Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-21
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MASTERS YET,
SAYS WRITER
Equal Suffrage Matters Little
In Marital Supremacy,
So 1t Seems.
Special 10 Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.


and Philadelphia Public Ledger
BY CONSTANCE DREXEL.
WASHINGTON, March 21-Do hus-
bands still rule their wives in spite Of
woman suffrage and the campaign for
equal rights? Yes. is the answer. and
certainly there could be no more con-
vincing proof than the examples Of
prominent women in public life which
have come TO notice here in the last few
days.
Whether Il Is cave-man stuff or civil
ized persuasive tactics or merely the
force Of numbers since the 1920 census
shows more than 100000 more males
than females in this country, is n ques-
ton, but suffice to say, the entrance Of
women into political life seems to have
made no difference about the man being
the master Of his home aand inhabitants
thereof.
Take, for instance, the case Of Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter, president of the Gen
eraI Federation Of WOmens Clubs, and
lately a member of the advisory COM
mittee to the American delegation Of the
Washington conference.
During the conference, she wanted Mr..
Winter, a prominent business man of
Minneapolis, to be here at least part Of
the time. But nothing would induce Mr..
Winter to run around TO dinners and
parties, shining IN the reflected glory of
his wife, so to speak. He proved his
masculine prerCgative by irovOkingly
hiking himself up to his lumber camp
way of in the Minnesota woods.
The conference over, the general fedora
tiOn purchased new headquarters here
and It was Mrs. Winters plan to super
wise the necessary financial campaign,
also to work In behalf Of the conference
treaties.
'LEF's CO." HE SAYS
AND THEY GO.
But Mr.. Winter comes to Washington
and wishes to go to Florida So Mrs.
Winter drops everything and has been
in Miami for the past month. She has
ever given up her plan for spending
April here, but VIII return home TO Min
nCapOus, even though the only daughter
now has home Of her own n Chicago.
Next, We hear from Mrs. Richard
Edwards, first vice pres lent Of the Ma
tional League Of Women Voters. She
ought TO be in the headquarters here
especially when Mrs. Maud Wood Park
IS away. But no, she manages the
country wide organization and admin
istratiOn work OF the League from Peru,
Ind. Recently word came from her: Il
had 20 drop everything to rush unex-
went for a rest, but got lonesome"
And when some one asked the other
day: viii Mrs. Edwards be the next
president Of the league?" The reply
was: mo. indeed, that would mean stay
ing in Washington, and you know she
could not leave her husband and Dick
ey. Jr."
Then there IS Mrs. Summer T. Nc
knight charming and youthful. wife Of
a banker in Minneapolis. She, too, ought
10 be In Washington, where women's ac-
tivities on a big scale are centering. and
she wants to be. too. But no. she nc
cepted the important post Of treasurer
Of the League Of Women Voters with the
prOviso that She would do it from Min
neapOlis, and she has. There has been
a rumor. however, Mr.. Mcknight may
be rendered a Federal post, but under
no other conditions viii his wife make
her headquarters here.
The American woman is not daunted.
as she is going 10 have her cake and
eat it, too She viii take up important
public work, but she viii keep her home
and husband. She does not transplant
herself She moves the job. American
telephones and telegraphs and radio make
this impossible.
Or is the very newest idea to keep
a woman in an important position BY
Offering him a political PLUMP That may
be the procedure adopted In the nomina-
ti0n Of George Upton Of Warren. Ohio.
for the Federal Reserve Board which IS
stil In the Senate for confirmation.
Every one knows President Harding
thinks Mrs. Harriet Taylor very useful
as director Of woman's activities in Re-
publican party headquarters He fire.
Quently calls her into. consultation. She
is vice chairman Of the Renuhlfcan Va
I onal Executive Committee, but she
came here only temporarily, mainly be-
cause her husband. who is now a patent
attorney had business here. She has
proved most valuable liaison officer be
tween the Administration and wOmen's
organizations She has the congressional
campaign we'll In hand. Her going back
to Warren, Ohio, would be a loss.
Therefore, though Mr.. Uptos has had
wide experience for the post offered him.
having been graduated from West Point
and lad extensive business interests In
South America, there is little doubt that
desire to keep Mrs. Upton here may have
had something to do with the appoint
ment
But the very latest news is for a can
didate to draw upon his vile to manage
mis- campaign. L is announced Mrs Gif-
ford Pinchot viii close her house here to
run her husbands campaign for Governor
OF Pennsylvania. Already a suite Of Of
fees has been engaged in Philadelphia
and Mrs Pinch0t intends 81 King her
headquarters there.
And so we see the husband seems to be
the boss just the same. and the oid fash
ioneC word "obey" has no terrors for the
new woman in politics.-COpyright 1922,
by Public Ledger Company.