New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
All War;
Mrs. Gait Begs
League Women
'sWhy Don't We Do Some
thing?" She Asks at Con-
vention of Voters Or
ganization i'm Cleveland
For a League of Nations
Says Every One Who Wants
World to Disarm Should
Make Washington Act

CLEVELAND, April 13.-Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, New York woman suf-
frage leader, addressing the mass
meeting of the National League Of
Women Voters convention tonight,
threw her "set" speech away and
begged the women voters to end all
war.
For fifteen minutes Mrs. Gait poured
forth an intense appeal to end ell
"The people in this room tonight
could put an end to war;" she said.
Everybody wants it and every one
does nothing.
81 am for League of Nations,
continued. 'The Republicans are in.
believe it the duty of every one who
wants the world to dsarm to compel
action at Washington
'Why don't. we do something7
ask you, Is there anybody anywhere
With an earnest crusading spirit who
S trying to arouse America? No!
We are Is stolid and as inactive as if
we did not face the greatest oppor-
unity in history"
Waited Too Long
A thousand women closely followed
every word of the white-haired woman
who had led the winning fight for their
national rights and now was leading
them in an international quest.
eve are the appointed leaders. 1t
isn't possible for US to see the horrors
of the other side. We 60 on daily liv-
ing in a paradise while tragic Europe
tries to gather it's ruins together
"We have waited too long and we
will get another war by waiting.
"Let us make a resolution tonight.
Let us oonsecrate ourselves to put war
out Of this world 1t is necessary that
we rise out of shallow partisanship,
that we act as women. Let us tell
Mr.. Harding and the Senate that we
expect action. Let us be silent no
more. Let US join hands with every
one who wants to put this terrible war
born by instinct to slay. 1t seems to
me God is giving a call to the women
of the world to come forward to stay
the hand Of men, to say, No, you shall
no longer kill your fellow men,"
When Mrs. Gait sat down there was
dead silence for few seconds, fol-
lowed by wave on wave of applause.
Some women were crying, some partly
hysterical.
The audience had been given back
ground tor Mrs. Cats appeal by Will
Irwin, war correspondent, who preced-
ed Mrs. Gait on the platform, painting
a grim picture of what the next war
would mean to women.
The league established as govern
ment principle to-day that women
should vote by principle and not by
mere party sentiment.
Recommendations
The following recommendations were
reported by committees and are ex-
pected to be approved tomorrow:
Passage of the Towner bill, to stand
ardze American schools under Fed
eral supervision.
Strict enforcement Of prohibition.
Equalization of penalty for men
with women who are guilty of moral
crimes and sdemeanors
Equal citizenship rights for women.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park. of Boston,
was nominated for national chair
man of the league. Other officers
nominated were: First vice-char-
man, Mrs. Richard Edwards. of
Indiana; second vice-charman, Miss
Belle Sherwin, Cleveland; secretary,
Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Alabama; treas
urer, Mrs. S., T. Mcknight, Minnesota,
Miss Katherine Ludington, of Con
necticut, was nominated for director
Of the First Region and Mrs. F. Louis
Slade, of New York, for the Third
| Region.