Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-17
PLAN TO PREVENT
WAR SUBMITTED
Mrs. Ben Hooper Addresses
Characterization
Speaks.


the making of aggressive warfare a
crime, with drafting of all wealth in a
war Of defense, were high points in the
best plan submitted by Mrs. Ben
Hooper, once Democratic candidate for
United States Senator from Wisconsin,
to the third national conference on the
cause and cure of war. In session to-
day at the Washington Hotel.
Mrs. Hooper was one Of 400 readers
who have been following course OF
study outlined during the last year by
a conference committee.
TWo-thirds of the contestants In
dorsed the BRAND treaty proposal 10
outlaw war as the next step Tor the
United States, Mrs. Charles E. Simon
son of New York City, chairman OF
Judges, announced. The contest. she
explained. had closed prior to Secre-
tary Kellogg's statement that the
United States should not make a treaty
with one nation, but with all the prin-
cipal nations of the world.
Alterations Stressed.
Following the round table discussion,
presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, the seven participants in the
forum agreed that wars may be reduced
by alternatives. John Bakeless. .asso-
ciate editor of the Forum, added the
explanation with his affirmative vote
that there Is no immediate proSpect.
DR.. James T. Shotwell, director OF the
division of economics and history OF
the Carnegie Institute for international
Peace, opening the round-table discus
sion, said that he did not believe tnat
war had the same meaning at all times
in history. In his presentation, ne ex-
cluded defense from war. DR.. Phlilp
Marshall Brown, professor OF interna-
tional law at Princeton University, as
serted that there is altogether too mucn
emotionalism in dealing with war.
MIR. Bakeless, pointing out that 1t Is
difficult to define an offensive war, said
that from 1914 to 1918 I'VE had no
offensive war" but had a lively time
in Europe. The United States. he said.
will never call q war an offensive one.
DIR. Woolley Speaks.
Carving on the discussion. DR.. Mary
E. Woolley, president of Mount Holyoke
College, pointed out that war as an IN
stitution is legaliZed and that 1t Is
| very difficult to mark line OF distinc-
ton between aggressive and defensive
warfare.
Prof. Harry Elmer Barnes, professor
| of history and sociology at Smith Col
| lege. said that change OF intellectual
attitude was needed to get away from
war, and insisted that I'VE must be un-
| conditional abolitionists."
Mrs. James w. Morrison. president OF
| the Illinois League Of Woman Voters,
| declared that from her experience as a
- gh m
| think that prohibition of war would be
effective. Any mother. she pointed out,
| knows that human beings do not live
| together in peace automatically, but
they can be brought to through habit
| and training.
Peace Plan Offered.
The peace plan of Mrs. Hooper fol-
lows:
II believe that the first step for the
United States to take is to set its
house in order. That we first put our
selves definitely on record, standing
uneQuivocally for the outlawry OF war
as methid OF settling international
difficulties and for treaties Of compul-
sorry arbitration with every country;
that We Join the World Court; that We
| revise our laws of neutrality, so that the
| United States will refuse TO furnish
| arms, ammunition or supplies to any
country that has broken its treaties by
refusing 70 arbitrate or go into court
TO settle its international difficulties.
and that we secure an amendment to
the Constitution ratifying treaties Of
peace by q majority vote Of the Senate
and House.
There are innumerable causes OF
A,tf r hne af Hn hat ~
them Is the provincialism of all nations
Each country honestly. believes that Its
people are a little finer than those of
any other country and that no other
people appreciate them or put proper
value ON their Importance In the world
Would Make War a Crime.
"A law that / think might well be
passed as safeguard against CONNER
cialized war would be 10 make agrees
sive warfare a crime. but that II IN
the future the United States ever Is
compelled TO fight war of defense
that not only every man and woman
be drafted, but that all wealth shall
be drafted and no individual In these
United States shall receive more than
$50 a month during the period OF the
war. no exemption 10 be permitted.
even TO the Congress OF the United
States or professions"
Other entrants in the peace plan
contest listed as causes Of war greed
avarfce. nationalism. Imperialism. pro-
vincialism and fear. and among their
recommendation for curing war were
unificatlon of all agencies working for
pcace--revlsion Of text books. education
of youth. peace films and educational
work through publications. and the
press. Some OF the women asked for
elimination of the Monroe Doctrine and
many recommended immediate en-
trance Of the United States into the
League Of Nations.
World Arranged for War.
The world Ii now institutionally ar
ranged for war and there appears
To be picture OF incipient war, both
civil and international. such rs scarcely
ever has tormented man before" Prof.
Rexford Tugweli of the department
Of economies OF Columbia University
told the conference last night. He
Insisted that rs long as there Is gem
eral world acceptance Of conflict as
factor In daily affairs, arhitral pro-
cedure oilers no basis for encouraging
hope. lie explained that this Is sim
ply because In any conflict which has
reached the breaking point there Is