Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-09

BRUSSELS, April S.-One of the leading features associated with the world peace conference of 1918 at The Hague will be Miss Anna B Eckstein of Boston. who has been visiting Brussels on her self-imposod mission of obtaining two hundred million signatures to a petition for international arbitration and disarm- sment to be presented to that august body of statesmen from two-seore countries.
 She IS tall slender, wellbred look ing young woman. full of animation and intelligence. and evidently very high strung Her German descent has given her that power for quiet consideration and a just balance that has led her to work out her Inter esting scheme. while her American blood has insured that enthusiastic dash and spirit which is leading to successful results. In the two years since she left Boston, she has visited many European capitals and re- ports that few Of any nationality refuse to sign the petition. !. Miss Eckstein is a director in the American Peace society. For some years she was head of the School of Modern Languages, in Boston.
 It was while she was instructor in German in the Dana Hall Pre- parstorY School for Young Women, in Wellesley, Mass. in June. 1908, that she started what she proposes to make the greatest petition the world has ever seen. Before setting out to secure the signatures. she submitted her petition to 1000 girls in Wellesley college. who readily approved and signed it.
 Seeks 2oo,ooo, GOO Signatures.
 She was the originator of a gi- gantic petition along the same lines presented to the last Hague con. ference. It contained 100000 sig natures She afterward determined to get a hundred times this number of signatures to the petition she EilI sambit to the next Hague con ference.
 She tells some amusing stories of arguments advanced at her ,iec- lures against international disarma ments. One of the first is always, What would become of all the soldiers and sailors?" She answers that under her plan the reduction would be So gradual no change or conditions would be felt, while the release for the public good of enor- nous sum- spent annually in keep ing up fighting forces would pay for much constructive work and give widespread employment 10 workers of all classes.
 Once a girl grumblingly protested against all the soldiers and sailors being thrown ous of work to in wade the occupations which women have such a struggle now to keep.
 Conversion of Husbands.
 An" smiled Miss Eckstein, in stead of so many men roaming about the world with a sweetheart in every port or each garrison town. and being killed of by thousands in war, my plan will keep them safely at home and give them plenty Of work 70 make good husbands. so that their wives may not have to struggle too.'
 That girl at once saw the point and signed her name with a flourish.
 Miss Eckstein's statement at a German meeting that a guarantee from the nations represented in the Peace congress to submit all dis putes 10 arbitration would mean the annual release of s35O, ,00O, 900 now spent on ornaments by Germany alone, for general trade, made d great impression on the frugal Teuton.
 Everywhere she has been marvel ously well received and her petition freely signed. She reports only kindness from all countries. Al classes and all denominations sup port her.
 With the exception Of her hurried visit to Brussels she has been ir England since November, working indefatigably in her good cause. In Scotland she had a huge success. for the Scot, who is very logical, saw the advantage of reduced armament at a glance.
 She gave the congregation at Penn broke Chapel. Liverpool, one of .h' surprises of their lives one Supdal morning. when they saw q woman in pretty gown and smart ha mount the stairs to preach to them This Is practically unknown i