Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 39

Constructive Work Planned in Conference on Cause and | Cure of War—Pen Women Send “Doll MeSSengers“ to Japan. \s. Women Voters Outline Legislative Program—Club Notes. * ' BY CORINNE FRAZIER. EADERS. of the majority of + the national club organiza- tions have concentrated their attention during the past week upon the sessions of the second Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, which closed Friday night in the Hall of Nations at the Wash- ington Hotel. Ways and means of promoting understanding of economic and political conditions between na- tions as a sound basis for world peace were discussed, not in glittering gen- eralities, but in concrete terms by the delegates and by repre- sentative speakers both of this coun- U and the great foreign powers which are recognizing this as a para- mount issue, Arbitration through intelligently conceived treaties was cited almost unanimously as the ultimate cure for the most fruitful cause of war—that of unfair or misunderstood business policles. An international code of fair business dealing between nations, with an international body to enforce that code, was suggested by one speaker as a possible peace instru. ment. But the difficult task of edu- cating the natlons to a rational con- ception of “the other fellow's point of view"” was recognized a step toward effecting this “‘cure mittedly no easy task, but a mous, intellectual, tough job. Perhaps the most significant action taken by the conference, in that it in- dicates the group intends not merely to discuss world peace but to work toward it, was the decision to develop a definite program to be adopted by all of the affillated organizations, which, in the words of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, general chalrman, “‘will be so wide in scope, so broad in artists of the league—palinters, fllus- trators, designers, sculptors—and will be in a colorful studio costume of blue silk smock, lavender trousers and pur- ple_velvet tam. Various crafts of the league will be represented by the Pencil Doll, which will be dressed in classical costume, a long toga of royal purple, embroidered in gold with a Grecian band of gold about her head. From the wrist of each doll will be suspended the tool of her craft—pen, pencil or brush—and a ribbon bearing the name of the League of American Pen Women. On each costume will be embroidered the insignia of the league, an owl within a triangle of the pen, pencil and brush. In addl- tion each doll will carry special poetic greetings to the Japanese chil- dren, two of these being written in the special form of the Japanese Tanka. The poems were contributed by members of the New York League of American Pen Women. These dolls, with numberless others, will be on exhibition in New York City December 18, at the ‘“send-off y” to be staged at the Hotel oosevelt, undes the auspices of the committee, of which Mrs. Seton is chairman, assisted by a number of subcommittees. * * * AL of the appropriation for the Sheppard-Towner maternity and infancy act heads the list of the measures on_the legislative program to be stressed by the National League of Women Voters in the present ses- sion of Congress. Six measures have been specified for the active legislative program of the league. It is first concerned with the maternity and infancy act, the vision, so fundamental in principle that it could serve as a permanent scale by which they might measure the logical steps t%wud world peace.” The first practical application of such a program was suggested in a resolution urging the dissemination of a sample treaty on compulsory ar- bitration between Great Britain and America through national organiza. tions, as a means of educating the American public to this particular idea. In a review of the high lights of the conference, several other resolu- tions stand out as indicative of the policies to be advocated by this body. One of these, the resolution urging ratification by the Senate of the treaty to outlaw the use of poison gas in warfare and indorsing the action of the foreign relations committee in reporting the treaty for ratification in- dicates that the conference is ready to support constructive measures for peace. The resolution reafirming complete confidence in the Permanent Court of International Justice and urging that the President of the United States keep the way open for negotiations for a world court “on the basis of non- partisan support,” was another im- portant step in shaping the policies of the peace advocates. ‘When the first Conference on the Cayge and Cure of War was called, it was’ not realized that others would follow, But the first called for a sec- * ond, and the second has established the fact in the minds of the club- ‘women that there is a vital need for forming a permanent organization, with sessions held at stated intervals to ‘keep alive a progressive program for peace, which can be carried out universally by the several million members of the affiliated organizations. * ok k% 8. BEN HOOPER of Oshkosh, ‘Wis., delegate from the General Federation of Women's Clubs to the Conference on the Cause and Cure of ‘War, and one of the organizers of the first conference, dicussed the neces- sity for well organized effort in the work for the establishment of world peace in her address before the Wom- an’s National Democratic Club, at the ‘weekly program luncheon Wednesday afternoon. * “The pushing force to cure war has to-come from women,” said Mrs. Hooper, “Men never will do it. Physi- cal courage has been held as one of the first attributes of manhood since time began, and the instinct to do bat- tle for their own is too deeply implant- ed for man to protest vigorously against war, It is woman's responsi- bility to become the compelling force behind this task—the men will arbi- trate if the way is pointed out, but the women will have to find the wa “In order to make any progress,” continued Mrs. Hooper, “‘we have al- ready realised that wé must co-ordi- nate our efforts. For many years there have been numbers of organiza- tions with programs for peace, but no two have been alike. ' Now we have drawn_together these groups under one advisory body and with a well constructed program’ placed before all alike, we should see tremendous re- sults,” In concluding, Mrs. Hooper warned the women against allowing the fight for peace to becomé entangled with party politics. “Treaties for arbitra- tion in place of war, with a non- partisan, unselfish program working toward this end, will be the ultimate answer to the problem facing us—a problem that is peculiarly ours as the m¢ rs of men who died in France with our promise ringing in thelr ears that that should be the last war—the war to end wars.” Mrs. A. A. Jones, president of the club, presided at the luncheon, Mrs, Minnle Fisher Cunningham intro- dueed the speaker. %k ok % BI;ARL\'G the greetings of the largest literary organization of women in the world—the National League of American Pen Women —10 the children of Japan from among whom will come the future artists, au- thors and composers of that pictur- esque land, three dolls will leave lca January 20, with thousands of other “doll messengers” from this country, under the auspices of the committee on world friendship among children, of which Mrs. Henry 8 Peabody is chairman. These dolls will be sent to Japan in time to be exhibited and distributed among the children of Japan at the Hina Matsuri, Festival of Dolls, which will take place March 3, 1927. The Japanese government will supervise the distribution of the dolls. The dolls from the Pen Women are sent under authority given by the pational executive board of that organization at its recent meeting at national headquarters, jower Hotel, Washington. ‘They will represent the pen, eand ‘brush of the league's la, and will be dressed in costumes de- by a national t of the league. Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, who is known as a talented in addition to her fame as an auf 3 explorer and lecturer. The Pen Doll will represent the pen woman, and will be dresged in the style of the up-to-date Al can woman. Her gown will be of erican beauty charmeuse, with embroidered in gold, and she will wear & toque of crushed satin. ‘The agoessories of her costume will e e Bl ‘modern . Cramton bill placing the prohibition unit under civil service rules and the continuance of negotiations for the entry of the United States into the ‘World Court. Support of the development of Muscle Shoals as a national asset, op- position to the proposed amendment which would make amending the Con- stitution more difficult and opposition to the so-called equal rights amend- ment, should any or all these meas- ures become active, complete dhe leag! national legislative program. The league’s stand on the measures specified for immediate active support is set forth in the following statement issued by the executive committee: ‘Renewal of the appropriation for the maternity and Infancy act heads the legislative program. The measure already has passed the House and is on the calendar of the Senate. important that action be tak promptly in order that State legisla- tures meeting in January may be as- sured of continued Federal aid in car- rying on the work after the appropri- ations originally authorized expire in July, 1927. Although the act has been in operation less than five years, substantial progress in reducing the infant death rate already is apparent, and the beneficent results of the law as reported from various parts of the country amply justify a renewal of the appropriation. Moreover, unless renewed the foundation work which has just been laid In many States would be largely wasted. Approxi- mately 10,000 fewer babies under 1 year of age die annually now than at the time the act was passed in 1921, Considerations of human welfare and public economy alikke point to the need of continued appropriations. “Next on the program is the Cram- ton bill which would place 60 pe: of employes of the prohibition unit, now exempt from civil service regu- lations, on the classified civil service list. This bill is in line with the league's.policy of support of the merit system in public employment. “The league is committed to the policy of international co-operation in the settlement of disputes between nations and -therefore reaffirms its support of the entry of the United States into the World Court, With re- gard to Senate reservation 5, we are convinced that a basis for unity of action among the governments con- cerned can and will be found.” Over 100 members of the League of ‘Women Voters from 30 States at- tended the Women's Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, Several hundred delegates attended the tea which the league gave last Tuesday at its headquarters on Seventeenth street. Miss Belle Sherwin, president; Maud_Wood Park, former presiden Miss Ruth Morgan, third vice pre: dent, and Mrs. Albert H. Putney, president of the District of Columbia ue. LR R RS, JOHN D. SHERMAN, fed- eration head, was honored re- cently by having named for her the rize “‘unnamed chrysanthemum” ex- ibited at the Mid.-West Horticultural Exposition held in Des Moines, Iowa. A prize of $100 was offered for this flower by E. T. Meredith, former Secretary of Agriculture in Mr. Wil- son's cabinet, who expressed the de- sire that the bloom be named the “Mary Sherman Chrysanthemum.' In accepting the compliment, Mrs. Sherman, herself an enthusiast on gardening and flower cultivation, con- gratulated the co-operating agencies of the exposition upon their work for beauty, saying, “Your association is helping to make the world beautiful, to offer something for the hands to do and the heart to love, and surely through such avenues is the world to find peace. The prize-winning seedling was grown by the department of horticul wure of the lowa State College and | the prize was added to one of the scholarship funds. Miss Vella Winner, vice chairman of the press and publicity department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, also a member of the staff of the Portland, Oreg., Journal, has Just arrived in Washington for the Winter to assist on the staff of the headquarters news service. An appeal has_ been received re- cently by the National Woman's Party from the women of Porto Rico, urging the organization to assist them in obtaining the vote. It seems that the organic act by which laws of Porto Rico were enacted does not include suffrage for women. The Woman's Party has agreed to draft a bill to amend the organic act so as to include voting privileges for women, and will present this bill at the opening s Ancient and medieval philosophers believed that plant and animal lifa might arise spontaneously without parentage. - MORGAN ENGLISH AGAIN ON STAFF OF WILLARD Prominent Greeters’ Club Official Returns to Capital Hotel té Be Assistant Manager. Morgan English, one of the best known hotel men in Washington and formerly vice president of the N. i i ecters of Amer- a, an erganiza tion of hotel men, has returned to the Willard Hotel as assistant man- ager., For the past two years Mr. English has been at the executive offices in New York of the Boom- er du Pont Prop- erties Corporation, which is the hold- ing company for the Willard, the [Bellevue Stratford in Philadelphia, the ME. ENGLISH. Montreal, Canada. ‘While there his activities were large- ly devoted to convention and business promotion work. He lived here for about 15 years during his former con- nection with the Willard. He has likewise always been prominent in the local chapter of Greetérs of America, as well as other organizations. Texans Back Haugen Bill. DALLAS, Tex., December 11 (#).— The Farm Labor Union of America, {in national convention here yesterday, indorsed the revised Haugen farm relief bill to be Introduced in Con- | gress. 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