Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-28
Women, After Delay En- Route,
Participate in Congress
Protesting Against War.
SPEAKERS DEMAND
AN END TO CONFLICT
Soar Above Racial Prejudices and
Make Plea on Purely Woman
ly Grounds.

rHt. HAGUE, via London, April Is
Forty-two delegates from the United
states to the international women s
peace congress, who had been held
I'D on the steamer Noordam because OF
Great Britain's order stopping trahc
10 Holland, arrived here yesterday.
The delegates reached The Hague IN
time for the opening meeting or the
congress last night, at which an earnest
desire TO bring the worlds war 10 u
conclusion and insure a durable peace
was strongly expressed by delegates
belonging to both belllgerent anu
neutral nations
Nations Represented.
Besides the SS6 Dutch delegates the
gathering, which was presided over ny
Aletta Jacobs comprised fifty-one worn
en- from America, three from AustFia'
nine from Denmark, five from Belgium
,who arrived by special permission OIL
the German military authorities). nine
from Hungary. twelve from S"eoeh'
fifteen from Norway, twelve from Ger
many. two from Great Britain and one
each from Chile. Armenia, Italy ana
Canada. 1000
delivered by Anita Augsburg OF NM
mich. Madame Tubjerg of Denmark
Katherine Courtney of London, olga
Misare of Vienna. Anna Kleman OF
stockholm, Mrs. Fanny Fern Andrews
OF Boston. Wilma Gluecklich of Buda-
pest, Rosa Genoli of Milan, Dr. Ken.
kan of Norway and Mia Boissevain OF
Amsterdam.
Thrills Stir Audience.
Thrills seem to stir the audience as
the women of the various nations ut
tered sympathetic references to the
sorrows and hardships of their sisters.
DIR. Anita Augsburg aroused the en-
thusiam Of the delegates when she de-
cIared that womanly feelings were
above all race hatreds and that the
German women stretched out their
hands for friendship and International
love.
Miss Courtney Of England reciprocal
ed with tho assurance that English
women recognized the women of other
nations as sisters and were heartily
thankful to the neutral nations for
calling the gathering. declaring that
all women in their hearts wished for
peace.
VIII Express Women's View.
This was the first time when the
women of the world as an organized
body had been in a position to make
themselves heard in an effort to bring
the great war to an end. Miss Courtney
continued. and the women were now
going to say what they thought Of the
war, not as nationals. but as women.
Olga Misar of Vienna also disparaged
race hatred, saying the women should
help one another with sympathy and
endeavor to end the war-a war which
the women had not sought. but which
had
Mrs Andrews said that never before
had she such faith in the power of
women to effect a great purpose. Every
woman in the United States. she de-
clared, sympathized with the objects
of the congress.
Wilma Giuecklich. one Of the Hun
garian delegates. argued that women
would not be worthy of their coming
franchise unless they proved that they
were doing something to abolish the
war.
Women of Italy Oppose.
An address which held her auditors
spellbound YVES delivered by Stgnorna
Genon, the sole Italian delegate. Speak
ing in French and with great earnest
ness she said she saw the horrors of
war impending in Italy The men, VINO
were starving because of tho stoppage
Of trade, demanded to be sent to the
front TO nght, where tney "ouiu 10
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
Dozens of messages from every coun-
try except Belgium were read by DR..
Boisseyain.
Congress of Protest.
Dr Aletta Jacobs IN her speech of
welcome said:
We who convened this congress
never called II a peace congress, but
an international congress of women TO
protest against the war and to discuss
ways and means by which war shall
become an impossibility in the future. -
DR. Jacobs added that one of the most
powerful means to attain this end
would be the introduction of woman