The Washington times., 1924-03-27
BY JANE ADAMS,

League for Peace and Freedom.
Written for Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, March 26.-"A new
international order" is the hope OF
the women of twenty-seven coun-
tries, who will meet in Washington
May 1 at the fourth congress of the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom.
The Women'S ternat 1 o n
League for Peace and Freedom aims
at peace through the organization
and cooperation Of women in all
countries. The league wishes to
promote three things.
1.-The creation Of international
relations of mutual cooperation and
good will in which all wars shall
be impossible.
2-The establishment Of political,
social and moral equality between
men and women.
S-The introduction Of these prin-
c1ples into all systems of education.
Organized in 81 Countries.
The league is a federation Of
women, firmly established, with
organized sections in twenty-one
countries and individual members
scattered from Iceland to Fiji. It's
members believe that nations are
not obligated to choose between
unjust conditions for themselves
and others. They believe that
violence and passive acceptance of
courage, moral power, active good
will and determination will achieve
their ends without violence.
They are Of the opinion that ex-
perience and history condemn force
as a self.defeating weapon; that no
war fought to end war has accom-
plished it's purpose, and that the
unguarded boundary between Can
ada and the United States has
been the worlds most successful
guarantee of peace.
Delegates Already Elected.
The women who will meet in
Washington believe that new meth
DDS free from violence can and
must be worked out for ending
abuses, for undoing wrongs, and
for achieving positive good.
We have already received the
names Of delegates elected by our
sections in Holland, France, Eng.
land, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Bull.
garia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary,
Austria, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Pol.
and, Sweden, New Zealand, Aus
tralia, Syria, Switzerland and Uk-
rama. We have also been assured
Of representatives from Japan,
China, India, Mexico. Uruguay, Ar
gentine and Hayti.
Many Of these delegates are able
and distinguished women, who will
have extremely interesting things to
say. These visitors from all parts
Of the globe will present studies
Of actual conditions abroad. This
will be followed by discussion OF
methods of breaking through the
present deadlock and Of conditions
under which permanent peace may
be created.
Education To Be Theme.
Much discussion will be given to
education, by means Of which we
hope to overcome inherited i'll will
and nationaliistic prejudices. Never
theless, we realize that much must
be done in addition to educating
the children.
The best education for young peo-
p1O Is the example set them by
their elders, which they see in the
world around them. Too often
people are tempted to shove the
burden of a reform or change on
to the next generation in the form
Of education.
Something must be done to lay
the foundations of a lasting peace
here and now.
What is more fitting than that
the women Of the world, who in
gtinctively hate war, should COOP
crate in an effort to begin the great
task.
Visits to Many Cities.
After the congress, which ends
May z, our foreign delegates are
going on a special train, the pax
Special" from Washington to the
summer school in Chicago. living
on the train and holding mass meet
ings at Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati
and Indianapolis.
After the summer school, which
will hold it's last session on May 81,
a special will carry the delegates
East again, stopping at other cities.
The coast will be reached in time
for the Europeans to take passage
in the early part OF June.
The importance Of this congress
cannot be easily estimated. All the
world ia longing for peace, the de-
sire for which torments mankind
like an unappeased thirst. The con-
gress at Washington is a concrete
attempt.