Evening star., 1928-04-19

Snoulderlng fires o. the blacklist
and national defense controversies of
the D. A. r. Congress fared into the
open today, when. just prior TO presen-
tation by Mrs. William Sherman Walker
Of a report in justification Of her sup
port Of the Navy bill. an unsuccessful
gent" resolutions affecting the bitterly
contested issues.
The long threatened effort 70 bring
on 10 the floor Of the ThiTty-Seventh
Continental Congress the battle which
had ragged around alleged PRONUNCIATION
by the national society OF a LIST ot
undesirable" speakerS-an outgrUTth
of aggressive policies Of the society re-
garding "AmericaniSm" and national
defense-was made BY Mrs. ST. Omer
Roy, Kansas delegate and local secTe-
tary Of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom.
Mrs. Roy arose at the outset Of the
mornings proceedings and sought 70
introduce from the door three reSOlu-
EionS in connection with the conIro-
yersy- Scarcely had she begun Teadng
them when Mrs. Alfred J. BroSseau.
SECo&NEAAA AGAAC4aA- AA%rCA cAAoA AAAy A0k
order and halted Mrs. Roy. II was
explained from the chair that ali reso-
lutionS must be submitted first 70 the
resolutions committee.
Sent 20 Chairman.
Mrs. Roy agreed readily 70 this course
and sent the resolutions by a page L.
Mrs. Henry b. joy. chairman OF the
resolutions committee The latter an
nounced later that her committee would
consider them tomorrow morning.
In conference with the press tn
uled1ately after this dare-up, N the
presence or Mrs. Roy the resolutions
chairman denied reports circulated bv
Mrs, Roy that she had said the rese,,11-
tons would be '-Snlothered" nv the COM
mitgee and she gave Mrs. Rov pevuis-
sion 70 appear before the COMMITTEES IN
support ot her motions
Mrs. Roy gave 70 the press DrfnssS
copies OF the resolutions which provided
Tor q referendum for all chapters or
lueSEloflS OF national Importance for
exercise o. their owr discretion" bv
chapters in selecting speakers. and for
submission 20 the chapters fo- spo~nysI
ar diSapproval Of the national defense
policies Of the society.
ASKS Ample Notification.
The resolution declared that as dele
gates 20 the annual conference OF the
y. 4 Il cannot b. prepared 20 express
the majority voice q their chsres-s Or,
national questions or on controversial
ISSUES, Z presented % the cCasreSS wtth-
S4E ample previous notice. al Questions
q national Importance IN the future
should oS referred 10 the several chap
1eFS Tor discussion and action before the
society aS a whole be committed 20 anv
policy.
The resolution further recommended
mat tae several chapters shall IN
s0tare Use their own discretion in s.
lectag speakers for their meetings 50
Il declared that sS the present po,t-
eiSS 81 the committee on national de-
tellse do not reflect the considered ouln-
t0aS q tI'e several chapters" and -SUcA
ooi'tleS are az tremendous Importance
20 t9c society. the committee on na-
tsenal defense should submit an os,tstrp
az is policy to the several chapters fer
tNeir approval Or dlSapp-oyal
Regular Channels
Mrs. RToSScau later elaborated on heE
Fe>aStsitS for barring the resolutions from
tAe noos explaining thar any resolution
might ee submitted 81 gAe ecGferencS.
e0T that Il would have - 50 shgc1SA
regular channels Nc resolution. sire
said, may De read from the rsoor ana
all ot them must De submitted 20 ~,
resolutions committee This rtale wt,l
no1 ee WAIVED IN aGy instance. Sae
stated
That the policies eg the national
defense committee have {he support cg
'sitSt ~ the delegates 10 ths CoaSrsSS
Was evidenced = feW nlertSntS afyss
Ile resolutions Incident. when tNe
thousands af delegates gave b. the cSss,~
sn1ttSe chairman a Yt,tiSIng ovation as
she vigorously defended her activities
II support OF the Navy csN.
Leaving the tsoor after her VAia EFFORT
~ ee fs<'oSntsed fEem the aoor. Mrs
sNoN tesa news pager men thas she ha6
e<To trEglaanGed Siace the congress
@%1ic1 ey Mrs CeNArSe Thasvher
Guernsey, honorary preSi4ens-genernl
y the II A n, tcF having Suegareea
NE resolutions r1TSt 81 Kansas chaessvs
-N ttsslf actioa, Mrs GUsFpSsg. i1sn.
,S s{se pstSS srcan coyFOAogated Ms
,toNS statement about ths Fes,Eisssans
EETlAttaS tt Mas not CUSTOMARY e. <eeS
actton by charters on reS.s~
assoaS intended for presentation 20 ar
Socsety
Resolutions Seconded.
Mrs Roy said thar her Kansas a.
,anssatsN9A, she Molly FASteY BeyFv
napier. hSd approved the resolutions
Aa thtee na0sionS aS nreSeated Is Ghe
eSSAiuttefsS committee tSNSsay, mere Ss<-
.nded ~ Mis- Ross eNAtssYaS. wife az
CSslllaS ~ MlSSsSSsssvi
IN me gallery when Mrs Walker pre,
Snted hsf annual repoFt Mas Mrs
Relen Tufts haitse 1T RASscn. wha ma,
oNeEeA erieicized Mrs Walker foa
pFeStsaAstlS~ to FepTeSent the u. A II
u nldNsSasg tAe NAVY ein
MsS Walkers appearance eelore tn
p9sStesS MAS enthusiastically acclaimed
ne DEMONSTRATION being SalticsenT l.
lseWh aas any preteStAtlonS iFcra ths
lstNtagsengN gfV0n> II any mad aean
Manned Mrs Walker devoted nosg 4
ser repWt to Justification az ne
ietiye wcFS for a larger Navy, and more
sseelIteasgS c1 her presence before gha
louse naval affairs sommlgsee several
aanths Asa
ArN Walker SaVe Chronological
esalnae ST all resolutions er tAe sactety
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