Show Wo tl I p Ip nEI 31 VERNON WOMEN ASK EQUALITY J JD fIND JARE ANDARE D ARE SUItE SURE WANT W IT By Dr C CHARLES I P STEWART STEW 1 Writer WASHINGTON WASHINGTO May An 29 21 equal share shar with men In the mak mak- makIng mak- mak making ing tug and adminIstration of ot the laws of ot this That's what the tho National Wom Worn Woman's Woman ans an's an party wants Mabel Vernon Yemen Its executive secretary says saya say so and says It with an emphasis that If It youre you're one of the th henpecked sex makes you shiver a 0 1 little Some of the National Womans Woman's party's recent literature as they hand It out for public consumption has been so darned resolute re to say ay the th least lea that finally I paid my respects respects- respects and a 0 lot of Lt em cm at party head head- headquarters quarters quarters opposite ehe capitol ex- ex explained ex explained that I was wa In favor of gIving women all the lh rights they thoy wanted and ventured the th 01 hope that this would count In my favor favorIt ic they started anything At th s this the membership laughed I I and told me they weren't going to start anything anything- violent but I heres here's what hilt they added Worn Wom I ans an's struggle for tor genuIne equality Is enterIng a phase which prom prom- promIses promises isca to be very exciting Not ot so blamed reassuring to toby toby toby by mind Im I'm glad I did my best to square myself When women were given the ballot I 1 had an Idea they were going to be satisfied but It seems not In the he be first trot place there ther are ar a alot alot lot of laws which discrimInate between en men and women nomi nomi- nominally nally for the tho women's protection but really according to the NL- NL National Na National Womans Woman's party to handIcap them and give men an advantage In the second place ploce though women can vote the th National Womans Woman's party makes the th point that they're expected to vote ote mostly for men They're tired of mere bouquets honorary titles and minor parts larts as ns Miss lIss Vernon expresses It It I The Th National Womans Woman's party wants all discriminatory legisla legisla- legislation legislation I tion ion wiped out and kept wiped I out by constitutional amend amend- amendment amendment ment mont It wants women to be b gIven their fair share ot of o representation In both the th appointive and elective branches ot of o the th government In- In Interpreted Interpreted In Interpreted literally this would mean a 50 80 break In other words halt half the th men now In poli poll politics politics tics would lose loso their Jobs Job It does doc sound revolutionary But when you OU put the th concrete question Do you mean you ou want the presidency half the th time 60 50 pet per cent of tho the seats BeaU In the th ecu sen- senale ut sen-ut ate ale and house hous of representatives several places In Id the th federal su- su supreme supreme u-preme u preme court and tI e cabinet when portfolios when you ask this the National Woman Womans part party folk hedge e a II bit I rather er think its it's too large larg an order for the tho human mind to togra too grasp p too much like asking a aman aman man to a 0 a trillion dollars or to comprehend Infinity At any rate Ono One On woman rep rep- representative rep In ln congress from every overy everyone ono one of the th 48 41 states I Is the th mini mini- minimum minimum minimum mum demand of the tho th Womans Woman's party Is what I find In one on of Its statements of policies and principles And of course a sized sized good bunch of first class clan not jobs Jobs not mere assist assist-ancle andes and nd The National Womans Woman's party I Irise Irise Irli rise to remark is la one on I militant or- or orI orga or organization I ga to Miss It Its It's If Indignant quote Vernon at lIt womans woman's lack ot of rec- rec recognition recognition rec recognition from political parties It means m an to do something about It it It wouldn't surprise me m II a abit abit bit If it os as a they assured me m at headquarters what's what dons should prove to be very exciting |