Evening star., 1932-01-08
ARMS PAREEY AIMS
DECLARED DEFINITE.
America Going to Conference
"Thinking Peace" Says
, Mary Emma WooIIey.

BY the Associated Press.
Delegate Mary Emma Woolley main.
tains the American representatives are
going to the General Disarmament Con.
ference in Geneva thinking peace,
and expecting to accomplish something
definite
The first woman member of a major
world conference today smiling accepted
for herself and her masculine col
eagues-Secretary Stimson's designa-
ton of practical pacifist," She even
defined the phrase.
That term pacifist has beer
mahgned," she said. Il hesitate to cX-
plain anothers terms, but I suppose a
pacifist must be one VINO would SubSti-
tute peaceful for belligerent means OF
settling disputes. A practical paciflSt
would be one Of eminent common
sense. One who could adhere to an
ideal, yet yield a point rather than lose
something already gained"
Pausing amid receiving instructions
and pondering disarmament techni-
calities, the impressive president OF
Mount Holyoke College remarked with
satisfaction that thus far she has been
treated "ss q human being instead of as
a woman" So an inquiry whether she
would be a working delegate drew a
quiet assurance.
Certain of Success.
Absolutely" she said. Anything
else would be foolish. 1t is clear, in
view OF the importance Of this confer
ence to the world, there will be nc
place for self-consciousneSs."
There was no misunderstanding this
woman's homespun words. She held
high her broad face with big dark
eyes Her imposing figure was straight,
but her dignity had the grace Of ease.
Her frock was homespun, too-purple
wool. She used a simple, decisive
gesture.
"I cannot see why any difficulty,
such as budgetary limitation may raise,
cannot be solved at Geneva. Person
ally, am not opposed to it. OF course,
it would be futile to suggest that the
United States and China could main
tain the same standards Of defense on
the same economic limits, but the diff
culties certainly are no greater than
those mechanical obstacles actually
overcome in the past 20 years by the
human mind"
Whether DR.. Woolley talks publicly
in Geneva will depend upon the regu-
lations for all of us" She sees her
appointment as a recognition of "in-
SAtoc4AA6 boA4BADAC BOAACASoA PO"CI VI
women.
Puts Reason First.
AS to whether they are constitu-
tionally more strongly opposed to war
than are men, she offered:
Il don't like to institute a compari-
son, but because of womens very re-
lationship TO tie giving of life. they
probably feel the waste in its destruc-
ton more poignantly than do men"
For this, she suggested, there are
women 'in every country" who would
employ a substitute for war immedi-
ately if they could.
There's a large group in this coun-
try who are just as patriotic as it is
possible for a human being to be. but
feel the time has come when reason
must be substituted for armed force.
Il realize perfectly well there are
many difficulties. have heard the
complaint that the Kellogg pact has
no teeth But we come to the fact
that finally, diarmament is a social
and moral question. If we concede
in the beginning that force is nee
essary to- enforce the Nations words
for peace, we admit defeat before we
begin"