Show UI u. Si M MORALITY RAUlf BEAT BAT ENEMIES SAYS A f WOMAN SPEAKER rAK Dr Valeria H. H Parker Declares Declares Declares De De- clares Government Kept Men Morally and Physically Physically Physically cally Fit During the W War a GERMANYS GERMANY'S defeat in the GERMANYS GERl world war Avar was Avas wa s due in a large measure to the extensive efforts efforts ef ef- forts made by the United St States tes government in keeping its fighting fight fight- ing men morally and physically cleanThis clean This was the message delivered to women of ot Utah by Dr Valeria II H. Parl Parker er of ot Hartford Conn general chairman of ot the social hygiene committee committee committee com com- of ot the National 1 League of ot Women Voters in a speech in the Assembly Assembly Assembly As As- hall at the second days day's session session session ses ses- sion of ot the Utah branch of ot the league Dr Parker has gained national prominence prominence prom prom- as a social hygiene worker prom prom-I She paid great tribute to the United States government for tot the drastic steps taken I to suppress vice during the war emer emer- genc gency The United States government sent into the war ar the cleanest body of ot men j I morally mentally and physically that the world has ever known said Dr Parker Zones in which no liquor was sold and within which no vice was tolerated tolerated tolerated tol tol- were established throughout the country It was the first time such a athing athing athing thing had been done In the history of ot the world But It kept our young oung men clean and physically fit tit to defeat the enemy I WOMEN AID CRUSADE Dr Parker declared that the governments government's governments government's gov gov- gOV 1 crusade against vice was largely due to the efforts of ot the women I of ot tho the nation She said it required twenty years' years work on the part of so social social social so- so cial hygiene workers to bring the government government government gov gov- to a realization of ot the de demoralizing demoralizing demoralizing de- de moralizing influence of ot social evils Speaking further on the subject of ot social hygiene Dr Parker said No more important legislative task and opportunity awaits the tho woman citizen than that of or making and enforcing enforcing enforcing en en- forcing laws Jaws which look to the protection protection protection tion of ot family life and parenthood T It was In recognition of ot the imperative nature of ot this task that the National League eague of of ot Women Voters created the committee on social socia hygiene and the i first duty of ot this committee Is to make a study of ot the work that lies before it I LAW UPHELD In the program of ot work which the social hygiene committee Is desirous to put before the women citizens first firs place Is given to law enforcement be because because because be- be cause laws already In existence without without without with with- out the delay attendant on the formulation formulation formulation formu formu- lation of ot new laws and their enactment enactment enactment enact enact- ment by the various legislatures The law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ and by steady en enforcement en- en forcemeat of ot the law certain standards standards standards stan stan- dards are created In the popular mind The creation of ot such standards ol of moral conduct is the first object to be aimed at In our program of ot work ATTEN ATTENDANCE ANCE SMALL 1 Only a a few women were vere present at atthe atthe atthe the meeting today Mrs F. F S. S Richards Richards Rich RIch- ards president of ot the Utah branch of ot the league presided as chairman Mrs E F. E E. Corfman read a brief address in which she thanked the national suffrage suffrage suf sut- frage officers and the women of ot Utah who have taken an active part In suffrage suf- suf frage work for their efforts Mrs Irs Elizabeth M. M Cohen secretary of the Utah League of ot Women Voters read a report of suffrage activities Inthe in inthe the state from 1899 to the present time Miss 1 Marjorie Shuler associate ed editor editor ed- ed d' d of the Woman oman Citizen the official of- of organ of ot the National American Suffrage association and a press representative of ot the association In Washington spoke of ot women's Influence Influence influence ence In different fields To make the buying and selling of ot votes a seditious act against the government government government gov- gov will be one of ot the things the women voters strive for said Miss Shuler giving as a personal ex experience experience experience ex- ex the appointment of ot women to take the vote of ot the soldiers at Camp Sill Oklahoma by the governor governor governor gover gover- nor of ot that state BETTER LAWS WANTED Women must see that there are aro better election laws laW's made and that the tho already good laws are those laws Miss Shuler said Miss Shuler Is vitally interested In Inchild Inchild Inchild I child welfare work and says the child labor bill now before the United I States supreme court means as much I to the West Vest as to the East because I of the canning factories and beet fields I |