Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-17
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY CONSTANCE DREXEI.

b1 CONSTANCE DREAEL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lit seems al
most impossible to get away from our
relations in other countries to settle down
just to home folks and their affairs.
While the men have been fussing
about Europe and the Far East, women
have taken lead in knitting he Amer
leans closer together. No other subject
seems to be engrossing more of their at
tention in Washington at this moment.
PAN AMERICAN
WOMEN'S FARLEY
The Pan-American conference Of
women 70 be held under the auspices
Of the League of Women Voters in Bal
timore already has aroused consider
able attention. Delegates are coming
from Canada, Cuba, and all the Latin
American republics to meet with women
OF the United States In Baltimore and
Washington. OF course they will also
make trips to other cities
But here is still another plan to con
solidate womens interests in all the
Americas, details of which are just be
Ing announced by Mrs Charles Evans
Hughes and Mrs. Robert Lansing, wives
Of the present and former Secretary Of
State.
MRS. HUGHES
ACTIVE.
1t seems rather confusing. but the
former As chairman of the womcn's aux
'Hary committee of the United States.
and the latter IS chairman Of the United
States members Of the international com
mittee, organized at the time Of the Pan
American scientific congress, held in
Washington late In 1915.
Says Mrs. Hughes in her statement:
There was never a time when inter
national friendliness was II greater I'm
portance than now, and ] feel. deeply,
that those sectional confereDees will fur
Their more friendly relations and har-
monious cooperation among the women
OF the Americas. They cannot fail to
create q better understanding and a
larger sympathy-thus placing their in
ternational interests upon a more endur-
ing basis
TO ADVANCE
AMERICAN GOOD WILL.
Says Mrs Lansing OF their plans:
THE Pan American international con-
ference OF women was formed IN the be-
lief that the organized women Of the
three Americas can greatly aid IN fur
thering inter American good VIII. This
belief has been justified IN many ways
since the organization Of the committee.
Nc ran -AmerlCan Ideal or IN er1e-
pendence and mutual service will be
greatly strengthened by the results Of
the Columbus day conference which Of
fer3 an unexcelled opportunity for coor-
dination Of women's work Tho contri-
buttons, discussions and resolutions cen
teriug around their common program viii
be Of the greatest help IN creating com
mon thinking and common action among
Pan-Amcricau women"
Nns7 Al-e Robertson. representative
from Oklahoma, and only woman mem
Der Of Congress, again has proved She
has the courage Of her convictions by
her public statement that she intends
70 vote against the soldier "bonus"-
Il Il ever comes 20 a vote IN Congress
Yet no one coulF crit'ciso Miss Robert
son for personal sellshness in regard 10
tho soldier boys. An during the war
down ia tho Southwest whore Miss Alice
owned and operated a huge cafeteria res
taurant, no service man but what could
enter and receive his meals free Of charge .
She would not let q man I'm un form paw 1
for hts food And Miss Alice has con.
tinued 6er interest in the OK service men
by employing one OF thcm as her sec
rotary here 81 Washington That she
has soft spot IN her heart for them
cannot be doubted, yet she IS against