Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-11 | Page 27 | Spain to Given Women Votes in New Laws

1 I SPAIN SPA In I f p i 4 L 1 WOMEN V VOTES l lINN IN INN NEw iIi AW It i Proposed Cont creases creases- Suffrage alej Kr King King- j. j 41 t G Gets e t M sore MOre P Power f oer J r fly By WILLIAM H. H LANDED V UnIted Press Pre Staff MADRID M i Ug When lO n con Conati tuto al government Is restored Spain possibly In Ln 30 or or shortly thereafter eri omen mc will 1 hive lune aU all the political privileges p possessed b by men ren in J The far of grant Ing the e. e Voting oUng and end C Power to w women men comes t to Spain with ut any anY of pg th the such r as marked the tue 6 suffrage campaigns S In Great tC Britain And and the tho Iy States an nd l l lh hi e now new P con makes only tw two or o references to to the th new ew order things t In the section ecU i s' s Jh qualifications i for tor 1 voter voters tb tho-i tho con- con says ays All AU Spanish citi olti lt zone zens of or 25 G years of ot age age or or more or C i both sexes ate are re voter and al nd in lit JI inthe the j section d dealing Hn with wih m m j the Cortes portes ess It I says be bc elected a ep ti lo to the thc Cortes Cortos It IL l i Is Cortos I required out distinction of x that the thc I te be a S citizen f of u t at I age and nd- enJoyIng full civIl fUl ts I The Tite responsibility f for or s zion slon of the the universal u pr visions in th the constitution nn v th tha th first fIrt steps of at ad adoption r 11 course with Ih General Genera de dc eJot RI nl vcr yen vcra dictator of ot Spain n Rivera has long been long been an at an annd nd a advocate att ot or t the he ie inclusion of wom I in hi the tho af affairs irs of or government and he cie came into power he h h 3 lon Ions v r much in that direction Th There have been no ito no real ele elections election's d during fl f fie 4 1 dictatorship hence bends n e l n toward to ward the est est establishment of ot th suffrage In s so so far faras a i. i l' l I Is Js concerned omen have e t L been playing a role rolo which or lly lIy increased Y In Importance l Many women have bave been b en d' d to tool office of of 1 fice flee t there ere being a a. considerably 1 number of or them In tho the present na x assembly as as- aswell well wen It as varl 1 O ous s women mayors mayors' of oC cities clUes t land and towns Although h Spain has hag been spared ri an active o campaign for tor womans woman suffrage e. the tho feminist t movement a has baa made much headway throughout through through- out the tho nation during durin th the past Ast fe few years so that the tho provisions of the r r projected new v con constitution i. L neither ahead nor behind th the he tinier Spain today has hns prominent women r physicians en engineers p publicists bU aviators etc ete and in Indu industry t an and business their importance is ever e everi i 4 Increasing ln- ln p t v As s a token of at th the n new w o order er Jn n f Spanish government the pr project jeet 0 of oZ tho the constitution when presented to the national as assembly embly w was ws s by j ja a woman oman secretary Se Care Car Car- tA x The giving gIving- o of t w rights to women was vaa in tn gel I very well r received e cel th tb f j country country- and women's I many women e organs oran made manifestations manifestations' of j thanks to General Prime PrImo de de Hi- Hi vera vcra Tho king will have a a. bigger role I in the scheme of government outlined outlined out out- lined b by bi the projected project d new U than that provided by y the the constitution of 1876 1816 Tho The constitution as usual gives the J king s th the t a executive power which Js s to bS b be exercised with th the thO concurrence n V t f responsible ministers But accordIng accord accordi In lug Ing to no the tho draft of at the p lion tion drawn up by the dictatorship j to the kin king is is- also U attributed d th the th function and by virtue virtu of at it he hem will m exercise those pr prerogatives prerogatives ro which are n necessary toJ to the maintenance of ot harmony among the th various various' governmental 1 divisions In connection with this a royal roal council coun coun- ell cil is I. to 10 be he organized to to counsel to the power pier fit in the exercise of or its COUNCIL ATTACKED Tho The creation of ot this council has hu drawn man many attacks from from- liberal ral elements In Imi Spain who I a a. r return t rn to conditions prevailing during th the existence of or the council t J I 9 of Cas which was abolished I Imore inore more than a century ag ago Members of oZ tho the council In n their I own own right will ivill be the heir apparent ap Ip parent p provided ov d ho o be 1 15 s ye years rs ot of kt f i iago ago or more and th the sons eons o of or the he king and ot of the heir lr provided pro they 1 1 Z be bc of age 25 years The other j m members of ot the tle council must be at ro i j least 35 years C old ld and nd oth others others' holdIng hold hold- Ing office in their thel own right will wilt f. f be bo the tho archbishop shop of ot T TOledo mato of Sp Spain ln t the tho 10 captain general of th the thO arm army the hc pta c. captain n general er l ot of time the naVy the prem premier e tho the pres- pres r sl I I Ident court the thC pres dent of Cf t the tho me ident of ot the supreme court of pub pub- r. r lie lIC finance finan e tho the president df the su- su promo preme council ot of t the e army my an navy the attorney g the I dean of at the tho Grandees dees T The le k king kingwill PS I several members member will also appoint the number not being til specified i Another half hal of or tho the c council be I j one elective third one being ch chosen s n by s 1 the national electoral co college teg j tho the other two thirds by class clas anti andt or j professional l organizations T This The electIve members ember arc chosen chosOn s 's ir T ten ten year term p On Ono One of bf the tho articles of ot t the c con con con which S l adds gr great at po po power t. i t io tto to o the royal council Is s th tho o on Q po 9 M a I riding that It be In gess session o p pet per r- r and d that It carl can under unde 1 th the he presidency of oC his majesty th the I Icing kin king cing dC deliberate on matters tte o outsider outsider- l Its Is ju Judicial functions s. s Ww f t A 1 1