Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-16
CONFLICT BREWING,
MRS. Gait INFORMS
WAR CURE FARLEY
900 Women Assemble for
First Session of Conference
to Assure Peace.
"MORAL DEGENERACY
OF NATIONS ASSAILED
Imperialism, Economic Exploita.
ton, Propaganda and Ignorance
Called Contributing Factors.

Called Contributing Factors.
Heralded by attacks on Imperialism,
economic exploitation Of weaker coun-
tries. propaganda. money, ignorance and
the moral degeneracy of nations and
human beings as the underlying causes
Of war. the third annual Conference on
the Cause and Cure OF War opened to-
day at the Hotel Washington with q
definite plan to end wars as its obiec-
tive.
Nine hundred delegates from nine ma
.ional women's organizations are attend
ing the conference, hailed by its chair
man, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. as the
crucial test of whether war can be out
lawed by organized effort.
Declaring that the next war Is GER
tainly moving down upon us with the
pitileSs certainty Of an avalanche. Mrs
Gait. in an address which opened the
conference this afternoon urged CO.
ordinated action among the peoples Of
the world as the only means CT pre-
venting the next war and al future
wars.
Speaks for Treaty.
a treaty between the United States
and France agreeing 10 prescribe var
between these two countries and agree
ing TO settle any disputes arising by
peaceful means would be a world
triumph. a milestone even greater than
Locarno." she said.
Mrs. Gait declared that defense is
needed and there can be no practical
opposition 70 preparation for defense"
adding that the i've So-called great
powers of the world-the United States.
Great Britain. France. Italy and Japan
constitute In reality the war powers
Of the world and treaties between these
i've alone outlawirg var among them
selves would break the backbone Of
preSent-day war"
Asserting that there are more armed
men In Europe today than there we're
in 1914. and an open and hectic COM
petition in airplare construction is On
between the great powers" she insisted
that because peace machinery Is new
and un'ried. nations are afraid 10 LEI so
the institutions OF war and trust thsm-
selves 70 II"
Mrs Dan Everett wai6. former preSi-
dent OF the Womsn's Board OF ForsiEn
Missions of North America. listed
among accomplishments IN the wzy OF
avoiding war during the pas. wear the
United States conduct OF Mexican
negotiations. It's triendy attitude to-
ward China. It's failure 20 pass a large
naval armament bill and friendly SsS-
lures such as 'he L.ndbsrgh ard good
VIII fights and the gift o. JssSlneSe
dolls 10 this country She ur.-n,~ted
success IN The undertaking OF the con-
'srence. seeing q growth of wfliiAg-SSS
% find better Ways for the ai,u>. mers
81 international differences than by
war.
Causes Of War Cited.
Conference OF students who hare
been studying the causes O. war for
the past year. held this morning unSer
the leadership Of Mrs cas., eroCShs
forth scores Of suggestions as ~ the
un5erlyicS principles back % inter
national conflicts, including the fellow
ing;
War IS fundamental II man and his
strongest instinct IS 20 Eghs :ar his
family, his people and his na;sca
War IS the result Of a tradition which
SAYS: If sc1seeNody says Sons.hgnS
about the lady You are with. YOU EnIsSs
Challenge hun"
The causes Of war are economical.
commercial and competitive.
Before war IS possible = country ulsSs
oe MADE mad oy pvopagSnGa-
Schco, oCNakS have never told the
truth about the causes " wars
Nations so ~ war for 4 thrill
\ surplus ~ money IL any country
Is followed oy the eSplos;a,soa 81 hack
ward Countries, icllcvSsc II sg-n ~
imperialism.
Cures Are Suggested.
Auso0g the suggested eaIvS were:
ESTABLISHMENT .. = bureau II Ire
Ssase Department 70 advise business
men about the oalsSassonS which they
nl,sSs IlcGr - obey the laws y. Ass0.ser
country II iasey invest ~ tia: c<,s,rgyy.
Abandonment ~ Ire Sp;rst u III
tense aasS1IAlrsi,s,
Aeoliston IL al uniforms ard osnsr
fcralS ot raSeantry
EdaeA;SNa % people ~ stss Ga&sr-
STANDING that 'lse NAY - preserve iaya-
~ and t<,GasEy Is tAcoSSga rcace,
S>tac~Sslaseas ~ = "ltGSerrSA
foundation
Securing natural resources S.eA As
oil and gGeH~r by SSSsse means esAex
than imperialism.
a nAcv hssle gNan!c ~ nAtS>aal ea,S-
rUpseS. sIlSSeSsea BY MIS- CAgs.
Miss NsrxsaS rsan Accepted.
The c<0ssegesscc accepted the r>NNa-
uesliats>0 ~ Miss H9ga MlgSasa. char
man ~ the MINT S<,g.sSreHrS vi YeASSgS
en tegrsSn l>lscy, and Vces>l g. c>NssE,s-
date all TeaSnNx c<,ay>eS ar tAe next
war. Miss Morgan Sssd that the wcsa.
en were ENsEEsc0SArsy Interested III s><>-
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swap II wASseSS dealing with the Aasey-
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and t>esceSaasg ESsNSSe tSsSyvNd sellaAAe
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an e<ilcAscF glNsn CAMsA wsse II ssuSsy-
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AMI thai IN senegal the wclNSa ~,
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