Show Women Charge Single Standard Is Violated In Barring Barring Countess i Feminine Protest Against Barring Woman in ir in Case While Guilty Man Is Allowed Entrance Into U S Government Authorities May Find It Fitting to Oust Earl of Craven From His American Retreat II Feb By 13 13 By The Associated Press The Press National Women's party pirty today went to th the aid of the lutes CO of ex excluded eluded from the United States tates b by im- im im authorities Charging Ch officials tale with discrimination nation for tor their action achon In I barring the countess while admitting without question the th man who was Involved In the same case a pe- pe petition petition pe petition p presented to Secretary Davis said that the th onal Womans Woman's party unqualifiedly for tor a single lle standard of ot morals There Ther Is la nothing In the tho th immigration gration law It said such uch discrimination against worn wom women om en Wo Ya demand that the law should hould be enforced In a s way that does not discriminate against women The delegation which presented the petition was wa headed by Miss Mabel Vernon ot of Delaware Robert Neale Neal of ot London a play play- playwright playwright play wright said ald to be the countess fiance sent a II cablegram today to Coolidge urging that she shebe shebe heb be admitted It was turned over overto overto overto to Secretary Davis to be made a apart apart put part of ot the record In the case EARL EIRL IN IS TROUBLE NEW YORK Fob Feb 13 By The Associated The Press Press The Earl Or of Craven may unwillingly follow again eln the th footsteps of the countess of this time tim on no elope elope- elopement elopement ment nent to South Africa but through Ellis Island and out of this coun- coun coun country try Exclusion of the countess by the Immigration authorities while the thEarl Earl of ot Craven named flamed as co- co co respondent In her husbands husband's dl di- di divorce vorce suit remains In Now New York has hos aroused a Po storm of protests b by prominent women H P Curran of ot Immigration said today that hat be h had ordered an Im- Im immediate Im mediate investigation In of the earls earl's case iNSPECTOR CALLS An Inspector was sent to seek the earl at nt the address of his hi un- un uncle un uncle dc cle Major Martin on Park Patk avenue but he could not be found Mr Mi- fr Curran said he would be nt an his case referred to Secretary of ot Labor Davis Davig the only person p having the right to Issue a a warrant of arrest and to decide on deportation He- He said the earls earl's case cose was c being l ln i pres pressed ld as rigorously as that of the countess and would be thoroughly rated gated no m matter what be b the out outcome come of ot hers her I 1 realize now that there ther was no noone noone noone one at work trying to keep me mout out Lady LIdy said laid today At her own wn request she the was wa per per- permitted to see reporter on Ellis Island With sharp features quick quick- moving quick defiant rown e eyes es and dark hair the th count countess ss Is slim and smart Today she wore black satin patin lace and pearls CAREER 1 t was w y my own sr enemy By Dy telling S the truth I have h ve v gotten mySelf here it do dots dou s put rather a II premium on lying however I Continued On SeTen n u WOMEN TAKE TAKE- HAND IN CASE Continued From Prom Page One t Oi have air ays tiled to be honest and andI andI I 1 expect to be In the tho future she added This young oung woman who In her early thirties has haa such a varied career to look bEck brck on marriage war ar widowhood marrage again to a nobleman nearly three times her ber age ag romance with the fasci- fasci fascinating fasci fascinating young war wr hero Lord Craven Crann and elopement to the RI- RI RIviers Ri Riviera viera viers Iera and later Africa divorce de- de de desertion by her hel lover death of ot her stepfather Is now In reduced cir cir- circumstance cirCumstances cir circumstances that have made necessary nee necessary essary the trip to this country to try to peddle her plays WOMEN mATE ATE Women of ot New York Fork are aroused over the exclusion of ot the Countess Countes ot of the Immigration au- au authorities au authorities while the Earl ot of Craven Craven the partner in her alleged mia mis- misconduct mis misconduct conduct which resulted In her be- be beIng being be being ing excluded was as to en- en enter enter en enter ter the country A group of prominent women of this city today made public a let let- letter letter let letter ter to Secretary of ot Labor Davis and Immigration Commissioner Cur Cur- Curran ran Cur ran of Ellis Eills Island asking If It the countess had been discriminated against because of ot her sex The letter follows We see In the dally daily papers that the Countess of ot t has been excluded from the United States on the of ot moral turpitude because of her divorce In which the Earl of Craven a married man was the tho respondent co-respondent ATlO We know no nothing ot of this case except what we e have read in the papers We Ve are aro not championing the tho case of ot Lady Lally Wo We Weare are not acquainted with Uh her But Dut we know that that the Earl of o Craven hu has been admitted into the United States and Is at present here The purpose of this letter Is to ask why the woman is excluded for an act which has hIlS not barred the man although he U te admittedly a as guilty as ns she If It the case i Is as we protest against such lIuch tion against women The letter was signed by Mrs A Gordon Norrie Mrs Raymond Brown Dron Mr Mrs H C Dreier Mrs Mra John Blair Mr Mrs AI Alice Alce ce Mrs Norman Do R It Whitehouse Mrs James Lees Mrs James Russel Parsons and Mrs Mra Lewis S Thompson P nr |