Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
MOTHERS HEAR
PLEA ON LEAGUE
Women Help Men in Filling
Auditorium for Big Demo-
cratic RaIly-NoveI Program
Boost GIVEN DORSEY
Make it Unanimous, Says
Clark - Woman Speaker
Makes Address on League

Mayor Frank Dorsey's candidacy
for reelection was boosted, the
League of Nations issue explained
and the various local and county
candidates spoke at the big Demo
$ cratic rally In the Auditorium last
night which was attended by be-
tween $500 and 1000 people. The
large number of women present
were highly pleased with the meet
ing, especially inasmuch as Mrs.
George Sevey, of Chicago, made the
feature address of the evening.
Mrs. Sevey opened her address
by saying that she was working for
!. the league in the interest of the
country and would give woman
view of the big issue of today.
The woman speaker stated that
the Republican party has used as
a football enc of the most import
ant issues brought before this ma
tion since it's founding, just because
, that party did not have an issue.
Before proceeding in her eXplana-
= tion of the covenant. Mrs. Sevey
told of the things done by the DEM
ocratic party during the last eight
y ears. one of the most important
was the federal bank currency act,
which the speaker stated Warren G.
/. Harding would recall If he is elect
Z ed.
Mrs. Sevey stated that the presi-
dent fought this bill through con-
greSs containing a group of reaction
airy men, who were the same men to
nominate Harding in the back room
of a Chicago hotel
In addition to the currency act.
other good measures put through by
the Democrats, were the farmer
loan act, women suffrage and the
child labor law.
Returning to her talk on the
league the speaker referred to the
mothers and fathers of men who
fought in the past war, not wanting
their sons to be called soon again
to fight for a settlement of territorial
aggressions, which the league would
settle. Throughout her talk the wo-
man mentioned a son who fought
and died during the great war, and
a brother who died In the Spanish
American war.
Mrs. Sevey stated that she left a
comfortable home in Chicago to talk
for the league in order to prevent
, future wars. The speaker stated
that she is paying her own expenses,
and unlike Republican women
speakers. she is not getting paid for
her work.
The speaker told Of the presi-
dents trip to Europe to negotiate
a treaty, the promise of congress to
aid him and upon his return the
work of the round robin" The
woman explained the covenant of
the league as in three parts, one,
secretarial work; two assembly,
which is made up of forty-two coun-
tries, each country having one vote.
and third, the council made up of
five big countries and four small
countries. each with a vote.
Mrs. Sevey told of questions una
bic to be settled by the assembly
going to the council for final settle
ment. The council is made up of a
representative of the United States
(for we will be in the league, the
woman stated); France, Great Bri-
tain. Japan and Italy and four small
countries, Each country has a vote
and a vote on any question must be
unanimous. After the council rem
ders decision If country fails to
Il live up to the agreement, its credit
twill be cut and blockade ordered.
, In regard to the Irish question
the woman stated IN article eleven
this question.is is taken care of, and
Mrs Sevey stated Gov. Cox would
take care of the Irish situation if
elected. In closing her address the
woman told of conditions in Europe
found by her. what the United States
was losing by not reaching an
agreement on the league, and what
will be lost if this country fails to
enter the league.
Congressman James O'Connor of
Louisiana. was the other national
speaker on the program, and he ex-
planned the league issue somewhat
along the line of Mrs. Sevey, and
urged the election of the Democratic
presidential candidate. and a Dem
ocratic congress. This speaker ex-
planned the start of wild man" in
1874 to conquer the world, and stat
ed the league of nations would pre-
vent similar actions In the future.
He also told of the blocking of Pres
ident Wilson's plans by the senators.
In his address the congressman
urged that New Jersey get back in
the Dem ocratic columns as in DAYS
gone by.
Mayor Frank Dorsey, as preside ut
OF the Democratic Club, opened the
meeting and spoke on his candidacy
for reelection. The mayor re-
quested the support of the voters on
his record in public Office and also in
business and challenged anyone who
would say that they had called upon
him for aid during his term of office.
and were not received In a courteous
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