Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
|DEEP CUT IN NAVY
URGED BY WOMEN
U. S. Accession to World
Court Seen as Evidence
of Sincerity.

A resolution urging the delegates to
the London conference to reduce ma
val armament among the powers to a
point so low that our own and other
Nations may feel secure against attack,
and to end forever the competition in
naval building" was adopted at the
opening meeting Of the fifth confer
ence on the cause and cure Of war, at
the Washington Hotel today.
President Hoover and the Senate were
advised in another resolution that the
committee believes the accession of the
United States to the World Court would
afford evidence of "the Sinc1fe purpose
Of the Government to uphold its COM
nitments made through the Paris pact"
Women OF four Nations spoke at the
morning session of the conference. All
voiced the opinion of the women Of
their country that there should be some
international linking together of peace
sentiment, some capitalization of the
activities OF women of the various ma
tons of the world toward peace.
The first Of the International speakers
was Nine. Marie-Louise Puech of
France. She was followed by Frau Doro-
thee Won Velsen OF Germany, Miss Kath-
leen D. Courtney of England and Mrs.
Tsune Gauntlet of Japan.
Mrs. Gauntlet. clad in her native
country's garb, brought before the dele
gates to the conference a Japanese
basket containing the signatures of $780,
600 Japanese women. gathered in 20
days, calling upon the London Naval
Conference to take steps which will as
sure firm foundation for peace among
the nations of the world.
Years Events are RecOunted.
The principal speaker at the morning
session was James G. Mcdonald, who
dwelt on 1.-THE Years Outstanding
Events"
In the field of foreign affairs, the
year now closing has been marked by
few spectacular events" said Mr.. Nc
Donald. Seldom have international
issues been sufficiently startling to COM
mand for long the newspaper headlines.
None the less, 1929 has witnessed nota-
bic gains: for example, two prolonged
struggles between church and state, in
Italy and in Mexico, have been AMIGA
bly, settled; Germany and her wartime
enemies have moved toward friendly
cooperation and real peace; the
United States and Great Britain,
under the leadership of President
Hoover and Mr.. Macdonald, British
prime minister. have dispersed the
dark clouds of suspicion and mis-
trust which threatened to estrange
the two peoples and prepared the way
for the Naval Conference in London
this month; the United States and most
OF the other countries on the American
continents have accepted. as among
themselves, new obligations to settle
their differences by peaceful means;
the worldwide machinery for the pre-
vention of war has been substantially
strengthened through the coming into
effect Of the Kellogg pact, through the
through the work Of the League Of
Nations"
Morrow and Young Are Cited.
According to Mr.. Macdonald, per
sonalittes can exert a profound infiu-
ence in international relations" As
examples he quoted Dwight Morrow's
activity in solving the Mexican prob
lem, Owen D. Youngs efforts to secure
acceptance by Germany and the allies
OF revised German debt payments and
Elihu Roots part in revising the World
Court on a basis which 1t is hoped will
lead to adherence by the United States.
I'm most of the hopeful political de-
.velopments in Europe during this year,
q Frenchman and a German have been
the outstanding leaders" said Mr.. Mac
donald. BRAND. the French foreign
minister, time and again risked his
popularity at home to fight for the
principle of friendship with Germany.
Stresemann, German foreign minister
until his death recently, likewise fought
for a policy Of Cancellation and of the
fuifillment by Germany of her treaty
This afternoon the delegates, who
are representing IL outstanding nation
81 organizations of women, are holding
open discussions on the cause and cure
of war. embracing the general subjects :
How Far Have We Progressed in the
Discovery Of the Causes of War? What
Are They?" How Far Have We Pro-
crossed in the Discovery of the Cures
Of War? What Are They?" What
Imperative Cures Are Yet Unbound,
Unidentified or Unestablished?"
This evening the women are hosts
to Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS, South
African military leader and former
premier OF the Union of South Africa.
At this meeting Gen. SHUTS will make
the only scheduled address of his visit
to the Capital. He will speak on Ten
Years March Toward Peace"
At the business meeting that pre-
ceoeo the opening session OF the con-
ference this morning the delegates
voted to retain Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait as chairman of the committee.
The Office of administration chairman
was created and Miss Josephine Schain,
who for four years has served as Secre-
tary OF the committee, was elected to
the position. Miss Ruth Morgan and
Miss Henrietta Reelofs will continue
as first and second vice chairmen.
Mrs. =. H. Silverthorn was elected third
vice chairman, Miss Helen Livingstone
cores; onding secretary. Mrs. Ben
Hooper recording secretary and Mrs.
Edgerton Parsons, treasurer.
Sessions of the conference will con-
tinue through Friday.
Organizations Are Named.
Organizations represented In the Com
mittee on the Cause and Cure of War
are: American Association of University
Women, Council of Women for Home
Missions, Federation of Women's Boards
Of Missions of North America, General
Federation Of WOmen's Clubs, National
Board Of Young Women's Christian As
Sociations, National Council of Jewish
Women, National Federation of Bust
ness and Professional Womens Clubs,
National League of Women Voters, Ma
tional Women's Christian Temperance
Union, National Conference of Ameri-
can Ethical Union and the National
Women's Trade Union League.