South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-16
WOMEN TO ATTEND
DISARM CONCLAVE
Millions Over World to Voice
Views Before Assemblage
of Leaders.
Bv AnJDRED NORRIS.

Special to The News-Times.
WASHINGTON. oct. Is. The
presidents armament conference
Will hear from the women.
Women in the Far East, women i'm
Europe, women throughout the
world. will make their demands
known Through worldwide dem
onTratiOns they viii lift their voices
in mighty clamor for an end of
war.
modifying to descend on the confer
ence.
Descend on Capital.
Thousands of women. represent
ing every section Of the country, will
descend on Washington, each with
the avOwed intention 10 keep up "a
deadly barrage of 'nagging" until
the conference takes action assur-
ing future world peace
Already more than a dozen ma
tional women's organizations are at
work on plans to camp on" the con-
ference and mag the distinguished
delegates into action.
There is even talk Of picketing the
conference. Gold Star Mothers and
satisfied with a program ealing for
this is among the plans under
consideration.
Most Of the organizations VIII be
satided with a program calling for
Limitation of ornaments. a few de-
mand complete disarmament and
nothing less.
Watchdog of Conference.
The women's world disarmament
committee. the first in action, calls
, itself the watchdog" Of the confer
ence.
This conference must be the peO-
pies conference" says Miss Emma
Void. chairman of the committee
1T is fast degenerating into any
thing but a disarmament conference.
1T is up 10 the people to. see that
disarmament comes out Of it. We
can do It if we really want disarma-
ment. We must express this grip
ping. heartfelt desire fin a demand
! which cannot be pushed aside by
questions Of the Far East, or any
| other questions
Huge Demonstration.
All the big women's organizations
/ of the country vii take part in the
nationwide demonstration planned
/ by the National Women's Trade IN
+ ion League, representing 100000
women. most Of them organized
women from the trade-uniOn ranks.
/ The league will work with the In
/ ternational Congress of Working
i Women. which meets in Geneva Oct.
In. Plans for an international DEM
I onstration call for mass meetings
I and parad es by women throughout
i the world on ArnistiCe day. At the
/ mass meetings the women's demands
/ Will be drafted into a platform for
/ submission 10 the presidents con-
\ ference.
The National League Of Women
, Voters is working through the clear
4 ing house recently organized here
I with all organizations active in the
I cause of disarmament represented.
( Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. wife of the
Roosevelt leader and former head OF
the forestry bureau, heads the activ-
tiles Of this clearing house. Il will
cooperate" with the administra-
ton. it announces. and has elaborate
plans TO get information Of the con-
I ference out TO the public Different
= phases of the conference viii be in
terpreted by experts. whose articles
will be sent broadcast
Women on Committees.
Though none of the nine countries
as vet has designated a woman 20
sit IN the conference. Pres't Harding
has announced that two women VIII
have places on the prominent ad-
visory committees.
on the outside looking in. the
women intend to make their voices
heard IN an emphatic manner. Their
attack will be "dignified but deter
mined" they announce.
II IS no secret that the activities
OF the women have aroused not a
cles
we want no pussy-footing or
/ gum-shoe methods" say the women
leaders
Privately the administration lead
ers express fear that the woman
host viii brass band angles OF the
conference diplomats deem best 70
/ keep secret.
The battalion OF Death" viii be
on the Job continuously. II viii
send its forces out 70 shatter the
\ traditions of diplomacy. It's leaders
warn there viii be no let-up in the
barrage OF publicity or verbal am
munition.
Millions Of sharp. suspicious wom-