The Mankato free press., 1922-01-27
RESULTS OF ARMS J
PARLEY ARE CITED
J. A. Hancock Speaks Be-
fore Women's League
SEES BRIGHT HOPESTAR
Discussion of Problems Coming
Out of World War; Divi-
,, sion of Compress

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Most instructive and enlightening
was the lecture given by DR.. ]. A.
Hancock of the Teachers college at
the meeting of the League of Women
Voters yesterday afternoon at the Y.
M. C. A. DR.. Hancock talked on THE
Resume of the Conference"
In beginning, DR.. Hancock said
that the prophecies of the Bible are
being fulfilled, and for example cited
that of Ireland. He said that the
in Ireland was not brought
about because of the manner in which
the Irish have been treated in the
the treatment which they received
final outcome. 1t is an inherited
treatment which they remember of
long ago. This is what will happen
with the Chinese and Japanese If the
nations of the world do not try to
undo some Of the wrong and evils
they have done these two races.
I'VE have made our conclusions Of
the Chinese and Japs by. the working
class in America We have become
and have not used good
Judgment. The Japs are not wanted
other countries. The Japanese are a
numerous people and their islands do
not hold many. What can they do?
I'VE have been combating with ma
tions and building great naval yes
sells. The problem of taxes to meet
war bills and navies of the future has
forced us to take a conservative eff
fort to reduce the navies. We must
tend to our own problem and not try
to solve those of other countries.
cThe Chinese have an abundance OF
resources. and one can see that with with
the large supply and room which
Chinese has, the Japanese Empire is
tempted. Japan has practically no
coal, or land, and there is
the attitude of the rest of the world
toward this country. People have
made the problem worse by being
-,
Division Of Eastern Empires.
DR.. Hancock then showed by map
how the western empires are divided
He showed what limited territory
Japan has for its large population,
and how other countries are sncroach,
country IS being influenced by out
side forces. There are about ten
thousand troops from other nations
in the Chinese Empire at the present
time. Foreign countries, as well as
the United States. have lreddled end
lessly with the Chinese affairs. We
must try to do some OF the wrongs
we have done, and the nations are
slowly awakening to this and making
some effort towards bettering condi-
tons.
Dr. Hancock next took up the part
of the conference which dealt with
the DESTROYING of war vessels of all
kinds. 1--WE have agreed to destroy
fifteen of our ESst and most up to-
date war vessels, besides other old
ones. All together the ones to be
destroyed number about thirty. Great
Britain will destroy the same number
as the United States, and Japan
France and Italy will destroy vessels
proportionately to the. number de,
stroyed by the United States and
aeroplanes and submarines has not
been settled. France is lot satisfied
with Germany's peace agreement,
thinking that if the occasion arises,
they will do the same thing as they
did in the past war. For this reason,
she wants to retain a number of sub
marines. ~:
In closing, DR.. Hancock said: Il
think the time is coming wnen China
will have its rights and privileges, for
the nation must realize that If they
do not give her the rights she de-
serves, the four million souls which
are in her country will become justly
aroly ed, and we may expect worse
trouDd than ever before. It would
be but Just retribution. We must
live up to the message the mission
airy teaches"
What League Stands For.
Mrs. G. +. Trafton, chairman OF
the League of Women Voters of Man
kato, spoke for a few moments on
what the league stands for. She told
ing out materisa to enlighten the
members on the questions of the ma
ton. The league has established
schools for political education, and
will send speakers on state or ma
tional government, problems to any
city that desires them. Besides doing
this work, the league ,stsLds for the
Detterment Of women in all commun-
ties.
Miss j. hammers, public librarian,
who is one of the members of the
program comimttee, stated that part
of the time at each meeting would
be taken up in parliamentary law, and
part of the time will be devoted to
a lecture on some phase of the law.
Mrs. Trafton then called on mem
bers or visitors present for their opin-
ion on the matter Of the community
center. She explained tht she under
stood that a number of people pre-
ferred Y. w. c. A., and as this
city is not large enough to support
both, she asked that opinions of all
be given, so the question might be
Mrs. Trafton expressed
the sentiment of all present, when
she said that no matte" which was
eventually established in the city,
the women must stand together.
There must be no seyering Of any
kind, for If this happens. two differ
ent factions would not be strong
enough to establish both A.
discussion, it was voted that com
mittee. to be appointed by the presi-
dent, should write to other cities the
size of Mankato, and find out which
kind of organization has done and
would do more good, among a greater
number of girls and women.
5 The members adjourned to meet