Evening star., 1921-08-29
Editorial Digest.
Is There a Woman Diplomatista

Il There a Woman Diplomatist3
Representative Alice Robertson has
many sympathixers among editorial
writer's in her position that women
have not the necessary experience to
enable them to qualify az delegates
to the disarmament conference. The
attitude her supporters uniformly
take is that the appointment Of
woman, because she is woman,
| would introduce an element Of sex
wholly unrelated to the issues of
the conference, and that the prime
requirements OF diplomatic and polit-
ical training and sagacity cannot be
| met by any woman. However. the
woman delegate has many more ad-
vocates in the press than she has
opponents.
Representative Robertson's mental
inventory of American womanhood"
Tribune (republican) insists. as "a
| slur on her sex" Rather. the syra-
| cuse Herald Independently agrees,
1T Is the recognition of a demon
| stratable truth. and not in any sense
reflection upon the Intellectual ca
the Wheeling Intelligencer (repubii-
CAM states 1t, mo matter what her
natural qualifications, it is doubtful
II a woman could be found with the
requisite experience essential to par
s,cipasion ss 9ss IN eonferences as important
as that to be held in Washington"
The Indianapolis Star Undependent
republican,. doesn't even entertain
doubts, but declares that there is
not woman In the United States so
oual1hed may safely be said with
out Investigation" Certainly III
there Is any woman whose breadth
OF practical diplomatic experiences is
unusual" the Baltimore American
unoependent republican, thinks. "she
mas, ,,as succeeded In hiding her talents
~ h -, great success" and since, in
important qualification is diplematic
eapeIience. the conclusion is unes-
scapaDie that "the disarmament con.
ierehce WL. is no place for a woman"
Mhile ar no very distant day we
may may expect that woman's entrance
INTO public life will develop wonnsn
publicists well equipped for smoh
service" still. the Minneapolis 'Jonrnai
..!noependent republican, points ont
| tnat day is not here" II it were ~
,mased. the country had a woman Of
pxolesslonal fitness and recoRnized
hhpep,ence the pn.,c % and ability for this work"
ohat there would be no thought oS
delegate. appointment as
however. in the opinion Of tho
husta heIiaun Chronicle (democratic) "few
amen,e enat there is no woman in
;n" wisdom and influence to sit in tSs
nisafma nnsitin ament conference" Such
position. it holds. "is not oniv far.
scneo as to accuracy, but IL is
Wholly fnconsiderate and Offensive tn
he,ta hannood. n, and 'the nation knows
ssrw =, But even If it were neces-
ment. 91 the Columbia Is. Co Record
oaemocratic) na thinks. at should take
no Weostertan highbrows to dismano
ae tne Dattieships and raze the fort.
no thus make war impossible" and
CALL" "oen nave nrst
II applied to men the test which
MISS Robertson exacts would in The
opinion OF the Memphis CommerciaI
dnan toemocratic). materially re-
oa ouce the number of possible appli-
doaen oae snsto, s,nee we have not half
yers in the United States. law
Inc wichita Eagle Gndependent,
pu.s .ne matter thus: Women are in
.eiesteo IN disarmament as taxnavera
as neads of families. as parents of
po.enaai war victims, as humani-
fara fans: They have done much to
Ihey should have-at least one weins
,.; "a tne great conference that NAV in
!tiate the actual proceedings Tor In
ternational disarmament"
urIner, the Cleveland Press (in-
upi.aaen2 ouis.aa ny considers. the first re-
what he is doing, and .thera IN IN
hs teW women in America who do not
ueIleVe In disarmament" and with
tal HAeo purpose a woman "would
keep her mind steadily on the great
; dne d ana refuse to let that aim be
DETAILS and minor irritations grow
ing out or national issues"
mere Is no reason that the Chris.
.,an science Monitor (Bost6n. fnde.
psnoentl is willing to concede "why
dae,dsa ac poiic.es OF the world should be
been in the past by men" and athe
increasing activity Of women in gov
eTnment should be one of the stron.
est influences leading to disarmament
anu tne overcoming Of the fmnulse
Neither the Hartford Times ta.o
cratic) nor the Chicago POST 1inde-
pendent) finds difficulty in selecfing
woman to meet the requirements
wnicn Miss Robertson puts forth or
Whlcn the conference itself could de.
mand; and each suggests a candidate
IN rub confidence that she could &C.
au.t herself creditably as a repre-
sentative both of women and Of tha
country. The Times ''nominates" Miss
Woolley. president Of Mount Holvoks
Co!iege, who. it believes. "woniS he
an ideal selection for a place amon~
the American delegates" and the Post
can think Of few people, men or
woima wTe1 ~ VINO could add more solid
Inan could Miss Adams" Of Hui