The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Women Prepare
QueStiOnaireS for
Men Candidates
Ask Them to Give Their Views
on Important Public
Issues.

Iue new OTh Allg League oL W ohleAi
Voters. whose chairman is Miss Mary
Garrett Hay, has completed It's question
i,aires for candidates OF all political par
tics and will at once send them TO men
whose names have been suggested for
office. A committee has had charge OF
the compilation or the questions. and
the final set is a condensation of the
most important points considered.
Candidates for She Assembly and for
tic State Senate will be asked the fol-
Il wing Are you for or against. The
restoration Of the direct primary nomi-
nation for State officers and Supreme
Court Judges. 2. The repeal of the
I4uslS bills (a) requiring loyalty tests OF
teachers, OBJ requiring the licensing OF
private schools? 3. change In the
State party organization law providing
for two State committeeman from each
Assembly district? 4. The revision OF
the laws SO as 10 remove the present
legal disabilitiev of women so that
women may serve on turies, may have
an equal right to be appointed adminis-
traitors OF the estate of relatives may
choose their legal residences. may be adj
mitted to all civil service examinations
and have an equal right to all appoint
inents and may nave fun control or
their earnings? 3. The second passage
enabling act to take advantage Of the
provisions of the Sheppard-Towner rra-
iefnity act? I. State cooL oLcratlon Tor
the enforcement or prohibition? 5. The
administration OF scuoo.s by boards OF
education independent of city govern
ment? 8. An eight hour day or forty
eight hour week for women and minors
in factories and mercantile establish
nents a minimum wage commission to
determine a living wage for working
women and minors in various industries
and localities and the abolition of night
work for minors?
For Congress Members.
States Senators) will be thus ques-
toned: Are you for or against--(1) The
United States taking the initiative in
international cooperation to prevent
war? (2) The United States joining in
an International movement FOR the pro-
portional reduction of land ornaments?
(31 The continuation of the Voistead
act, modification of the Volstead act
that would permit the sale of light wine
and beer. or the repeal of the Nolstead
act? (4) The payment of bonus to all
world war veterans and. If so. how would
you provide for its payment? (5) A
tariff for revenue on,y. a tariff suffi-
GENTLY high to shut out foreign goods
from American markets and protect
american Industries, or a permanent
non-partisan COMMISSION which will
frame schedules on a scientific basis?
t6) Federal provision for the removal
of illiteracy throughout the United
States? "a Adequate financial support
FOR the Ch;ldren's Bureau, the Women's
Bureau in the Department of Labor and
the Home Demonstration Work in the
Department Of Agriculture?
After the State conventions OF the
Democratic and Republican parties can
cidates for the offices or Governor and
Lieutcnant-Gove will receive a ques-
tionnaire similar to the one sent to As
aemblymen and State Senators.
The answers to the questionnaires Will
be kept on file at the political informa-
tion bureau of the league at 81 West
Thirty ninth street and later will be
printed with the records OF the cRndi-
dates and will be sent free OF charge
to thousands of women voters through
out the city.
Voters Interested in Queries.
Commenting on the questionnaires.
Miss Hay said:
Candidates throughout the city are
alreauy showing an interest IN our QueS-
tionnaires, so much a part OF our polit-
tcal work has this feature become. The
league feels that 1t Is rendering candi-
dates as well as women an important
service. since through the questions pro-
pounded the candidates find out what In
terests thousands of the women who
will be asked TO vote for them and who
may later become their constituents.
I'VE expect a general response to our
Questionna.res, serious and sincere
consideration OF the different points
As we maintain an impartial non-par-
tisan attitude toward all the candidates
and treat them all exactly alike, they
can with reason feel that what data is
given will be used exactly as they would
wish 1t used. to give the voters accurate
and authentic information as to what
the men and women who aspire to the
running OF our Government feel on i'm
portant matters that concern our gem
eral welfare. And with so many vital
issues to The fore the voters may well
feel that never in the history OF the
country was II more necessary that our
candidates and public officials should BE-
competent to deal inieliigently with pub
lie problems"