The Washington times., 1936-11-19
MRS. STAFFORD,
D. E. VISITOR,
TALKS PEACE
BY MARY PADGETT

Mrs. Caroline M. Stafford, Of
Los Angeles, founder and national
president Of the United Mothers
World Peace Movement, Inc, is
at the Willard Hotel here.
Mrs. Stafford flew into Wash
ington recently, but during the
brief time she has been here she
has done much, what with visiting
the White House to give the PreSi-
dent and the First Lady an invita-
tion to the international conven-
tion of her organization which will
be held in Los Angeles during the
week beginning July 4, 1887, and
her interviewing of the local club
leaders for support and enrolment
In her peace organization.
According to Mrs. Stafford, the
object of the United Mothers
World Peace Movement is to unite
the women of all nations for
united support to establish peace
standards that will be comprehen-
sible to every nation throughout
the world. The organizations
slogan is peace education must
precede disarmament"
The Mother Influence
Says jolly, motherly Mrs. Stat
ford:
"The mother influences the
hOme-the father, sons, and
daughters. Therefore this Is the
greatest influence in the world.
"When we harness that great
mother love that rests in the
heart Of every mother, there Is
no power in the world greater
than mother love, and when the
mothers are united and give
their undivided support to such
q movement as world peace, we
will then begin to see the light
of day for disarmament.
eff the nations are civilized
and Christian, as they declare
themselves to be, then our inter-
national difficulties must be set
tied by arbitration and not by
blOOdShed.
"WOrld peace cannot be estab-
liShed other than through a
scientific educational system for
both adults and youth, carried
on through lectures, books, peri
OdicalS, motion pictures, radio,
churches, schools, and homes"
Mrs. Stafford declares there are
more than 100000 members of
United Mothers at present on the
Pacific Coast. She plans to organ
ize the 48 States and some foreign
countries before the July conven-
ton begins.
The movement was organized in
Portland, Ore, by Mrs. Stafford,
two years ago. Then, after the
California chapter was organized,
it expanded to include men and
juniors. California men created
an auxiliary known as the United
Fathers World Peace Movement"
which IS probably the only mems
auxiliary boasted by any organiza-
ton in the world.
There are three other units in
the organization-the junior
group of young men, called the
Abraham Lincoln Peace League;
the junior organization Of young
women, called the Betsy Ross
Peace Chapters, and the Chill
dren's Peace Group.
Tells Shirley
Shirley Temple, the child
movie star, has been christened
Americas Child of Peace by the
United Mothers. Mrs. Stafford
herself took Shirley on her lap
one day and explained about the
organization to her. Shirley's
mother is a member of the
United Mothers, and Mr.. Temple
has expressed his desire to join
the auxiliary.
A delegation Of mothers will
confer with President Roosevelt
about their organizations peace
conference when he returns from
the Pan-American Peace Confer
ence. This delegation of moth
ers will make an air tour around
the United States uniting other
women in the United Mothers.
Mrs. Stafford said that the for
eign countries which so far have
definitely agreed to send dele
gates to her peace conference in
clude England, Japan, China,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark Switzer-
land. India and several other ma
tionS.