The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-15
Warning Nations Tell Women Pro-
posed Peace Move viii Be
Welcome, Provided US.
Takes Lead
PLAN LAUNCHED AT
THE HAGUE MEETING
Statement Issued Setting Forth Find.
ings Of Delegates Who Inter-
viewed High Officials Of
Beiligerents on Subject
By United Press.

by united PreSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Warring
Europe has authorized the leading
women OF the world to say that It
wants peace conference of neutral
nations if it is led by the United
States. Three neutral nations have
agreed Two are considering. The
United States has not decided.
The authorized official of every ma
tion now at war authorized this state
ment by the International Congress
of Women at The Hague, after an
authorized delegate of the congress
conferred with him.
These facts are contained in state
ment issued here today by the inter-
national committee of women for
permanent peace, with copy OF The
Hague Women's Congress manifesto
to the governments of Europe and the
president of the United States, at
tached
In their joint report the leading
members of these two delegations
unite in stating that tn evidence and
assurances given them have con-
vinced them that the belligerents
would not consider such conference
unfriendly, and that the neutrals
would not be unwilling to act, il first
assured of American cooperation
The delegates were not at liberty to
give names or nationality of the for
eign offices specifically quoted, but in
several instances they quote ver-
batim: MY country would not find
anything unfriendly in such action by
the neutrals,' are the words credited
to the foreign minister Of one great
belligerent. my government would
place no obstacle in the way Of its in
stitution, said the minister OF an OPP
posing nation. What are the neu-
trails waiting for?" said third. whose
name, it is stated, ranks high, not only
in his own country, but all over the
world
The ENJOYS we're received by the
following. among others:
Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign
Minister sir Edward Grey in London
Reichskanbler Won BethmannIHol-
veg and Foreign Minister Won Jagow,
in Berlin.
Prime Minister Stuergkh, Foreign
Minister Burian, in Vienna; Prime
Minister Tisza, in Budapest.
Prime Minister Salandra and For
eign Minister Sonino. in Rome.
Prime Minister viviani and Foreign
Minister Declasse, in Paris.
Foregn Minister d'Avignon, in
Havre.
Foreign Minister sasonoff, in Petro-
grad
Aud by the following representa-
tives of neutral governments:
Prime Minister Cort van der Linden
and Foreign Minister Loudon. in the
Hague.
Prime Minister Zahle and Foreign
Minister Scavenius, in Copenhagen.
King Haakon, Prime Minister Knud-
sen, Foreign Minister 1hlen and by
Messrs. Loyeland. Aarstad Castberg
and Jahren, the four presidents Of the
Storthing in Christiania
Foreign Minister Wallenberg. in
Stockholm
President Motta and Foreign Minis
ter Hoffman. in Berne
President Wilson and Secretary OF
state Lansing in Washington.
While in Rome, the delegation went
unofficially--thati is to say, without a
mandate from the congress. to an and
fence with the pope and the cardinal
secretary OF state.
The International Congress Of
Women, which met at The Hague last
April, appointed two groups of g.
VOWS. one to the belligerent govern.
ments, and to Holland and Switzer'
land. the other to Russia and the
Scandinavian countries. The rer rts