Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
BODY PROPOUNDs AND
ANSWERS 5 QUESTIONS
Docs Not Intend to Become
Separate Party for
Women.
IN 40 SENSE A>rAGo>rsr,o
D"rH Not Interfere with Work OF
women for Their Political rRrtIr..
N"f Merely suffrage Organization
ndrr Another >nmr.

great many people who arc
rr"judiccd against 1t see no reason
for the existence OF IN. League Of
enc" * hes, Justified hy IN" answers
which the league Itself gives out 10
IN" iv" questions which are most
often asked about its policies aud
Ideals. These stions and answers
Hro.
Docs the League of Women V"icrs
intend 10 bccom. Il separate party
Tor women Emphaticaliy. no: No
urge our members 10 enroll In tn.
political parties ~ their choice. and
"" cNpcct - HAY" their help inside
larty lines in securing party supprr,
for our measures.
VIII tho league duplicate the work
already done 10y other ORGANIZATIONS
~ women Ia places. yes hut as a
whole. n". A. various points -"
","-lap slightly, aud. with relation
10 th"s" branches ~ wprR. S.. ar
lang" for cp-op"rttion with ;hos"
'Nistinr organizations ALREADY en-
v"G"d in such work. hut no ",n"r or
EAniH"ti"n l. d-vo'inr SIS "n"r.ies
exclusively I" ORGANIZATION IN citizen
sElp and ia" Interests OF women ns
voting citia"us n'hcr ORGANIZATIONS
'"r"rl. are welcoming our assist
'"rcS', touch "urS and tn" National
Lo".u" "f Women Voters presents
~" c"-"rd nation on large seal"
~ womon's on"rEics behind women's
interests
"" sense tntnRonisrir.
DOCS IL Interior" with the work %,
women for their political parties"
80. n" work Tor tho parties and tho
w"r- for tn" ioaru" are not IN any
''nS" au'ag"uiSii". bu, rather sup
pi"m"uiary Wcll.r"uud"d human
M needs period FOR consideration
and reflection aud then time FOR
"ct ou To" much reflection does no,
bring results Too hasiy action
tfings results which mus, bc rc-
considered Tho i."acu" Of Women
Voters gives women time to learn
H.i sides 80 uuhiic questions az a
has. FOR th"ir party Affiliations In
IN" sam" way, II rIN"S women an op-
p"rtuniiy 20 c"u" together ~ women
and ." consider the measures women
want aud :" SOC tho advantage 81
n."Sc measures not from tho point
~ 'I",v 81 party bias hut rather
from lhat ~ public w"lfar"
J.. 90 81 mistake 80 s"Ir"pato women
- voters iu . request frr Spocia,
legislation for women and cn,ldrcu-
W mop" II viii not 10" necessary To
do this long but II il necessary nm
an ~ eaten ur with tho present
inequality ~ legislation which har
teen enacted by men from = mascu-
line point ~ view.
Not Suffrage Hody.
l. tn" i.tagu. ~ Women Voters
merely ,hc sunraS" organization un.
der another name SO. because our
organization numbers ln its member
ship many women Nhn wor" ind.f-
f"r"ui y" or opposed to TN granting
ms now field tur w"m"us work. arc
r.n:f'stlnE splendid spirit and a
reeir. - maze thor vot" effective.
ono Of tho most noted Virginia
authors .\mcli" Eivcs Trouh",zkoy,
has this 30 say FOR the League %
Women voters
4 fool that must toll in written
words how m" ! think the aims ana
accomplishments "f the League OF
Women Voters T" lay before wo-
men Impartial statements ~ facts.
luSt"ad "f tn" biased opinions "f
political Enrii"s, to try To rouse In
them Il s-u~c Of responsibility for
tn" c0mmuniiV IN which they live" 20
keep always h"fnr" them tn" human
values That und"rlic such questions
these are stirring and splendid
things 10 do r. IN tn" future.
America Is /" reclaim and liv" M
TO tn" clear ideals which once in
Spircd her. TO US" them in new com
tinaliouh and now forms for tho
furtheranc- of real progress, | feel.
and hav" felt for a long time. that
just such organizations tho
League 81 Women Voters will he the
bread ~ which she VIII sustain
herself. wish III" lcaEu" success
with all my heart and shall he happy
TO h" Of scrvic. To il whenever |
can"