The Washington herald., 1916-01-11
SEEKS FACTS ON
MENACE OF WAR
Woman's Peace Party Asks
Inquiry to Learn Of Coun-
try's Status Abroad.
REFLECTS MISS ADDAMS
Prominent Members viii Speak Be-
fore Committee of Congress Today
Against Preparedness Plan.

Calling for Congress to sanction no in-
creased appropriations for preparedness.
but instead to appoint a committee which
shall make a thorough investigation of
the possibility of war in which this coun-
try may take part, and to report on
this and other issues at the next session,
were features embodied in a resolution
offered by Mrs Jessie II. MacKaye, of
this city. and adopted by the Woman's 8
Peace Party, which met in annual ses-
sion at the Willard Hotel yesterday morn
ing and afternoon.
Miss Adams Reelected.
At the annual election of officers these
women were chosen: Miss Jane Adams,
of Chicago, chairman; Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, of New York, honorary chair
man; Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer, of
MeadviIle, Pa; Mrs. William Kent, of
California; Mrs. Louis F. Post. of Wash
ington; Mrs. Frederick Taussig. of st.
Louis, vice president; Mrs. Lucia Ames
Mead, of Boston. secretary Mrs. William
I. Thomas. of Chicago, executive secre-
tary; Miss S. p Breckenridge, of Chica 60,
treasurer.
This morning at 1880 o'clock the men,
bers will be present at a hearing before
the Foreign Affairs Committee on Ap-
propriations for Preparedness. The speak
Chrystal Eastman. Miss S. P. Breckin-
ridge, and Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead, Of
Boston. The same speakers will take
part in a similar hearing before the Sem
ate committee this afternoon.
An enthusiastic declaration for world
peace was made at Poli's Theater Sun
day afternoon by hundreds OF prominent
women. gathered in mass meeting under
the auspices of the Woman's Peace Party,
Miss Jane Adams, OF Hull House, Chi
cago. presided. More than $4,000 was
raised to carry out the work of the or
ganization.
of armament and an early
peace among the warning nations Of
Europe were discussed by the speakers.
The word preparedness" as another
form of teach the boys to kill'' was de-
nounced by Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead in her
discourse on Organized, Opposition to
Militarism in Our Own Country
Economy pressure" as one of the
simplest and most effective deterrents to
war, was advocated by Miss Janet Rich
ards, who pointed out the helpless state
in which nation would be with all other
nations united to paralyze its trade and
industry. War would be rendered i'm
possible, she said. without the firing of
gun or the arming of a single man, by
means of an Industrial boycott against a
would-be belligerent.
Campaign Built on IA Lie.
of peace. was pointed out by Mrs. Fern
Andrews. of Boston, as the most effectual
means of maintaining world peace.
The entire preparedness campaign is
built upon a lie, an obvious lie' declared
Miss Crystal Eastman Benedict. who
said: They tell US a two-power navy
and continental army will insure to
this country the blessings of liberty,
prosperity and peace. We know that
this is a lie. They say they are pre-
pairing us for peace. but the truth is they
are preparing us for war
Contributions to the organization were
made by the following: Representative
William Kent. of California, 5000: anony-
nous contribution from Middle West,
5000; anonymous contribution from New
York. $1,000: Mrs. Elizabeth Glendower
Evans of Boston, $500; Chicago Branch
of the Women's Peace Party, $500: Mrs
Henry Willard, OF New York, 500; Mrs.
John Jay White, of Washington, 500;
Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rublee. of Washing
ton, 800; Mrs. Malcolm Forbes of Massa-
500; Massachusetts, Branch of
the Women's Peace Party. 500; Ken
lucky Branch of the Womens Peace
Party, 800; New York Branch of the
"omen's Peace Party, 800
To further the plans of the party,
a number of delegates delivered ad-
dresses from the pulpits of various
churches last night.
Miss Zona Gale spoke at the ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church; Mrs
Glendower Evans at the Ingram Me-
mortal Church. Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead
at the Peoples Church in Pythian
Temple, and Mrs. Jessie Hardy Mac
KAYE at All Souls Unitarian Church