Evening star., 1926-12-12
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.
EADERS- of the majority of
the national club organiza-
tions have concentrated their


the national club organiza
tions have concentrated theii
IL attention during the past
week upon the sessions of the
second Conference on the Cause and
Cure of War, which closed Friday might
in the Hall of Nations at the Wash
ington Hotel. Ways and means o.
promoting understanding of economic
and political conditions between ma
tions as a sound basis for world peace
were discussed, not in glittering gen
eralities, but in explicit, concrete
terms by the delegates and by repre-
sentative speakers both of this coun
try and the great foreign powers
which are recognizing this as a para
mount issue.
conceived treaties was cited almost
unanimously as the ultimate cure for
the most fruitful cause of war-that
of unfair or misunderstood business
policies. An international code Of fair
business dealing between nations
with an international body to enforce
that code, was suggested by one
speaker as a possible peace instru
ment. But the difficult task of edu
eating the nations to a rational con
ception Of 'the other fellows point
of view" was recognized as the first
step toward effecting this "cure." ad
mittedly no easy task, but an "enor.
NOUS, intellectual, tough job"
Perhaps the most significant action
taken by the conference. in that II in.
dicates the group intends not merely
to discuss world peace but to work
toward it. was the decision to develop
definite program to be adopted by
NJ 20
which, in the words of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, general chairman,
will be so wide in scope, SO broad in
vision, SO fundamental in principle
that it could serve as a permanent
scale by which they might measure
the logical steps toward world peace"
The first practical application Of
such a program was suggested in q
resolution urging the dissemination
Of a sample treaty on compulsory ar.
bitration between Great Britain and
America through national organiza.
tiOnS, as a means of educating the
American public to this particular
idea.
In a review of the high lights Of
the conference, several other resolu-
tions stand out as indicative of the
policies to be advocated by this body.
One Of these, the resolution urging
ratification by the Senate of the
treaty to outlaw the use Of poison gas
in warfare and indorsing the action
of the foreign relations committee in
reporting the treaty for ratification in.
dicates that the conference is ready to
support constructive measures for
peace.
The resolution reaffirming complete
confidence in the Permanent Court Of
International Justice and urging that
the President of the United States
keep the way open for negotiations
for world court ION the basis of non-
partisan support" was another i'm.
portant step in shaping the policies Of
the peace advocates.
When the first Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War was called, it
was not realized that others would
follow. But the first called for a sec.
ond, and the second has established
the fact in the minds Of the club.
women that there is a vital need for
forming a permanent organization,
with sessions held at stated intervals
to keep alive q progressive program
for peace, which can be carried out
universally by the several million
members of the affiliated organizations.
MRS. BEN HOOPER Of Oshkosh,
IVA Wis, delegate from the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs to the
Conference on the Cause and Cure of
War, and one Of the organizers Of the
first conference, dicussed the neceS-
sity for well organized effort In the
work for the establishment of world
peace in her address before the Won.
ans National Democratic Club, at the
weekly program luncheon Wednesday
afternoon.
.'The pushing force to cure war has
to come from women" said Mrs.
Hooper. Men never will do 1t. Physi-
cal courage has been held as one of
the first attributes of manhood since
time began. and the instinct to do bat
tie for their own is too deeply implant-
ed for man to protest vigorously
against war. 1t is woman's responsi.
bility to become the compelling force
behind this task-the men will arbi.
trate IL the way is pointed out, but the
women will have to find the way"
I'm order to make any progress"
continued Mrs. Hooper, I'VE have al.
ready realized that we must co-ordi.
nate our efforts. For many years
there have been numbers of organiza-
tions with programs for peace, but no
two have been alike. Now we have
drawn together these groups under
one advisory body and with a we'll
constructed program placed before all
alike. we should see tremendous re-
Suits"
In concluding, Mrs. Hooper warned
the women against allowing the fight
Tor peace to become entangled with
party politics. Treaties for arbitra-
tion In place of war. with a non.
partisan, unselfish program working
toward this end, will be the ultimate
answer to the problem facing us-a
problem that Is peculiarly ours az the
mothers Of men who died in France
with our promise ringing in their ears
that that should be the last war--the
war to end wars
Mrs. A. A. Jones, president Of the
club. presided at the luncheon, Mrs,
Minnie Fisher Cunningham intro.
duced the speaker.
REARING the greetings Of the
largest literary organization OF
women In the worid-the National
League of American PEN Women
to the children Of Japan from among
whom will come the future artists, au.
thors and composers of that pictur.
esque land, three dolls will leave
America January 20, with thousands
OF other doll messengers" from this
country, under the auspices Of the
committee on world friendship among
children, of which Mrs. Henry w.
Peabody Is chairman.
These dolls will be sent to Japan in
time to be exhibited and distributed
among the children of Japan at the
Hfna Matsuri, Festival of Dolls, which
will take place March 3, 1927. The
Japanese government will supervise
the distribution of the dolls.
The dolls from the Pen Women are