New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Wornen's Peace
Party Changes to
international
New Organization Will En-.
ter Politics With World
Unity Programme

The Woman's Peace party OF New
York 's no more. Under the name
Of the Woman's international League
'ts members will enter the political
campaign this fall and attempt to
make "internationaliem" an issue in
The elections. The new name was
decided upon last week through a
referendum vote of the members, of
whom there are about 1900 in New
York State. The vote was four to one
IN favor Of abandoning the word
tional."
Mrs. Margaret Lane, executive Sec
retary. Of the league, denied last night
that the members had been forced by
circumstances to change their name or
that there would be any change in their
policy.
"The word international more accu-
rately expresses the scope of our work
for the coming year." she said at is,
OF course, impossible to do anything
about an immediate peace, us that
would be working against the govern
ment, and we are a law-abidng organi-
directed howard the reconstruction Of
international affairs after the war"
The official announcement sent out
BY the hague expresses the reasons for
the change as follows:
This change Is made not at all be-
cause lis Jealous desire for universal,
complete and permanent peace has les
sened. but because it believes that this
aim can be reached only through world
wide internationalism. At this time,
when 1t Is being SO readily assumed by
:eace can be achieved by the sword,
the Woman's international League be-
lieves that IL is important to empha-
size that the only guarantee of lasting
security Ia a democratic league Of all
nations based OH disarmament and the
removal Of economic BARRIERS"
In the elections next November, when
tho women Of New York will vote for
the first time in all Congressional dis
tricts. the Woman's international
League will face each candidate with
tho following blanks Of their platform:
"As q candidate for Congress, which
incident to the settlement of the war
are before the world, we ask you to
lndorse the following proposals:
"a democratic league of all nations,
based upon free seas, free markets,
universal disarmament and the right
Of peoples to determine their own des-
tiny.
"The development of an international
parliament and tribunal as the gov
erning bodies of such league.
Daylight diplomacy, with demo-
cratic control Of foreign policy.
"Legislation whereby American del
egates to the end-of-the-war conference
shall be elected directly by the people.
Furthermore, that Americas cham
pionship OF the principle Of reduced
x,~>a <n e
the world as disinterested and sincere,
we ask you to oppose legislation COM
mitting this country to the adoption of
universal compulsory military train
ing"
The league bases its platform upon
the speech of President Wilson of
January 8, 1913, in which he advocated
open covenants Of peace, removal of
economic barriers, reduction of ma
.ional armamepts, and international
guarantees of political and territorial
integrity.
The original officers of the woman's =
Poace party, in the main, will con-
duct the campaign of the international
league. Mrs. Henry Willard is honorary
chairman, and Mrs: Crystal Eastman
Mrs. Horace Earon, Of Syracuse, vice
chairman; Mrs. Henry c. Leach, treas
urer; Mrs. Jessie Wallace Hughan.
; secretary, and Mrs. Margaret Lane.
executive secretary.
The executive committee consists Of:
Emily Green Balch, Laura C. Collins.
Of Hornell; Mrs. M. s. Decker, of Ell
mira; Madeline q. Doty, Theresa S.
Malkiel, Miss Lucy Watson. of Utica;
katherine Devereaux Blake, Dorothy
c. Dana, IF White Plains; Mary Ware
bennett, Mrs. u. l.. Force. of Sche-
nectadv and Florence One rtin T,,ttlo