Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-30
MISS MAN|C0M HITS.
WRITER'S AT PARLEY.
English Labor Leader, Here,
Regrets Pessimism Shown in
Press on Disarmament Plan
ONLY HOPE FOR WORLD

A ruddy English girl, n wen known
British labor leader, a delegate from
Tho Geneva International Congress OF
working women Tall in the person of
Miss Kate Manicom, of London, who
brought to this country resolutions for
ihe consideration of the Disarmament
Conference) expressed today great dis
appointment at the ''pessimistic tone"
taken by writer's reporting events from
Washington.
Miss Manicom came to the city last
night to speak in the Friends Meeting
House and remained over night MS the
guest of Miss Pauline Newman and
Miss Frcda Miller, of the Women's
Trade Union League.
It was in an interview in the apart
ment of Miss Newman and Miss Miller,
at Thirteenth and Spruce streets, TODAY
that she spoke her disappointment at
the cynicism she has encountered here
and elsewhere concerning the probable
fruits of the Conference.
For upon the consequences of tho
Conference, said Miss Manicom, de-
pends the economic fate of the neonIe
Of Europe. An equalization and sta
bilization of the international exchange
she thinks, would follow a world peace
and disarmament. And only through
stabilize exchange and the reopcn.
ing of the world markets can be brought
about the. industrial revival that is 70
be the salvation of Europe.
Only Hope For World
"1f ] had one thing to say more tbon
another" Miss Manicom said 'it ie
that all men who write ard who have
so much more influence than the rest of
us should get behind this International
movement
She admitted that prcccdcnts furnish
ed some justification for pessimism but
that they are far outweighed by the
consideration that salvation for thc
greatest portion of mankind is dcncn-
dent upon complete understanding and
agreement by the Conference, and that
TO abandon hope in the Conference i,
10 abandon hope for the world.
II regret the distrust of japan thai
is beginning TO show itself in your news.
papers. she went on. land | regret
very sadly what have seen of anti.
British feeling | have found in This
country.
Il do not move in high political cir.
clcS and ! do not know what is in the
minds of high politicians, but can
say that the working people of Eng
mass of people-love America Just as
this may surprise yov-thcy love Ire.
land and the Irish people.
'Ther is no longer any feeling
among most people in England against
the Germans. We are not race OF
hatcrs-Our hates such as the war time
hates, cannot last"
Miss Manicom has concerned herself
particularly with the plight OF girls
thrown out of work by the collapse of
the war industries in England. There
are OF these. several millions who can
not find employment Rescue for them
depends too, she believes. on peace and
the rcopcning of world markets.
Girls Plight Serious /
-, "Thc plish It Of these girls is one of
thc most serious problems Of the labor
movement in England. Most of them
went into the war Industries from school
or from home and know nothing else.
In tho normal course 0f things these
girls would have gone into the pernIa-
ncnt industries or would have married. !
, fcw of them now can marry. because
1he war has Overthr0wn the balance be-
tween the sexes. and there are now
z,UOu,ulO moro women than men in .
England. Moreover, the men them
serves ape met with the condition of
unemployment and few of them will dare
10 take wives. Nor does emigration
give sol ution. The war brought to
many of these girls responsibilities that
they cannot forSakc. Perhaps they have
FAMILIES to support. Moreover. the |
countries to which they might think of
emigrating do not want them.
'I he only hope see for them is TO
get them into other lines of industry.
and now otlrr lines of industry are
caught in the general paralysis" "