The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-14
Political
LineDraWn
by Women
Voters League Meeting at Des
Moines Debates for More
Than an Hour on Hard
ing Court Plan.
Lord Cecil Gives Talk
BY Associated Press.

DeS MONIES, Ia, April 13.-Poltlcal
lines were clearly drawn in debate
before the annual convention of the
National League of Women Voters
en- proposed resolutions that the
league go ON record as favorlng par.
ticipation bv the United States in the
permanent court of international JUS
tice, as recommended by President
Harding.
Debate on the subject continued
for more than an hour over proposed
am ,ndmeuts and substitute resolu-
tions, but at the hour of adjournment.
no vote had been taken to indicate
how the delegates will line up tomor-
row in voting on rejection or adop-
ton of The resolution.
The only amendment adopted added
words, and toward that fuller and
more far reaching international CO.
operation which is necessary TO pre-
vent war" making one Of the Ge--
bated sections of the resolution read:
Section Causes Debate.
Resolved, That We pledge our
active support TO the proposal of ihe
president and the secretary OF state
fer participation by The United States
in the permanent court of inte-na-
t!onal Justice, believing this TO be she
first step toward the cntlawry of war
aud toward that fuller and more Tar
reaching international cooperation
which Ia necessary to prevent war.
This amendment was offered by Mrs.
Charles L. Tiffany e New York.
An amendment by Mrs. Florence
Halsey of New Jersey seeking to add
the words, "and the entrance OF the
United States into the league of ma
1ions," was voted down.
A number of delegates let it be
known that their vote ~ favor OF the
amendment did not fiiean that taey
would vote for the resolution when it
comes up for final action.
Lord Robert Cecil Speaks.
In the presence of an audience OF
several thousand men and women,
which included feminine leaders from
all parts of the United States, Lord
Robert Cecil tonight addressed an ap-
peal to the women of America TO fur
ther actively the cause OF world
peace.
Concluding an address in which he
had outlined the accomplishments OF
the league of nations and the hopes
that are held for its further useful
ness, the British representative in
the assembly of the league said:
II have no request TO make to you,
no advice to give you. ! await with
interest any comments or questions
you may have to make on the matter.
I can only say this-do not, L beseech
you, forget the Importance of the
auestion-important TO all alike. but
perhaps most OF all to women. Think,
I pray you, OF the sufferings of the
late war, sufferings which many OF
you yourselves must have endured,
sufferings which have been more
widely and deeply felt by other ma
tions of the world.
Man Is Oppressed.
"Think of what is still going on all
over the world--unrest and disquiet-
passion and hatred which are OPP
pressing man everywhere. Do not in
the presence OF such events pass by
on the other side. Do not reply that
YOU are not your brothers keeper.
whatever we may think in our less
exalted moments, we cannot avoid our
RESPONSIBILITIES as human beings. We
are all members OF one family. That
is an absolute truth, an unavoidable
fact"
The speech throughout WAS ad-
dressed to women, and phrased TO
interest them. He said:
"Women have, or ought TO have, as
special passion for peace. | know In
my country there Is scarcely a wom'
on who has not suffered some terrible
loss in the late war, a loss more TER
1ible than the loss Of her own lie.
No one, who has lived through those
years, could fail to carry about him
for the rest of his life the impression
of woman waiting for news, walt
ing for the message which might
make all the difference to her future
life, and which, alas so often came.
So that | look upon the women OF
the world. and / know that II Is So
az one of the greatest forces for
peace.
Europe Wants Peace.
II do not know how it may he
In America, but we In Europe are
asking. how can this be stopped for
the future? How can we save those
who come after us from the agony
through which we have gone? And
IL il to make some contribution to-
wards an answer to that that I am
here. Not that have cut and dried
plan to force down our throats. but
have some information to give you,
and / look forward, J hope not in
vain, for some helpful suggestions
from you"
Lord Cecil urged that no place in
the world today In In situation Of
: economic isolation lie analyzed the
present industrial and financial dif.
ficulties abroad. tracing the causes
back TO war conditions, and he pointed
put that Europe and America are
economically interdependent.