The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-26
SCHOOLS, TAXES, POLITICAL PARTIES
 ARE DISCUSSED
Speakers at Meeting of Women Voters Discuss Political Situ- ation-TWo Parties UnneC-
 eSsary, States Miller

eSSary, States Miller
 Education in citizenship is the pri mary object and purpose of the League of Women Voters, members of tho Alabama organization were told by Mrs. Julian B. Salley last night at { mass meeting of more than 400 per sons in the ballroom of the Tutwilel hotel. Mrs. Salley is director of thC third region, National League ot Women Voters. She has Jurisdiction over 10 southern states, including Alabama.
 Citizenship schools for women arc being established in every county oi every state in the unfon, she declared Every woman in the United States ,s being given an opportunity to learn how to use the ballot intelligently through these schools. The women arc not to be satisfied with being on the outside looking ip," Mrs. Salley stated How to vote intelligently should be taught in the public scnools from the primary grades through the high schools and colleges. Citizens cannot be expected to handle the ballot in correct fashion unless they are trained and educated in the machinery of vot- ! ing.
 Garden seed distributed by con- gressmen at n cost of about $300.-
 900 yearly was criticized by Mrs.
 Sailey. who declared this money
 could he put to much better advan- tage in the appropriati ting of money tO save dependent mothers and ba-
 bies in the United Stntes. This is
 the chance for women to show
 their voting strength, she snid, de-
 manding m enlarged infant well
 fare programme.
 Alabama is far ahead of most of the southern states in registration, Mrs. Salley said. Now it is up to tne women to learn how to use the ballot prop erly.
 Future wars may be prevented by the women of the country, who can say that there must be no more wars. Their votes can stop wars. she said.
 COL. BIBB GRAVES
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs, who presided over the meeting, introduced Col. Bibb Graves of Montgomery as one Of a triumvirate of perfect husbands in at tendance at the league meeting in Montgomery last year.
 Inauguration Of vigorous health crusade in Alabama with great expan- sion of the state and county health departments was urged by Colonel Graves, who declared health matters are the most pressing in the state to- day He cited the fact that one third of those examined for war service in Alabama were physically unfit.
 Public employees should he selected for service, he asserted, at the same time adding that the next governor of the state would be the nominee of the democratic party. The members of the League of Women Voters and other women of the state were urged not to waste their votes.
 Colonel Graves gave the present tax system a jolt when he declared there was more juggling ana legerdemain over taxation than anything else !n public administration He said he ia vored abolishment of the state board of control and economy, the army of tax adjusters," and would dismiss the tax collectors who failed to carry oul their work properly
 Abolishment of the state law
 enforcement body. leaving enforce
 ment of the law to the local organi-
 znuons, was also advocated by
 Colonel Graves. He declared he
 was strong for law and order but
 that the present situation tended to
 influence layfty. in handling of To-
 cal police forces.
 He stated he was in favor of light state income tax, with other state taxes lessened by 2ls mills. He also urged immediate institution of the state road building programme to blaze the trail out of the period of depression
 Mrs Jacobs announced that althong n no socialist candidate or would-be can didate for governor would speak, the party literature had been distributed.
 JUDGE REYNOLDS
 The necessity for two political parties m Alabama was discussed by Judge l.. d. Reynolds of Clanton, who followed Colonel Graves. Judge Reynolds de clared the chief need in Alabama was the training and proper education of the children of the citizens, who are the fu- ture citizens of the state
 Schools are the big necessity. in the state, he said quoting from the report of the school commission which advised the 1919 legislature of conditions found under a survey of the white students or the state. This report showed illit- eracy still holding high percentage fig ure in the states school records
 He mentioned that Alabama had won- an suffrage for about six hours during the constitutional convention of 1901. but that it was stricken out before it could be acted upon. The negro is not needed In the republican parry any more than in the democratic party he declared "f believe this is a white mans country, . he asserted. Members Of the league were urged to vote for the best man and not to let the actions of 90 years ago in fluence their ballot
 GOV. NAT MILLER
 Education of the children of the state is Alabama's biggest business under taking, declared Lieut.. Gov. Nathan l.. 'iller. the last speaker Of the evArir- He went on to enumerate the various taxes levied for the use of schools anu praised the constructive action of con- solidating schools in the rural districts. Teachers are poorly paid and their sal aries should be brought up Employment should be given them at least nine months in the year, he declared.
 Good roads are badly needed in Ala bama, he said. He deplored the bond issue situation. at the same time extol- ling the abilities of the members of the Alabama supreme court. He said he hoped to see the amendment submitted again and passed the second time by the people. Essentially an agricultural state. lie asserted we must have good roads to carry on the work of successful far nlers.
 The child labor and child welfare laws of the state need public sentiment be- hind them. he declared
 The supremacy of the white man must be maintained he said To secure this