Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-11-04
AS We See It
(By A Guest Contributor

| knOWleuge anu OellSIS OennlCe nrSt
step toward Montgomery County or
ganization to further the cause of
peace, has, recently, been taken.
If this statement is erroneous, we
shall be glad to be corrected.
A SMALL GROUP of women in the
Sandy Spring community recently put
the question "What can we do for
Peace?" to each other, discussing the
subject from various angles; with the
result that Mrs. Dorothy Robinson, of
Westminster, President of the Mary.
land branch of the Women's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Freedom,
was asked to come and give some ad-
vice as to the best method to use to
enlist the cooperation of as many
sympathizers as possible.
MRS. ROBINSON CAME and gave
an inspiring talk, and, later, came
again to talk to the Wednesday Club
of Sandy Spring. It was then decided
to start county branch of the
Women's International League
known as the w. I. L. as part of
the proposal previously made by the
State branch to organize a group in
every county in the state.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED by wide
ly extended invitation to attend a
meeting at the Sandy Spring Com
munity House, on Tuesday, October
10Th, which was to be addressed by
DR.. Gertrude C. Bussey, National vice
president of the w. l. L. Nothwith-
standing the very inclement weather,
the meeting was attended by twenty
women, much concerned over the need
for organized action, and deeply in
terested in DIR. Bussey's address.
There were also two girl students
from Sherwood School, who came as
deputation, showing much interest
in all that was said, and taking notes.
DIR. BUSSEY, who is professor of
philosophy at Goucher College, and
who spent the past summer in Czech
oslovakia, studying at close range
I European conditions, has an astonish-
ing amount of information on the sub
ject, which she was able to quickly
summon in support of her statements
and in answer to various questions
which followed her address.
She spoke of the sympathy and un.
derstanding which was quickly estab-
lished between like minded citizens of
widely separated countries and in
spite of the barrier of language.
/ SHE TOOK THE VIEW that the
opinion held by many that no apprec-
liable lessening of the armament
race could be accomplished until the
question Of economic EMBELLISHMENTS
could be settled, might be putting the
cart before the horse. In other words,
no satisfactory economic adjustments
could be brought about while certain
nations insist on being economically
self sufficient, urging increase of the
population and building up great mill
tary establishments to accomplish
their objectives by force.
She urged members of the w. /. L.
to keep as much as possible in touch
with their representatives and sena-
tors in Congress in relation to all
questions likely to affect the cause of
peace.
BEFORE THE MEETING ended a
considerable number enrolled as mem
bers, and the chairman, Mrs. F. P.
Robinson, asked as many as possible
to bring in one or more additional
members each.
The framework of the League con-
sists of the international organiza-
ton; then the national sections. In
the United States there are the state
branches, and the already partially
organized county branches.
Anyone who supports the policies
and program may become a member
by paying the dues of one dollar
year; dues for Students and Labor are
25c.
ARTICLE II of the Bylaws states
that the purpose of the League is to
unite men and women in all coun-
tries who are opposed to every kind
of war, exploitation, and oppression,
and to work for universal disarma-
ment, and for the solution of conflict
by the recognition of human solidar-
ity, by Cancellation and arbitration, by
world cooperation, and by the estab-
lishment of social, political, and eco
nomic justice for all without distinc-
ton of sex, race, class, or creed, and
to cooperate with the National and
International organization of which it
is part"
ARTICLE III states that "the
membership shall consist of all with
out distinction of race, sex, creed, or