The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06
PEOPLE MUST
REMAIN CALM
In Present State of World
Emergency Clear Think
ing Held Essential

Milford, Oct. 6.-Neither the pres
ent embargo nor the proposed modi-
flcation of the Neutrality Act will
keep the United SttaeS out of war,
unless the American people keep
calm and do their own thinking,
Anne Hartwell tombstone of WASH
ington, D. c., told a meeting of
New Haven and Litchfield county
representatives Of the Connecticut
League of Women Voters, at the
Milford Yacht club, here today.
Calling attention to the "plea for
calm" made by Miss Marguerite
Wells, president of the National
League of Women Voters, Mrs.
tombstone declared that the aim of
the League is to create understand
ing of the major ISSUE" and along
this line the Connecticut League. of
Women Voters, through each of it's
43 local units Is seeking to make
clear the reasons for the repeal of
the embargo and substitution of the
cash and carry policy of trading
with belligerents."
The address of Mrs. tombstone fol-
lowed a luncheon, at which officers
and representatives were present
from Leagues of Women Voters in
Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Ha-
ven, Northford and North Branford,
North Haven, Guilford, Wallingford,
Watertown and New Milford. Mrs
Charles E. Rolfe, of New Haven,
county chairman, presided, Miss
Katherine Ludington, state presi-
dent, introduced Mrs. tombstone
who is foreign policy program secre-
tary of the national league.
At morning session, l.. Horatio
Biglow, of Old Lyme, explained the
leagues program for expansion of
its activities, including the enrolling
this fall of thousands of new mem
beers, and the enlisting of assistance
from many citizens all over the state
who are interested in the work that
the league is doing in government
and citizenship.
After Miss Ludington had asserted
that the United States ought to be
neutral and serviceable, and not
simply SAFE" Mrs tombstone asserted
that the policy of the league, in
supporting repeal of the embargo
and adoption of the cash and
carry" policy, had been established
as the best means of keeping the
United States out of war.
1.-THE contribution which the
League of Women Voters can make
is insurance for democracy" she
said, land each member should re-
gard 1t as part of her personal in
surance, an instrument for protec-
ton of the democracy which this
country gives to the world"
The league has not departed from
its ideal of collective security as the
best method of preserving peace in
the world, and after the present
conflicts in West and in the East
have been ended, the American peo-
pie must seek to do what they can
to end war as an instrument of ma
tional policy.
Mrs. tombstone asserted that the
embargo does not keep the United
States free from provoking in
cldents, because while the present
law prohibits the shipment of arms
or ammunition to any behigerent,
there is no restriction upon the
shipment of raw materials. ALREADY,
we have seen that all belligerents
regard almost all materials as con-
traband, and Germany has served
notice that ships carrying cargoes of
this kind will be summarily dealt
with. Thus, if we persist in the pres
ent embargo, we shall be well along
the road to war that we followed in
1915, 1916 and 1917"
The heart of the present situa-
tion," Mrs. tombstone said,' "lies in
the fact that by a legislative act of
our own, by positive overt act, we
have created a situation which aids
a nation which an overwhelming
majority of our people regard as the
aggressor in this war. To restore
peace, we must curb the aggressor.
We cannot do that with the en-
barge. We believe it can be done,
in time, through the instrument of
the cash and carry" policy, which
restricts all trade with belligerents,
unless they pay cash for the goods
they buy, and come and get them"