The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-02-11
PROGRAM FOR PEACE

A Glimpse at the Thirteenth Annual
Conference of the National Com.
mittee ON the Cause and Cure Of
War
Representatives of the eleven
national organizations of women met
again this year at the Hotel Wash
ington, in the Capital City, as in
previous years, at the call of their
honorary chairman, Carrie Chapman
Gait, and the active chairman, Miss
Josephine Sehain. The purpose of
the conference as stated in the call
was as follows: Our purpose at the
conference will be to REINFORCE our
knowledge, refresh our courage, re-
double our efforts, and reaftirm oul
beliefs, having in mind that saying
Of President Masaryk that Nothing
kills an idea that Is really believed
in
In considering "A Present day
program for Peace" many outstand
ing leaders in present day thinking
are brought together and questions
are given careful study from all sides
and from all angles. The careful
way that this conference Is conduct
ed has given it a standing to be
proud of and the speakers invari-
ably mentioned this fact when they
appeared ON the platform. realizing
that they were speaking to repre-
Try, on January Is.
At the first session, James G.. Nc
Donald reviewed 1.-THE outstanding
events of the year affecting the
Peace Problem" AS a member of
The editorial staff of the New York
Times and former president Of the
Foreign Policy association, and also
former League of Nations High Com
missioner for German Refugees, he
spoke with authority on the subject.
In the afternoon four speakers
presented various aspects of the
economic situation, which seems to
oe generally considered the cause
Tor most of the present unrest; al
though as one speaker suggested that
.erm is used to cover wealth, power
and security, which really are more
suggestive of actual causes of war.
Felix Morley, editor of the Wash
lngton Post, spoke of plans tried
turing the year in International OPP
position to War, and seemed to feel
that the Brussels Conference of the
Powers signatory to the Nine Power
Pact had more effect than was gen.
orally credited to it ON the far east
ern situation, and was not a dead
issue even now, as it adjourned sub
Ject to call again at any time by its
leader or any two of its members.
That evening the conference. which
mas always urged American partici-
ton in the World Court, was espe-
cially fortunate in having a mem
Der of that Court, the last appointed
member and a citizen Of our coun-
try, the Hon. Marley o. Hudson, as
speaker. He spoke of the workings
Of this court, which, called by its
proper name, is the Permanent Court
Of International Justice, and which
during the II years Of its existence
has formulated see instruments of
international law and has settled at
least so disputes between states. His
address as well as some remarks
made by others in discussing the
possibilities of International Police
force helped to refirm our belief in
the necessity for real Community
of Nations. The United States is
one of the greatest nations and it
cannot have the influence it should
in the world today by a policy of
isolation.
At another session, Clyde Eagleton,
IspedAlnS OF the far eastern pOllcy OF
our country, suggester that our nom
cooperation with the League of Ma
tons had encouraged dictator nations
in their ambitions of conquest and
that our neutrality policy had en-
couraged rather than hindered law
breaking countries in carrying out
their plans Of conquest. He did not
favor boycott in the generally accept
ed sense but that 1t would be possible
by the combined action of the three
great powers. England, France and
the United States. in cutting on sup
plies and refusing to deal with ia
pan, to put stop to the slaughter
now going on in China. When ques-