The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
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V|EW5OF
HARD
War Prevention Conference
Leader Answers Article
in Times

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, pre-
siding at the national conference
on the cause and cure of war, at
the Washington Hotel, today de-
clared she was no pacifist and
otherwise replied to an article
by William Hard in yesterdays
Washington Times, in which it
was intimated that the conference
was a thinly camouflaged effort
to drive a wedge between the
ideas of President Coolidge and
Senator Borah on world peace.
Defines Her Stand.
Mrs. Cats address was, SUBJ
gtantially. a definition of her stand
on peace movements, rather than
q denial Of the facts set forth by
Mr.. Hard.
She declared she had not seen the
article, but several people had told
her of its contents.
Mrs. Cats statement began:
My attention has been called TO
q newspaper article by somewhat
distinguished correspondent, who
stated that this meeting was camou-
dage propaganda for the League
Of Eations, and that / had said
that Senator Borah was not invited
to this conference, stating further
that the conference was designed
to drive a wedge between the Presi-
dent and Senator Borah. AS mat
ter of fact, Senator Boarh was in
vited to the conference"
Declined Invitation
Mr.. Hard had written that ION
beIated second thought" the, Sen6s-
tor was asked to address a minor
meeting of the conference. 1e de-
clined, the article stated, ito de-
fend his ideas at a minor meeting
when the contrary idea was being
defended at a major meeting"
Mrs. Gait continued:
"I wish to say that when the
opposition begins to show its head
to a movement, it ~is a sure sign
that that movement is marching
to a final, victorious conclusion"
The applause subsidized, and Mrs.
the American Peace Party, or
Ranized in this city in 1915.
Expelled by Peace Party
"In 1917" she said, when Presi-
dent Wilson had called Congress
into special session, the National
American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, of which l was president,
met in Polls Tbeater and offered
the services of it's membership to
the Government. in the event OF
war Because of this action, 1 was
expelled from the American Peace
Party"
Mrs. Gait declared she had no
sympathy with the policies or pro-
gram of the international League
of Peace and Freedom. She paid a
high personal tribute, however, to
Miss Jane Adams, president of the
league, declaring that never, in all
the world was there a bigger soul,
q woman of broader vision or
better vision"
Lawyer" Talks on League.
David Hunter Miller. lawyer, and
closely connected with the original
work on the League of Nations,
addressed the conference today.
He declared that the protocol Of
Geneva will very likely be
changed" but that the document
twill be the basis of the next gen.
eral step taken toward complete in
ternational arbitration"
He held it "a mistake" to sup
pose that there is ANY one or GER
tain way of averting war" and eau
toned the women TO study carefully
all plans laid before them, rather
of any one proposal.
The other speakers of the morn
ing were the Right Honorable Sir
Willoughby Dickinson. on THE
Permanent Court of International
Arbitration" and Professor ]. w.
Garner on Qualification Of Interna-
tionaI Law"