Show J d J Justice list ice to Women Tf THE T HI attitude of women from fourteen states of the middle west attending a L meeting of the Republican executive c. c e committee in Chicago yesterday is significant I Io o the of the determination of the nations nation's prospective voters take to-take active e part in the whole scheme of government Ii y make it plain that they do not intend to be treat- treat rd liko cd like children The They desire to be heard as well as to 3 u cen en They want to to sit at the first table alongside the men men and be served with the same menu They insist upon equal representation on the national notional R Republican committee and to be regarded not only as women but as ot voters rs with nil all the tIle rights and p privileges thereunto belonging belonging be be- longing or in an anywise ap appertaining Their immediate program for equal recognition proposes proposes pro pro- poses that the coming national convention take action to double its membership so that each state be represented represented b by one man and one woman member and that the same 1 policy bo be pursued cd 1 by hy the party in m all nU committees both state an and local They demand that the ne new ne neHe Republican Re lie- publican platform include recommendations for Street citizenship for women not citizenship through marriage and laws making possible the naturalization of married women A Other planks insisted upon by the women favor fa fit- vor legislation for the regulation and abolition of child labor the hour eight-hour day a and hour forty week for women wom- wom cn en in industry with one days day's rest each ench week weck permanent perma permit nent establishment of ot th the women's 5 bureau of the dep department de de- de- de p of or labor a national employment service and equal opportunity for women through c civil 11 service a nev by the federal board of vocational education to insure equal opportunities with men in trade and technical l education women mediators on all federal la- la L b. b r boards board dealing with industries employing women compulsory education in all aU states for children bet between n 6 and 16 36 years of age with provision for thorough education tion Lion in citizenship of all nIl our youth The Republican women who have thus stepped be- be for the curtain and heralded i in advance what the play is to tobe be are arc to be congratulated and will be applauded by bythe the thc large larg-e and appreciative audience which is about to witness the interesting drama of a presidential election with an equal number of or actors and Of course the tho constitutional amendment extending nationwide nationwide nation wide 8 suffrage frage to women is not not- yet wholly y assured but butt t that hat fact only Jep lends s greater cause for congratulation to the women for their enterprise and forehandedness There te is is nothing in the ambitious program set forth at lt Chicago that can be legitimately opposed b by the men The Tho women constitute one half of the population they thoy pa pay one half hal of or the taxes either directly or through checks signed by tho head bead of or the house and they are entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to one half halt of ot tho representation in the field of political activity It Jt is probably the only opposition to the complete of women in full political armor will coc coe from other women some of whom arc are not yet et converted con to the new ne' order of things But there can be no logical reason presented against wom women's ns n's full participation in all wI the rights of or citizenship the same as ns men TEen The splendid part which the American women pla played cd in the home guard of the world war has silenced all a argument She h has s carne earned her spurs spurs' She has bas a aright aright aright right to ride in the procession equally advanced with the men reen |