The Washington times., 1916-12-09
! History and Achievements Of
Woman's Peace Party, Now
Converting Here.
HAS NOTABLE MEMBERSHIP
Conference at The Hague At
tracted Attention to Policy.
of This Organization.
BY GERTRUDE E. MACKENZIE.

There you hev IL plain an fiat;
don't want to 20 no tjfrder
Than my testyment fer that"
These words from Lowell might well
serve a. the text upon which the
Woman's Movement for Constructive
Ponce was founded tw5 years ago to-
day, while the greatest OF interna
u,nai slau.hterinE mat IN ~ In the
ms sorry OF the world was hut five
months old. Mr.. and Mrs. Pethicls Law
renee, OF London, visiting this country
2 week previously. had sought to in
duce the Western world to replace the
raising OF armies by tbs raising OF
their voice against armier and the
need for them. SO graphically did Mrs.
Lawrence. at the Columbia Theater
and horrors OF our sister nations
ecross the water. that an aroused and
determined womanhood answered her
plea for a Constructive peace" whi.,h
berbarism OF 4 bygone age.
with this idea In Wow, the Won.
/. ans Movement for Constructive Peace
vas organised I'm Washington, at the
nome OF Mrs. Christian Hemmick. who
whose hospitable home remained their
neadQuerters until, In an encourag.
inGy short time, the movement out.
Erew It's local character. branches
were organised in other cities. and
the national organization. under the
name OF the Womsn's Peace Party.
was formed on January 10. 1915.
5000 Formed Party.
Three thousand delegates, represent.
Ing every State In the Union, met at
the New willard to band Themselves
together to demand that war be aboi.
= M 10 -
taining as It's main clauses, the imme.
dite calling or a convention OF neutral
nations In the interest OF early peace: !:
tho limitation OF armaments and the
Of their manufacture;
organised opposition to militarism IN
tbs country; education OF youth in
the ideals OF peace; democratic con.
troll OF foreign policies: the further
humanixation OF government by tho
extension OF the franchise to women;
concert of nations TO succeed the "bai.
gradual Organization OF the world 10
substitute law for war; Substitution
OF an international police for rival
armies and navies; removal of the
pointment by this Government OF a
commission OF men and women with
an adequate appropriation to promote
International peace.
The officers elected at this meet
~ .
Mrs; Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs. Anna
0sriin Spencer. Mrs. William Kent.
Mrs. Alice Thacher Post. and Mrs
sdeTiss ts, %.. sS:'ig M..S ,se shs.smsn ssIs,asn
Miss Sophronla y. breckenridge,
treasurer. and Mrs. W. I. Thomas. ex-
scutive secretary.
Work OF Prepssssds.
Following the, international Confer.
ence OF Women at The Hague In April.
1915. two groups OF envoys were sent,
result OF the work OF this committee.
and to Holland and Switzerland, the
other to Russia and the scandinavian
countries. The delegates were receiv.
ed by thirty.four rulers. ministers. OF
report. the leading msmbeis Of these
two delegations united In stating that
the evidences and assurances given
them by foreign officials whose names
srty 20 divuise. convinced them that
the European nations, both belligerent
and neutral would regard such a con.
ference favorably. ~ nrst assured of
xom.n Who %sss tSis crusade 81 the
interest OF world peace and human
Observation-Disclosures Jane Addams. of
Hull House, and Prof. Emily Greene
the speakers at the BeiaAco rhsatsr
tomorrow afternoon.
The officers of the Washington
branch. who are In charge OF the meet
inGs OF this convention are Mrs; w.
Jay White, nrst vice president; Mrs.
Charles Edward Russell, second vice
president; Miss Edith Goode, record.
= Ing secretary: Mrs. Wilbur 8. pales,
Needham, treasurer. and Mrs. Jessie
Hardy Maekaye, auditor and press