Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-26
Peace, Freedom
Women Meet In
Detroit, Mich.
''AH Women Against All
War; is Slogan of State
Delegates to Conference.

Gall Women Against All War" is
the sign which the delegates to the
Great Lakes States Regional Confer
ence of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom car
ried across the top of their trailer
"Peace Caravan" on their way to
Detroit, Mich, where the meetings
were held October % and %, in the
Statler hotel by national board
meeting. The regional meeting, COM
prising delegates from eight states,
preceded Saturday, October 81.
Those who went from the Twin
Cities were Mrs. Hugh B. Wilcox of
Minneapolis, state president; Mrs.
Woodland Colby of St. Paul, legislative
chairman and member of the national
board; Mrs. Howard Y. Williams, state
organization chairman; Mrs. Hjalmar
Petersen, state treasurer; and Mrs.
Herbert Stats, chairman of the ST.
Paul branch.
Write Lundeen.
Enroute the group sent letter to
Senator Ernest Lundeen expressing
profound disappointment" in his re-
cent statement as reported in the
press Suggesting that the United
States take advantage of the present
world crisis to seize foreign controlled
islands in the Atlantic near the coast
of the United States" The letter went
on to point out that SIN this crisis
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ticularly careful of its own motives
and actions in order that the United
States be not put into the position of
competing with old world empires
for imperialiStic possessions. We
would keep the United States true
to its original conception of land
of refuge from old world prosecutions
and nationalistic rivalries. We would
keep it free as land of opportunity
for all with free democratic institu-
tions. We must not let it degenerate
into an aggressive empire, greedy for
possessions. We would rather per-
feet that democracy within our own
federation of states so that the United
States may with real propriety offer
the Federal system to the world as a
pattern for world government"
Mrs. Ruth Gage Colby has been
asked to be chairman of the resolu-
tons committee for the regional meet
ing and Mrs. Wilcox will take part
in round table Monday on organiza-
ton, telling of the Minnesota project
carried out in September of conduct
ing Volunteer Work camp in north
ern Minnesota, and later in round
table on Civil Liberties in which the
WILL is particularly interested.
Text of Letter to Lundeen.
Following is the text of the letter
to U. S. Senator Ernest Lundeen:
con behalf of the Minnesota branch
of the Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, may express
our profound disappointment in your
statement as reported in the press
suggesting that the United States take
advantage of the present world crisis
to seize foreign controlled islands in
the Atlantic near the coast of the
United States.
'sIn this crisis American statesman
ship must be particularly careful of
its own motives and actions in order
that the United States be not put into
the position of competing with old
world empires for imperialistic pos
sessions. We would keep the United
States true to its original conception
of land of refuge from old world
prosecutions and nationalistic rival
ries. We would keep it free as land
of opportunity for all with free demo-
cratic institutions. We must not let
it degenerate into an aggressive en-
pire greedy for possessions. We
would rather perfect that democracy
within our own federation of states
so that the United States may with
real propriety offer the federal sys-
tenn to the world as pattern for
world government"