Evening star., 1924-01-11
ADEQUATE U. S. NAVY
FAVORED BY WOMEN
Force Sufficient to Uphold Dignity
of Nation Gets Federation
Board Approval. @s IS
FIGHT ON NARCOTICS AIDED
Drive for s5,ooo,oo Endowment
Fund Is Postponed.

Z Endorsement of a system which will;
sprovide sufficient military and naval
sprotection to preserve the dignity and
ssecurity of the United States was
given today by the executive board
sof the General Federation of Women's
4Clubs, comprising representatives from
ievery state in the Union, at a meet
ling at the organizations headquar-
tors, 1894 N street .
: a resolution stated: 1.-The fedora
ton indorses an Army and Navy ade-
kquate to maintain the dignity and Sc
tcurity of the United States"
/ Approve Narcotic Fight.
I The board also registered its OFF,
sUnited States to send a Representa-
tive to the International conference
fthiS year called for the purpose az
tputting into effect the plans out
tlined last year at Geneva to-Iestrict
hthe growing of poppy and cocoa
plants which form the backbone Of
icommercialized narcotic drug traffic.
Announcement was made that the
campaign for membership in woInen's
fclubs under the general federation
throughout the country had demand :
Jed such a great amount of attention
THAT the s5,000,oo0 endowment fund,
scheduled for this year by the fed
ieration, has been Indefinitely post
,poned.
The federation will work in con :
f3unctfon with the Harding Memorial
iAssociation. the board decided, and
-four members will be named to take
up details with those in charge. Of
lthe plans Two Of the members will
be democrats and two will be repub-
;licans
Backs Medical Research.
Giving approval to the Society OF
.the Friends of Medical Progress. the
Sboard designated Mrs. Thomas G.
represent the views ot>that organiza-
.tion on the executive board of the
aforementioned society, The fedora
Etlon went on record also as faNoring
a movement toward furthering scien-
talong medical lines.
? Decision was made to follow the
program for Indian welfare work out
lined by Mrs. Elmer Blair, chairman
partment, and her divisional chair
men. with special attention to. be
'devoted to the Pueblo Indian bill and
the land board in Santa Fe.
Action will be taken by the federation
TO urge upon Congress the necessity of
ratifying a treaty which will cede the
Isle of Pines. now under Cuban gov
Iernment, to the United States.
1t was pointed out by Mrs. Edward
Franklin White, member of the fedora
tion and deputy attorney general for the
state of Indiana, who introduced the
report, which was approved. that So
per cent of the $4,000 population. Of
the Isles of Pines were Americans.
According to the explanation by Mrs.
White, they are in about the same
status. politically. as the people of
the District of Columbia.
They pay taxes to the Cuban gov
.ernment and have no vote. Since the
Spanish-American war there has been
a treaty pending with the passing of
this island to the United States.
The federation also declared itself
in favor of the present prohibition
lact and asserted 1t is ready to fight
any modification of the. law. The
public school situation of the District
kwilI be brought before the Board of
directors of the federation for dis
cussion.
Support of the bill appropria.ing
$2,500,000 for the improvement OF
roads in the national parks was
given and opposition voiced against
ANY attempt to allow -commerciahsm
to invade these national reservations.