The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
THE WOMEN AND PEACE.
Plan Determined or by Mrs. Sewall
for Mass Meetings.

Mrs. May Wright, Sewall. chairman of the
American branch of the international
women's peace committee. which is organ
lied to promote the cause of peace by a
universal international demonstration of
women in favor of the aims for which the
Cars peace committee has been convened,
has determined upon the following pro-
gramme. which is in harmony with that
adopted by the other nations represented in
the international committee:
Women everywhere throughout the United
States are asked to arrange for holding
mass meetings of women in their respective
communities on May 10. To prepare the
public for this demonstration the women
taking the initiative are recommended to
invite the pastors of all churches to preach
sermons the Cars conference on Sun
day, May IA. They are also advised to avail
themselves in every possible way OF the
aid of the press. Programmes must be ar
ranged by each local committee to suit local
conditions and TO correspond with the local
resources. The meetings, however, will be
unified by the presentation and passage of
resolutions, the complete text of which fol-
lows:
Resolved. That we, the women of the
United States, believing In the solidarity
notes the permanent interests of one nation
must ultimately secure the highest welfare
for all. believing that the highest interests
own civil, political and social institutions
that devotion TO these interests In all ma
tons is measured by the industrial progress
in the philanthropy, letters, art and re-
lgion, and realizing that these expressions
of a nations life languish in time of war
and are abated by the influences, conditions
and circumstances accompanying war and
| resulting therefrom. We deprecate the
maintenance and enlargement of the present
standing armies of the world as menace
TO civilization. 10 culture and to religious
ideals; therefore,
Resolved, That we gratefully regard the
conference convened by his Majesty the
Car OF Russia. as the initiative of a ten
dency which we hope will result in the
abolition of war as a means of settling in
ternational disputes and the establishment
OF permanent international court Of arbi-
tration.
Resolved, That we extend to the commits.
sioners appointed by President Mckinley to
represent the government of the United
States at the Cars conference our con-
CALCULATIONS on the opportunity thus of
| that better method which shall characterize
the new civilization, and We respectfully
beg to assure them that their countrywomer
confidently expect them to lend their high
influence and their large abilities TO the
service of humanity. by their disinterested
the letter of his Majesty, the Car of Rus
STA, and the still higher objects which are
involved in gradual disarmament and which
will come to be regarded as its natural Sc
Guence."
1t is also desired that a telegram con-
tanning the information that the resolutions
have been passed and the number of people
present ar the meeting shall be sent from
every meeting TO May Wright Sewall. In
dianapolis, and TO Vredes Comite, The
Hague Holland The object of sending the
cablegram is 70 enable the central commit.
tee which will be I'm session at The Hague
from May 10. 10 be able to make a sum
total for every country of the number OF
women that have convened In meetings &c
express their interest in gradual disarma-
ment and in international arbitration Ar.
iangements have been made TO have this
expression OF the opinions, the sympathies
and the hopes of women properly presented
to the commissioners OF the respective coun.
tries represented in the Cars conference