Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-19
New Party
Is Formed
By Women
Organization Perfected Whose
Principal Objective Is
Removal of Legal Dis
abilities of Sex.
Old Name Is Retained

shington, Feb. lS.---The poIit-
ical life OF the National Woman's
party passed away today, A new Or
ganization, bearing the name and
colors OF the old, was born tonight
The new organization, its leaders
said. will function with the energy OF
the old, the only difference being in
lis objective, which was described
as the removal of the legal dis
abilities OF women OF America.
Spirked discussions marked the
Transformation from the old to the
new, each step being subject to many
speeches and careful analysis OF the
convention leaders. The leaders were
determined that the machinery
created eight years ago to work for
the enfranchisemcnt OF women
) should not pass into control OF
radical or militarist hands.
Disarmament Rejected
The first fight developed when the
minority opinion OF the resolutions
committee was filed, 1t specified
that the immediate work of the new
organization should be in behalf OF
disarmament rather than the purely
feminist program urged by the ma
iority committee members. Finally
j, was voted to accept the latter. and
reject the disarmament proposal.
Discussions covered a WIDE range
oi subjects including Sn ASSOCIATION
OF nations ,.~birth control, plans tor
eiecting women to congress and
other federal and state offices until
their representation should be equa
to that of the men; the rewriting
existing 4 laws regulating divorce.
guardianship of children. sexual
morality and changing standards to
permit women to have full partner
ship under the law OF family IN
comes. r
\ resolution embodying many OF
these questions and specifying them
as the program of working. tor the
new organization was introduced as
AN amendment to the majority report
by Miss Crystal Eastman OF New
York. 1t was defeated by a vote OF
10 to o5, after extended discussions
which reached fever pitch at times,
In its place the convention adopteo
tbe conservative statement OF the mas
iority report declaring merely that
..the immediate work of the new or
ganization be the. removal oi TUG
legal disabilities OF women
Other Provisions Adopted.
Other provisions of the report as
adopted, were: ,,,,
"fhat the National Womans
nartv, having accomplished the oo-
icct ior which it was ORGANIZED ho"
disband.
That a new organization, be ere
ated and its executive committee DC
cmnowered to dispose OF all prop
erty ot the National Woman
party. t.,,;se-
merit OF women having been won III
the United States, this new organ. i.
iza,ion work for the equality OF
women and see that such equality be
won and maintained III any associa
ton OF nations that may be estao-
lished."
Later temporary constitution
was drafted by Mrs. Donat X.
Hooker, Baltimore. and adopted. 1t
differed IRON the old constitution
only as the purposes OF the organ.i7za,,
lion made necessary. and provided
for the maintenance OF the organiza-
tion's chapters throughout the
country.
The convention adjourned after :.
dinner and ceremony i'll honor OF
The members who had served as
,''pickets' in the days when the suit
frasists besieged the White House
and other public buildings IN search
OF support for the Susan B: An
thony amendment Many OF the
..pickets' had served Jail sentences
land proudly displayed their records
as they passed by in line tonight to
receive the organizations DIS
tineuished service medal ior past