The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
COMMITTEE AIMS
TO AROUSE PUBLIC
TO ARMS CUT NEED
Chairman Straus Tells of
Plan for Educational
Campaign.

To inform the public OF the pur-
pose and activities Of the interna-
tional disarmament conference.
To apprise the delegates to the
the people
To instruct the public regarding
the present need for the considera-
tion of economic questions from an
International standpoint; that the
arms conference does not intend
that any one country shall totally
disarm while others retain their
armaments; that wars are costly.
both in lives and money, and that
they must be eliminated.
Purposes of Committee.
Striving to accomplish these
purposes, will be the function of
the general committee on the limi-
tation of armaments-the unoft
ckal body assembled upon the call
of Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation Of Labor,
according to a statement made by
Oscar Straus, former Ambassador
to Turkey and member Of President
Roosevelt's Cabinet who yesterday
oficIally accepted the craftsmanship
Of the committee.
Local headquarters Of the general
committee will be established az
13l0 F street northwest in charge
of william Short, executive seere-
tary Of the committee.
Mass meetings to be adressed by
members Of the general committee
and other prominent speakers will
be held in all parts of the country;
charts depicting the horrors OF war
and the cost OF maintaining arma-
ments and conducting martial cam
paigns will be displayed throughout
the nation; pamphlets summarizing
the activities of the conference will
be sent broadcast according to the
present tentative plans Of the COM
nnittee.
Begins Campaign Friday.
The extensive publicity campaign
to be conducted by the committee
will be begun on Armistice Day.
when speakers will address meet
ings Of labor. patriotic and civic
organizations in ali parts OF the
country. Mr.. Straus will address a
large meeting in the Bedford Pres
byterian Church, Of Brooklyn.
whether or not the committee Will
take into consideration the Far
East problems is still a matter Oh
conjecture, according to Chairman
Straus, but since this question is
closely allied TO that of disarma-
ment, he intimated, that it would
probably receive consideration.
For the conduct Of this work, the
committee has arranged a tentative
budget of 100000. which will be
obtained through a campaign OF
popular subscriptions. This fund
will be cared for by Darwin P.
Kingsley, president of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce, who was
yesterday elected treasurer of the
committee.
Notes Wrong Impression.
In accepting the chaIrmanshIp Of
the committee yesterday. Mr.. Straus
said: Il hesitated for a time IN sc-
cepting this ONCE, knowing that II
would necessitate much work, but
realizing that II Is for q lofty
cause. and in view OF the fact that
I have given much time for public
service and toward the accomplish
ment of this very purpose, I was
forced to accept.
"One OF the principal things which
this committee will be called upon
to do is to inform the public that
this conference does not intend that
any one country shall totally dis
arm while the others retain their
ornaments, for II that were the case.
the disarmed country would imme-
diately lose its influence among the
others. This impression is held by
many persons. and since 1t is false
1 must be corrected"
Mass meetings and patriotic dem
onstrations will be held throughout
the United States under the direc-
ton of the American Federation OF
Labor on Armistice Day. In this
city addresses will be delivered by
John A voll, president of the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association; Frank
Morrison, secretary Of the American
Federation of Labor; a member of
the United States Senate: a repre-
sentative OF Washington's women's
organizations, and Frank Duffy, vice
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. in the Central High
School auditorium.