Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-20

the 0nanclal COnulI4OH' HEST VINO
had heretofore contributed large
sums of money for campaign pur-
noses were loath to come forth even
at the earnest solicitation of those
who are charged with the conduct of
the campaign But now that the big
interests are to reap harvest at the
expense of the American public
through the enactment Of the tariff
law. the money, it is exected, will
begin to roll IN in. large quantities
sufficient to meet all necessary and
some unnecessary expenditures Of
the Republican campaign managers.
For this outlay on the part Of the
large CORPORATIONS the average con-
sumner viii have to pay and pay dear
". but the Republican campaign has
to be run and the leaders in the
party realize that it is going to take
more than moral persuasion this
time to corral enough votes to hold
them in power after the November
elections.
For the first time since the suf-
frage campaign the National Wom-
ans Party is publishing an official
organ IN the form of weekly bulle
/ tin called Equal Rights" Import
ant decisions as to policy and pro-
gam are to be announced through
this bulletin.
Gas part of its campaign to re-
move all determinations against wo-
men," says this weeks issue Of the
bulletin. I'm the law, in the profes-
sions. in industry, in education, in
the church. in the home and in the
conduct of our government, tire Wo-
mans Party is organizing permanent
councils for each profession to sweep
away the prejudice and tradition
which still restrict the activities Of
business and professional women.
Twenty-Five councils have already
been developed 20 embrace the major
occupations in which women now en-
gage. These councilS include archi-
tects, actresses. artists, authors, bus
| mess. church dentists. farmers, gov>
eminent WORKERS ), home makers, Jour-
nalists, labor, lawyers. librarians,
musicians, nurses, osteoOaths, ply
sicians, playwrights, political, relig-
ious workers. scientists. Sculptors,
social workers and teachers
Through these councils we expect
to investigate the laws ana customs
which discriminate against business
end professional women and work
for their removal ty means of educa-
tional propaganda and the passage of
equal rights legislation wherever
necessary. However, the most effec-
tive means of removing these dis
ordinations and sweeping away the
tradition that women are only fitted
to be assistants and not leaders in
the business and professional world
is through the pressure Of an organ
lied group. The most significant func-
ton of the councils will be to exert
this pressure in eech profession"
1t was stated in these columns
more than two weeks ago that Pres
ident Harding would veto the bonus
measure when it was sent to him by
he two houses of Congress. The
Gazette correspondent learned at the
time upon undispUted authority that
the Chief Executive would thus show
his disapproval Of measure which
means increased taxation for the peo-
pie of the country and which Secrc-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon pointed
out upon more than one occasion the
condition of the country's finances
was in no shape to withstand. 1t has
been roughly estimated that the to-
tai cost of the bonus to the govern
ment would be in the neighborhood
Of S5.000000,000.
Naturally, the advocates of the bo-
nus are somewhat disappointed at
the Presidents action Up to the
very last moment they held out the
hope that he would change his mind
and affix his signature to the meas
ure. But all the opportunities and
all the pressure that was brought to
bear upon him by the american LIE
gion and other organizations proved
of no avail. The President had made
up his mind sometime ago that unless
the Congress could find some way Of
meeting the payments on the bonus
that it would not meet his approval.
That body failed to provide the ne
cessarv means, and the President
carried out his determination and
vetoed the measure.