Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-14
THE WORLDS CRISIS
Lucia Ames Meade Before Woman Suffrage Congress.
OUR PART TO LEAD DISARMAMENTS
"Let Women Help to Inspire Men With New Courage to War Against War, the Only Way to Justice,
 Prosperity and Peace."

ilaa. . . . < < t N ' { BALTIMORE, Feb. IA. "TAe Worlds Present Crisis" was the subject of an address by Lucia Ames Meade before the National American Woman Suf- frage association congress here. She said. r
 When we consider the 12O,OO0,OOO Russians and Siberians who are emerg- ing from political bondage to compara- tive freedom and the awakening of that one-quarter of the human race which lives in China-when we consider the possibilities of new relations with South America and what may come from the second Hague conference, we perceive that never since history began have so many forces been at work to bring rapid changes in the lives of so many millions of human beings.
 ITO ignore these momentous move ments and to feel no responsibility for them would be unpardonable in any one, but most of all in an American today. Under the oppression and az gression of so called Christian nations China is turning from a peaceful na- tion which honors scholarship supreme ly to military nation that IS hanging Ia heavy millstone of debt about the necks of millions of poor artisans and farmers. For this burdensome and dangerous and wholly unnecessary ad- dition to the militarism of the world Christian nations are responsible.
 "The United States, protected by two oceans, with not nation on the hem isphere that dares to attack her,. with hot nation in the world that is her enemy, rich nation with endless re- sources and undeveloped markets with in her own borders, feeding Europe ninety days in year, this most fortu- nate nation is the one of all others to lead the world out of the increasingly intolerable bondage of armaments.
 If the United States will take strong position on gradual, proportional disarmament, the first step may be made toward it at the second Hague conference soon to be held.
 If they will agree to neutralize the Philippines, as Belgium and Switzer- land are neutralized, large fraction of our navy will be rendered needless, now kept on the plea of protecting them. If they will agree to protect all private property at sea it will enable England to reduce her navy. If they will agree to call world assembly at regular intervals to consider not only the disputed questions which unsettled lead to war, but to create worlds settlement of other matters of mutual interest, they will build up gradually that code of international law which alone can make The Hague court ade- nuate and efficient for, every cdSeSs T ''What we need today 7Asl<s$ craven fear. less trembling at the bugaboos of outside enemies. The nations worst enemies have never been red coats or gray coats or Mexicans or Malays. They are the boodlers and grafters- the traitors in time of peace, the shirk- CTS and deserters at the polls. We need a new courage. courage that shall be willing to take a reasonable risk, that shall dare to lead in the new war against war. Let us women help to in- spire our men with that courage; let our teachers instruct our youth on the meaning of the new internationalism; let our editors and preachers and con gressmen do their part, and our below ed country shall open to the toiling suf- fering millions of this war cursed world the way-the only way-toward justice, prosperity and peace"