Evening star., 1925-05-07
WOMEN DESTROY
PAC|F|ST TRACTS
AT QU|NQUENN|AL
Make Bonfire of Pamphlets
Advocating Total
Disarmament.
EXHIBITED IN BOOTH
AROUSE LEADERS, IRE
Article by Mrs. Willard Among
Those Repudiated by Coun.
Gil Heads.

Literature advoca ting immediate
total disarmament of all nations was
collected last night from booth II.
the exhibition hall of the Washington
Auditorium and burned by officers of
the American Council Of the Inter
national Council of Women, now hold
ing their auinquennial hare.
Careful discrimination was made be-
tween pamphlets advocating progres-
sive policies towards peace through
international cooperation, which the
council frankly supports, and those
urging more sweeping methods of
ending war, such as the cutting off Of
military and naval appropriations
without regard for the actual prob
lens of national defense.
National officers said today that the
pamphlets were placed in distribution
without their knowledge and that
they ordered an investigation at once
when some of the objectionab BILE liter
ature was brought to their attention
The literature destroyed was publish
ed by the Women's Peace Union, IA
Lexington avenue, New York.
The status Of this organization
toward the National Council remained
underlined this morning, but it is not
a member of the international body.
The exhibits are not official on the
part of the International Council,
although most of the societies main
tanning booths in the basement are
member organizations. The exhibit
Is planned as demonstration of
woman's progress in industry, profes.
sions and welfare.
Mrs. Willard Wrote One.
The pamphlets destroyed were as
An appeal for outIawing war by a
constitutional amendment which would
prohibit the appropriation Of money
for purchasing arms or paying sol.
ders.
An article by Mrs. Henry Willard
daughter OF William Lloyd Garrison.
describing war as leEalized murder
and ursinE compaete ncr-Eesistance.
An appeal for an international move
ment for immediate total 6isarma-
ment.
An article describing violence and
kliiins as always wrong, whether done
under military orders or otherwise.
This literature was retained:
A publication of the World Peace
Foundation containing a chart of the
League of Nations and of the World
Court of International Justice.
An article by Lucia Ames Mead, al
legedly on the policy of the Interna-
tional Council to develop an inter
national mind on world issues.
the League of Nations covenant
published by the Pro-League Inde-
pendents of II East Forty-frst street,
New York.
League Literature Savad
A list of publications issued by the
League of Nations. published by the
World Peace Foundation.
"A pamphlet alleging certain PERM
clous control of history teaching in
the public schools and urging that
this be given a more international
aspect, written by Bessie L. Pierce of
the University of Iowa.
An article by Donald r. Taft of
Welis College, advocating a fairer in
ternatfonal view in school history text
books dealing with the World War,
and calling attention to misstate.
ments in the text books used by some
nations.
The discovery of the peace" ex-
hlolt yesterday revived for a time all
the misunderstanding of the status
OF the International Council in respect
to pacifist organizations, and the
quick action of the American officers
was intended to squelch further
| charges at once.
Tolerance Essential"
Officers of the American Counc;, ex.
planned today that the international
organization places no restrictions
Whatever on the opinions of any of it's
members so long as these remain
within the limits of decency and ohe.
| dlence to the laws of the various co,Jn
tries. In an organization built out of
great many member societies in
practically every country in the world
II was explained, the utmost toleran nee
10 d1HerenceS of opinion is essential
Without question, the America n
ofhcers pointed out, q great ma iority
or the members do not. believe that
immediate, complete disarmament of
any nation or group of nations is the
pest way TO peace at present, but, on
the other hand, some NAV think so
sincerely. have logical arguments to
back their beliefs, and are entitled
to the discussion of these arguments
either on the floor of the council or
anywhere else.
Mrs. George Cadbury of England.
Quaker and noted welfare worker. who
is chairman of the international stand
ing committee on peace, explained that
the international Council, as a body
never could move faster toward peace
than the majority of its member
nations were willing to go with it.
This fact alone, she said, prevents any
radical stand on peace, since it would
be almost suicidal for women from
the Eastern European countries to
advocate that their countries give I'D
all means of self-defense. when they
were threatened on all their borders.
Defines Own Stand.
Il myself" said Mrs. Cadbury.
"hsye been accused since 1 have been
in Washington of being president of
the international Union for Peace and
Freedom, a European organization
which has some extreme pacifsts in
it's membership, as well as many con-
structive workers to uproot the causes
of war. The facts are that once was
a member of this organization, and
voluntarily withdrew simply beca.z.c
! could not reconcile the position with
the Office I held in the International
Council, where. nations as well as in
dividuals must be considered. A WON
an who has sent two sons to the war
since she belonged to pacifist organi.
zation can hardly be considered a dan
gerous pacifist."
Mrs. N. e. Harris, proxy president
of the American Council. said tha1 he
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