The Washington herald., 1921-01-18
WOMEN VOTERS
REFUSE TO JOIN
FIGHT FOR JOBS
Harriet Taylor Upton, G..
O.P. Leader, Asserts They
Battle First for Honor.
Rr coNsrANoE pRExEL.

i am delighted 10 nnd that the
first thought OF women after win
ming the vote and taking part in
the Presidential elections is not to
press for offices. but to beneft the
home" declared Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, vice chairman OF the ma
tional Republican executive com
mittee and head Of women's inter
ests In the Republican party.
With her husband George Upton.
an attorney in Warren. Ohio. Mrs
Upton slipped quietly into Washing
ton yesterday and has already con-
ferred with Mrs. Maud Wood Park
at the headquarters OF the League
OF Women Voters on the status Of
the sheppard -Towner maternity bill
Mentioned for Cabinet.
Everyone will remember that
Mrs Upton is the woman most fire.
quently mentioned as a member Of
President Hardings cabinet after
the new department which the
| lPresident-elect favors has been Gre
ated. She has been in quiet confer
| ence more than once OF late in
Marion.
OF course, Mrs. Upton SCOTS at
the idea and 1t is easy to see that
she shuns the thought OF the bur-
den OF any such heavy RESPONSE
bility. But the best guess is that
she could have II IL she could be
induced to shoulder IL.
Mrs. Upton did 60 so far as to
declare that It was President-elect
Harding's desire to have a woman
in his cabinet I'm fact" she said.
the President-elect has no subject
closer to his heart than 20 give the
conscience and point of view OF the
mother a chance to influence his ad-
ministration.
But women are making no rush
for of1ces. The women who worked
hardest in the campaign never
think of such a thing. / have yet
to find one who seeks a reward for
her efforts.
"On the other hand" she said,
what we suffrsgists said would
occur after women obtained the
vote has come about. The very first
thing the women have concentrated
upon is this bill to protect the home.
We said that IL was the mother
thought that we would try to put
into legislation. and here we are.
"Of course / have been urging the
passage of such a measure as the
| Sheppard-Towner bill for years. and
l was delighted to learn that it had
been passed by the Senate.
Since arriving in Washington"
she said. Il learn that IL is held
up in the House. still in the hands
| of the Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee. But" declared
Mrs. Upton, II fully expect a favor
able report befort the end Of the
week
Favors smith Bill.
Il know from what President
| Harding promised US in his Social
| Justice Day speech and from my
own personal conversations with
him since. that he is sincerely in
favor OF this measure and hopes
| that il will pass during this short
| session. Otherwise, two years would
| be lost in many States. Their legls-
latures are meeting early this year
and not again for another two
! years.
'T am convinced that this Is the
measure the women Of the country
wan, and l do not believe that they
will urge the passage of anything
else this short session. do not see
how the Republican members of the
House can fail to act favorably i'm
mediately, as the measure is eX-
sctly in line with what the party
has promised the women to do. And
getting it through this short session
will make the task Of the new ad-
ministration all the easier"
Mrs. Upton is also interesting her
self in women's part in 1ity politics,
All over the country she said,
women are preparing to make their
influence felt in their home towns,
This is as it should be, and next
years municipal elections are most
important"
Copyright, 1871. Public Ledger Co.