Evening star., 1925-01-25
WAR CURE PARLEY
. IN CAPITAL ENDS
Report Listing 28 Causes
and Peace Program
Are Adopted.

Closing its seven day consideration
of international conflict during which
il heard more than score of speak
ers, both men and women, including
President Coolidge, the National Con-
ference on the Cause and cure of
War. came to an end yesterday after
noon at the Washington Hotel. with
adoption OF q lengthy program OF
cures" comprising uutlawry OF war,
adherence of the United States to the
World Court, and n reserved proposal
regarding the League Of Nations and
the protocol OF Geneva. T'wenty-nine
causes of war were catalogued.
Although the conference hatly re-
fused 20 insert in one part Of It's pro-
gram Of cures, to he pressed for inn
mediate action q recommendation Ihat
the United States Join the League of
Nations, the sympathetic position OF
the conference to the league was set
forth in language revised to read as
Sollows4
The conference recognizes the i'm
mense service rendered by the League
of Nations to the ideals that are
dominant in the United States.
Corporation Urged.
1T is the only functioning world
organization providing for the re-
alization of those ideals.s The con-
ference therefore believes, that
whether our Government enters the
league or not, It should enlarge our
responsibilities in league plans and
cooperate in its activities. Inasmuch as
the Protocol of Geneva is the most ad-
yanced proposal ever made for the
outlawry of war, the conference be-
1ieves that the United States should
hold itself ready TO take sympathetic
and cooperative action in the fur
therance Of the success of the proto-
col"
other proposals adopted would
would pledge the United States to
participate in further disarmament
conferences, and establish an under
secretary for peace in the State De-
partment. Cures were divided by the
conference into three kinds, political,
economic and social l-educational, and
proposed plan was adopted for the
nine constituent national organiza-
lions of women composing the con-
ference to take back 70 their own
groups for direct application.
Committee to Meet.
The continuing committee, composed
of the presidents of the nine organi-
cations participating, and the chair
men of the departments of peace, will
G. A. headquarters, February 8, TO or
ganize, and to develop plans for for
warding the findings Of the confer
ence and keeping a permanent record
Of the work done.
Practically the entire day yesterday
was occupied by the conference in
discussion and adoption of the two
reports from the committee on the
cause of war, and the cures of war,
and in hearing the address OF Presi-
dent Coolidge at the White House.
The President reaffirmed his stand
for participation of the United States
in the World Court, and declared that
the establishment of such a means
for formulating and promulgating the
honest judgments and matured public
opinion OF the world, such as is con-
templated by the World Court, would
be decided step toward the actual
outlawing Of war.
Legion Action Touched Upon.
Cognizance was taken of the move
ment fostered by the American
Legion Auxiliary In opposition to the
League of Nations attitude of the
conference when Mrs, Carrie Chap
man Gait, general chairman of the
conference, read a notice Of the mass
meeting which has been called for
tomorrow afternoo oon in the New Will
lard Hotel to explore the larger
Held of the problems touched upon
during the past week" Mrs. Gait
and delegates Of the conference were
invited 10 attend the meeting which
is being arranged by the legion
auxiliary, together with several local
branches OF American patriotic So
cieties. There was no indication that
they would accept the invitation.
In the preamble of the cures" pro-
gram, the conference declared that
"the basis Of peace Is an intellectual
and spiritual problem" and called
upon the people of the U1ited States
TO unite to break down national and
racial preJudices and fears, and to
build up spirit OF friendship and
trust between the peoples of the
world"
we find that the cure of war re-
quires permanent international or
ganiZatiOn as It's instrument" said the
preamble, adding that while the con-
ference realized the final cure of war
lay with the spiritual healing Of the
nations, the conference also recognizes
ameliorating agencies and activities
OF immediate service"
Outlawry of war, IL was declared
involved two definite movements:
International machinery" through
which law can become operative
among nations, and enactment OF an
International law, declaring that war
is a crime in which an aggressor ma
ton should be death with as a
criminal"
RecOdInchtion Proposed.
Recodification of International law
for guidance" of the Permanent
Court of International Justice was
proposed and such arbitration
treaties as contribute to international
conciliaton" We're advocated
international cooperation was
urged to utilize economic forces" as
economic security for all nations
must be the principle upon which the
remedies for the economic causes of
war must be based" Toward this
end 1t was proposed there should be
established commercial and industrial
codes between nations
Social and educational forces the
conference believed, could be brought
into play to help the world along
new ways Of life in international
relations" Home. library, school
and church, it was said, should be
used in forwarding the program OF
education.
Adopting the revised report of the
committee on the causes of war,
which had catalogued % causes the
conference agreed that it was ap-
parent that I'VE lack not so much
the desire TO efface war as the scien-
tific knowledge of causes of war"
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