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national. public Opinion. Your party
bu complete control of the law mak-
lng body—the grcatest control and
6 therefore. the greatest responsibility
moany party ever had. “Women havr
won political equality; They ask the
full expression of that equality .in the
provisions of the law.
i We came to put betore you the pro-
mm of the National W’omnn’s party
because it is national in scope affect—
[an vitally the whole people through
- .dii'OCt;eifect upon one-half of the peo- - .
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I.“ The immediate aim is the remov-
“‘~ Ma} Q! the legal disabilities of women,
those under the control of Congress
and those under the control of state
Watures.
Women fiom both political parties
from ever\ state of everyoccupation.
are united in demanding that insofar
as the federal government has power.
‘ it shall see‘that injustice against wo-
men workeis of our gov ernmcnt have
equal chance to some and cqual re-
wards for scnice: that the married
woman has the full dignitv of citizen-
ship based upon 111-1 will not upon
those of another person; that the W0-
men of the l)isir*i1t of Columbia fol
Irwhom the National ( ongrcss lcgislates.
are given H11.» 1ight of equal guani-
ianship of their con children. the
right of equal 1nh1r1t'1nu. equal right
to contract. to serve on juries—all of
which arc now denied them.
111‘. President. the National \Vom—
an’s Party has drawn up a bill. which
will. insofar as Congrcss has power.
place womzn upon full equality with
men under the law. 'l‘hc passagc of
this bill will dirrclly hclp hundreds of
thousands of women. It will indi-
rectly aid millions more through ”10
eflect upon public opinion and its i111-
petus toward similar state legislation.
The womcn of the nation arc. we
know. bPllll‘. 1 this Mil. They ask your
allpowcrful aid.
Followins' tlu- inicrvit-w \viih thc
VPresident Bliss ilill made the follow-
* ing statement:
““70 askml thc President as leader
of the party in absolute control of
Congress for his support of a hill to
be introduw-d by Senator Curtis at
the coming: mission. which will. so far
as Congres- can do it. place women
on an cqu -lity with mom before the
law.
“We bcl‘n-vo after hearing: the Presi—
dent's reSpn..sc that hc is at one with
us on this 1 x‘litr-r.‘ lll- assured us that
, everything hich was said during: the
campaign v~ moan? sincerely. and
that one 0.? 'llt‘ matters occupying his
attention is :l‘c bringing of womcn in-
to the bud: of govr-rnmi-nt. “’1‘
received :1. 212'
the Woman's
ugh-t Ito tln
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“SS
party asks will he
("onurcss and that the
wit 1: us in the women of
the countr; thc fulfillment of the lfllli
mncmlmon‘. 'l‘hm-c is no reason.
therefore. why spm-dy action should
not follow.
The spcalua‘s of the deputation were
introduced l)_\' Miss Ilill. President
Harding stool; hands with evcry
member of the large group and re:
ceived thorn mnciollsly. The inter—
View was E-F-l‘lolls. and the appcals of
the women short. concise and vigor-
ODS.
BURfiiaN or TAXES
SHOULD BE LIFTED
DECLARES MONDELL
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President 1‘.
penditurcs of the government with-
out adding or suhstituting: any other
taxes. but having in view the increas-
ed r'evenw- lfl<cly to be secured
through (‘11: ‘ms duilt-s.”
.Mr. Mondcll favorcd an investiga—
tion by experts to determine how far
it would l1" safe-to so with the. re-
peal of lobtionnlllc levics without sub-
stituting others and predicted that
ordinary (“-pcnditures of the govern-
ment. exclusive of the interest on the
/'
public debt and sinking fund pay-
ments. wow'd "soo‘n" he reduced to
$2RRHWOOJV 0 :1 year.
He declu-vd that the present scheme
of federal invalion not only is con-
fusing. in1- nimble, cxnspcrating and.
as to som1 of its features. confisca-
: . tory, but 1‘ 1 total levy places an al-
_. together 1' necessary and exceeding“
; harmful l 11d1n nimn the Amcrican
people. thcir labor and 111911 indus-
. tries."
NO (I‘VE .‘IAN “'ANTED.
Woman ”Denies That “'omcn Crave
" x the Bung-l1 sum from Mon.
Clarice Margolcs Ilaright, attorney
at. law, does not uglee witirVicento
Bhsco Ibanez in his opinion on the
:proper attitude of husbands.
The Spanish nmelist, addressing
._the University" Club, in Philadelphia,
February'zs, said: ~-
“The American man has a mental
picture of his wife standing behind
the door with a rolling pin. either lit~
erally or figuratively speaking. ne’-
cordlng to social standards. But Wo-
men want to be dominated. They
do not like the bowing and scraping
ct thegAmerican m: n. A woman
.likes a master and not a slave."
» Mrs. Baright had just returned
from a. club meeting and was prepar-
ing dinner in her flat at 319 West
Eightieth street, when a newspaper,
reporter called to ask her if she
agreed with Senor Bl’asco Ibanez. She
made a little gesture of impatience. _
“I know there is a lot of talk about
women liking the ‘rough stuff and
«thew‘cave men stuft.’ " she said “but
even it a great novelist says such a
thing. he doesn‘t know what he is
merican women toward their
» : They have no de-
ate men, but they wish
hare as women. They
_ i. any longer to be
not to think and work.
‘ “evew‘woniknly woman
ancc that the logislntionl
attention of the Prqpcr‘
. given
e sacrifice to quantity mam.
”11:1 use.
“l’al'aqe {Moshe}
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April 9
FIRST EVENING SHOW,
7:00 pram. Pictures, Eddie
Polo, etc.
7:45 p. m. Overture, Palace
,, Harmonlsts
"_»7:50 p. m.. Vaudeville
8:55 p. m. Intermission
SECOND EVENING ‘suoW.
9:05 p. m. Overture, Palace
_ Harmonia;
, 9:10 'p. m. Vaudeville
10:15 p. 111. Pictures
Complete Show Over In Time
for Last Rowayton Trolley.
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wants to feel that. she can lean on
her husband‘s judgmnnt. She likes
to.sit down quietly \nlh him in the
evening—perhaps on his lnp—-and
talk her problems over with him. L'n—
til she has his full 00- -opcration her
life can never be quite completefi' ,
Mrs. Baright has dark mes that
Spillkle when she talks She drew
hemclf up to her full 11(ight as she
continued:
“I wonder who those bored Ameri-
can women were who talked with the
Spanish author. He ought to Visit
the public schools and go home with
the children. Then he will meet
some typical American wives. I don‘t
believe he will find them bored l.l(‘-
cause they aren't treated roughly.
chivalry and kindness thcy got from
their husband arc the most hcauti-
ful things in their lives.
"-If Amcrican women are going to
have a big share in solving the prob-
lcms of reconstruction. as I believe
they are. it will be because their hus-
bands are co-operating with them.
Our distinguished visitor has mistak-
cn our new confidence and sense of
responsibility for nggrcssivcncss. I
think. He doesn't understand us
yet."——Ncw York \Vorld.
SCHOOLS AND INIH'STRY
How They Can Hclp Each Other .Vlust
1-} fl‘ cct i to] y.
\\'l1nt is cducation‘.’ Frank S. Sluiz.
who conducts the Marine Park School
at ’llaylon. Ohio. gives a now defini-
tion and cxplains how the schools
may dcrivc grcatcr hclp from indus-
try. and industry grcalcr help from
the schools “l-Jllucnlion.” says Mr.
Slutz in Forbes Magazine. “must (Inch
by doing. that culture is the culture
tlult '1l01's.' llamlci lhc most schol-
arly of Shnlu-spu-Hrv's characters. is.
ironically. lhc (‘llill'llf‘lf‘l‘ who docs
,lo-nst. and what l11- docs lic hunglcs.
Tlll'l't‘ has llf‘l‘ll too much cullurc for
alool'ncss. “'orth must he the worth
which acts. Curricula may hr- l‘ull of
subjects and (‘xcrciscs which cun func-
tion in ncti0n~not in the action of thr-
shop alone. but in action which bot-
tcrs environment.
"If industry is to put men first and
the product second. the schools must
cease giving: grades in subjects. and
"lust grade in the qualities of charac-
ter which arc acquired. A devil may
he an cxpert in pcomctrynml a sound
young citizen may" be weak in lan-
guag‘es.
"If industry to he successful must
he built upon truth. the school must
adopt a method of recitation which
trains for criticising. for testing. for
doubting. instead of for merely accept-
ing. The truth is .improved by being
tested. The printed page is not infal-
lible. The author of a. text may be
suggestive but not necessarily final.
I'I‘hore is no trace of insuhordinatlon
in eagerness for proof. 'thy shall I
study algebra?’ deserves more than
the usual answer: ‘Because it is requ‘ip
“If industry is to thrive by sharing
and by careful growth. the schools
linust no longer be the monuments of
teacher plans but must be the iesults
of pupil and t1'achcr thinking togeth-
er. How can pupils he expected to be-
come enthusiastic oycr imposed pro-
grams? The school must not be ‘hcr
school' but ‘our school.’ Interest lies
Iclose to clealhc activity. If schools
[will consent to become in huge part
lthe results of pupils plans. hopes and
longings, thcn pedagogy will he a sufcr‘
:prccedurc and the (hymn. that
|11n do not know what is good for
them' will he at least fairly tested
“If boys and girls arc to be given a
basis of right choosing in industry. 1110
schools must afford to all children op-
‘portunitics for trying out many occu-
Iations. Such opportunities may be
by allowing various businesses
in the school itself to be organized
and conducted as a part of the school
work. \Vhy not have a pupil-manned
school bank. school store. school re-
pair squad. school lunch organization?
\Vhy not have secretarial groups to.
‘write the principal's official letters
and to manage the office details? Why
should, the public pay to have every
i
servicé’ performed for pupil; when the .
duties is‘
performance of these very
vocational training? Many object
that students may flit from disk to
task. Reasonable flitting ‘is again a
fine kind of vocational experience.
quite harmless early in life. very peIil-
ous' later in life. Why not pay pupils
in real cash for serVices done the
school or the group? One school in
America has over 30. well- established
businesses which are prospering.
11 urthermore. the institutions of ,h-
dustry outside the school should be
willing to offer experience to- boys and
girls, if it be true that the man is
first and the product secondar). \Vhy
not ask boys, during the summers,
from grades 7 to 12. to work in the
world and to bring from'their em- ”
players each summer a. report of
'standing. this report to be included as
nndntegral part of the school record?
Holw shall children learn industry or
how shall they choose Wisely the kind 4
of me work they Wish without a series
of trials? In these trials the use or
psychological tests will aid and will
cancel many mistakes.
learners 1111' summer period. even, a
ll 9;“? ration is to be
These women will tcll him that the
‘chnd- ‘
Employers
must be willing to employ boys 9.11
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