Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-22
NEW PLATFORM
FOR NATIONAL
WOWAN'S PARTY
Steps to FolloU Gaining of
Equal Suffrage as First
Victory.
Ry coSsTANcE DRExEL.


lowed Susan Il. Anthony In the suffrage
crusade which is now successfully
terminated. the National Woman's Party
is now working on the next step in the
liberation of women, as dreamed by Miss
Anthony and other suffrage pioneers in
1913
Quoting from Miss Anthony's stated
aims in battling for women's rights,
which said. My purpose is to educate
women to do precisely as | have done,
rebel against your man-rnade laws" Miss
Mary Winner OF Philadelphia for weeks
past has been preparing a new Magma
Charta for women, which was read at the
dedication ceremonies of their headquar-
tiers. attended by President and Mrs
Harding. A copy, signed by founders
Of the party. was deposited in the corner
stone of the building.
Miss Paul and other founders OF the
National Womans Party revised and
finally approved the charter. 8 synopsis
II whIc; IS her.hy given fer publication
for the first time. 1t reads:
Humanity, flied with the impulse To
forever greater freedom, has advanced
through the ages from one charter Of
rights to another. The liberties which
we enjoy today under our Government
are based upon the Magma Charta Of
1914, the bill OF rights Of 1850, the re-
form bill OF 1892, the reform bill OF 1867.
the declaration OF the rights Of man OF
II79 the Mayffower compact, the Declare
ton OF Independence and the Federal
Constitution
Moved b. the same impulse for free
dom we members Of the woman's party
today promulgate our charter. reasser-
tion almost a century later of the wom-
ems declaration of rights proclaimed In
ls4s. Only one Of the fundamental rights
demand then has been fully won-politi-
cal enfranchisement-and that By but few
OF the women of the earth. We pledge
ourselves to bring to a triumphant con
cIusion the full brave program Of the
pioneers Of women's freedom.
Women in 1s4s demanded equality
with men in church and State. Progress
has been made, but full equality has Eot
yet been granted. We reiterate this de-
mand.
Women in 1913 demanded equal priv
iIeges and opportunities IN education.
There arc still States whose universities
supported by the taxes Of men and women
alike refuse admission TO women on equal
terms with men. Great professional
schools today, By refusing admission to
women. hamper their usefulness and their
advancement In the directio'. and con-
troll of school systems wc.len have little
voice, although they fill with efficiency
and devotion the III paid ranks Of teach
ers We refterate the demand for equal
Ity In education.
women IN ISIS demanded a single
standard of morality. This single stan
lard is not yet a fact anywhere in the
world We reiterate the demand for a
single standard of morality.
Women in 1873 demanded equality In
trades and professions Such equality
has nc yet been won. Women are still
the Grudges OF the home, of the fac
tory, OF business and Of professions.
Women in 1S4S demanded the right
to be tried by judges of their peers.
To-day, In almost half our States. women
are still tried by iuries on which no
member of their sex may sit. We re-
iterate the demand for juries OF our
peers.
Women In 1S4S demanded equal rights
for mothers and wives in the control Of
their children, property, earnings and Ia
Dor Today the service OF wives still be-
longs to their husbands in certain States.
Their earnings are his to dispose of as
he Wills, and in others children may be
wiiled away from their mothers by the
father We reiterate the demand for
equality of women with men under the
law.
..To accomplish this program, we hold
Il should be accomplished not only. with
in our own land, but throughout the
world. for we recognize that so long as
women anywhere are in subsection wom-
en- are nowhere free. We urge women to
stand fast together in solidarity, joining
hands around the EARTH
The sim of this charter seems to be
TO clarity the program of the national
woman's party. Its present task is to
obtain legislation. either through Con-
gress or State Legislatures. which woulI
remove inequalities against women in all
our laws. As they are doing this by a
blanket" bill expected to remove all
dis-L1lIfies at one fell swoop. they arc
being opposed by those who fear pro-
tective laws for women. especially those
in industry. would be nuliitied.
An interesting bit of news given cut
by the national womans party says Mrs.
Leopold Stokowsky has Just become 4
charter member Of the organization. Wife
of the noted conductor of the Philadelphia
orchestra and herself we'll known plan
ist. Mrs. Stokowsky was drawn into the
party by invitation of Mary Garden. who.
after joining herself very recently. urged
all her friends in musical circles to do
likewise.-CopyriSht 1922. By Public
Ledger Company.