The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-02
Women Voters Will
Gather Next Week

The board Of directors Of the Ma
tional League Of Women Voters
will gather tomorrow at the Hay
Adams House In Washington for a
week-long session to consider the
future Of the Leagues program In
relation to current developments in
United States foreign and domestic
policy.
Discussion Of program approx
ing aid to nations which are victims
Of aggression will be highlighted
with reports on the state Of public
opinion on the question of United
States relation to war by board
members recently returned from
coast-to-coast field trips. Last year
the league worked for repeal of the
arms embargo that permitted the
United States To eXetnd aid to the
Allies.
Miss Marguerite M. Wells, Ma
tional League president, today brand
ed as words of "defea tism" reports
that many citizens think we are
going into war and express no
opinion whether we should or should
not"
who Is TO decide when the people
do not decide? Who is to will the
going in or staying out of war If
the people of the United States each
In his own soul ceases to Will?" she
asked.
That the will OF the minority
should submit to the will of the
majority is one thing. 1t is demo-
cracy. That the people should have
no will Is another, 1t has been,
whenever 1t his happened, the be-
ginning Of dictatorship"
Renewed effort for passage by the
present Congress Of the Ramspeck
civil service extension bill without
the Nichols quota amendment is
the major domestic policy item on
the boards agenda. While Congress-
man were at home for the election
the league conducted an intensive
campaign for acceptance Of the bill
by the house without the geographic
cal apportionment feature.
The gathering board members are:
Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mrs. Richard Field,
Weston, Massachusetts,; Mrs, Paul
Eliel, Stanford University, Cali
fornia, Mrs. Walter T. Fisher,
Winnetka, Illinois; Mrs. Elliott r,
Corbett, Portland, Oregan, Mrs.
Francis Donaldson, Tuckahoe, New
York; Mrs. George Gellhorn, st.
Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Ruric N. Smith
Tulso, Oklahoma; Mrs. r. Walston
Chubb, Webster Groves, Missouri:
Mrs. James T. Hoffman. Cleveland,
Ohio; Mrs. Marion A. Cheek, Sny-
der, New York; and Mrs. Louise
Leonard Wright, Chicago, Illinois.
The executive meeting OF the New
England Catholic Student Peace
Federation was held Sunday, Oct.
II, at st. Joseph College. The group
met at the invitation Of st. Joseph
College to pla nthe annual meeting
to be held at the College In Feb
ruary. Miss Mary P. Holleran is
Faculty Regional Director OF the
Federation.
Present on Sunday were the Rev.
Patrick j. higgins, >. j., FacuIty d.
rector at Holy Cross College and
Vice-presldent of the National
Catholic Student Peace Foundation,
College, DR.. Heinrich Rommen,
the Rev. y. Burke, S. j., of oBSton
Faculty Director of the Saint Joseph
College International Relations
Club, and student representatives
from Harvard, Albertus Magnus,
Mount Saint Mary's College, Hook
set, N. H. Riciere College, and ST..
Joseph College, Marjorie Fleitzer,
st. Joseph College, al, is President
of the Federation and Rosemary
Regain, st. Joseph College, Al, is
corresponding secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Phillips
of Willow street are spending the
weekend in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Baker OF
North Main street are in New York
for few days.