National Affairs: More Public Opinion

The reaction of women's organizations throughout the country to the decision of the Supreme Court which invalidates the District of Columbia Minimum Wage Law for Women was immediate and violent. A chorus of protest went up from women leaders in many organizations: the National Women's Trade Union League, the National Congress of Mothers, the National League of Women Voters, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the Women's Bureau in the Department of Labor.

Practically the only praise of the decision came from members of the National Woman's Party. This organization is glad, not...

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