The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11

! not mean with the whole-souled ar
dor that we had accepted them. And
| politics we will-we must--drive out
of this question of disarmament. We
women will work night and day;
we will spare no effort; we will never
| give up until we see that the fate
of this nation Is put into the hands
OF really patriotic citizens, be these
| citizens men or women"
This question of disarmament the
League of Women Voters has already
spoken loudly upon. During the fair.
from It's booth, Mrs. Sharp and her
helpers gave out literature to all who
passed, asking them, whether they
lived in this city, In the country, in
/ the state or ont of the state, to work
for reduction of arms.
Declared Mrs. Sharp:
I'VE told them from that booth of
the coming conference at Washing
| ton, asked them to write to their rep
resentatives urging them to vote for
disarmament That literature went
to every congressional district in the
state of Alabama"
Petition Sent Harding
During the semi-centennial our
league circulated a petition, which
was signed ny nearly 5000 people in
Birmingham, which read:
II stand for reduction of arms
through international consent. and !
stand ready to back up my President
and my government to obtain it
This petition was also signed SOL
| idly by a number of the women
4, clubs of Birmingham. All these names
were pasted together and put into the
shape of book and sent by parcel
post to President Harding wrapped,
in the citys emi-centenfiial poster.
The President should get this petition
very shortly.
Going even more deeply into the
question of disarmament Mrs. Sharp
emphasized:
II am for disarmament not from a
personal standpoint. From the pres
emit situation as see 1t, don't think
III live to see another war. / am in
this fight for principle. ! gave my
service in every way l could to help
win the war, and knowing the horror
OF war as l know It; the heartaches
of mothers as I knew them. and the
misery of the world as I saw II. I
feel this way. If I did not stand and
fight for disarmament would be
unworthy of Christian citizenship. |
would feel that in the future my
grandchildren would have the right to
stand and curse me for my passive.
ness.
Likes "Reduction- Term
Il like the term. Reduction OF
I arms better than disarmament.
believe in self preservation for our
! country. and think the world should
disarm in equal proportions This
Will not only bring about contentment
and better feeling. but reduction Of
taxes which will add materially ia
better living"
Mrs. Sharp caught her breath
sharply, with little gesture of deep
er feeling.
More than that. just as you and
know, as everybody knows, when peo-
pies minds are settled on war, they
are not settled on peace and con-
tentment. I have always felt that
when a woman went down into the
shadow of death to bring a son into
life she surely had some right in the
formation of the laws under which
he should be reared.
Has Right to Speak
after you've put 81 of the best
years OF your life into that sons de.
velopment, you've done il to make
him fulfill his duty as citizen OF
life--not a thing to be moved down
as sheaf of grassp'
Besides being chairman for disar-
mament for the League of Women
Voters, Mrs. Sharp is Its Vice presi.
dent and has served the oity's organ
izations of various kinds FOR many
successful, busy, work day years.
1T is due to her efforts" declared
Mrs. Richard Johnston. president OF
the League of Women Voters" that
our organization will be able to put
on so large a demonstration.
She has worked untiringfy that wa
all may get our message to Garcia
Mrs. Johnston wished very ard emit
| ly to have an enormous marching pa
rade of women. and wished also, her.
Lself. to walk In the parade as Mrs
Arid desired to do. But plans had
to be too burriedly formed, and this
was impossible.
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