Evening star., 1924-04-27
WOMAN VOTERS HEAR
2 GOVERNORS TALK
Ritchie Warns Against Central
ization Proposals-Pinchot
Calls for Honesty.

BUFFALO. y. Y. April 26-Ciov.
Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania
delved into governmental troubles in
his own state mad the nation. the
conduct Of public officials and again
challenged federal prohibition en-
forcement in an address tonight be
fore the National League Of Woman
Voters. NO defeat at the polls will
prevent me- from insisting on the
absolute need for efficiency in law
enforcement" Mr.. Pinchot declared
II will not be .silenced and | will not
lie down"
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie of Maryland
companion speaker on the same
platform, condemned over centraliza-
tion by the taking over by the fed
eral government of functions which.
he maintained. might better be per-
formed by the states.
over Capitalization" Gov. Ritchie
said, means that the federal gov
ernment is taking away from the
states the right to administer things
that are by nature local"
..Apother Kind Of Government"
IF that process goes far enough.
then we will have another kind of
government.
Federal aid" the speaker said. rs
misncmer. inasmuch as the financial
aid accorded is derived from taxes.
II he MAINTAINING bl ltutTai bb
reaus at Washington for administra-
tion OF the funds was not good
business. he said, and involved con-
troll over local subjects which are
vital in "A way which could NOT pe
done directly under the Constitution.
Pinchot Urges Honesty.
Coy. Pinchot, in opening his. ad-
dress. said that honesty in govern
ment is question OF purpose' means
in
more than public servants Keeping
ont Of iaiI. There has been TOO mucI
talking as If all that was heGessas
TO Justify retaining a man IN tne
cabinet was the failure TO snom ~ s
lepaI evidence that he ought 70 ne
in nrison Such a standard Is Whoiiy
,ritbout excuse, and nothinS coulu pe
NOR. dangerous to the puplic service:
c,m,aipn for peace to be part OF
,,,uo,s nrograrn. was presented by
Miss Ruth Morgan of New YORK ne-
fore today's session of the Na'ioiiai
r,ouo Of Women voters in anhuai
convention here.
I, committee Chairman.
,,iss Morgan is chairman of the
committee OH international co-opera
ton to prevent war. In an aooress
anbodying one of the outstanding
renorts of committee heads at TO-DAY
session. Miss Morgan recommended
that the league make a particular
studv of world cooperation, lhcluu
ing disarmament and reparatlohs' the
league of nations, and BOX pe
plan; of international in.ei ,;.h 80
treaty-making machinery, with par
ticular attention to constltutlonal
amendment in relation to the senate
requirements of two-thirds majority
in treaty ratification and review OF
the American foreign pollc!.
In League of Nations.
almost all Latin American eoun-
tries are in the league OF nations ana
vet they can not discuss world al
fairs as far as they concern us pe-
cause the provisions of the Monroe
doctrine will not allow it, she de-
cIared. She urged legislation in sup
port of resolutions permitting united
States representatives TO act on IN
ternational economic committees and
International conferences and calling
for disarmament by international
agreement.
Methods of work outlined by Miss
Morgan included speakers schools on
prevention 'of war and institutes In
international question.
Chairmen of the various commit
tees addressed the delegates today on
methods of carrying out the league
work. The program which they out
lined will come before the delegates
for approval Monday. 1t already has
been approved by the committee
heads and directors.
Mrs. John Jay O'Connor of Wash
ington. of the Child Welfare Commit
tee, recommended passage of the
child labor amendment now in Con-
gress.
Mrs. Walter Dubois Brookings of
Washington, who heads the education
committee. urged the necessity of
finding new and improved methods of
financing schools. The financing of
public education must be equallzed,
she said. We must get everybody's
money behind the schools Of the coun-
try"