Evening star., 1938-11-29
i. S. Attitude
On League
Hit by King
D. c.. Club Group
Told Unrest Due
To Stand

Failure of the United States to
loin the League of Nations is largely
responsible for conditions in Europe
today, Senator William H. King OF
Utah declared yesterday before the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs.
His address on international rela-
Hons, In which he traced world
events leading to the hostilities in
China, as we'll as the recent CZecho-
slovakian crisis, was given at the
afternoon session Of the federation's
monthly meeting at the Roosevelt
Hotel following business session at
which the federation passed several
resolutions on District affairs.
The Senator quoted President
Woodrow Wilson as having re-
marked to him at the close OF the
war that no treaty entered into by
the centrol powers and allied pow
ers could be without wrongs and
injustices. He said the President
added that unless an institution was
set up to which appeals could be
made, such injustices would be rec
titled on the bloody battlefleldS OF
war.
Touching on conditions in the
Orient, Senator King expressed the
opinion that Japan's invasion OF
China today stems from the failure
of Great Britain to support the
United States in a protest against
Japan's invasion of Manchukuo. He
also declared his belief that Russia
would have supported Great Britain
and France if they had told Hitler
they expected to live up to their
obligation to Czechoslovakia and
that such a move would have been
a sufficient answer to Germany.
Favors Appropriation
For New Central Library.
With its president, Mrs. Ernest
Humphrey Daniel, presiding, the
federation at its morning session
went on record as favoring an ap-
preparation of funds for new cen
trail library building for the District
and resolved to petition Congress
to reconsider the proposed memorial
to Thomas Jefferson and transfer
appropriations for that memorial to
the library building fund. 1t was
suggested that such library build
ing, when completed, be known as
the Thomas jefferson Memorial.
This resolution was presented by
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chair
man of the Resolutions Committee.
The federation also reaf1irmed its
support of a sales tax in the Dis
trict of Columbia and authorized
its department of education, headed
by Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins, to work
In the interest of an emergency ap-
preparation for heat and light for
the schools of the District should
the need arise, and also to work for
additional teachers and schools for
the District Mrs. Ernest William
Howard Is chairman of legislation.
A plea was made by Mrs. George
Oliver Gillingham, chairman OF in
ternational relations, in the inter-
est of move to "disarm the nur-
sery" by eliminating toys suggestive
Of war from children's playthings.
Or. Marshall to Speak
During Broadcast.
It was announced that DR.. Peter
Marshall of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church will be the
speaker at the clubs monthly broad
cast over WMAL on December
13 at 10:45 am. His subject will be
"What Christmas Means to Women,
the Home and All Mankind" The
George Washington Glee Club will
sing Christmas songs.
Mrs. Henry Van Arsdale. chair
man of the Committee on War Vet
Grams, reported that work already
has begun on bedside bags and that
the committee is preparing for its
Christmas activities in behalf of the
veterans.