Evening star., 1924-05-04


tion of the peace delegates behind
her.
Outside of the auditorium, in the
basement corridors of the hotel, how
ever, the delegation of mo more
war" advocates surrounded Mrs. Potts
and another verbal battle ragged.
Augmented by Col. H. Fl. Sheets,
Officers Reserve Corps, and several
other men, Mrs. Potts again opened
fire with her battery of questions,
while the peace delegates, with hastily
mustered forces, shot back answers.
In the din of the heated debate
Manager Downs of the hotel inter-
posed. and with employees of the hos
telry, put an end to the arguments.
Many Questions Asked.
Some of the questions which Mrs.
Potts aimed at the enemies of armed
conflict between nations were:
DO you personally, or does the
Women's League for International
Peace and Freedom officially or other
wise favor the abolition of theSWar
POI VI any iIupo1 tdllt
part of the executive machinery of
our government
DO you favor the abolition of the
National Guard, an organization for
defense of our people and our homes
against fire, flood, riots, strikes and
domestic order of all kinds
do YOU favor the so-called slack err 9
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spineless young men who may be in
this country. to the effect that they
will not fight for their country, even
in its defense?"
DO you favor pledge to he signed
by women that in case of war they
will not nurse 4 sick soldier. nor sew
bandage, nor buy bond?
Asks of Soviet Views.
DO you favor the sovietization, d
la Russia, of our beloved republic of
the United States? Or do you favor
the official recognition of Russia by
the United States?'
'fDo you favor the abolition OF the
marriage vow?"
will you and the members OF your
organization raise your right hands
and swear everlasting, undying
allegiance to the Stars and Stripes,
old banner of the free, and defend
it, if need be, with your lives?'
IF you or any member of your
league are not willing Immediately
and enthusiastically to stand for. the
right on the above and very fair and
proper questions, are you willing to
get out of this country and sail for
Russia, or elsewhere. where you may
mingle with other deluded people of
the earch who have lost their ma
tional soul?"
After a quartet of officers of the
organization had endeavored TO reply
to some of the above question dur
ing the clash outside the auditorium,
Mrs. Potts and her supporters launch
ed an attack on a statement said to
have been made at an earlier session
of the congress by Yella Hertzka of
Austria, to the effect that 700 service
men are now confined to hospitals as
the result of experiments with chemi-
cal gas.
Ban Gen. Fries Speech.
M rs. POttS asked MISS Amy WOOdS,
secretary of the league, if the organi-
zation would permit Gen. Amos A.
Fries, chief of the chemical warfare
service of the Army, to address the
congress tomorrow to refute the
charges. Miss Woods ultimately de-
cided that the congress would not
listen to the remarks of Gen. Fries,
but would accept a written statement
from him.
Some Of the officers of the Peace
League who were cross-examined by
Mrs. Potts and her sympathizers
were Miss Caroina Wood of New
York. Miss Mary Windsor Of Phiia-
delphia and Mrs Effie Woods.
Before Mrs. Potts had thrown the
congress into turmoil Florence Allen
of Ohio, the first woman to be ap-
pointed to a supreme court bench in
the United States, outlined her views
on the methods of abolishing war,
and DR.. Woker of Switzerland had
described the effects of chemical war
fare. Rosika Schwimmer OF Hun
gary and Marcelle Capy of France
also spoke.
Peace will not come to the world
until nations abandon the legal rec
ognition of war, Judge Allen point
ed out. Neither The Hague nor the
world court can prevent war in every
instance" she said, so long as there
is no law making armed conflict a
crime. We have got to build up and
develop these two courts for the ad-
indina tinn of