Evening star., 1921-10-30
ORGANIZED TO BACK
ARMS CURTAILMENT
National Council, Representing Millions
of People, to Be Active Here
Daring Coming Conference.

space. Among the prominent mem
bers. however. are the National
Grange. the National League of Wom-
an Voters, the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, the Young Women's
Christian Association. Veterans of
Foreign Wars. the National Board of
Farm Organizations. the National
W omens Christian Temperance Union
and the National Education Associa-
ton.
A strong feeling exists in many
quarters that the best way to insure
the success of the movement for the
limitation of armaments is to keep at
a white heat the public sentiment in
this and other countries for such ac-
ton. The governments sending dele
gates to the conference must be kept
constantly informed as to the desires
of the people who are back of them.
And if the governments are made to
realize the seriousness of the de-
sires of their peoples for success OF
the conference. it is to be supposed
that their delegates bring about a
successful conclusion of the confer
ence.
1t is to aid the peoples. both of this
country and other countries. therefore,
that this unofficial council on the limi-
tation Of ornaments. acting in con-
junction with similar organizations in
Great Britain and other countries, is
being called into existence.
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The national organizations which
are members Of the council are ex-
pected each to have a representative
in Washington during the conference.
or. at least, at such times as their
presence is considered imperative. An
executive board and officers of the
council are now being selected. An
executive secretary for the board has
| already been selected. Frederick ].
Libbey.
For seven years before the war Mr..
Libbey was member Of the faculty
of Phillips Exeter Academy. For the
last six years he has been in Europe,
studying, travelling and engaged in re-
construction work in Europe and the
orient. During this time he has lived
in fourteen countries.
AS European commissioner for the
American Friends service committee,
Mr.. Libbey Travelled in Esthonia, Po-
land. Germany. Austria. Serbia and
! France. 1t is his opinion that the SEN
timent throughout the world in favor
of the Limitation Of ornaments and
for permanent peace is intense. To put
it in his own words: THE Intensity
of public interest in the coming con-
ference will make the failure of the
| conference to achieve its purposes i'm
possible. The national council is it.
self an outgrowth of a public senti-
ment so powerful and SO widespread
| that it's influence must prove a pow
erful support to the administrations
efforts to agree with the other nations
upon a common program for the limi-
| tation of ornaments"
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The national council, which is to be
a clearing house for the organizations
| which favor Limitation Of ornaments,
already represents, through its con-
stituent organizations, between six and
seven millions Of people in this coun-
| try, Groups Of most diverse and va
ried nature are included.
The State Department, through Sec.
retary Hughes, has urged that the
council turn itself to the task of de-
; veloping sound public opinion" in
support of the limitation of arma-
ments. This it will undertake. II
will seek to formulate definite state
! ments of what the people may expect
and what they should expect from
| the coming conference.
The belief of members Of the ma
tional council is that the conference
on the limitations Of ornaments is
to be the first step toward an endur-
! ing peace. But once having secured