Evening star., 1915-02-07
Hobson Addresses Meeting.

NJ a recent meeting. which was large
ly attended, at the Willard Hotel, Rep
resentative Hobson of Alabama adj
dressed the Washington branch, ad-
vocating the calling of the third
Hague conference in Washington. He
pointed out that the third conference
nations could issue the call. The United
States government. he thought, was in
the best position to do this.
Mr.. Hobson's proposal is in line with
party. which is ''the immediate call
ing of a convention of neutral nations
I'm the interest of early peace
Its moral effect would be good" said
Mr. Hobson. even if only the neutral
powers participated. 1t is little short
OF criminal to let this nucleus of what
will some day be an international
world government lapse at this critical
time
Prof. Wilson l.. Gill. formerly general
supervisor of moral and civic training
in Cuba for the United States War De-
paTtment. and supervisor at large OF
Indian schools. for the Interior Depart
ment. has placed before the Washing
ton branch mis- views on the education
Of youth in citizenship.
AS soon as our government will rec
ognize that efficient citizenship in our
country and throughout the world is
absolutely necessary to a permanent
condition of local and OF interna tional
peace. and will act forcefully in the
matter. every part of the world will
cooperate with u.s., said Prof. Gill.
Children's Peace Demand. ---
Prof. Gill is the founder Of the Chill
dren's International State. of which
all children may become citizens who
will sign the following declaration:
We. the new citizens. builders OF
the world of tomorrow. wish to have
our world at peace. We wish for ali
people health. happiness and intelli-
gence; good manners, good morals and
good fortune We join hands from
best to serve the world. each in our
own village. town or city, each in our
own dear country. and all together in
the Childrens International State
demands the education of youth in the
ideals of peace" Prof. Gill told the
women how in one school in New York
his little citizens" of the 'interna-
tfonal state have adopted the plan
OF writing letters to school children in
various parts of Europe. The letters
are not censored, and are quite spon-
taneous. This correspondence back
and forth, he said, does away with the
sense of racial prejudice, and teaches
Legislation Is Indorsed.
The Washington women have dis
cussed and indorsed two legislative
measures now before the House of
Representatives. the Macdonald reso-
luton and the Crosser bill.
The Macdonald resolution, introduced
by Representative W. j. Macdonald of
Michigan, provides for an advisory ref
erendum on the matter of the foreign
policy of the United States and gives
an opportunity to women as we'll as
men to declare their preference on the
question of what kind and size of
armament shall be maintained by our
government. This would be a step
is in line with the platform of the
womans peace party.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Robert Crosser of Ohio deals with
another demand in the woman's peace
party platform. namely, the Limitation
OF armaments and the naturalization of
their manufacture" Mr. Crosser's hill
is entitled "a bill to eliminate private
interest in war and preparation for
war by providing government facilities
for producing and manufacturing mill
ltary and naval equipment by pro-
hibiting the export of privately made
munitions of war, and by reservation
TO the government of coal and fuel
oil in the public lands"
The legislative committee of the
womans peace party is seeking to oh
tain action on this bill, and members
OF the organization throughout the
country are being asked to urge their
representatives in Congress to give IL
consideration.