Evening star., 1938-01-25
. EASSERTION on the part
. Of democracies, of faith
IN the power and dignity

IN the power ana dignity
of the human spirit Is
the chief answer to the threat OF
Fascisn," declared Mrs. Eugene Meyer
at the meeting of the District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Woman's Clubs
yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Charging that Fascism and not
Communism was the principal menace
to democracy, Mrs. Meyer analyzed
the Fascist ideology. She showed
it to be essentially religious con-
cept- with the aggrandizement of the
state as its goal, requiring strict
disciplines, depressing the weak and
destroying the moral fiber of in
dividuals through its emphasis on
materialism, war and conquest.
Communism" she asserted, lis a
weak theory of government. 1t looks
upon the democracies as allies against
the Fascist menace"
As a defense measure against
Fascism, Mrs. Meyer advocated that
We stop fumbling with economics" !"
She stated "our recession delights
the Fascist nations" Democracies
are at disadvantage because they
must move slowly, and in this crisis,
time is of the essence" She said
international decency is only pos
sible through force"
Urging that the United States arm
fully as a defense mea sure, she said
Japan, Germany and Italy respect
only force. Alliance with other
democracies was pointed out as being
one of the important methods of
defense, as we'll as "reinvigoration
of the democratic principles OF faith,
Justice and unity"
japanese Boycott
Discussed Pro and Con.
Two views on the subject of a Japa-
nese boycott were presented, Mrs
Alfred Fleming Of the Marietta Park
Club warned against joining boycott
movements without carefully weighing
the consequences. Pointing out that
the manufacturers of rayon would be
the principal gamers through boy
colt of silk, she asserted that the in
dustry was controlled by foreign capi-
tai and that boycott of silk would
be Of little weight against Japan and
would throw many American workers
out of employment.
Miss Milda Yen, a Chinese gradu-
ate of Smith College, urged a boycott
OF Japanese products and that sane
tions on gasoline and scrap iron be
enforced by the United States, France
and Great Britain
AS a prelude to hearings on the
anti-vivisection bill, which will begin
Thursday, the case in favor of the
measure was presented. No action
was taken by the federation, though
there was considerable discussion.
Mrs. LLOYD w. Biddle presided and
music was furnished under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Leon Truesdell, president
Of the Rubenstein Club.
Problems Are Discussed
At Child Welfare Meeting.
Problems connected with the ad-
minlstration of the recreation facili-
ties of the District of Columbia were
eAiNAS CNN az q AuiANi1 lliCCGlIlS vi lIlS
Department of Child Welfare of the
District of Columbia League of Wom-
en- Voters yesterday at the Y. w. c. A.
The speakers were Louis r. Barrett,
co-ordinator of recreation for the Dis
trlct: Mrs, Henry Grattan Doyle.
president of the Board of Education;
DR.. T. w. Gosling, recreation chair
man of the Council of Social Agencies.
and Mrs, William Kittle of the Min
imum Wage Board.
Recommendations that a separate
board or commission be set up to ad-
minister the Fairgrounds have been
sent to the Commissioners, said Mr..
Barrett. This board would have one
representative from each of the four
agencies now connected with the ad-
mlnistration and would include one
lay member, to be appointed by the
Commissioners
The speaker illustrated the present
set-up of the 26 recreation centers by
means of a large map showing that
four separate agencies now hold juris-
dlction over them. He said that be-
cause Of the evident confusion. Sen
ator Thomas and Representative Col
Inns had requested that such plan
Tor coordination be worked out be-