The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-19
ORGANIZE LEAGUE
WOMEN VOTERS
MRS. WHITFIELD II. SMITH, PROMI-
NENT CLUB WOMAN, WILL TELL
WOMEN OF ORGANIZATION.

Mrs. Winfield r. Smith, lecturer
and organizer for the League of Wo-
men Voters, is in Moscow for few
days in the interest of the national
organization and will be the principal
speaker at a meeting of the women
of the city, called for 3 o'clock next
Monday afternoon at the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms, at which time a
branch of the national organization
will be formed. A general invitation
is extended to the women of the COM
munity to attend this meeting.
Mrs Smith is a woman of rather
exceptional ability and has an inter
esting story to tell of the work of the
organization which she represents.
She is a graduate from the University
of Wisconsin and member of the
Delta Gamma sorority and has done
considerable national work for the
sorority, founding a chapter at Lin
coin, Nebraska and one at Seattle,
Washington. She organized and
founded the Sunset Club, Of Seattle,
known as one of the most prominent
and influential women's clubs in the
northwest.
Mrs Smith wishes the public to
know that the League of Women
Voters is not a separate political
party, but that the members simply
affiliate with the existing party of
their choice, and do so in an intelli-
gent way The following statement
of the work Of the organization was
made to The Star-Mirror:
MANY go about the world talking
of laws in the terms of parties, and
OF Law in terms of personality.
There are those who in times of fail
ure seek the cause outside of them
selves and talk of breaking natures
laws Failure in government rests
not in failure of politics but in the
failure of the people-the admins
traitors. Politics are only as good as
people make them.
"Politics is the science of govern
ment, and women who have achieved
In other lines Of life should not hest
tate to investigate and uphold this,
to women. the greatest of all sciences,
the erection and protection of the
home
Gwen for universally vital meas
ures the League does not seek soil
darity in voting, but it does aim to
create solidarity of awakened civic
interest, knowledge and effort in fur
therance of better living. The League
would have a unified energy acting
for good. The way to accomplish
these things is not by solidifying the
women's vote. but rather by enlight-
ened practical identification with one
of the great political parties and eff
fective cooperation within that party
"To women, party practices are
more vital than party platforms or
party principles They want author
fly law and order, and so are natural
Iy anti-radical Last fall it was COM
puted that 80 percent of the women
who registered voted while only 40
Of the registered men voted.
''The country has awakened to COM
necessity and sees that gov
extravaganza whether in ma
ion or county, strikes at the home;
hat taxation affects daily require
nents. the cost of living necessities.
There are definite things which are
needed in our social structure which
stand clear to women about which
men have given little thought and
insufficient attention Wo-
nan centers her interest on moral
of government rather than
interests But, as Jane
ADAMS says. while there may be other
Iuestions quite as vital and import
mt as suffrage. nothing so quickly
videns wOman's horizon and inter-
SITS as the exercise of the franchise"
Woman. Mrs. Smith said, has crea-
ed the home: man, the state. But the
tate still has it's unprotected chill
rem. it's unaided old people. its in
ustices But when men and women, e
4 equal partnership. bring those q
ia lifications in which each is most +
roficient to politics, they will have a !
overnment rounded out. which takes
ito consideration not one, but all
Iasses and builds better. broader {
ountry because Of that equality of in a
.rests. a