New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-01
WOMEN WANT
DISARMAMENT
RESOLUTION ADOPTED At MASS
MEETING IN CAPITOL BY
WOMEN.
MEETINGS IN IS STATES
WANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BIG
NATIONS TO REDUCE WAR
PREPARATIONS.
Western Newspaper Union Nsws Seruce. !


Washington. March 2S.-A resolution
requesting President Harding to cal
a conference of the nations on world
disarmament" and asking thai in
creased appropriations of Congress for
armaments be postponed pending such
conference was adopted at a mass
meeting held in advocacy of disarna-
ment under the auspices of the WOm-
ans Disarmament Committee.
Senator Borah of Idaho again advO-
Gated an agreement between the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan to reduce naval ornaments and
charged authors of the programs for
increased armaments with being sed-
ulous patrons of Bolsheyism, painstak-
ing and industrious gardeners of I'M
rest and misery"
1.-THE ties which bind peoples to
their governments are swapping be-
cause of the great burden of arma-
ments," he said.
The meeting, it was announced, was
held simultaneously with others in fiji
teen states.
Other speakers were Representative
Frear of Wisconsin, Mrs. Ida Clyde
Clark and Edward +. Grady of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mrs. Florence Kelly of New York,
who presided, said the meetings mark
the spontaneous uprising of women ON
the first Easter on which they have
had power"
Mr.. Grady said that the American
Federation of Labor joins lin demand.
ing that the statesmen do something
at once to bring about Il definite pro-
gram for world disarmament"
I'VE, however, clearly recognize" lie
added, that we cannot dislrm while
other nations are ARMED. But we want
disarmament, the reduction to be grad
ual and by general agreement"
Among kilograms read was one from
W. j. Bryan, saying he was heartily
favor of disarmament - for an
agreement with other nations, if possi-
BILE by our example, If necessary"
There Is no way to bring about dis.
except through agreement
with the other naval powers" enato
Borah said. 1T should never he our
purpose to leave our country insecure,
but it should be our determined pur-
ment ms will bring security without
bringing bankruptcy.
Great Britain has again taken up
the program of building. Japan is
to her program. And we are
still To have the greatest navy in the
SO the race is III.
Through an agreement or under
standing which puts an end to naval
we can reduce taxes, re-
faith in the government at home
and augment friendly relations
abroad"
Representative Frear said that the
last administration had submitted
%peace-time naval estimates
and that the navy appropriation bill as
reported to the Senate would have
Ievied SO on every American family.
"PrOtection for America" he said,
lis a captivating slogan following the
war. Behind all movements for a
arger navy, Investigations disclose
hat powerful influences are strongly
,~ntrenched whose interests and indus
ries depend on liberal appropriations.
Sy a similar coincidence we NAV rea-
expect, until the naval bill
Congress, sensational headlines
nd editorials advising Congress and
he country that Japan is planning to
Hawaii and the Philippines
md everything In the Pacific from the
'ehring sea 10 the kingdom Of Zap
md the Cannlbal isles"