Show I H Pre Prevailing V Comment L I e ing t of the American Opinions Press Press- ion s I Susan B. B Anthony February has g given ven America I many an infant destined to play playa a e. great role in its history history Wash Wash Washington ington Lincoln Longfellow Edison Edison Edison Edi Edi- son Lindbergh and others And among the foremost of Februarys February's children was Susan B. B Anthony the mother of equal rights for women women born born years ago this week No less than Washington and Lincoln this woman was a libera libera- tor Against barriers of prejudice she freed her sex from old age Injustices discriminations and bondage physical and spiritual Few realize that less than 80 years ago in this country a a. man could give away his wife's children children children chil chil- dren even children yet unborn No married woman had a right to the money she earned No unescorted unescorted unescorted un un- un- un escorted woman could enter a hotel hotel hotel ho ho- tel or restaurant No married woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man man could own anything or collect collect col col- col- col lect for damages to her person or reputation l Few ew were admitted to institutions of higher learning No woman could vote serve on a jury or hold office Susan B. B Anthony a teacher I and editor set herself the task of wiping out these wrongs She I stumped for equal political and economic rights for women for forthe forthe forthe the hour eight-hour day for women's trade unions She lobbied congress congress congress con con- gress for 30 years tramped through snow end and nd rain to win re recruits recruits recruits re- re suffered ridicule and ostra ostra- cism How gratified she would be could she return today to find a a. woman sitting in the presidents president's cabinet another being urged for forthe forthe forthe the supreme a women's bloc helping make laws Jaws in congress and millions taking important part in m every phase of the he lic's lies political business and professional professional professional life She more than any other woman changed the mind of the na nation San San San Francisco News Read It If and Weep Anyone who wants want to test his ability to decipher his mother tongue as It is employed in drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing up congressional bills is In Invited invited invited in- in to try his mental teeth on the following It is a clause from a abUl abill abill bill bUl which the house of representatives representatives representatives passed by to 0 without without without with with- out having the clerk cleric read it b Additions to gross income In In the case of a foreign personal holding company whether or not nota a United States group as defined in Section a 2 existed on the last day of its taxable year which was a shareholder in another foreign personal holding company on the day in the taxable tax tax- able year of the second company which was the last day on which a United States group existed with respect to the second company there shall be included as a dividend dividend dividend divi divi- in the gross income of the first company for the taxable year in which or with which the taxable year of the second company company com corn pany ends the amount the first company would have received asa as asa asa a dividend if on such last day there had been distributed by the second company and received by bythe bythe bythe the first company an amount which bears the same ratio to the undistributed supplement p net income of the second company for its taxable year ear as the portion of such taxable year ear up to and in including including in- in eluding such last da day bears boors to the entire taxable year ear A charming simple sentence of words for some bri bright ht boy to disentangle Los Los Angeles Times I 1 The Scandinavian Alliance The three Scandinavian countries coun coun- j tries tries Norway Norway Denmark and I Sweden Sweden and and their eastern neighbor neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor Finland are considering a proposal for a defensive alliance Recent military developments development in soviet Russia hav have have- given a new importance to the plans for unity In protective measures Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland are finding common in interests interests interests in- in and have close cultural relations In troubled Europe they have been successful in preserving democratic institutions in keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing the peace and in progressing in their industries and arts Along w wit with i t h Switzerland CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czecho Sio the Netherlands and Belgium Belgium Bel Bel- gium they have offered some hope to Europe that a sane way of life may yet be recovered by the peoples of the larger nations which seem completely to have lost it These countries are democratic and peaceable They are and they have the habit of consulting each other on common common cornmon com corn mon problems and interests They retain strong individuality have brought their lives Jives to a high de degree degree degree de- de gree of culture and if they can preserve themselves from the in interference interference interference in- in of powerful disturbing neighbors they will offer a model of civilization which really reay merits the name A defense alliance of the ScandinavIan Scandinavian Scandinavian Scan Scan- countries and Finland would give them protection without without with with- out overstraining each nation with military preparations which might be injurious to the economy and politics of any anyone one trying to stand alone The hope of Europe may be contained within the smaller countries countries countries coun coun- tries which have so far survived the return of the Dark Ages Chicago Dally Daily Tribune |