Evening star., 1941-06-12
Women Held
Opposedto to
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Head of G.. O. P.
Clubs Reports
Alarm at Strikes

national defense. but feeling that
the whole defense program needs
an liable overall administrator" was
noted by Mrs. Charles w. Weis, jr.,
president of the National Fedora
ton of Women's Republican Clubs,
during six-week speaking trip to
% Middle and Far Western States.
An overwhelming opposition to
American entrance into the war and
alarm at the number of strikes in
defense production industries also
were noted by the Republican
women's leader.
Mrs. Weis concluded her tour with
a talk in Baltimore yesterday and a
conference with leaders at the Re-
publican National Committee head
quarters. She also held a press
conference here.
Declares Women Are United
Back of Defense Effort.
Emphasizing that there is no par
! tiSanShip in the attitude of the
women she saw toward necessary
defense or their availability for de-
tense work, she declared:
Women are united as never be-
fore, ready and waiting to lend their
services in any kind of defense &C
tivity. They are convinced that
there is no occasion for drafting
them. They will volunteer, as they
did in the first World War, to do
whatever job is needed"
Women feel there is Tots of lost
motion" in the defense program and
are disturbed that production is not
moving faster, she added.
Mrs. Weis declared that she found
sentiment against American en-
trance into the war strong and
artlculate among both men and
women"
There is no question that women
generally approve steps taken to
aid Britain short of war; but they
mean short of war;" she declared.
Questioned as to the attitude of
Republican women toward the for
eign policy advocated by Wendell
Willkie, Mrs. Weis replied: II think
We all admire Mr.. Willkie-his sim
cerity and his absolute sticking to
his own belief"
In her addresses to more than 10
Women'S meetings, Mrs. Weis said
she stressed the necessity of pre-
serving the two-party system.
public Is Looking
To Minority for Guidance"
The public is looking to the
minority for guidance and help in
getting facts about governmental
affairs" she said. Women espe-
cially gave significant evidence of
their alertness to the attempts to
throttle discussion and to bottle
neck information about what is 60
ing on"
Mrs. Weis also said she found
amazingly active Republican groups
In what is regarded as an off
year."
Youthful and slender, Mrs. Weis
also answered questions about her
three children-a son, Charles. who
lis a student at Yale; 14-year-old
Judy and 12-year-old Joan who is
quite interested in her mothers
| work.
Her family is not political
minded" she said, but her husband
is sympathetic" with her work.
Mr.. Weis and the two daughters
were visitors here yesterday, having
come down to take Mrs. Weis back
to their home in Rochester, N. Y.
Because of her extended absence
from home and her strenuous activi-
ties during the last six weeks, Mrs.
Weis does not plan to attend the
defense meeting in New York to-
morrow called by Mrs. John l..
Whitehurst president of the Gen
eral Federation. of Womens Clubs.
Representing her organization at
the session, however, will be Mrs.
Ann Scott Wilson of Huntington,
w. Va, vice president of the Ma
tional Federation of Women's Re-
publican Clubs.