Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-03
PAC|F|STS SCORED,
At DEFENSE MEET.
Women to Seek National
Support of Naval Plans and
Universal Draft.

Warned Of the pcrils OF pacifism
internationalism and Communism and
urged to support preparedness as the
best preventive OF war. the representa-
tives OF SO women's organizations par.
In the Women's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense today pre-
pared to draft program designed to
awaken women OF the Nation to the
need of preparation for defense.
The chief problems before the con.
ference this afternoon were to find
method to combat 1.-The shrill cries of
the pacifist:" end to win national sup
port tor the r-,vf' construction pro-
gram and the ratve',al draft bill.
Foreign SerNte Vital.
Insistence that preparedness is the
best war preventive was expressed be-
fore the conference by Mrs. Edith
Nourse Rogers. Republican Representa-
tive from Massachusetts. and Miss Eta
v. Leighton Of the National Security
League Mrs Rogers declared that
preparedness should extend fully to
merchant marine. aviation and com.
mercial expansion as well as to the
Army and Navy. She argued that be-
cause issues of war and peace have
often hung upon the skill or the lack
of 1t among our foreign representa-
tives" the country should have the best
men available in its foreign service.
which. rather than the Navy. she said,
was the first line of defense
Miss Leighton criticized women who.
reduced to an emotional state that is
almost insanity. take solemn pledges
never to raise a hand to help their ma
tive lahd ~, dafov,otsn ~.
fensive: never to roll bandage to
stanch the wounds of one dying that
they may live
Patriotism. she asserted. lis a thing
decried going out of fashion before a
wave of wishy- washy internationalism
Brave mothers Of brave men are still
among u.s." she said but their pres
ence is unnoticed and their voices un.
heard in the shrill cries Of the paci-
fists
This strange madness that has seized
many American women" she blamed on
a wisely planned. well organized. ably
led propaganda"
Assail Communism.
Communism came in for further at
tack by Representative JefIers Of Ala.
bama and Rev c. Seymour Bullock.
former Army chaplain. Mr.. LETTERS
warned OF communistic activity as ex-
pressed by radical peace organizations
and urged greater attendance at citi-
zens military training camps as the
best means OF preparing the youth of
the Nation for the possibility OF war.
Mr.. Bullock attacked pacifist organ
izations. mentioning specifically the
National Council for the Prevention OF
War. and denounced the pacific activ-
tiles OF Jane Adams and Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. He defended the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
one OF the chief sponsors of this con.
ference against 1.-The false things said
and the meaner things insinuated BY
those whose love OF notoriety would
not crafty by mentioning their names"
Representative johnson of South
Dakota charged that this insidious
was working TO keep the
universal draft bill from reaching the
floor OF the House. He promised to get
the bill on the floor and find out who
was for 1t and who was against 1t. The
bill provides for CONSUMPTION OF capital
labor and natural resources In event of
war.
Warns of War Talk.
Auc conference was EarneC at yeSter-
day afternoons session that war talk
TOO often causes war spirit" by Assistant
Secretary OF State william r. Castle
jr While insisting that the state De-
partment Is in hearty accord with mill
ta-y preparedness" Mr.. Castle said that
exaggerated military preparedness Is
the result OF fear and fearfulness In
vites disease"
Brig Gen. Henry J. Reilly OF the
Ofhcers' Reserve Corps disagreed with
Mr.. Castle. declaring that preparedness
Is necessary because the old trading
nations resent the appearance of the
United States in foreign trade and COM
mercial rivalry has inevitably In the
past provoked war"
Maj. Gen Charles p. SummeraIl
chief OF staff OF the Army. said that moi
only Is 1t necessary for this country to
protect Its American birthrishts OF
wealth. prosperity and freedom. but that
ternM violence has always been the
price OF liberty and human nature has
not changed
Rev. Edmund j Walsh. dean OF the
Georgetown Foreign Service School
warned against Communism. which he
said the Russians threatened to bring
into the United States. He said he had
seen review OF bolshevik troops. when
their leaders promised them future con-
troll Of the world.