The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
CHILD CRUSADERS
SILENT ASLEACUE
URGES AMNESTY
offspring of Political Of
tenders Attend Peace
Meeting.
PLEADS FOR SOVIET
Organization Urges Recogni-
zion and viii Present Reso-
luton to Hughes Today.

a group OF shabby children sat
silfnt yesterday while a mass meet
lag % the International League for
Peace and Freedom cheered-
The children didn't quite realize
that 900 men and women. gathered
in.4Masonic Temple, had just passed
Rresolution calling upon President
Harding tc grant a general amnesty
fmmediately to the 113 men, their
fathers, still in prison for offenses
against the draft and espionage acts.
They hadn't been told that the
clear-voiced woman presiding on the
Platform was the "children's friend"
Jane Adams. But they were very
solemn and interested in the pro-
ceedings-
Urge soviet Recognition.
rFull and formal recognition by
the United States of the Soviet Rus
sian republic. the Far Eastern re-
pabiie and the autonomous re-
publics carved out of the former
Russian Empire was urged by the
gathering- A delegation, headed by
Mss Adams, will present the res
orHtion 70 Secretary of State Hughes
at 1920 today. This is the first time
Mr.. Hughes had consented to re-
tefest in Russia.
Immediate withdrawal of the
American Marines from Haiti ana
S1n Domingo was requested by the
meetnE, for the purpose. they an
nouEced. of the re-establishmcnt of
complete administrative independ-
enee of those friendly republics.
The international League also in
dsrsed resolutions outlawing war as
q crime against society. 1t further
protested against armed violence
and race prejudice and condemned
the 2se of armed forces agains. in
dssIial uprisings in this country.
Three-Day Session Ends.
Yesterdays mass meeting closed
the three-day convention which the
LeaanH for Peace and Freedom has
bee s-Aolding here. The program. over
whrH- the head Of Hull House pre-
sfde6.was International i'm tone. and
had 1s the principal speakers Mrs.
Ann6k Robinson. OF Manchester. Eng
iand<- MlIs. Therese Pottecher, OF
Parjs.5 and Miss Mary winsor. rep
reserting Germany.
Men's economics have not beea
entirely successful. we see as we
hook over the world" said Mrs. Rob-
des criticism that women must
learp economics.
Britain has lost her huge export
trade because OF the generally alb
normal trade conditions" she ex-
piained. Normally our cotton-spin-
ming towns send their products to
Austria and Germany. but they are
not allowed to sell in unese mar
kets, although the demand for goods
Is great. II is impossible to sell
cotton to China. for China has no
money for the reason that she Is
prevented from selling tea to Rus
sia. her largest market. Therefore
British looms and many work ers
- idle until an international un-
tstandiRg can he brought about"
Tells of French Attitude.
Nile. Pottecher was eager. she said.
to explain the mind of France at
the present time. Because the gov
ernment seems stubborn and deter
mined to force Germany to the last
cent. that is not the spirit of the
people" she said. The situation
has arisen from the fact that in
stead of cooperating with each other
at the close of the war. the allies
Yr-Srted to their old nationaIIstic
roiE Of view. and capitalists Of
80 country sought their own profit
nEthe boycott and downfall of Ger
ss Wipsor described great i'm
for peace throughout Germany.
many Is heartily sick of mill
En. but the constant demand by
allied governments for more than
can pay gives force to argu-
is Of those opposing the repub-
governments and power to the
" OF the militarists." she de-
ed. There is. however. increas-
freedom of speech and of gov
bent"