Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
WORLD UNION Of
WOMEN RECEIVES
HEARTY SUPPORT
Movement Established Along
Humanitarian Lines Seeks
to Alleviate Suffering in
European Countries.
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tsssociaicd Press CarrespondsnceD
Geneva. Apfil la The World
lptlon Of Women recently founded
here by Mrs. Clara Guthrie Cooke. of
New Orleans daughter Of the late
Judge T.. J. Merrick. chief justice of
| Louisiana. is receiving support and
members from all parts of the world
The Union established upon the
common basis OF womanly compassion
which we shall endeavor to manifest
Justly IN rational thought and act.
has Issued the following address 10
American women:
Women of America. You have
been a tower of strength TO the per-
secuted and desolated victims Of the
frightful catastrophe which has over
taken Europe. I'm a great wave OF
sympathy you have equipped ships of
mercy with food and felothing and YOU
have given nobly. while all the world
has r. garded you with admiration.
But there exists now vaster ques-
tion---a morc important need. which
the women of Europe call upon you
10 help them solve. II Is the construc-
ton of the means To- prevent the pos
siblity OF recurrence of the cruel
events through which we are forced
to live.
Complicated Problem.
This problem Is unfortunately a
much more complicated and difficult
one when seen at close range, from
the very center OF the storm, than
when viewed from across the ocean
We are hampered here In Europe by
a Wide divergence of mentality of
age-old traditions and by the existing
chaos from which you in America dc
not suffer. We listen with admiration
&c the splendid, precise and definite
programs which your peace parties
have been able to draw up, but we ac-
knowledge sadly that under the cir
cumstances surrounding us ON the Eu-
ropean continent they would be inn
possible for us 10 adopt
And yet peace must be prepared
and the women of Europe must un-
dertake this preparation here. But
they must do It IN their own way and
la accord with the many different
ilentalities of the many respective ma
ons 1t is one thing TO desire peace
and another To get it.
cur program may therefore seem
TO yor very simple. almost rudimen-
tary possibly lacking IN decision and
~ boIdness But if you will think of
Z, Il Is in reality very courageous
thing which we have undertaken to-
declare war against war amongst peo-
pies who are under the spell Of the
glories of militarism; to spread the
doctrine of raternal love and indul-
gence where human hate is rampant
to work for internationalism among
those whose souls are aflame with
national patriotism: to teach the
value OF Individual effort when indl-
vidual right has never been at SO great
a discount Is 1t not "A great, brave
task and one for which united wom-
anhood is peculiarly fitted2
To Rebuild Ruined World.
There are many things which we
believe in, which we could not incor-
porate In our program because we
must first unite upon a basis of hui
manity and not Of human opinions.
We are therefore starting out in
ruined world, content to begin humblV
preparing the ground and sowing the
seeds of peace, TO try and counter-act
the evil which makes war possible
and to suppress the frlghtfu bitter
ness which as the inevitable after
math of war does more than aught
else to impede mutual progress. We
are content to begin humbly at the
very bottom because we believe that
II Is the only beginning possible to us;
but we expect step by step TO arrive
together at a wise understanding of
the deep and mysterious causes OF
war and a comprehension of what is
necessary to establish and maintain
peace. We expect to cooperate in
realization which shall grant indivd-
ual rights and national rights and
shall make OF the palace Of peace
tnow closed and Knocked in all the
beauty of It's inspiration a temple Of
Justice where national difference
shall be arbitratcd by an international
tribunal, to whose decisions all man
kind shall how. We believe that
united womanhood holds the key and
the power. that we must learn to-
gether how TO llse them.
Would Link All Women.
This World union which we ask
Won TO enter, then, is the linking to-
gether Of all women and their organ
ization In every country on the SIM
pie basis of humanity. It's practical
benefit to the women in each eonn-
try will be the advancement of solidar-
ity and fraternity among women of all
classes, and the opportunity which II
NlitiS 10 iHt INDIVIDUAL tho matter
how humble) to feel herself useful
I nit with an immediate field for her
activity and her desire to work in the
cause of peace, The women OF each
country viii be free to employ their
branch Of the World union in as pre-
cise 2 campaign as is compatible with
conditions existing in their own land.
Thus programs of quite diverse ma
lures can be forwarded by the World
unlen as long as these programs con- /
form IN general with the lines upon
which II has been organized There 7
is no subject which concerns women
which cannot be benefited by such
union II is the link between All |
opinions, all nationalities and ali |
women.
We need YOU and your support and !
we feel sure that YOU, our more fa- |
vored sisters, living in happier CON |
ditions. viii no more refuse us your
ald than YOU have refused the pleas |
Tor help which miserable world has
cried out to YOU.
Joln us in forming this World |
union based upon womanly commas
sion. that together we may learn how
to manifest II justly in rationale
thought and act"
CANADIANS MAKE GOOD
SHOWING IN EUROPE |