The Connecticut labor news., 1921-08-26
AMERICAN WORKING WOMEN PLAN FOR WORLD WIDE DEMONSTRATION TO
 BRING ABOUT FULL DISARMAMENT
Thousands to Gather in Washington on Arm istice Day When 1n- ternatiOnal Confer ence Begins and Insist on Future Peace.


 Washington, Aug. 26.-A world-wid, demonstration for disarmament by tht women of all nations, to be held on Ar mistice Day when the International Dis armament Conference Convenes in Wash ington, was initiated today by organized American working women through tht National WOmen'S Trade Union League lelegramS inviting participation of { score Ot WOmenS organizations of tht United States and the organized Womer in forty-eight nations which are sending delegates to the Second Internationa Congress of Working Women in Geneva were sent out today on behalf of the National Womens Trade Union League by Mrs. Raymond Robins, its national president who IS also president of the International Congress of Working Women.
 To strengthen the governments ir their desire to disarm, by giving unequi- vocal expression of the women of all the world" IS the purpose of the demOnstra- tiOn. Plans are not yet announced as to the form the demonstration will take but committees will at once be organ ized in order to put the arrangements well under way before the American del egates to the International Congress of Working Women sail for Geneva, early in September. The American demon stration will focus i'll Washington, where 1t may take the form of parade, and 1t will doubtless be carried out locally all over the country also.
 The text of the message of the Ma tional Women's Trade Union League to the women of forty-nine nations, signed by Mrs. Robins, is as follows:
 "President Harding has set Armistice Day for the opening the momentous dis armament conference at Washington. When we remember the joy that went up from the peoples of all nations in ankSgiVing that peace would once more dwell on earth no other day would lend the same significance throughout the en- tire world as this anniversary of Mo- vember IT, 1918 Since that day the aftermath of the war with its hunger, suffering and misery has appalled, the conscience and paralyzed the spirit of mankind. This is the great hour for women of the world to help lead human ity out of the darkness that overwhelmed 1t. The hour to liberate humanity from the crushing burden of armaments is at hand. The government will be strength ened in their desire to disarm if the women of the nations will give unequi- vocal expression to their will.
 "Organized effort Is essential to the achievement of our purpose. American working women, through the National Women's Trade Union League, ask you to unite in making that will unequivo- cally express itself on Armistice Day by organizing a worldwide demonstra- tion to be followed by constructive ac- tion."
 The National Women's Trade Union League, which is a federation of trade union women and allies of the labor movement, has 20 local leagues in the United States with an affiliated mem bership of about 600,OOO Its national headquarters are in Washington, and its locals are in Albany, N. Y.; Baltimore, Md {; Birmingham, Ala; Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.,. Clinton, Ia.; Grand Rapids, Mich; Kansas City, Mo; Madison, Wis.,; New York, N. Y.; Philadelphia, Pa; Rock Island, H.; Seattle, Wash. St. Louis, Mo-; St. Paul, Minn. Wash ington, D. C.; Worcester, Mass; Min neapolis, Minn., and Albany, Ala.
 The executive officers are: president, Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago; vice president, Miss Rose Schneider1nann of New York Women's Trade Union Lea que; secretary-treasurer, Miss Eliza beth Christman of the Glove Workers Union of Chicago; Miss Emma Stegha-- gen of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union of Chicago; Miss Jo Coffin of Miss Mabel Gillespie of Office Elm ployees' Union of Boston; Miss Sarah Green of the Mattresses Union of Kan sas City; Miss Agnes Nestor of the Glove Workers Union of Chicago; Miss Pauline Newman of the Philadelphia Women's Trade Union League; Miss Julia O'Connor of the Telephone Opera tors Union of Boston; and Miss Hilda Svenson of the Bookkeepers, Stenog- raphers' and accountants Union of AL bany, N. Y.
 Among the women's organizations in the United States which have been asked to participate are: the National League of Women Voters, National Women's tion of Women's Clubs, National Com 1nittee for World Disarmament, National Council of Women, National Council of Jewish Women, Women of Protestant churches, Women of Catholic churchers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Confederacy, League of Working Women's Clubs, Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Girls Friendly Society, the National Consum- CTS League, the American Association of University Women, the American ii OTne ECOrO101CS ASSOCldIlOll dllN IllS National Congress of Mothers and Par ent- Teachers Association
 The foreign countries in which the organized working women have, been asked to organize simultaneous demon strations are: Argentina, Austria, Aus tralia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bull earia' Canada, Chilli Colombia Costa Rice, Cuba, Denmark. CzechoSlovakla' Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary India, Japan. Mexico, Netherlands, New Zea- land. Nicaragua, Norway, Panama Par aguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Porto Rico, Portugal, Rurania, Salvador, Ser ba, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Swift zerland, Uruguay, Venezuela.
 These nations are all represented 1n the Second International Congress of Working Women. The First Interna- which was organized by, the National ;dt al Womens Trades Union League met III X1v..I:.o,4o,, ;, October 1919.