Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Twelve, Speaking for Ma
tionaI Party, File Protest
With Secretary Davis.
AROUSED BY ADMISSION
OF EARL OF CRAVEN
Demand Man Linked With Her
Also Be Barred-Score Enforcing
of Double Standard.

The National Women's Party. rep
resenting several million women
throughout the United States, today
protested to Secretary of Labor Davis
against barring the gates of the
United States TO the Countess Cath
cart, English noblewoman, while the
man with whom her name has been
linked. the Earl Of Craven, not only
was admitted without question, but is
being lavishIy entertained in this
country.
Twelve women from as many States,
all of the National Women's Party,
presented a petition to the Labor Sec
retary, asking him why the Earl OF
Craven had been admitted and the
Countess Cathcart denied admission.
They demanded the law be enforced
for the Earl of Craven as well as the
countess They said they spoke for
the women of the country who be-
lieved discrimination had been shown
in favor of the man in the case. A
similar attitude is said to have been
taken by an attorne'- for the countess
who appeared before the board OF re
view yesterday.
Text of Protest.
The protest to Secretary Davis fol-
lows:
ION behalf of the National Woman S
Party, this delegation comes TO you to
protest against the action OF the irnmi-
grafton authorities at Ellis Island in
excluding the Countess of Cathcart.
while admitting without question the
man involved in the same case, and
while constantly admitting men to our
country regardless of their conduct in
such matters.
Tho National Womau's Party
stands unqualifledly for Il single stand
ard OF morals, and urges you to over
rule this decision, setting up q moral
censorship for women that does not
apply to men. There is nothing In our
immigration law authorizing such a
discrimination against women. We de
mand that the law should be enforced
In a way that does not discriminate
against women.
Decision OIL Monday.
At the same time it was announced
the British government has asked that
the facts in the case be presented to
its representative and that the British
embassy be informed of the decision in
the Cathcart case. The Labor De
paIJment yesterday ruled that u deci-
sion of admissability or non-admissa-
bility in the case OF the titled English
woman would be made Monday. In
the meantime the countess must re
main at Ellis Island. where she is
being held pending clearing up of a
situation which has arisen in connec-
ton with her reported acts abroad.
Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassa-
dor, called on Secretary Davis late
yesterday and asked that he be kept
advised of the facts in the Cathcart
case pending before the department.
He also asked that he he informed
when the department arrives at de
cision. 1t was made plain. however.
that the British government has not
formally" entered the case.
Said to Have Admitted Acts.
The countess has been held at Ellis
Island since her arrival five days ago
She is said to have admitted to immi
grafton inspectors acts involving
moral turpitude" abroad. Labor De
partment officials said the law is spe'
cif1c on this point, barring from en-
trance to this country persons who ad,
NIT such acts.
Wilton ]. Lambert is the Washing.
ton representative of the countess
The hearing before the board of re-
view next Monday, which will be held
behind closed doors, is expected to
bring out all the facts in the case. AS
sistant Secretary of Labor Robe Carl
White said the countess will be re
quired to remain at Ellis Island until
her case is disposed of and will not be
permitted her release on bail. She will
thus remain at the immigration sta.
ton with scores of other immigrants
COUNTESS KAROLYI APPEALS.