The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04


 take the responsibility of the cam paign, by interesting other organiza- tionS and individuals, by securing eX- thentic information, and by personal the clergy public meetings, posters, and in other ways, by providing au- thenstic information, and by personal work with the voters themselves. As a preliminary to the presidential elec- tion, several leagues have already undertaken extensive plans to get out the vote in local elections this autumn. Getting out large vote in the primaries is the first step in the whole campaign
 Department of international CO., operation to prevent war: The league has been represented at two impor- tant international gatherings Of women during the past few months The first of these was the meeting at Mexico City in May of the North American branch of the Pan Amer ican Association of Women sum mary of the reports of the leagues delegates, Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames and Mrs. William II. Hess, appeared in the Woman Citizen, October 20.
 The second gathering was the Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, which was held In Rome, also In May, with 43 countries represented. The league had present it's full quota of 12 delegates and 12 alternates and there were several other women from the United States for whom there was no official place. The Woman Citizen for June 16 con tained an account of this meeting.
 At the close of the congress, a committee of the leagues delegates visited England, Austria Germany, France. Jugoslavia, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium in order to get better understanding of the ef- feet of the great war on the status of women and of women's ideas about the prevention of future war. The committee was received by Pres ident Coolidge on October 22 and pre- sented to him a summary of it's find ings together with the following recommendations:
 First-That all opportunities for cooperation with other nations in efforts for world betterment be well comed.
 Second-That individuals and or ganizations of all kinds take advan- tage of opportunities for interna- tional intercourse in meetings for common purposes.
 Third-That children and young persons be trained to understand the importance of peace as an essential basis for civilization.
 Fourth-That the United States enter the permanent court of inter- national justice on the terms pro- posed to the Senate by President Harding, because the world court is the best existing application of the principle of law as opposed to force in the settlement of international dis putes.
 Miss Morgan, chairman of this de- partment, reports that leagues in 23 states took part in the Law-not- War demonstrations in July and that many classes and round tables are being
 
 national peace are discussed. She urges all local leagues to work with the Federal Council of Churches in its program for World Court Week, November All, to circulate petitions addressed to the President; to see that the league sermon" a brief statement for women, is read in the churches. and to sell peace stamps for the two-fold purpose of calling attention to the cause of peace and of raising funds for the leagues which sell them. The sermon" and stamps may be secured from Miss Ruth Morgan, 1910 Grand Central Terminal building. New York city.
 Department of Legislation and Law Enforcement: The great event since the convention has been the decision of the United States supreme court on June in support of the Shep- pard-Towner act for the welfare and v. The league has reason to be happy over this, decision and proud that 40 state legislatures have accepted the provisions of the act in spite of the fact that two suits were pending be- fore the supreme court when most of the legislatures were in session, It must be remembered that the final success of the Sheppard -Towner act depends upon public support. The women of the league who worked to secure the law must interest them selves in it's operation so that it's provisions may be fully carried out
 For the coming session of the con- gress the executive committee has chosen as major measures to be urged by the league the entrance of the United States into the world court as proposed to the Senate by President Harding, and the adoption of the so-called children's amendment or federal child labor amendment giving the Congress the power to regulate or prohibit child labor. Since the last federal law was declared un- constitutional. the number of chill dren in gainful occupations has in- creased alarmingly and much intelli- gent work will be required in the states to counteract the Influence of these who are opposed to the amend ment. It should be clearly under stood that the measure carries no regulating provisions, but merely enables the Congress to pass legis- lation. All possible effort must be used to make senators and represen- tatives understand the need for the amendment and the public demand for it.
 Some of the state legislatures ad- Journed so late that it Is not possible at this time to give a report of the legislative efforts of state leagues but Mrs. Jacobs. who is our official adviser on state legislative work, is now preparing a summary of the very creditable results achieved.
 During the coming year, when few legislatures will be in session. leagues should see to it that the laws already secured through their efforts are properly administered. If these laws are allowed to become dead let ters, work for their enactment will have been worse than wasted.
 Department of Organization: In accordance with the vote of the con ventiou the Washington office Is now the headquarters for organization. Miss Marguerite Owen of Minneapo- lis has charge of the work under the oversight of the president of the league. Methods have been some- what changed with the idea of pro- viding a secretary to work under II=;=