will enter upon the task Of
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