New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-04-28
RACE HATRED DEPLORfD
BY PEACE DELEGATES
Women Of World Meet at The
Hague to Seek End Of War.

The Hague, April 2S.-Forty two
delegates from the United States to
the International Women's Peace
Congress, who had been held up on
the steamer Noordam because OF
Great Britains order stopping traffic
to Holland, arrived here yesterday
The Noordam was released by
British admiralty order issued yes
terday.
The delegates reached The Hague
in time for the opening meeting of
the congress last night, at which an
earnest desire to bring the worlds
war to a conclusion and insure
durable peace was strongly expressed
by delegates belonging to both belli-
gerent and neutral nations
Aletta Jacobs Presides.
Besides the $50 Dutch delegates,
the gathering, which was presided
over by Aletta Jacobs, comprised
fifty-one women from America, three
from Austria, nine from Denmark,
five from Belgium (who arrived by
special permission of the German
military authorities) nine from Hun
gary twelve from Sweden, fifteen
from Norway, twelve from Germany,
two from Great Britain and one each
from Chile, Armenia, Italy and Can
ada.
Stirring addresses of greeting were
delivered by Anita Augspurf of Mum
iche, Nine. Bjerg of Denmark, Kath-
crime Courtney of London, Olga
Misar of Vienna, Annie kleman of
Stockholm, Mrs. Fanny Fern An
drews of Boston, Wilma Glueckllsh Of
Budapest Rosa Genoh of Milan, DR..
Keilkau of Norway, and Mia Boisse-
vain of Amsterdam.
Thrill Stirs Audience.
A thrill seemed to stir the audi
ence as the women of the various
nations uttered sympathetic refer
ences to the sorrows and hardships
of their sisters. DR.. Anita Aug
spurg aroused the enthusiasm of the
delegates when she declared that
womanly feelings were above all race
hatreds and that the German women
stretched out their hands for friend
ship and international love. Miss
Courteney of England reciprocated
with the assurance that English
women recognized the women of
other nations as sisters and were
heartily thankful to the neutral ma
tions for calling the gathering, de-
claring that all women in their hearts
wished for peace.
This was the first time when the
women of the world. as an organ
lied body, had been in position to
make themselves heard in an effort
to bring the great war to an end
Miss Courteney continued, ana the
women were now going to say what
they thought of the war, not as ma
tionals, but as women.
Disparages Race Hatred. s..
Olga Misar of Vienna also dis
paraged race hatred, saying the wom-
en- should help each other with SYM
pathy and endeavor to end the war
a war which the women had not
sought but which had caused them
great suffering.
Mrs. Andrews said that never be-
fore had she such faith in the power
of women to effect a great purpose.
Every woman in the United States,
she declared, sympathized with the
objects of the congress.
An address which held her audi
tors spellbound was delivered by Sig
norma Genoli, the sole Italian dele
gate. Speaking in French and with
great earnestness, she said she saw
the horrors of war impending in
Italy The men who were starry
ing because of the stoppage of trade,
demanded to be sent to the front to
fight, where they would be certain
to obtain food, she said. Even the
Italian peace society had declared
in favor of war. But the women
of Italy were praying against such
a calamity Detailing them.