Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-04
WOWEN'SLOBBY
ASKS INCREASED
HYGIENE FUNDS
Credited With Bill NOU Be
fore House Putting Board
on NeU Basis.
By CONSTANCE DRExEL.

WASHINGTON, Nav 4.-The so-called
women's lobby in Congress Is credited
with the introduction in the House of
pin putting the United States Interde-
partmental Social Hygiene Board under
the Department of Justice and asking
for an appropriation of 1929, 600 for the
next fiscal year
The hill was itroduced by Represent
alive Kahn Of California, chairman of
the House Military Affairs Committee. 1t
will be introduced in the Senate within
day or two.
Sometime things move fairly quickly
ia Washington. In this case it was only
q few weeks ago. as reported In these
dispatches, that the Social Hygiene Board
consisting of the Surgeons General of
the Army, Navy and Public Health Serv-
ice, and of the Assistant Secretaries Of
the Treasury, Navy and War. met to
discuss the future of the boards activt-
ties. DIT. Valera II. Parker is executive
secretary in charge, the above board
meeting only every three months to su-
pervise her work.
At the last meeting. representatives of
the principal womens organizations and
the national Republican women appeared
before the board to ask that its work In
protecting the armed forces of the ma
ton from prostitution and from social
diseases be continued.
There was grave danger that the Gov
eminent would stop this work because
no appropriation had been Included in
the budget. owing TO the fact It has been
assumed q new public welfare depart
ment with special funds would have tax
en- on this work by now.
But this department was not IN sight.
Of ha focal Tupa G0
In sight Something had to be done and
done quickly.
After hearing the women's testimony
and the recommendations By DR.. Parker,
It was decided to ask the Department of
Justice 10 take over he boards activities
and TO ask Congress for 6 special sp-
preparation. Less than week ago. it
was announced that Attorney General
Daugherty had approved this plan. The
news was brought 10 the Baltimore con-
vention of the League OF Women Voters
By Dr.. Parker. 4 delegate from the Dis
trlct Of Columbia league.
And now Representative Kahn has In
troduced the necessary legislation to Sc
cure this transfer and to obtain the
appropriation. Mr.. Kahn is particularly
interested in the bill because the board
was created three years ago under a
provision Of the Chamberlain Kahn act
At the last meeting OF the women's
Joint congressional committee special
committee was appointed TO deal With
this matter in Congress, consisting Of
representatives Of those womens organi-
cations which had placed themselves on
record in favor of the Interdepartmental
Social Hygiene Board.
It was this committee which secured
the appropriation last year when II hao
already been eliminated by the Appro-
priatiOns Committee. Representative
Kahn's bill asks for an Increase Of $l0O,
coo over last year (S225, OO0}.
The bill provides that the powers and
duties Of the agents of the Department Of
Justice be enlarged to include investiga-
tiOns Of commercialized vice conditions
in the vicinity OF Army and Navy stations
and posts in the United States or our in
sular possessions, or any place where our
armed forces or ex-soldlsrs and sailors
may be stationed under the care and au-
thority Of the Government
The news emanating from the White
House today that the first meeting Of the
congressional organization committee
would be called by the President some
time this week reawakens interest in the
proposed scheme to create new Depart
Inent of Education and Welfare In which
women have been particularly interested.
All other departments OF the Government
will come IN for sweeping changes as
we'll, but no authoritative Information has
so far been available as 10 what they viii
he.-COpyright. 1922, by Public Ledger
Company.