Evening star., 1925-06-21
LOBBY OF WOMEN
TO WATCH GENEVA
International FeminiStS Unite
to Force League of Nations
to Respect Rights.

A women's international lobby to
watch the activities of the League of
Nations and all other international
bodies affecting the interests of women
was announced by Alice Paul yester-
day upon her return to the National
Woman's Party headquarters in
Washington after six-mOnth tour of
Western Europe.
Feminist leaders Of Great Britain,
France, Norway. Switzerland. Ger
many. fumania. Holland, Austria
and hungary are already included on
the committee, which will be further
recruited hy members Of the Woman's
Party travelling abroad this summer.
Prominent Women Enlisted.
Among the present committee mem
hers are two women holding high posi-
tions under the League of Nations,
Nine n. Nacaresco of Rumania. sub
stitute delegate To the assembly; Nine.
h kielSberg of Norway. government dele
gate To the international labor confer
enCe at Geneva: leading scientists.
such as Dr.. Louisa MaCtindale of
Great Britain and DR.. Ellen GleditSCh
of Norway. assistant to Nine. Curie:
nnVelists and writer's, including Lady
Rhondda. Eliza beth Robins and Alison
NeilanS of England; Nine. Maria
Verone of France other women prom
inent in the political life of their own
countries, Nine. Helene Granitsch of
Austria the first woman elected to
the municipal council of Vienna; DR..
II. Stegennan. a member of the Ger
man ReichStag: DR.. Aleta Jacobs of
Holland, Nine. Paine of Sweden. Prin-
cess PolickOf of Russia. and women
prominent in international life, includ-
ing Nine. Malaterre-Sel!ier, Nine.
Bagrielle Duchene of France. DR..
Helene StoeCker of Germany. Nine.
Helene RomiCiano OF Rumania, Mile.
Wilma Glucklich OF hungary. Mile.
Marguerite Cabot OF Switzerland Mrs.
PethiCk Lawrence and Dorothy Eliza
beth Evans of England.
Two proposals already submitted ny
the League of Nations 10 the member
nations have alarmed feminist think
ers: the recommendation 10 abolish
all night work for women throughout
the world and the recommendation
tacitly COuntenanring Inc licensing Of
prostitution by advUcHtinG the eNclu-
sion of foreign women from houses Of
prostitution. Women are also deeply
concerned in the activities of the com
nittee on the codiiiCation ot interna-
tional law.
'In Europe" Miss Paul stated.
women are naturally much more
aroused over the question of the eff
feet of international regulation on
women'S lives than in this country.
] found them everywhere eager to
join in a movement designed to
guard women'S interests before in
ternationaI bodies In England in
deed. Crystal Macmillan. the fore
most leading woman lawyer. who de-
Tended suffrage before the House of
Commons. | found had already
drawn a document proposing similar
action. which she has given me to
take to our headquarters for further
study
Plan Pressure on League
1T is obvious that our lives are TO
be more and more influenced by in
ternational regulation and it is of the
utmost Importance that in the be-
ginning of this development women
acquire a directing voice. At present
it is exactly as 1t was in the old days
here in Washington. Women do not
even know what actions affecting
them are being taken. Through the
newly formed international women's
committee we propose not only to
keep ourselves informed of all inter
national activities affecting our in
tereStS, but to bring every possible
pressure to bear upon the repre-
sentatives Of our respective coun-
tries. This new committee will be
a Nigflant group to guard the in
terests of women in all international
agreements and to advocate the pro-
gram OF equal rights for men and
women throughout civilization.
Miss Paul left for Detroit yester-
day to confer with Margaret White
more and leaders of the Midwestern
Conference of the WomanS Party.
which has just been held in that
city. She will return TO Washington
imm ediately To prepare for Vi-or-
ous campaign upon Congress when il
reConVeneS.
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