, 1870-12-27
WOMEN AND WAR.
Sccond Annual W0uacnss Peace Con-
ventton-!An international CoRveu.
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tion 10 be l1e1A in tho spring.
From the St.r YORK. En4ta, Dse. ~.
Tha second annuai Wonon's pea.e Con-
yentioh Of America ust yesterday murnfus
and evening in the Union Lesgue Club Thea
ire. In the morning an organization was ef-
fected with the fotloxiug ofieers
Julia Ward Howe, President; Vlce presi-
tensr. VIM. Cullen Nsyaut, Lucretla Mott,
Henry Ward Beecher. Hon. Geo. ". Julian,
ltachol y. Howlapd, Professor 7. 5. Upham,
Hon. Gerrit Smith. Mss. I: D. Gage. 1snbalia
DeeebtE Hooker. Rev. Abel Stevens, Rav. O.
u. Rockingham, and Alfred Il. Love: se.rc-
tarier. Mary F. Dayi., T. u Sauh,su, Auna
Rice Powell. ard Henry T. Child Treasurer,
Geo. Cabot Ward.
A comntfteo Of Arrangements w,s .lso aa-
Feinted. Mzs.. Howe took the chair and nsse
An address snd Rad paper, In which she
ssld that the questions to 10 discnsast. ware,
| artt, whether peach Corgress shlll hc held
in Ensorc IufinE the coming year 1871. Att4.
second, whether il shall be peculiarly woa,-
ana movement. While wo:nen should take
the initiative. thay needed the inlaouce aud
| Cooperation OF Christian men. Tho EoraEn.
| mental theories Of men do not allow ~oc,en
TO interfere. ard tic ,esu'tls that tho forsaer
| are divided into natiouAli les wiiio women
are not. And now the latter begin to
tee Why it is that God h.s keps
| them cut Of governments thst nog tlsy
night tten in aud stop tile eiEusi:n CT hlousl
atucng uattorB. Wsr hiss lta .ourca in t~e
doctrine that there is one morality for men
aud another for women. For women to fight
"oola be considered monstrous, but for
mtn not to 6yhs, By the same coda, wouI,l
France, ste satd, ctlea out before high h.av-
60 for something to check its fearful aud
Lioody prcGrets. Ncn are crau,ped 47d MT
! likely to take the utctssary stops against it.
Ntmen arc non-cou,bstan!a, ont4de the
diplomatic hias. and the mothers at
men -three seasons why they shoall
;t.g THE j.; h't'es ,:t destruction or, Of m, meg;
fer wouen to fight, i surely cannot bs tight
for men to do 81. The ATTITUDE Of GArn,auy
Dow-:he feFmul. Of vesgcauce ns 4 duty ut
tered by them-is worthy 0nly OF nedipv Il
GatEn.s+; and tho Germans IN this country
have enjoyed the blessings Of liberty and civi
to rebuke their couutIymeu. L9t US havo
Christian and moEciful ::reuuior next rprin;
rho ssid, which shalt make Ell -ctive our pre-
teet against every form Of strife; for dill no
Chriet give himself for the redemption OF ever:
ard goodwill TO all nen: This ought to h
the most potent argument against war.
i Short Dcsce addresses wers atao .n1ie bv
1uc1etiA Mott. Rev. .. u. Frothpghsm al.s
/, Mrs. Wilpour. Letters we're read from variJu:
atsentees endorsing the morem9st,
dressed the me-sing, R.ma1kiag on iii,
nmalluets OF the melting. he raid that ha hi
tie greatese resrect hnd Affection for minur
ties. He believed them to be mainly aud al.
waEs right. They had met tonight, he bald
to promote peace by the influence OF vou,e-
Look At the end to be attainnd- I. it pcssitto
he seked. that Peaco can be secured in NJ
events. It al times. and under al crcum,
sAHces2 he did not 80 maintain. There il
right Of sub3ugs,ed people to reaist forea
~ force; German UNITY or Italian
unity could not have beea altsined with.
out war. But now We hlve srnved At st.g,
vhe1e the ends Of governments csn be or
tained witbout war. Mr. Field then traeed
the progress Of war from the earI1est peritnl
to the preseLt. Now. said he, the lesson
which history teaches us j. s1at We are TO ne IL
con mon authority TO make pnacn betEcer,
! nations, or to mike war as impossible be-
tween then, Al II 10 now between tsibes ur
clasA. Then. citing the Statos OF Now Yo1k,
Ohio. Illinois, &C.. larger than many OF tue
sta'es and kluEdo1a Of Earore. kept in a
stzse Of peace by the authority Of the Un,e,l
states Sutrrme Couff. why. be asked, cannot
aconIt Of arbitration be found tn keen Den
marx, T.s,nsal, and Holland, .ul the ot,iet
states ., ~ ,,. Enrope. r. s.s'e Of resee also
. here under tue old Confederation. anu II
,, kept At least two States tnot namely froI,
wAt. Hence be concluded that this court o
| arbitration Is net dream Of enthusiasts, be
II practicable. and tie end which this me tin
proposes ehould ba encouraged. Mr. FEEL
did not Gkr the idea of q woman's cou9re.
: They should hold correspondence with ind
!, viouAls md sccie1ics ill over the world, ar
: create such putlic opinion "a shall rssul.
: universal peace. Iha influence Of women
. tru", legitimate. a.d thu very best aud wl,'
> men are obliged to fight let them b. cheer
: by women, or. better sill. let their banda
STAYED.
: Ad5re7ses we're Also made by Mrs. Mari
. Dayia. Mr.. 4. " Powell. 1lr- John O'Har
and Mn. Huwe. 4 resolution WAS A1ao ..
9 sented, looking to the appointment Of Gt
= Iespondtnco COMMITTEE. agreeablT to J
: Fields suggestion.