Show I I THE familiar slid eld slogan Equal Equall I. I IU Right hta for tor Women WOlD has bat taken on a different look loon this year It happened on January 11 when hen Sen i f Lester Leter C. C Runt Hunt D. D Wyo Wo offered i a a a resolution which would declare i that wherever the terms term person parson persons prODS and people and any personal per per- soul pronoun appear In the tha Constitution Con Coo Constitution the they shan than be taken to include both sexes oe This new oe look came out as a possible once for solution I to wash aw away controversy over the Hayden rider to the 1953 1853 1953 equal j I rights resolution Introduced b by Sen John M. M Butler R. R Md and anel 23 23 co sponsors which won Senate f i approval b by a 1 73 vote yote last July I w. w was awaiting still Wl House HOUle consideration consider at the time of the Runt Hunt reso reso- lution The rider focuses attention on one one of ct the major disputes dispute in the equal women rights rights issue Supporters Supporters Supporters Sup Sup- porters of the Constitutional amendment amendment amend amend- ment contend it w would eliminate discrimination ba based ed on sex in such fields as pr property perty rights and i employment Discrimination they claim far outweighs protection in these fields field Opponents Opponent ct of an equal i rights amendment say that it It wIn will only bring abo about t confusion and might invalidate protective l laws w. w for women women wom en now In existence U If women get get themselves declared I eq equal al to men in the eyes of the law they reason reason rea rea- son aon how bow can wom women justify a need for special pr protection und under r the law Jaw But the ladies ladie with t tho thu Q same determination that won them the right to vote ar are see seeking to put an an end to the year ear 30 struggle v f I for tor fora tora a Constitutional amendment de de- daring claring won women ena equality of IC rights under UDder law Typical of the women's group groupe pushing bard for action the Bustness Bust Bust- Bustness ness nea and Professional Won Women's en Clubs Club Inc conducted what they called Operation Buttonhole an an attempt to present the arguments arl for an equal rights amendment with D no restricting qualifications DI before every Congressman The Bricker amendment le is u a t debate of conflicting great gov government government oy- oy emment and international relations relations rela rela- and one of as the most mot controversial controversial con con- fires crose Ares of learned legal lelal arguments arl seen en on Capitol Hill mn for a along long 1001 time tim Trimmed down it centers center around two broad questions Is a Constitutional amendment needed to prevent violation of ot Constitutional Con Con- st principles principle and as a protection protection protection pro pro- against abuses Could American foreign relations relations rela rela- operate rate effectively with the proposed amendment In In force Some of the heavy ammunition fired tired by 1 proponents of the amendment amendment amend amend- ment comes from a a 8 speech made by John Foster Dulles in April 1952 before he he became Secretary of State At t that um time Dulles warned that Treaty making power is Is liable liable to to abuse treaty law can can override the Constitution and can can cut across rights given Iven to the people by their Constitutional Constitutional Con Con- Rights Bill of Rights But In testifying against the amendment Secreta Secretary y Dulles Dune declared declared de de- Glared the evil bad had been corrected corrected corrected cor cor- b by bringing it to i the nabon's nations nation's na tion's bons attention and nd offered offeree assur assurance aur ance that the Eisenhower Administration Administration Admin Admin- Administration w would not abuse buse the tr treaty making power |