Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-25
MAKES PLEA TO END WAR

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appeal of violence to which wo-
men have never been a party.
Men have always fought but
have changed, from generation TO
generation, what they wanted to
fght for-family, religion, poll
tics, etc. The Guelphs and Glib
ellines were the spiritual fore
fathers Of today's Democrats and
Republicans, and the Facisti are
also their lineal descendants. No
woman would believe that it is
q sensible thing to settle these
questions by war and what is
not sensible for a church is no
more sensible for nation.
The world today is looking for
a group that holds the panacea
for the worlds ills. There are
several groups, among them the
economists, who say that the diff
Guilty is a financial one and would
settle it by balance Of bud
gets. Another group, the politl'
cal one, believes that a League
of Nations would make up for
the mistakes Of the treaty. 4
group, headed by II. G. Wells,
believes that all Europe is break
ing up like ice in the sun. They
feel tnat the situation is too ter
rible to be helped and chat the
only thing to do is to wait Tor
Nature to remedy the ills OF the
world.
There is. much foundation for
the belief of great number OF
people that the question IS a
moral and religious one and must
be treated as such. Germanys
sin was in believing that Might
makes Right. Long ago a He
brew prophet warned against
worshipping the idols of a con-
ouered enemy and in the treaty
the Allies took the religion OF
Germany and imposed their
strength upon the helpless.
American tradition has always
been to get rid of kings, bishops,
militaristic power, and to make
every man responsible for every
other mans justice. There IS a.
great American passion for jus
tice which the women of the
country realize.
The League is essentially prac-
teal and its members must rea-
lie that TIVE lost practical things,
as well as ideals, in Paris. We.
must fix our minds on how to'
get them back, Miss Morgan
said, and suggested that one way
would be TO work for an Amer-
can representative in lnterna-
tional Judiciary Courts, The
Secretary of State has already
said that he is anxious to bring
such thing about. =,
4 Miss Morgan said that Amefi-
cas- increased responsibilities and
Importance should make her rea e..
Ibze ner place among the nations
of the world and that America
should no longer play the role
tof a younger member OF the
family. She cautioned, however,
against conceit, and told say
ing of MIR. Dooley's, that it was
no more right to pension vet
eran who lost a leg at Shiloh
than an ambassador who lost his
head at the Court Of st. James.
/ Miss Morgan warned Of The
dangers of indifference and in
ertia and urged the women voters
TO demand foreign news in the
local pres sand books on internd'
tional subjects in their libraries.
Miss Morgan said that IN her
rec emit experiences in Europe she
had seen the most profound faith
in American ideals and instita-
tions and that Europeans look
upon our forms of government
and thought as a solution for
their ills. The speaker urged the
voters not to be discouraged in
their efforts for right, to re-
member the prophet Elijah who
despaired Of success and who was
told of the seven thousand IN
Israel who had not bowed the
knee to Baal.