Evening star., 1942-05-15
Defeat Hitler
First, Club
Women Told
Japs Will Come
Next, Democratic
Group Is Assured

The strategic, political, geographic
cal and economic aspects Of the
world at war and the peace to follow
were discussed by women prominent
in educational and political circles
yesterday at the Woman's National
Democratic Club.
Conducted under sponsorship of
the Women's Division of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, the panel
was led by Miss Josephine Schain,
writer. speaker and foreign policy
consultant to the Womens Division.
Participants included Mrs. Ray
mond Clapper, wife Of the news
paper collmnist; Mrs. Wayne Coy,
wife Of the liaison officer, Office for
Emergency Management; Mrs. Hale
T. Shenefield, faculty member OF
the school of public and social af-
fairs of American University; Mrs.
Charles w. Tillett, assistant chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, and Judge Marion Har-
ron of the United States Board of
Tax Appeals.
Starving People
Mean Revolution
Miss Schain emphasized the
necessity of studying the type Of
peace which will follow the war.
1--WE will find ourselves facing a
starving world which we must feed"
she declared. Starving people
mean revolution. We must be ready
now to take up the whole question
Of peace following the war"
Air fighting and transportation
have demonstrated that isolation Is
no longer a matter OF geography,
Mrs. Shenefield asserted.
Pointing out that one can leave
the United States one day and
have luncheon in Cairo or other
places equally distant the next, she
contended that the two oceans were
no longer a protection to the
United States.
Continued and greater assistance
to Russia was advocated by Mrs.
Clapper who declared that Russia is
the only nation today equipped to
come to grips" with the veteran
German army.
Hitler is the first man to be
licked" she said Then we can
turn our combined resources against
the Japs."
Mrs. Clapper also praised the
courage of the British and declared
had it not been for them, the Ger
mans would be on our shores today.
Emphasizes menace
OF Jap Crusade"
The menace of the japanese as a
ruthless, fanatical people to whom
the war is "a crusade and not con-
Quest" was emphasized by Mrs. Coy,
who lived in the Far East for many
years.
Citizens must be prepared for
fewer clothes, fewer comforts and
laying away their motor cars" in
helping to win the war, Judge Har-
ron warned.
TT is cheaper to win than to lose,"
she pointed out.
After the war, the political lnde-
pendence of each country must be
maintained. she declared, and all
nations will have to sacrifice certain
economic liberties.
I'VE will sow seeds for another
war if we build up the same tariffs
and barriers as before" she added.
The "falsity" of the isolationist
policy has been brought home to the
American people" Mrs. Tillet Ge-
clared.
Americans didn't make the rules"
she said, "the Nazis made them"
During the question period a
member of the audience suggested
that good faith between Americans
and British visitors should start in
Washington.
There is too strong an anti-Brit-
ish feeling" the speaker comment
ed, land much of it is German prop
uganda"
A program for future "get-to-
gethers" of members Of the club
and British visitors was discussed
at the conclusion of the meeting
which was followed by luncheon.