The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-29
STATUESEYES
FOCUS COLDLY
ON STATESMEN
Is Woman 5 Party EN-
ble,,, Significant of
1925 Campaign?
BIZ MARJORIE TAYLOR.
Consolidated Press Correspondent

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922. by Tho Argus.)
Washington, d. c.. Aug. 29%-The
capitol has a mystery. Today mem
bers of congress are wondering
what it all is about They are un-
der scrutiny. From the headquar-
tefs Of the national woman's party
cold,' staring feminine eyes watch
them; But it is not the woman. but
what she represents that troubles
the law makers Of the nation.
Duplicating the attitude Of Rod
in's famous statue. THE Thinker"
a sculptOred woman sits near the
windows of the headquarters. I'm
like the former she is fully clothed
in something about q cross be-
tween a batnrObe, q negligee or a
toga. Her chin is supported on
one hand. In the other she holds
a manuscript What the latter is
all about is what the congress
members want to know.
From the sad and gloomy ex-
preston Of the lady's face it might
appear that it was a letter from
her lover announcing that his in
heritance had been stolen. But not
SO, say the members of the wo-
mans party. 1t can not be a letter
from any man they aver.
Women have other things to
occupy their minds without think
ing about how to charm some man
or keep him faithful declared
Miss Helen Todd, one of the party
members.
THE center of woman's thought
has not changed from individual
man to collective government
What woman demands now is a
reckoning from the men who essay
to run the nation.
THE time is past when sculptors
and artists might only use women
as models for beauty. In ancient.
and even modern art, one seldom
has seen woman pictured as think
ing beings. Take Vatican for ex-
ample, he always painted women
as lovely doll-like things living
only to be serenaded by beautiful
gentlemen with guitars. 80.
\ There have been too many
4 Venuses arising from the foam
4 There is no foam on the woman:
party. And there is no coquetry
about this sculptored woman who
represents the party, no frills, mol
furbelows.
Not Coquettish.
"She is not even coquettish. But
she is very brave and very woman.
ly and very self contained. Hel
thoughts dwell not on the men un'
less it be on he who is to occupy
the presidents chair in 1925"
But if the lady is picking ou
the next president here she is GER
tainly looking rather hard at thu
material in the capitol across the
: park from where she sits. 1t il
somewhat of an uncanny gaz'
which may make itself felt OF
some Of the statesmen who remem
in politics. OF course there are Ger
tain members of the woman's part.
who insist that she is holding a lis
of discrimination between men ant
women in the law of the land ant
that this has its influence in givinl
her features their stern expression
The statue is by Julia Ogdel
Heidel, pupil Of St Gaudens an
was presented to the woman
party by her. The title is tn
Thinking Woman" and it eventu
ally is to have the place of homo
> in the new headquarters the part
plans to build, THE Watch Towe
on the Hill" 1t will not be pre-
r sented to the nation to take it
place with the statues Of Elizabet
Z Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and Su
: san B. Anthony in the basement G
r the capitOl,