Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-19
Woman S PARTY
Strikes Sn0g
Tn DixieLGnd
Efforts to Push Feminine Bill
of Rights Meets Oppo-
SitiOn.
By JULIA G. HENDERSON.

The National Woman'S party, which is
5undertak king to put through the so-caIled
zwomans bill of rights in various legis-
Natures, is meeting with opposition in the
Southern States, where the party is ac-
5tively at work.
Early in December a meeting was held
liza New York, at which nine national
! women's organizations were represented,
land consideration was given to this equal
rights measure. It was the consensus
I of opinion at this meeting the equal
rights amendment to the Federal Consti-
Hutton will endanger the existence of all
Estate legislation women have obtained
2for the wage earning members of their
sex. At least, it is expected the legisla-
1tion will be thrown into the courts and
hts benefcent effects delayed by years OF
Mitigation. Miss Florence Kelly of the
National Consumers League is leading
4 the opposition to the bill Of rights.
3THINK WONIEN's
sLAWS IN PERIL.
The laws thought to be endangered by
1.-The proposed amendment include. Moth
1ers' pension laws, the laws protecting
swage- earning women by prohibiting
sweat shop conditions, by prohibiting
i work in factories Immediately before and
1after childbirth, by providing seats
while at work in factories, stores and
elevators, and by giving to women In In
fdustry an eight-hour day and living
lwage.
The women's committee on Industrial
8legislation a joint committee composed
nj legislative representatives Of the nine
National organizations of women, points
{out all the provisions of the equal rights
amendment may be obtained by separate
$laws, Federal or State, without the risk
Involved in a tlanket measure. Tine
LEAGUE of Women Voters does not stand
with the National Woman's party on
Sthis measure. Mrs. Maud Wood PARK,
president of the National League Oh
Women Voters, was present when the
<committee from the nine organizations
reached its decision to oppose the
measure.
Mrs. Kelly. the Consumers League
Aepre sentative, has been worker In the
party, but, does not stand with
As organization in its effort to enact
kSA ''bill OF rights"
Me women's committee for Industrial
Legislation includes the following legisla-
tive representatives of the respective or
foundations National Consumers League,
Mrs. Florence Kelly: General Federation
I'll WOIutn OluDSs 1htoS AAdeh AA@AAOAN ,
National League of Women Voters, Mrs.
Maud Wood Park; National Women's
rrade Union League, Miss Ethel NJ
Smith; Industrial committee OF the ma
ional board of the Y. W. c. A, Mrs.
Samuel McClintock; American Home
Economics Association, Miss Gertrude
Ivan Hoesen and Mrs. Kate Trenholm
ABRAMS; National Council of Jewish
Women, Mrs. Alexander Void; American
81 ssociation of University Women, Mrs.
laura Puffer Morgan, and Girls Friend
$y Society Mrs. Graham Powell.
THREE STATES
zPASS MEASURE.
4 Wisconsin, Georgia and Louisiana have
passed the measure. The Wisconsin act
Sprovides women shall have the same
rights and privileges under the law as
men, in the exercise of suffrage, freedom
Ebf contract, choice of residence for vot-
ling purposes, jury service, holding Of
Itice, holding and conveying property,
care and custody of children, and in all
other respects.
The bill now is before the New York
Legislature. The Woman's Party is en-
5deavoring to have the measure passed
: by the various Legislatures as well as
s the passage of a constitutional amend
ment
The measure has not yet been placed
before the Indiana Legislature