The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-21
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-(Special Correspondence). -- On February 15 officers, members and delegates of the National W'oman's party will as- semble here to decide whether or not the National Woman's party will con- tinue as a party, the nineteenth amendment enfranchising women hav- ing been written into the constitu- tion, and the great purpose for which the party was formed having been accomplished.
 In the last seven years the National Woman's party was the backbone of the woman suffrage movement In that time 1t spent more than $500 900 in necessary expenses in passage through congress and ratification by the state legislatures of, the nine. teenth amendment. Representatives of the National Woman's party picket ed congress and the White House to draw attention to their campaign for woman suffrage. Some of them were arrested in Washington and suffered many indignities and hardships for their cause. They won because they were right, and their cause was just, and because they had a powerful fighting organization that hesitated at nothing legitimate to secure the bal. III it, tla It is only stating a fact to say that probably had 1t not been for the mag nificent work. long effort, and splen- did method of organization, coupled with Hast ditch-last cartridge" cour- age, of the party workers women would still be in political slavery in most of the states of the union. In paying just tribute to the Ma tional Woman's party It's chairman, Miss Alice Paul, should not go unmen. toned. Miss Paul was the real dt. recting brains and the genuis of the party. She proved herself to be a political manager and strategic gen. eral of the highest ability. Many other splendid women, too numerous to mention in newspaper article, were Miss PauPs able lIeutenants and aid ed greatly in securing woman suf- frage.
 Many Washington observers hope that the February 15 convention will not decide to disband the National Woman's party, but will agree to carry on the party as a political en- tity. Such party is badly needed in the United States. It would serve as check on the two larger political parties, and there yet remains a vast field for such an organization in SC. curing legislation for the benefit of women and children, which legislation is certain to be of great benefit to the whole American race, now and in the centuries to come. Also it would be a pity for American public life to lose the organizing abilities and the ex, perience of Miss Paul and her able assistants, which would happen if it is decided to disband the National Wo- mans party
 Even if it is decided to disband the organization as a political entity many believe it should be held intact for the purposes of working now and in the future for beneficial legisla- ton of all kinds.
 Already officers of the organization are planning to discuss much legisla- tion of this kind at the February meeting. There will be more than r. 900 delegates to the February meet ing and they will have already mapped out a tentative program for future legislation. This includes a demand for a woman's bureau, which shall become one of the government departments with a head who will have seat in the cabinet; federal and state aid to rear and educate chil- dren, legislation for protection of ma ternity and infancy in line with the Sheppard-Towner bill, opening of every kind of appointive and elective political offices to women, disarma- ment of the United States provided other nations disarm, and legalization of the circulation of knowledge con- corning birth control, which is now forbidden by federal statute and by some states.
 Back of the National Woman's par ty stands a great array of other pow erful woman's organizations, all ad- vocating the legislative program of the womans party. Representatives of eleven of the largest woman's organ | izatiOns in the United States recent I l..