Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-02
viii Aid the Cars Scheme For
Disarmament.
MASS MEETING CALLED
American nr"neh OF womnn's Inter-
national Ponce Committee Ainato
Rally Their sisiers ana tho
Preachers I'm the United states 10
the support of the Czar's confer-
enco Tho Resolutions go ne
Adopted.

tBy Telegraph to Virgnlan-PnotD
indianapolis, Ind. May Mrs. May
wright Sewell, chairman OF the Ameri-
can Branch OF the International won-
ems Peace Committee. which is organ
ized to promote the cause of peace bv =
universal international demonstration
OF women in favor of the aims for which
the Cars peace committee has con-
Vened has determined upon the fol-
lowing program, which is in harmony
vain that adopted by the other nutions
represented i'll the International COM
MASS MEETINGS CALLED.
women everywhere throughout the
united States are asked to arrange for
neiuinS mass meetings OF women in
thslr respective communities. on Nav
10Th. To prepare the public for this
demonstration the women ta,,ino- The
nhtiatNe are recommended to invite
tHe pastors of all churches To preach
sermons on the Cars conferences on
, SUNDAY, May 18th. They are also adj
sihia ~ atvaii themselves in every pos
slpie way OF the aid of the press. Pro
grams must be arranged by each local
committee to suit local conditions and
" correspond With the local resources.
nv, RESOLUTIONS.
Inc meetings, however, will he ,,nItied
by the presentation and Dassn 90 iof ,.s,N
lows: " 10y - !" va iiic IGN ilci-s
Resolved, That we, the women or 2the
United states believing in the solidaritv
Va humanity. recognize that whatever
promotes the permanent interests ~
one nation must ultimately secure the
nIEnest welfare for all; believing that
the highest interests OF eacn nation .ra
pest conserved by its own civil po,itis
cai ana social institution: that devotion
~ 'nese interests in all nations Is meas
urea by the industrial progress of lie
peoples, and finds it's best exprcs.rio,, u,
phi!anthropy. letters. art ard tel,rion.
ana reaii2inS that these ext;rnSsions a,
nations life languish in ttmc or ,,a,
ana are abated by all the Influence.
CONDITIONS and circumstances accom-,
10, n''"5 ins war and resulting therefrom.
we deprecate the maintenance nnd nr
largement OF the present s,a,,,,,.
armies OF the world MS n men,ca -
e,Vilzat!en. to culture and Ia relIri,,,s
Ideals; therefore i Soi'
neSolved, That we gratefully regard
,me conference convened by His NIaias-
~, .''e SIar or Russia, as the Initiative
d tendency which we hone viii -,
SUIT IN the abolition OF war as ~ re-
81 settiing international disnutas 90,
10 staoiishment of II permanent IN
n".iouaI court of arbitration ~.
ther and finally, ur-
-cc,,,; = I'LL We-cXtend -t<,-l,-,-
NJIaI.in',iSssioners appointed by pres,dant
90 ~, ,i'leS 10 represent the Government
fa,o' ,e United states at the Cars con
1870. our congratulations on tho on
~, unity thus offered them to aesi.t T.,
NJ, ','uS ufation of that better ,nntho5
, Wihoh shhli characterize the nov, ei,.'
sur' ,h .l,'u we respectfully beg to rs
80 mem that their country uor'-
confidently expect them to woihen
iiigh influence and their Iar.a .,,,' uneir
20 The service Of humanjtv h,, plilIies
Interested efforts to promoto ,, .,ieil' as
SET iorth III the letter or nj. ooJects
.hc Ear or Russia, ana the sill, h,s.sys
I; Dyeo's which are involved I'm cra 90,
u.'"' ii,ainent, and. which will con,a ~ u "a,
'es"fueti as Its natural sequence 70
IA, USE OF TELEGRAMS
i us also desired that a toJcer,
i,,.in,s .he information that tho 80
i i nave been passed and ~ ESQ
Pcopie present at the ,,,. uIi-
s1in oe sent from every rnaat;. ins
My wright Sewell, IndianonnIiS 10
IN, =" Nredescomite. Hague. uoIIo ao.'
,s nc ne oplect or sending the "a hioa.u
1T, enable the central con,n,st .aui
frn,', Nv, III De IN session at the Hss,,es,,
sn,n 10y. 10y loth, to be able to MI 5 ue
numher 90 LOT every country Of The
in n,eo.;r ~ women that have convenaS
mana Us. 10 express their intsrest T.,
uonal arbitration. ihterna-
NrranSements have been -
n'Vc tiiis expression of the o,,,,, uluf 10
Syinpa,hies and the hopes Of ryn me
p.operiy presented to the comn,,ssin..
cis Oh the respective couni,.ins non
resented in the Cars conferars rep