The Washington times., 1922-10-29
RIGHTS.
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/. WANTS SAFEGUARDS KEFT
Both Groups to Have Meeting
Here Soon to Discuss Line
F.. Of Action.
War looms today between the
National Woman's Party, and the
National Consumers League.
The commanding generals will
be Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont and
Mrs: j. Borden Hartman, respec-
lively.
, It will be q sex war, based on
the campaign Of the former or
ganization for blanket equal
rights" legislation identical in
every State In the Union, while
the league 10 supporting specific
bills Of benefit to women cover
ing equal guardianship Of chill
dren," "a wife's right to her
earnings" "eight-hour law" and
. living wage for women"
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To combat the spread OF the wom.
ans Party's propaganda for blanket
equality" legislation. the league win
hold an important session in Wash.
tngton on November 0 and 10, hoping
to quash the threats of its rival
organization. while the latter will
convene on the two following days.
The party conference will discuss
Five different types OF equal rights
o. legislation" II was announced yes
terday, and an exhaustive report
will be made on welfare laws for
women.
On the other hand, the league, ac-
cording to its announcement, will
hold conference on what women
want and cannot have with blanket
equality" This conference will be
presided over by Miss Julia c. La.
throp Of the National Child Labor
Committee.
Among the organizations repre-.
.sented will be the National Consum-
'ers' League. the National League Of
| Women Voters, the National
women's Trade Union League. the
National Council Of Catholic Women,
the American Association for Or
4
ems Christian Temperance Union,
Many Speakers to Appear.
The dangers Of the proposed
'blanket legislation" and the losses
It would entail both to women in
industry and women in the home
will be presented by Miss Frances
Perkins, Director Of National Council
of Immigrant Education; Miss
Ethel M. Smith. legislative secre.
tary of the National woman's Trade
Union League; Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham and Miss Katherine
1.udington, treasurer of the Nation.
al League of Women Voters; Dean
Acheson, Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman,
representative OF wage earning girls,
and Mrs. Florence Kelly. general
secretary Of the National Consum.
ers' League.
"The reason We urge specific laws
instead Of the vague, ambiguous
blanket bill is obvious" said Mrs.
Hartman yesterday. "1f the
blanket equality bill passed no one
can prophesy the damage it would
do.
But certainly the protective laws
built up around women as wives and
mothers since old tribal days and the
protective laws for women in in.
dustry passed by the Consumers,
League and cooperating organiza.
ttions In the last thirty.five years
would be endangered. We ell want
laws handicapping women done
away with. And we urge q specific
law for each issue as the only safe
method.
"Woman's Bloc Ridiculous"
"And we shall certainly destroy
any possible assumption on the part
of the American public that the
National Womans Party represents
the women Of thus country, when II
has in fact only few hundred ad-
herents.
On the campaign committee Of
the National Consumers, League 10
oppose the blanket bill 'of the Ma.
tional Woman's party are Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman. chairman: Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, Mrs. clifford
Pinchot, Mrs. Arthur A. Fowler,
Mrs. Michael Gavin. Miss Robinson
Smith, Mrs. John Blair. Mrs.
Arthur o. Choate, Mrs. Charles l..
Tiffany. Mrs. Joseph Blake. Mrs.
ol0Hcy DOh AatS NHuTlcb bUDln
Mrs. Willard d. Straight, Mrs.
, Reginald Fincke, Mrs. Harrison
Tweed, Miss Mabel Choate, Mrs,
IL. Otto Wittpen, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. Mrs. Charles Cary
Rumsey. Mrs. Cortlandt D. Barnes,
| Mrs. John T. Pratt, and Miss Lii
Iian d. Wald.
The conference Of the women
political leaders who compose the
National Woman's Party will open
with q session on the afternoon OF
November IL at the national head
quarters, First street northwest. A
dinner will be given by Mrs. Bel
mont, the national president, In the
evening at the Willard.
Informal speeches will he given by
Mrs. J. ID. Wilkinson, chairman OF
the Louisiana branch: Mrs. Izetts
Jewe Brown, West Virginia: Gal
Iaughlin, vice chairman of the
national council: Mrs Harvey w
Wiley, chairman Of the Home max
ers' Council; DIR. Mary o'Mailey
chairman OF the physicians council
and clinical director at 81. Eliza
beth's: DR.. Clara Ludlow, chairman
of the scientists council: Mis-,
Emma Gilieft. chr lrman Of the law
Sers' counci Judge KatherIn,
SELLERS OF the District Juvenil,