The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-09
Cause And Cure Of War
by Bertha Balderston

The F1fteentn Annual conference
on the Cause and Cure of War was
held in the Washington Hotel in
Washington, d. c. January %, to rs.
About 500 delegates from the Eleven
National Organizations making up
the conference were in attendance
and had several well informed
speakers to help direct the thought
of the group in Choosing Our Dr.
rection' in the present crisis.
The different organizations met
in seperate groups the first after
noon to go over the program of
work and make suggestions for the
coming year. The Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union group met
at the headquarters where DR.. Scott,
National Legislative Director, has
her Office in the Methodist building,
| 100 Maryland Ave. Mrs. Ida B. Wise
Smith, national president, Mrs.
Berthalee, Breyles, the new Direc-
tor of International Relations, MRS.
May Belle Harper, past Director,
Mrs. DR.. Leigh Colvin, pres. New
York Union, Mrs. Black, pres. of
Pennsylvania, Miss Tyson, pres. of
Maryland and many others, thirty or
more, were present from several
states. The chief concern of this
group seemed to be right in line
with the program undertaken year
ago namely the necessity for the
cooperation of the United States
with other nations to eliminate war
and to establish and, maintain peace
with justice. In discussing methods
of cooperation the group were a.
most unanimous in the determine
ton to keep out of war, believing
that war never settles anything and
always leaves the world much worse
off than it was before the war start
ed. AS was expressed later by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, hon. pres,
herself, the dispute is about all that
is left when the war is over
The first regular session was held
| Monday evening in the Hall of Ma
lions in the Washington Hotel,
where all the rest of the sessions
were held, including the banquet on
Wednesday evening. 1t opened by
singing, in which chior from the
| Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton led, Hymn for the Nations
by Josephine Daskam Bacon. An in
vocation, q reading and another
hymn "Grant me true courage Lord
made a fine introduction to the
work before us. DR.. Harry D.
| Gideonse, formerly of Chicago but
now of Brooklyn College, spoke on
"194O in the light of 1882. A very
clear presentation of the conditions
in the world as it is.
Tuesday morning, with Mrs. Smith
presiding the work accomplished by
the several organizations was re-
viewed and also by the various COM
missions of the Conference who
carry on between sessions. At noon
time the Conference divided into
smaller groups to discuss Problem OF
Asia; of Europe, of Latin America
and of Union Now. This last bas-
ed on Clarence Streit's book of that
title and about which he spoke in
persons, was perhaps the most pop
ular and the thought there brought
out kept coming up all thru the
| conference. There was some diff
ference of opinion on it as was to
be expected but all felt that the
plan had been very carefully thought
out as far as it pretended to go
and was worthy of further study.
other speakers during the ses-
sions included Quincy Wright on
Foreign Policy in the Political
Field, Henry L. Deimel Jr., on
Foreign Policy in the Economic
1 Field; Harry r. Rubin on 1.-The
Challenge of Totalitarianism" Rob-
ert J. Watt on Social Justice with
in and among nations; Senator
Pepper of Florida on international
/ Issues before Congress" and at the
Banquet Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt,
William Allan Nelson and Carrie
Chapman Gait.
The social features included Tea
/ at the White House Tor delegates
and foreign guests and was attended
by about $50 a crowd which filed
quite comfortably first the East
Room, and then after passing single
file through the other rooms and
being introduced to our hostess in
the State Dining Room, where tea
and sandwiches and cakes were serv-
ed, Mrs. Roosevelt following IN
and chatting informally with those
who got near enough.
| The Banquet that same evening
was a very festive occasion about
houndred more joining those who
had been at the White House, and
the weather outside was bitter cold
found it quite comfortable to display
evening gowns and enjoy meeting
other members of the conference
and guests around the tables weIgnt-
ed down with good things. The
distinguished speakers and other
guests came in promptly at seven
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