The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-12
BY JOHN DlcklNsoN SHERMAN

In the general sense of the words, is what both
forces do want But bless you, there's dstinc-
tion with difference.
Anyway, congress will be asked to pass an equal
rights bill which is amendment to the Consti-
tuition. And the women voters are apparently
ffty-ffty on the proposition. At least they are
already arrayed In two hostile camps The Ma
tionai Woman's party will take the offensive. In
the other camp possibly the leader Is the National
League of Women Voters. In this camp also
the National Consumers league and the National
Woman's Trade Union league And the welfare
organizations are many.
DO you remember during the suffrage cam
pnign the women who picketed the White House
grounds and went on hunger strikes when Jailed
for that picketing? Well, those militant suffra-
gists are the core of the National Wonan's party.
After suffrage was secured they voted on the
question of going out OF existence. They decided
to refrain in the field and campaign for equal
rights for women in addition to votes for women.
The party was reorganized. Mrs. o. H. z. Bel
mont, woman of large wealth and of social po-
sltion, was elected president. She made large
contribution to the party. 1t has now purchased
the "Od Capitol" at Washington and renamed
1t the WatchtOwer for Women. This watchtower
consists of row of three old-fashoned, spacious
stone hOtses. This was used from 1916 to
1919 as meeting place for congress while the
capitol vas being rebuilt after the destructive
visit of the British during the War of 1872. Per-
haps the watchtower may later be the headQuar-
ters of campaign for a woman president. Any.
way, It is the headquarters of the campaign for
equal rights for women.
Miss Alice Paul. who has made q name for her
self as militant sufragisi second to none In this
country. Is the dominant spirit Of the National
Woman's party, And this equal rights battle is
her fight
The National League Of Women Voters Is the
new name of the old National American Suffrage
oct dunt Of fha
organization formed by Susan B. Anthony, Eliza
Deth Cady stanton and other famous women back
In the middle OF the Nineteenth century It has
not approved Of militant methods. 1t has always
largely outnumbered the National Womans party,
OF comparatively recent origin. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait former president and now president
of the International Woman Suffrage association
Is one of Its leaders. Mrs. Maud Wood Park Is Its
president. Miss jane Adams Is vice president
of the National Consumers league. Miss Agnes
Nestor is president of the National Women's Trade
Onion league.
Now, both camIs agree that the securing of
suffrage was only first step In securing equal
rights for women. The nineteenth amendment
TO the Constitution reads thus
'The rights Of citizens Of the United States shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States
or by any state on account of SEX
SO the nineteenth amendment simply gives won.
citizens the right to vote 1t does not give them
equality with male citizens before the law in the
manifold affairs of everyday life 1t is no exag-
geratlOn to say that both camps consider the
achievement Of the vote merely the beginning
Of woman's emancipation Both camps hold that
no woman Will be really free until every disabil-
ity. legal as well as POLITICAL is removed
To bring about the removal OF every disability
the National Woman's party has been campaign
Ing to secure the adoption by the state legislature
Of the soca'led blanket bill. This bill is as fol-
lows
Section /. Women shall have the same rights
privileges and immunties under the law us men,
with respect TO the exercise of suffrage; holding
Office under the Government either State or local;
eligibility to examination for any position affected
by civil service regulations jury service; choice
of domicile residence and name; acquiring, con.
trolling, holding and conveying property; owner
ship and control Of labor and earnings; freedom
OF contract including becoming party In any
capacity to negotiate instruments evidence of
Indebtedness, or becoming surety or guarantor;
becoming parties litigant; acting executors or
administrators of estates of decedents; custody
and control of children and control Of earnings
and services Of such children grounds for divorce;
immunties penalties for sex offense; quaran.
tine. examination and treatment Of disease.
"And the rights Of married and unmarried wom-
with respect to these matters shall be equal.