Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-16
SENATE CANDIDATES OUIZZED
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Virginia Organization Puts QUESTIONABLE in Hands of
Senator Swanson, Ex-Governor Davis and Aspirants
for House of Representatives.

Candidates for tn. United Statss
Senate. Senator Claud. A. swanson
and Ex-Governor Westmorelnnd
Davis. and for tho House OF Repro
renra,ivex hayo had placed before
them "A program Of Legislation de-
sired By the Virginia League OF
Women Voters. The letter accom-
panying this program. signed by the
l"gisl",iv" chairman. Miss Nora
Houston. states In part:
The league respectfully requests
tina, you, as "a candidate .or office.
viii advocate these measures. dis.
GUYS them In your public speeches.
and Insert IN the spaces arranged
FOR that purpose your stand on tho
measures and statements from Your
record or your platform which may
touch upon them. The league, az
you Know Is nonpart,saa organ!-
eaton. having for It's aims. educa-
uon 'or citizenship, improved .esi.-
!atioH and eh1c!ent government"
In" program covers number Of
subjects ranging from child welfare
20 international operation TO pre-
vent war. Similar policies arc be-
Ing advocated by the League Of
women Voters in other Stntes, only
IN virginia tn. measures arc being
paced before the candidates with tho
r"ques, that they advocate them. and
In most Of the other Sta;"s they are
being sent out as Questionnaire
what L-aEno Advocates.
Tn" Nlrgin!h lragu" ri Women
voters advocates tho following min
riri"s and meaoures. and r.ru..,.
candidates for tho ConRresp o, tn.
United states. both senate and Hous.
:" declare their stand upon these
measures
ohNd are-Ade9ua,, appro.
hf."ti"ns for tho Cniidren's Bureau
In IA" Department of Labor Su.rc,.n,
approximations for tho sdminis,ra
ZION and application OF IN. provisions
OF the sheppard Town.r act.
f.dnnntion-The establishment q,
apartment ~ education NTH q
Secretary ~ education Approrria
tons 'or Federal aid 10 the STATE.
IN education and in voca1iona! edu-
cation
Social Hygienc-Ad.quat. appro.
priht.ons for the cortinueae. ~ m,
work % the !n,erdepar,m.n,al 70.
GA hygiene board. This placing n,
his work under tho Department a,
Justice.
Fuhl!c neutrality-suspicious. sur,
N"I"ns for continuance o, proven
I'VE and curatiye work looking to-
"hF" IN" elimination OF plaques and
preventabl" diseases. experiment., IN
surgical work and In tho study Of
n"nta! diseases and IN tho further.
anco Of sanitary conditions gamer.
ally.
Women in Industry-Liberai appro.
pr!d'i"n, 'nr the Woman. bureau
Ia th" Department or Labor.
Leg Station for IA. decentralization
~ Federal civil .ervic. .i,hou, dis.
elimination on tho ground Of sex
Uniform Laws Concerning Women
-Ihe early Passage by the Senate q,
N" Cahl" hill, X. n. 1902. for m.
ina" pendent citizenship OF married
women.
SPECIFIC laws where laws are n,.o.
"i L" remove Inequalities between
men and women.
Rood supply and Demand-Aprro.
pr!ai!ons for vocational education
nome economies The encou-arerc.,
az cooperative associations whi.b
t'hi toward better adjustment, =,
Ia" costs 81 living
tpnlirntion OF BsdG~t Syst.,,.
hh'Ient governmcnt-The arpli.
""'lon II the budget system to IN.
national government.
me strict and orderly enforcement
81 m" law, especially OF the laws
prohibiting the sale and nanufac.
ture Of :ntoNicants
ne observance az tho principles
upon which these Laws are founded
n" preservation and extension n,
IN. c'viI service and merit system.
LEGISLATION placing the Federal
prison system on remedial rather
IMAM simply punitive basis.
international cooperation to pre
'"ht war-The erection OF n code OF
international law based upon equity
ana justice The League OF Women
voters calls on the government, 81
we Inited states TO take action I'm
cooperation with other nations
which VIII lead ultimately TO a fed
eFhton OF the world 10 proven, war
Introduce Specific Measures.
introducing tho specific measures
statement "f tho principles ~
IN" League. in which is Included ,hs
hnt . H.