The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-29

! Resolution to this effect was isdopted by the women at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in the ball. room of the Hillman hotel. Mem bers declared that should they par .ticipate in the celebration withou, the disarmament feature their posi-. .tion would be construed as repuda. stion of the position of the league in sponsoring 1t. Although the cele- bration was first proposed by the league the women felt that they scould not now participate since the spurpose for which 1t was suggested had been dropped.
 Resolution.
 '.'-- Their resolution Is as follows: Whereas, the July celebration proposed by the League of Wom- en Voters committee on disarma-
 ment by international agreement headed by Mrs. c. J. Sharp, In
 which all civic and patriotic bodies of Birmingham were invlt- ed to cooperate, had as its basic
 Idea the discussion of disarma-
 MSAt pJ 4nASlud tloHal aBTeeluentt
 and;
 "Whereas Mrs S. L. Ledbetter,
 chairman of the general commit
 tee of said celebration which re- suited from the efforts of Mrs {, sharp and her assistants, has de-
 clared that the disarmament by
 international agreement feature 's of the celebration will be dropped, in difference to the request or
 the American Legion, and
 Whereas, If this feature is
 dropped, the chief object of the
 League of Women Voters in ori-
 ginating and promoting the cele-
 bration will be frustrated;
 Therefore be 1t resolved by the
 Birmingham League of Women Voters that, while we heartily tn-
 dorse any patriotic celebration on our national birthday, July 4, sa we feel that by taking part in this
 our action would be construed as
 a repudiation of our position on
 disarmament by international
 agreement in which We are stead-
 fast, and therefore, while we hope
 the meeting will be successful,
 we can not take active part"
 Prolonged DfscussiOn-
 Adoption of this resolution follow ed a discussion of more than one hour and a half after 8 report from the members of the committee of the League on the Fourth of July cele- bration.
 Mrs. R. F. Johnston, chairman in the absence of Mrs. c. J. Sharp re- ported that several members of the organization accompanied the gener- al committee of which Mrs. s. L. I.edbetter is chairman to the meeting of the American Legion Monday afternoon. She stated that Mrs. Ja- cobs made a talk on disarmament by International greement and that fol- lowing it, the Legion voted to withdraw from the celebration on ac- count of this feature. She said Mrs. 1.edbetter then told members of the Legion that that feature would be dropped and they agreed to partici- pate
 Mrs Ledbetter in reply stated that she was chairman of the general com nittee, and was not acting for the League when she stated the disarma- ment feature would be dropped. She declared she could not conceive of 8 Fourth of July celebration without the members of the American Legion taking part. After all civic organi- zations and clubs had been asked tc participate In the celebration 1t hac gotten out of the hands of the League she declared. despite the fact that they originated the idea. She sait she was in favor of disarmament by International agreement but as Mon day was Independence day, and tho soldiers had fought for this coun. try in the late World war. she di6 not feel that the celebration would bt complete without them
 W Had Started Movement.
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs stated that tn,