Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
New York Delegation Has In
tervieW With the Secre-
tary of State.
INTERNATIONAL BOARD IS
PART OF THE PROPOSAL
Idea Was First Launched in Address
to Neutral Nations at Political
Union Meeting.

A delegation from the Woman's Po-
litical Union of New York had an in
terview with Secretary Bryan today at
the State Department, by appointment.
and presented a plea from women for
peace and a Constructive plan to pre-
vent war
The delegation consisted of Mrs Har-
riet Stanton Blatch, president of the
union; Mrs. Emanuel Einstein and Mis-
Alberta NJ. Hill, all of New York.
Women's Plan Set Forth.
The announcement made by this dele
cation concerning their visit is:
The plan is for the women of Amer
ica to call upon the women of all 9TH
er neutral nations to meet Immediately
and lay the foundation of an interna-
tional commission, or world govern
ment. with an international court and
an international police to enforce its
DEGREES.
The idea was first launched in the
address to the women of neutral ma
tions,' which was passed at the Car
negie Hall meeting arranged for Mrs.
Pethick Lawrence october 80, and sine
that time has been passed by the va
rious branches of the Women's Polit-
ical Union throughout New York
state"
Nine. Schwimmer's Address.
An address developing the same plea
for peace was made by Nine. Rosika
Schwimmer, secretary of the Inter-
national Woman Suffrage Association.
on Women and the War in the
Woodward & Lothrop auditorium yes
terday afternoon. She was speaking
under the auspices of the women's
Ont nj y1Sfr
Gently organized here as result of
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence's broaching
that scheme at an address in the Stu
dio House. where she was the guest of
Mrs. John Jay White.
II pray God night and day that the
United States will prevent Europe
from committing suicide" said Nine.
Schwimner-
The United States, by failing to step
In and stop the war, will write into
history the final and most horrible
chapter of the worlds greatest horror.
United States Can Stop War.
President Wilson today is the most
respected man in the world she said,
land Mr. Wilson, backed by the public
opinion of the greatest neutral world
power. can stop the war.
The United States must not offer
mediation timidly, but must demand
Hieuld tlOI, ana demand immediate CeS
Sation OF hoStillties with force that
will make Europe's monarchs bow"
Nine Schwimmer's address was one
of several hundred she has delivered
since she started speaking in this
country in September.
Sent to Tell War Story.
When the war started" she said, II
was in London. press representative of
S,,S
lance. The silence of the censor was
1T once imposed, but the women's or
ganizations of sixteen countries sue
ceeded in uniting in an effort to stop
the war
They knew they could not get word
through the censors to the outside
world. so they sent me to tell the story
saw President Wilson as soon as
arrived, and though he approved my
lnlssion-to enlist the public opinion of
this nation in the cause for peace-he
said he could not grant my prayer"
Impromptu Meeting Is Held.
After the lecture an impromptu meet
ing of the woman suffragists in the
audience was held, in which the senti-
ments expressed by Nine. Schwimmer
were Endorsed and plans made for an
organization to carry them out These
plans VIII be submitted at the mass
meeting of sufragists in January The
sneaker was introduced by Mrs Wes-
ley Martin Stoner
Secretary Bryan also met by appoint
Inent today Miss Anne Martin, presi-
dent of the Nevada Suffrage Associa-
tioh- Inc meeting was arranged by
Senator Newlands in compliment 10
MISS Martin. who directed the cam
paign of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage as waged against the
democratic candidates for Congress.
MISS Martin urged the Secretary TO
throw his influence In annnor. =