The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-28
WOMEN LEAGUERS
QUERY CANDIDATES
Congress Nominees Suspicious
Of Equal Trade Proposal Of
Old Peace Party.
LIKE PROPAGANDA
Miss Doty Quotes President
Wilson on No Boycott
After War Ends.

Ihnuluates lot IoHBTess III NJ" ioiN
States forty-three districts have re-
ceived questionnaires from the woman's
International League. with headquarters
at 70 Fifth avenue. giving them a chance
to go on record as TO their position OH
questions of world reorganization with
which those who are lucky enough TO b
elected may have TO deal in case they go
to Washington.
The Woman's International League Ia
the successor of the Woman's Peace
Party, which was organized in Washing
ton in January, 1915. before the war;.
with Jane Adams as president. to pro-
test against the war in general and the
spread of national preparedness in this
country in particular.
"Is II NOT time now" asks Nell Vim
cent, executive secretary of the league.
in letter which accompanied the ques-
tionnaire, ito begin thinking what kind
of world reorganization we want; par
ticularly when we are soon to cast our
votes for the men who will help to bring
II about
Secret diplomacy is one Of the causes
OF war" says the questionable. "Will
you help to free international affairs
from the control of professional diplo-
mats"
Competition In armies and armament
Is one Of the causes of war. VIII You
help TO hasten the day of universal dis
armament? BY working for Govern
ment ownership of munition plants? BY
opposing all proposals to make universal
military training a permanent policy"
Trade rivalry between nations is one
of the causes OF war. Will you help TO
pave the way for equal trade and in
vestment opportunities for everybody ir-
respective OF national boundaries"
There are number Of queries I'M
der each general question, as for in
| stance. under the last one: by voting
to remove the tariff barriers We have
erected against other countries?" by
actively opposing American participa-
ton in an economic war after the war;
&c.
Suspicious OF Equal Trade idea.
More than one candidate, who found
the Woman's International League ques-
| tionnaire in his mail. got terribly sus-
picious concerning the search for In
formation as to candidates stands on
the question OF equal trade and invest
ment opportunities for all countries
after the war. and declared this line OF
! Interrogation seemingly indicated a de-
| after II has been properly and thoroughly
! licked. Some of these candidates were
mean enough TO ask II this part of the
QUESTIONABLE wouldn't be mighty pleas
| ing TO pro-Germans who are accused OF
putting out propaganda stuff.
The International Woman's League
| says II is going 10 print the answer,
| returned by candidates for Congress,
and get them into the hands OF every
voter It can possibly reach before elec
ton day. 1t is understood that thu
distribution of the information obtained
will be confined more or less to women
voters.
| Mrs. Henry Willard. honorary chair
man OF the league. was out of towr
last night and could not be interviewed
| There was no response to the telephon,
! of Miss Crystal Eastman, once business
| manager of the Masses and chairman
| OF the executive board Both wer,
| members Of the executive board of thj
| Womans Peace party.
| Miss Madeleine u. Doty, a member o
| the executive board OF the league. said
THE Woman's International Leagu,
is backing up President Wilson. 1t /.
trying to find out what candidates ar,
going to stand by him. The league
didn't intend that II should make any
difference what candidates polite.
were so long as his position was right"
'In view of the Presidents appeal fol
the election of Democrats only, will i
make any difference now" she wal
asked.
ut might now" was the reply.
at has been suggested that the ques
tons concerning paving the way 70,
equal trade and investment opportuni
ties for everybody might be interprete,
as favoring Germany said the reporter
Cites Mr.. Wilson on Boycott.
President Wilson said there shouldn'
be any trade boycott OF any nation,
was the response.
Miss Doty declared that the big thin
the league is working for Is THE inter
national settlement Of Democrat
peace"
Mrs Henry G. Leach. another mem
Der OF the executive board. said tn
change OF the name OF the Woman
Peace party TO that OF the Woman's In
ternational League had nothing of tn
camoufiage in it," She was somewha
out OF touch with the present work o
the league. she said. and didn't knoN
as much about II as some others, but sh
knew that the league is trying to I'm
out where candidates for Congress stan
on the big questions that are coming W
She said the league is for a peace pro
gramme with any kind Of peace that
made
The league is sending out circular
asking voters to answer questions alon
the same line as those asked OF the can
didates.
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