Evening star., 1928-04-08
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Pen Women Open Sessions WdnesdayMs Sppe interviewed
Women to Urge Senate to Approve Ant-War Treaties
Doris Stevens Honored

ecute persistently these negotiations un-
til such treaties arc ratified"
The nine national organizations CO.
operating on the national committee
and sponsoring the conferences are
American Association of University
Women. Council of Women for Home
Missions. Federation OF Woman'S
Boards Of Foreign Missions, General
Federation of Women's Clubs, National
Board of the Young Women's Christian
Associations. National Council Of Jewish
Women, National League Of Women
Voters. National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, National Women's
Trade Union League.
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WITH the appointment of the seven
W countries, Argentina. Colombia,
Haiti. Panama, Salvador, United states
and Venezuela, by the American
governing board at a meeting this past
week to assign representatives to the
women'S committee to study the status
of women, feminiStS OF the Americas
found cause for much rejoicing. as 1t
marked the first time IN the history OF
the world that an international group
composed of representative govern
mentS has empowered women to sit as
a permanent committee to study the
status of their sex and to recommend
measures TO make men and women
equal before the law.
Members of tne National Woman's
Party of this country had further cause
for rejoicing in the appointment Of
Miss Doris Stevens chairman of their
committee on international action, as
chairman of the American women's
committee.
Upon learning Of the action of the
governing board Miss Stevens said:
When we asked the American
Conference in Havana for this woman S
committee it was the first time that
such request had been made to the
conference. That they granted It the
first time 1t was presented is to their
immortal honor.
The creation of this committee of
women means that in this hemisphere
no longer will international law be writ
ten by men only, passed upon by men
only and enforced by men only. Hence
forth American women will participate
with men in the writing of codes,
treaties or conventions affecting the
status of women.
The work done by this committee of
women will have all the prestige of the
inter-American union republics behind
1t. This Is great asset to the feminist
movement, which should now go for
ward with new vitality. new energy and
greater power III the Americas. and so
| in the world"
Miss Alice Paul. advisory chairman
of the National Wonlans Party, made
the following statement:
The Woman's Party rejoices In the
splendid action OF the Pan-American
Union in creating an inter-American
committee Of women TO study the legal
position OF women on the two American
continents and to advise upon ways TO
improve the laws governing the position
of women.
This is the first time in history that
an official international body represent
ing group Of nations has called upon
women to cooperate with them In plans
for raising the status OF women. The
action taken today by the Pan-Ameri-
can Union is historic. 1t will contribute
toward progress in the status of women
on our two continents and il will In
crease inter-American friendship by
binding more closely together the
women OF the two continents
Miss Paul drafted the equal rights
treaty which was presented by Miss
Stevens 10 the Pan-American Confer
ence in Havana