Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Vote for D. G..
Topic ofQuizi
BY League
Candidates to Be
Asked to Give
Stand.

- VERY congressional candidate,
- in the approaching election,
will be asked to state his or
- her position on the question Of
suffrage for the District OF Columbia
by some member of the National
League Of Women Voters, according
to plans announced last week at the
headquarters. go
Records Of the Congressmen's views
on this and other questions will be
printed without comment for the ref
erence of the league members. -
Endorsed by the league some time
ago. the question OF suffrage for the
District will be brought to the fore
In the fall as part of a three point
prediction campaign.
While it is customary for the league
to hold an election year campaign the
one now being prepared will be more
extensive than usual, both because Of
the importance of this years election
| and because Of its bearing on the 1910
presidential election.
Miss Marguerite M. Wells, president
OF the League of Women Voters. said
that the prediction campaign will
include:
l. Campaign schools. These will be
one and two day meetings with care
fully planned programs that will in
| clude study Of government and cleo
ton machinery as we'll as issues and
slogans. The call for these schools
was issued three weeks ago and an en-
thusiastic response has been received.
Indications are that many Of the 500
local leagues in different parts OF the
country will conduct them.
Congressional Interviews.
2. Congressional interviews, in
which the position of Congressmen
returning to Washington, on such
subjects as trade agreements, neu-
trality legislation. patronage and Dis
trict suffrage will be recorded.
3. Candidates meetings and candi-
dates missionaries, in which aspi-
rants for office will be given an op-
portunity to explain their views on
local, national and international is
sues.
Campaign schools" are being tried
for the first time this year, the plan
having developed from meetings con-
Quoted along similar lines in previous
years.
THE purpose of this program is to
encourage league members to probe
Tor the principles behind the issues
and to think them through for them
selves" Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin. vice
president of the league, said. "One
entire session will be devoted to the
consideration Of current catch words
and slogans, which We believe, lead
to confused thinking. The schools
will analyse what such expressions as
Roosevelt recession" playing poll
tics with human misery" the 60
families" and so on in search of their
real significance.
To Determine Stand.
congressman will be interviewed"
she explained, 80 that the voters may
know just how their representatives
stand and so that the Congressman
may have an opportunity to know the
AcaSuC AiCAUSis AL Ills OSlTlCC.
In considering the candidates, such
questions as experience. or the lack
Of 1t, connections with pressure
groups, with business groups, sources
Of support and the extent of the in
f1uence of personality will be studied
as well as his views on the questions
under discussion" 4.
Because Of the importance Of for
eign affairs at the present time, and
because Of the probability that they
will be discussed In the next session
OF Congress, tbs league will make a
special point Of obtaining candidates
views affecting foreign policy.
Emphasis will be placed on neutral
ity legislation in the interviews and
questionnaires. At the convention
last spring in st. Louis, two amend
ments to the neutrality act were in
dorsed These we're: Provision for
an embargo on essential war materials
and sufficient f1exibility in the laws,
to permit the Government to favor
nations honoring treaty obligations.
Studies Of foreign policy in the
coming campaign will be directed by
Mrs. Quincy Wright Of Chicago, with
Mrs. Amy H. Johnston in charge m
the Washington office.