New-York tribune., 1922-08-20
NJ WornenSeeking
Political Views
Of Candidates
League OF Voters Sends Ques-
tionnaires to Those Seek
ing Election TO State
and National Legislatures
Organization Is Neutral
Mary Garrett Hay, Chair
man, Says Purpose Is to
Guide Voters at the Polls

The New York City League of
women Voters, of which Miss Mary
Jarrett Hay is chairman, yesterday
sers out the first Of the annual ques-
siernaires for the candidates of all
.sa-ties who are to run for national
.saa state Offices.
Candidates for the Assembly and
me state Senate are asked the follow
ing: -.
/, Restoration of the direct primary
.cona;nstion for state officers and SUI
nrerne Court justices?
3. Repeal of the Lusk bills (a) re-
eu;r,nx loyalty tests for teachers, fb)
ssouirfng the licensing of private
schools.
A. A change in the state party or
ear;safion law providing for two state
tcmmitteemen from each Assembly dis
tsist'
Revision of the laws so as to re-
neTe present legal disabilities OF
ysnen, so that women may serve on
jaies, may have an equal right to be
appointed administrators of the estates
Of relatives, may choose their legal
sssidences, may be admitted to all civil
ssrvice examinations and have an equal
right to all appointme and may
tave full control of their earnings7
!. Second passage of the Home Rule
amendment?
4. An enabling act to take advan-
ssge of provisions of the Sheppard
Towner maternity act2
T. State cooperation for the enforce
ment of prohibition
d sx.~
boards of education independent of
city government?
9. An eight hour day or forty-eight
hour week for women and minors in fac
tories and mercantile establishments,
minimum wage commission 70 deter
mine living wage for working women
and minors in various industries and
lsealities, and the abolition of night
work.
Queries to Congressmen
Senator's and Representatives are
thus questioned:
Are you for or against-
/. The United States taking the in
isiative in international cooperation to
prevent war?
2. The United States joining in an
International movement for the proper
honal reduction of land armaments?
8. Continuation of the Volstcad act,
modification Of the Volstead act that
would permit the sale Of light wines
and beer, or the repeal of the Volstead
ses7
l. Payment of bonus to all World
Var veterans
s. tariff for revenue only, tariff
mffciently high to shut out foreign
goods from American markets and pro-
tet American industries, or a perma-
nsns non-partisan tariff commission?
sFederal provision for the removal
illiteracy throughout the United
Ststesg
!. Adequate financial support for the
ehildren's bureau, the women's bureau
d the Department of Labor and the
home demonstration work in the De-
parsment of Agriculture
The answers TO the questionnaires
will be printed with the records of the
undidates and will be sent to thou
sands of women voters throughout the
sity.
Real Service, Says Miss Hay
4rhe league feels" said Miss Hay
gesterday, "that it is rendering candi-
dates as we'll as women an important
service, since through the questions
propaunded the candidates find out
What interests thousands of the women
who will be asked TO vote for them and
who later may become their ccnstitu-
enta.
sAs we maintain an impartial non
PARTISAN attitude toward all the candi-
dates and treat them all exactly alike.
they can with reason feel that what
data are given will be used exactly as
they would wish it used, to give the
voters accurate and authentic informa-
ton as to what the men and women
who aspire to the running of our gov
eminent feel on important matters
That concern our general welfare"