Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-31
"NO MORE WAR;

4 world chorus raising the cry
NO More War" in ten different Ian
guagcs, from the people OF fourteen
nations. will today greet the eighth
anniversary of the outbreak Of the
great war.
By radio. wire and mail the people
of the world will send messages and
+ petitions to their governments de-
manding actiye work for world
peace.
Hundreds of thousands of posters
hearing the thre~ words mo More
War" viii he posted simultaneously
throughout this country, as a part OF
the demonstration organized in the
United States by the National Coun-
iii for Reduction of Armaments. from
its headquarters in Washington.
The object OF these mo More War"
demonstrations which began in three
cities of Europe two years ago, and
are this year encircling the blome,
is, according to the National Council,
"To assert the simple and over
whclming determination Of the people
that there shall be no more war"
The weekend preceding the actual
anniversary has been chosen Tor the
demonstration, which in Europe viii
tAka the form Of professions and mass
meetings. and in this country will vary
fro none community to another.
Through the local branches of the
- national organizations forming the
National Council for Reduction Of Ar
maments, statewide demonstrations
have been arranged in Arkansas, Cal
if0raia. Colorado. Connecticut, Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Hi
nois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
tuclly. Maryland. Maine, Massachus-
I cts. Michigan, Minnesota. Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska. New Hampshire,
Men Jersey, New Mexico, new York,
Ohio. Oregon. Oklahoma. Pennsylva-
MA, Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas, Yer
mont, Virginia, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
Among the organizations most &c
/ tive in the "No More War" dcmonstra-
tions are the National League of Wo-
men Voters. National Council of jew
ish Women. Y. NJ c. A.. ". c. T. L.,
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems Clubs, Women's Trade I'm
ion League. Women'S international
( League for Peace and Freedom, the
F Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association, the Associa-
ton Of Ex-Military Reconstruction
Aides and the state branches of tho
National Council.
Large cities will hold special dem.
constructions as follows:
In Boston there viii be q mass meet
ing ON the Commons. with speeches
distributed over eight radio systems
In st. Louis mass meetings anC
childrcn'S peace pageants will be held
I'm the city parks. while twenty thouS.
and people gathered in the Municipal
.helter to sing patriotic songs viii
release the NO More War" placards
In the air ON toy balloons. mo More
War" was the topic in all churches
and relays of pickets held the 'NC
More War" banners at the centra
points Of the city.
In Chicago there we're procession,
and all day distribution of literature
In New York torch-hght procession
arranged Independently of the Ma
tional Council was held on the 29tf
by the Womep'S Peace Union.
Throughout Nebraska the NO Wal
War posters were carried in the pres
with the caption Cut out and post
More than fifty thousand posters hav,
been distributed in the state of Geor
gia.
In Newark, \. j.. the streets wer
lined with placardS placed on LAM
posts Delivery wagons. motors, stor
windows, libraries, churches and NOV
ing picture theaterS all displayed tn
posters
In Washington a NO More War
banner bearing the three words ~,
More War" surrounded by a circle O
flags Of all nations was raised over tn
, headquarters of the National Council
by representatives Of its organiza
tionS. A committee of the Distric
: branch of the Association of Wa
Mothers carried a No More War
: wreath to the grave of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington, placing with i