Evening star., 1937-06-06

Concluding a day Of addresses and
discussions OF the gambling problem,
universal peace and the condition Of
natives in semi civilized countries,
2,700 visitors and delegates to the Six
teenth Triennial Convention OF the
Worlds Womens Christian Temper
ance Union held banquets at three Of
Washington's large hotels last night
and later attended reception at Con-
stitution Hall, convention headquarters.
At the banquets, women OF the
United States were hosts to the visitors
from other countries. Each of the As
States represented gave present. SYM
bolic Of their section to the delegations
from the 36 foreign countries repre-
sented.
To Norway, North Dakota gave a
blue earthen bowl, made of the State S
own clay. and decorated with wheat
South Dakota presented to Bulgaria a
brooch made Of gold from the Dakota
hills; to the Fiji Islands went a rug
made OF the wool from Wyoming 8
sheep, and from Ohio to Australia
went a service plate bearing the in
sigma OF the first State to have a
w. C. T. U. crusade.
After the banquets. held at the Will.
lard, Washington and Raleigh Hotels
the women assembled at Constitution
Hall for a reception by the Nationa
w. C. T. U. in honor Of the world or.
ganization and all visiting delegate.
and representatives. Many Of those
present from other lands were clac
in their colorful native costumes Ar
organ recital was feature OF the
program.
Peace Meeting Today,
The 2,700 women-700 more than
we're registered on the second day ol
the convention Friday-were to at.
tend a brief service at the hall thi.
morning at $50 o'clock. The program
was to include addresses by Miss Ethe
Y. Sing of China, Mrs. H. L. New.
combe Of Canada, Mrs. TejerA oi
Cuba and Mrs. Nellie G. Burger of the
United States.
A peace meeting. including ad.
dresses by several prominent speakers
will be held at the Sylvan Theater al
430 pm. today. with the evening pro.
gram scheduled to begin at 8 O'Clock
at the hall. Maj. Thomas Macleod
of England will speak on alcohol anc
Aviation tonight. Lady Aurea Howard
Macleod also will talk.
An address yesterday, written BY
Ada Bromham of Australia and reac
by Mrs. Maskew Miller of South Africa
superintendent of the organization,
department Of protection of nativ,
races. revealed oppression and ex.
ploitation parallel to the worst con.
ditions under which colored slave.
were brought to our own country
from Africa more than a century anc
q half ago.
Women Are Sold.
There are more than 10000 full.
blooded and half-caste natives ir
Queensland, Western Australia ant
the Northern Federal Territory" Mrs
Bromham wrote. Under the present
system which dispossessed the native.
from their land, and the laws which
prohibit them from hunting over large
areas which have been handed ovel
to pastoralists, the men are otter
forced to sell the only property they
possess-the women-in order to OBJ.
tain food. This action Is sanctioned
by tribal law, which places the native
women In the property status. Thu!
the traffic in women Is carried on with
the knowledge Of authorities.
1T Is State and Federal offens'
for an aboriginal or hah-caste to b.
found drinking intoxicating liquor, ane
it also Is punishable offense for an!
person to give or sell Intoxicating
liquor to the natives. However, bu
few white men are brought to bool
for this offense. although 1t Is vel
known that liquor is deliberately giver
the natives by whites for the purpose
Of taking away their women"
Mrs. Bromham wrote that the w
G. T. U. has helped more or less" II
cooperation with established missions
but that since the missions deal with
only about 5000 of the natives, "th'
greater part Of the 10000 population
Is untouched"
Armed Force for Peace.
Collective armed force, II necessary
ITO maintain world law" was recon
mended in 4 radio address by Lad!
Aurea Macleod, who shared . pro
gram with Mrs. o. Tsuns Gauntlet
vice president Of the Japanese W. c
r. q.