Evening star., 1931-12-31

Departure from tradition in the ap-
pointment as one of the American
delegates to the Geneva Conference
on Arms of Miss Mary Z. Woolley
head Of Mount Holyoke College, is rec
ognized by the press. Her lifelong inter
! est in peace measures and her personal
fitness are considered important to the
negotiations. Selection of Gen. Dawes
and Senator Swanson, also, is held to
be favorable to wise measures at the
| meeting of Nations.
The sending of a woman to mo-
mentous arms conference Is an epoch
making event" states the Chicago Daily
News, with the further comment; In
questions of armament policy women
are vitality concerned. Mr.. Hoovers S
decision to give due recognition to their
devotion to peace should impress Eu-
rope, and crafty the liberal and demo-
cratic forces of the world" The At
lanta Journal also is of the opinion
that women have a profound interest
in disarmament, and deserve repre-
sentation upon a body whose mission 1t
will be to bring stability, to one of the
foremost international issues without
sense of security. The Cincinnati
Times Star finds it Significant that
Hoover's decision follows closely upon
the award of the Noble Peace Prize to
Jane Adams"
Mr. Hoover has shown imagination
and insight in deciding to place q
woman on the Geneva delegation.
His choice of Miss Woolley is certain
to receive the widest approval thinks
the New York Herald Tribune, point
ing out that "her point OF view has
always been that OF the informed stu
dent of international affairs, and that
"she has never aligned herself with
those extremists who have tended to
view disarmament as an end in itself
unrelated to the broader problem Of
nationalism."
THE President makes no mistake in
selecting Miss Woolley," in the judg-
ment of the Topeka Daily Capital,
which offers the further comment: Her
scholastic degrees and the number Of
organizations. both national and inter-
national, of which she is director or
member testify to her position among
the leading women of the world. Noted
as an educator, she has been president
of Mount Holyoke for more than 80
years. her students are scattered well
over the United States and in foreign
lands. American women will unani-
mously indorse the appointment of Miss
Woolley along with Ambassador Dawes
and the other delegates selected to
speak for the United States at Geneva
next February"
X X 4
Miss Woolley is just the type of
capable, learned and engaging person.
ality to give Womanhood first-class rep
resentation," AYERS the Jersey City Jour
nal, while the Port Huron Times Herald
believes that she will be "a good deal
more than a figurehead," and that "the
appointment is something more than
gesture" The Charlotte Observer is
convinced that mo one in the confer
ence will prove more deeply concerned
in bringing about a reduction Of arma-
ments of all countries than will Miss
Woolley" The Louisville Courier Jour-
nal AYERS that "her presence at Geneva
in February will lend an added dignity
to the participation of the United
atteStS that she has been one of the
most earnest supporters of the disarma-
ment doctrine"
"Virginians are grstified that Senator
Claude A. Swanson has been chosen"
says the Lynchburg News remarking
that "he has given years of study to
naval affairs and should be familiar
with the fundamentals at Geneva" The
Roanoke Times records that he "has
long been known as an advocate OF a
strong and adequate Navy" and "at the
same time he is a stanch champion of
world peace" The Houston Chronicle
voices the opinion: With Senator
Swanson representative of the United
States. the people of this country can
depend upon it that their right will be
fully protected. As member Of the
Senate. he has always bean q strong |