The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-27

~ t3CAA CgtNNAeOCgs VI WtltDtt y
secretary Thomas Smith 10 chair
man, Is making aFrangcments for
the meeting which Is being spon-
s0ved BY the Connecticut peace
conference as part OF the national
emergency peace campaign. launch
cd In April, 1895 with Q nationwide
broadcast by Mrs. Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, the Hon. George Lans-
bury. M. p. and Kirby Page, the
emergency peace campaign has sent
speakers TO hundreds OF cities In
every state OF the nation IN It's effort
10 unite IN Q great dynamic move
inenW oil who support the major
purpose which Is 10 keep the United
States from going 70 war and 10
achieve world peace" The present
phase Of the campaign, headed by
Charles p. Taft. II, Is styessing the
necessity Of adequate neutrality leg
islatlOn.
The emergency peace campaign.
which u nationwide movement
IN composition as well as geographic
calIy. Is o member OF the national
peace conference and has adopted
Is ono OF It's objec.ives "acquaint-
Ing peace-minded people with the
program and policies OF the mem
Der organizations OF the national
peace conference and other peace
groups" The committee feels,
therefore, that 10 many persons an
additional attraction of the meeting
Sunday viii be the opportunity TO
obtain more definite knowledge OF
the activities and underlying prin-
ciples OF various national peace
groups. This information will be
made more pertinent by comparison
OF contrast with statements of II.
Morris Jones, an oxford university
student who will accompany Mr..
Page and who will tell something
Of the peace movement, particularly
among the young people, In Eng
land.
The List OF national sponsors OF
the emergency peace campaign in
cludes the names OF many tntttna-
tionalIy, as well as nationally known
persons. Some OF these are;
Charles p. Taft, II,iawyer--chalr-
man OF present phase OF campaign;
Grace Abbott, former director U.B.
children's bureau James Baker,
bishop Methodist Episcopal church:
Gen. 6inedley ID. Butler, tretjred) !,
U.6. marines; Allan knight ChAl-
meyE. pastor Broadway tabernacle.
New York city: stuart Chase. au-
thor: John Dewey. professor, Coli
Vtnbla university; Addie w. DECKER
son. president International council
OF women OF darker races: Paul II.
Douglas. professor OF economics.
University OF Chicago; w. ". Is. Du-
Bots. professor Atlantic university:
Sherwood Eddy. author, lecturer.
Charles q. Fenwick. Bryn MAwr col
lege, president Catholic association
for International peace; Dorothy
Garfield Fisher. author: Harry En-
erson Fosdick, pastor Riverside
church. New York city; James Il.
freeman. bishop Protestant Episco~
pal church; IONA Gale, author;
Frank g, 0arnnett, editor and pub
Usher: John Haynes Holmes. pastor
Community church. New York city:
Hamilton Holt, president Rollins col
lege: Ivan Leo Holt. president fed
Grated council OF churches IN Amer
tea; Hannah Ciothier Hull. national
president. Women's international
league for peace and freedom; Pres
idept Mordecia johnson. Howard
university: Rufus M Jones. pyefeg,
sor OF philosophy. lretiycd). HayeE-
ford college; EdWaFd q. Lindeman,
N Y School OF Social work; Charles
Clayton Morrison. editor Christian
Century: John u Mott, president
International YMCA: Re!nhold Me.
buhr. professor Union SEMINARY:
Kathleen Norris, author; John Me-
vim 6ayre. chairman fellowship Of
reconciliation: Norman Thomas,
author and publicist: Mary Nan
Kleeck, Russell Sage foundation;
william ID Wald. formerly head
Res, Henry street settlement, New
York city; william Allen White. edi-
tor Emporia Gazette; Michael Will
jianlg, editor The Cotnt1onweal;
Stephen 8 Wise. rabbi Free syna-
gogue. New York city: Mary W,
Wooley, president MI. Holyoke col
lege.