Evening star., 1925-01-19

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committee on program, reported. and
Mrs. William l.. Darby of this city
explainede the local arrangements
made for the conference.
The following committee chairmen
We're appointed:
Mrs. e. H. Silverthorn of New York
city, committee on cause of war; Mrs
John Ferguson of New York. commit
tee on cure of war; Miss Rose Bren-
Her OF Brooklyn, committee for CO.
operative work
Speakers this afternoon were listed
on the program as follows: Prof.
warren Thompson of Mia mi Universi-
ty. and Hon. pierrepont Noyes of
oneida, n Y.
reception at the White House
by President Coolidge. scheduled for
today has been postponed until later
in the week
Applaud League Reference.
The preliminary public meeting at
the Belasco Theater yesterday was
well attended. the first floor and first
balcony being filled with delegates
and visitors. mostly women.
Every reference to the League of
Nations by speakers brought ap-
plause, but criticism by Mai. Cen
John f. O'Ryan. Of some naive;
methods of disposinE of the war
problem, as advanced by some pacifsts
met with silence.
Brig. Gen. Lord Thompson, minister
for air in the late Macdonald British
cabinet described the five wars in
which he had participated tracing the
cause of each, and brought tumu1tu-
Gus applause when he declared that
we are approaching, through the
League of Nations. the only practical
solution of this question"
Protocol May Be Approved.
Lord Thomson expressed the opin-
ION that the pending Geneva proto-
col dealing with armaments mipbt
be approved by England III II were
regarded as a prelude to a disarma-
ment conference"
"A large majority i'm Britain is for
the League Of Nations and it's cove.
nant, he said. The protocol poes a
good deal beyond the league and
opinion in Britain is not ouite e.
favorable" The protocol said To~d
Thomson, aims at security on ~
basis of force" which if internrafad
TO mean compulsory service in En-
land, the speaker said. would rnaet
with opposition in the present rnnoS
OF the British people"
international solidarity. corny,,r;.
OF aim, and the love to live "a
work In peace were said by r,o,.d
thomson to be among the moSt now
erful unorganized forces WORKING for
peace. Aoi
CriticiZes Some Plans.
Maj. Gen. O'Ryan, who cornu.rso.
the 27th Division during the wnrIS
War, laid down a program for setting
up world machinery for q unifad
peace effort sound in principle and
possible of accomplishment" warn
ing. however that a stopnara of w
would bring about many new nrob-
lens, such as overpopulation.
Mere reduction or even abolition ~
armaments Will not stop war" said
the general criticizing such pronosaIs
piedglng III youth not to fight, and
demilitarization of histories
The department of the League of
Nations given to studying the causes
OF war. with a view to exorcfsfnc o
from life conditions and cfrcum-
stances which make for war, was
highly praised by Gen. O'Ryan.
Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio
Supreme Court declared that the CEN
turies-long sanction must be taken
away from war before peace can be
assured. She asserted that the con
ference must make "a new declara-
ton of independence" and teach that
ethical standards can be set up and
maintained between nations as well as
individuals"
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