Evening star., 1915-01-11
Adopt Platform at Largely At
tended Meeting Held in
New Willard Hotel.
DELEGATES ARE PRESENT.
FROM MANY SECTIONS
Movement to Be Known as peace
Party" and Officers Are Elected
at an Executive Session.

Unanimous approval by the more
than 5000 women who attended the
mass meeting at the New Willard
Hotel yesterday afternoon was given
to a peace platform presented by the
executive committee. The meeting.
which was held under the auspices Of
the women's conference for construct
i've peace, was addressed by many
speakers prominent in the peace and
the suffrage movements. and the plat
form which was approved was de-
clared to be a practical solution of the
question as to how war may be effect
lively done away with.
The platform which was adopted was
based on tentative program pre-
sented to the executive committee by
Miss Jane Adams of Hull House, Chi
cago It had been whipped into shape
at an executive meeting Saturday. and
was for the first time made public
yesterday afternoon. 1t proposes the
arousing the nations to respect the sa-
credness of human life and to abolish
war.
Proposals in Platform.
The document proposes necessary
means to this end in eleven main
clauses, as follows:
Inc lInmeOldIe Calling OI b COHNcI-
ton of neutral nations in the interest
Of early peace.
Limitations of ornaments and the
naturalization of their manufacture.
Organized opposition to mili:arism in
this country.
Education of youth in the ideals of
peace.
Democratic control of foreign pol
icies.
The further humanizing of govern
ments by the extension Of the fran
Concert of nations to Supersede bal
ance Of powers"
Action toward the gradual organiza-
tion Of the world to substitute law for
war.
Substitution of an international po-
lice for rival armies and navies.
Removal of the economic causes of
war
The appointment by this government
of commission of men and women
with an adequate appropriation to pro-
mote international peace.
War Attacked Vigorously.
War was attacked vigorously in the
speeches that followed. Intimate word
pictures were drawn by Mrs. Pethick
Lawrence of London and DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw of the horrors of the
present conflict in Europe and the re-
sulting grief in thousands of homes.
Miss adams also described the great
hardships of women In times Of war.
A message Of gratitude was brought
to the meeting by Nine. Rosika
Schwimmer of Austria from her sis
ters in Europe.
Fund to Nationalize Plans.
Following the speeches, Miss Janet
D;,h,rd, ,vLa1 For auhscrinfiODS TO a
fund which would provide the neces-
sary means to nationalize the plans of
the convention. The appeal met with
generous response.
An executive meeting of the dele
gates was held last night. when Off
GERS were elected and plan OF ma
tional organization adopted. 1t was de-
cided that the movement should be call
ed the Women's Peace Party. Ohcers
elected were: President, Miss Jane Ad-
dams; vice presidents, Mrs. Anna Gar
lin Spencer, Mrs. Henry Willard, Mrs.
Louis F. Post and Mrs. John j. White.
The secretary and treasurer will be
selected from a later Chicago member
ship, where the headquarters will be,
under the direction of Miss Adams
Branches in All Centers.
Branches are to be located in all popu-
lous centers. according to Miss Florence
HolbrooA. who reported on the plan of
action. The Washington branch. will be
charged with ascertaining all information
pertaining to the action Of Congress and
the executive branch Of the government.
The legations here have been visited to-
day to apprise them of the action of the
meeting. II has been proposed that a
delegation of women go to Europe in the
near future to study conditions among the
suffering women there and do what they
can to help the situation.
An informal meeting was held this
morning with Miss Addams at the New
Willard Hotel to discuss plans for future
action.