Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

| ~ born OF the knowledge that fact'
! "A were being dealt with instead o
4 a fancy, that things within thu
range of vision rather thar
purely visionary were under consider.
alton, pervaded the sessions of the third
War. imparting to it new significance
not felt in the two previous meetings OF
the nine national women's organizations
Cooperating to discover the Shortes,
approach to international understand
with an optimistic and practical
BACKGROUND which was lacking last
year, supplied by arbitration treaties
actually outlined and being acted upon
rather than seen at a distance as sub
jectS of vague speculation III the mlnos
of a few International leaders. the con-
ference was able to outline well de'
fined policy which. II backed up indi-
vidually by the women, the clubs and
the declarations which they represented
should prove an irresistible force moving
toward the ultimate goal.
When the group found itself Ill the
position of indorsing an actual proposal
of our State Department. designed 10
abolish war as national policy. IL was
no longer dealing in ephemeral Ideas
but in concrete facts. and with the IN
dorsement OF that proposal past dreams
| began to take definite form. with the
promise of becoming future reality.
The press. the public and the polltl..
cal world paid tribute to the increased
| significance of the conference.
| Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. chairman,
who presided over the sessions, sounded
-! the KEYNOTE Monday afternoon when
she addressed the delegates. opening the
/ Official business of the conference.
| War as an institution can be abol.
ished by civilized nations now" said
| Mrs Gait. land the only way TO treat
the problem of war is TO isolate 1t from
all other problems. That which ham,
pers the advocates of peace more than
any other one thing is the fact that ad-
vocates of war are pulling fard on one
rope while the advocates Of peace are
dividing their energies by pulling on
many ropes.
The only possible substitute for war
is compacts between all civilized ma
| tons to prescribe war absolutely as be-
tween themselves and in agreements to
| find the peaceful means Of settling all
disputes
THE problems that now confront ma
lions are too crucial to be tried by ar
bitrament of guns and bombs. They
call for statesmen with brains not SOL
diers with guns; for reason, not SUBJ
marines: for round tables. not battle.
fields; for Cancellation not poison gas,
and. let me add, they call for prayer"
In discussing the necessity of defense
as protection against war, Mrs. Gait
said: Defense is needed. and there can
be no practical opposition to prepara-
ton for defense. but who Is TO judge
how much and what kind of defense is
needed"
In this connection the conference
supported q resolution "deploring the
greatly increased naval ornaments for
the United States" and urging that in
the adoption of any naval building pro-
gram the President be authorized 70
suspend construction. II circumstances
warrant it."
The peace plan devised by Mrs Ben
Hooper of Wisconsin. chosen from 400
suggestions offered by the 400 readers
" no had been selected 10 follow a spe
cisl course of study outlined by the
conference committee during the past
year and submit their plans as result
Of their study. was recommended 10 the
conference as the most practical one
offered
III
~ conference (which are here sum-
marizedD the. most important was the
one indorsin2 the Kellogg proposal for
a multilateral treaty with France and
I'VE other world powers. the gist of the
Endorsement being that the Conference
for the Cause and Cure OF War go on
record as recommending TO Its national
organizations that they give active and
concerted support TO the efforts of the
Department Of State for the conclu-
sion Of either a multilateral treaty or
bilateral treaties with France. Great
Britain. Japan. Germany. Italy and
| other like-minded nations for the re-
| nunciation OF war as an instrument OF
national policy"
II was the sense OF the conference
that In adding the ''bilateral treaties
clause" 10 its resolution. rather than
| simply indorsing the present propose.
as 1t stands. IL was preparing the
/ way for standing behind that or other
I proposals tending toward the same end.
! understanding that IL might NOT be pos
sibie 10 conSummatE treaty on the
exact outlines nov drawn up By the
State Department
/ In her final message 10 the confer
ence on Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gait
suggested plan for following up the
abstract support Of peace proposals. Of
| fered In resolutions by concrete action
Of the cooperating organizations. Mrs
! Gait urged upon the women "a Nation
| vide effort 10 stimulate public Discus
/ sion and support OF the State Depart
nnent proposals for treaties for the re-
| nunciatiOn OF var between the United
! States and Six world powers. with this
/ definite object: 10 get the two Senators
| IN every State ready for the Senate vote
! on these treaties. 10 make them realize
that the people thoroughly understand
the state Department proposals and de-
| sire approval by the Senate when the
| treaties come up for ratiflcat ton"
As the f1rst step In the plan Mrs. Gait
! suggested ratification Of this resolution.
passed unanimously ~ the conference.
She further suggested
The auXiliaries Of The bodies rom.
posing this conference should form
temporary committees in each State.
/ after their national bodies have ratified
the conference resolution They could
I then hold a State conference on the
subject Of these proposed treaties
Eight women could be- appointed from
! the cooperating national organizations.
each woman 10 direct the campaign In
district u Blk States and 10 attend
tbs ~&tate conferences
vi should eniis. prominent writer's
and speakers 70 serve without Day Ia
address schools and colleges. clubs aud
civic Ofganihat lions, churches and public
mass meetings. 10 carry Information
about the proposed peace tffaiies into
every remote Village ann hamlet. ~
cDYer every part of tbe STATE Specific
plsns for the State work could be- Ge i.
clded upon al tbs STATE conferences
SUMMARY Of resolutions passed by
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