Evening star., 1942-11-11
Spanish Writer
Asks Women to
Work for Peace
Nine. de Palencia
And Mrs. Meyer
ADDRESS Press GROUP
By Gretchen Smith

A dramatic appeal to womer
writer's to make their pencils tht
instruments for peace" in the post.
war world was made by Mime. Isabe,
de Palencia, Spanish newspaper.
woman, before members of the
Women's National Press Club yes.
terday.
Speaking at the clubs weekly
luncheon at the Willard Hotel
Mime. de Palencia declared that
"women's job will be to build up q
new world-a world of the people. >
The speaker, who was the first
Spanish woman to represent heI
country in q diplomatic capacity
abroad, was former Ambassador
from Madrid to both Sweden and
Finland and was also the first wom-
an newspaper reporter from her
country to serve as correspondent
IN a foreign country. Mime. de
Palencia presented a striking pic
ture as she stood hatless, her gray
hair worn smoothly back in a SIM
pie knot, and with long pendant
earrings lending a feminine and
distinctly Spanish touch to her ap-
pearance. She addressed her audi
ence In fluent English, mastered
during her residence as newspaper
correspondent many years ago in
London.
Declaring that her conviction has
always been that right will win"
in the final issue, the speaker said:
Hitler is beaten. The Allies have
not Won yet-but Hitler is beaten,
and wnen the Allies have won, what
then? 1t will be women's job to
build up peace for the world-a
peace from the daily want OF food,
home and education"
Nine. de Palencia declared that
the nations of the world were look
ing towards the United States to
help restore peace. 1.-THE nations
Of the east and of the west are
looking towards you." she said
"Totalitarianism will disappear, but
there will be new aggressors who
will bide their time," she continued.
II am looking forward to what the
press will do in the future in build
ing up the peace in which we are
all interested We want full
democracy for every one" she add
ed, land it doesn't matter if one
loses everything in achieving that.
Besides the loss of freedom and
happiness and the welfare of the
people nothing matters"
In answer to Questions answered
at the conclusion of her address
Nine. de Palencia said that at pres
ent Spain is confronted with a
terrible dilemma" with Gen. Fran
cisco Franco undecided whether to
stay with the Axis or to side with
the Allies. The Spanish as a peo-
pie are united against Gen. Franco,
she declared, and if he goes with
the Axis his eventual defeat will
be assured. Il am sur" the Spanish
people would say let Franco go with
the Axis in order to get rid of him."
she commented.
Following the talk by Nine. de
Palencla Mrs. Eugene Meyer gave
an off the record account of her
recent visit to England. She con-
cluded her talk with an "on the
record" statement to the effect that
'the women of Great Britain are
doing such heroic work carrying
their share of the burden of war
that their request for place at
the peace table should be granted
as an obvious recognition of their
work"
A group of distinguished guests
attended the luncheon, including
Mrs. Ralph William Close, wife of
the Minister from South Africa, and
members Of the Inter- american
Commission of Women now attend