The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-24
FL. PARTY
NOMINEES ON
EQUAL RIGHTS
Labor Standards Must
Not Be Impaired
Especial to the DAILY woRKER.)

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER.)
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 23.-In ac-
cordance with the policy Of the Won
ans party of interviewing nominees
Of all parties for president and vice
president to ascertain their stand on
the equal rights amendment, a dele
cation of Woman's party members to-
day interviewed Duncan Macdonald
and William Bouck, the nominees of
the Farmer-Labor party for president
and vice president The interview
took place In the parlors Of the Ryan
hotel in st. Paul, at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon. The women who took part
in the delegation represented every
shade Of political belief, but all are
members of the Woman's party and
working for the passage Of the consti-
tutional amendment providing that
men and women shall have equal
rights thruout the United States and
every place subject to its jurisdiction.
MaeDonald's Statement.
After Mrs. Sarah t. Colvln Of st.
Paul, vice chairman of the Minnesota
branch of the Woman's party, had
presented to the nominees the posi-
ton of the Woman's party and its de-
sire that the Farmer-Labor candidates
should unqualifedly support the
equal rights amendment, Mr.. MacDon-
aid, nominee for president, made the
following statement:
81 heartily indorse the equal rights
amendment now before congress and
am gratiied that the platform of the
Farmer-Labor party on which l shall
run for president Of the United States
contains a demand for the political
and economic equality of men and
women and an Endorsement of the
equal rights amendment, with the un-
derstanding that present labor
standards shall not be undermined
If elected, l shall use all the power
Of my administration to obtain the
passage of this amendment.
"(Signed) DUNCAN MACDONALD"
For Women's Rights.
Mr.. Bouck, nominee for vice presi-
dent, declared:
Il am unqualifiedly in favor Of the
national equal rights amendment, and
am confident that in this l represent
the views of the farmers of the Unit
ed States. Those who are familiar
with international conditions know
that the constitution of several Euro
pean nations now contain the princi-
pie Of the equality Of men and wom-
= as a - Ave
an. A. xious that our own country
should be the next to establish this
principle. If elected to the high Of
fee for which / am nominee of the
Farmer-Labor party, l shall do every
thing possible to secure the passage
Of the equal rights amendment.
"(Signed) WILLIAM BOUCK."
Some of those taking part in the
delegation were: Mrs. Sarah T. Col
vim of st. Paul, Mrs. Mary d. Brite of
Ohio, member of the Cincinnati COM
mittee Of the Woman's party; Miss
Myrtle Cain Of Minneapolis, a vice
president of the national Woman's
party; Mrs. Alice Park, member of
the Woman's party from Palo Alto,
CAL; Mrs. G. P. Sundby. chairman of
the Minneapolis committee of the
Woman's party; Miss Marie More
land, state chairman, and Miss Nettie
Blasting, state treasurer of the Mime
sofa branch of the Woman's party;
Miss Jane Scuba, Miss Ruth King,
Mrs. M. Kellar Knauff, Miss Grace
McFettridge, Miss Florence Wallin,
all officers of the Minnesota branch
of the Woman's party. Miss Alice
Paul, national vice president, and
Miss Mabel Vernon, national execu-
tive secretary, we're also members OF
the delegation.