Evening star., 1943-03-15
Mrs. Whitehurst
To Give Series
OF Addresses
Lectures in Montreal
Today on 'Women and
The Postscar World
By Frances Lide.

IN the belief that women mus
help with formulating policies whel
peace comes. Mrs. John l.. White
hurst, president of the Genera
Federation Of Women's Clubs. plan
to deliver a series of addresses be.
tween now and the. summer or
women and the Postwar World.
Her first talk was scheduled fol
today in Montreal, Canada. where
she was invited to speak before 6
charter day luncheon of the Mon.
treal Woman's Club and Other
guest groups. From there she will
go to Jackson, Mich, and later to 6
number of State federations in the
South and West.
Public opinion will play an i'm
portant part in directing our lead
ers," Mrs. Whitehurst said. "How-
ever, public opinion unwisely di-
rected Is Of no value. We should
start now to formulate an opinion
through intensive study in our clubs
Of all peace proposals and their i'm
plications."
A salient fact" to be kept In
mind. she declared, is that we were
"woefuly unprepared to make a
lasting peace at the end Of the last
World War. This must not happen
again"
Points to Problems.
Problems which will face the peo-
pies of the world after hostilities
rcoco i,onl,,Sn don, r,ol>;1;,o+;o,, o,d ~
employment of servicemen, famine,
disease and economic readjustment,
plans for security and psychological
rehabilitation, she pointed out.
Stating that all peace proposals
and postwar plans should be studied
by clubwomen of the country. she
described the Atlantic Charter as
the most important peace program.
Every person in the world" she
said, should have an intelligent
understanding of the contents OF
this declaration"
Suggesting other programs for
study she included proposals to
strengthen the League of Nations
and eliminate its weaknesses and
defects; Union Now" as outlined
by Clarence STREET., who proposes a
union Of European democracies with
Britain, the British Dominions and
the United States; plans for re-
organizing the world by regions and
plans for a European federation
within world organization.
Mrs. Whitehurst, who before the
war waged an intensive campaign
against apathy" which she de-
scribed as the sixth column" and
later warned that we were in danger
of defeat unless the psychology Of
the people changed. pointed out
that the tide of the war has turned
now in our favor.
Saddest Time Ahead.
Yet the most serious, the saddest
and most devastating part for us
may be the period from now until
hostilities end" she said.
1--WE know that We shall win this
war. but more important, and much
more difficult to attain, is the win
ming Of the peace. To be success
full in winning a lasting peace, we
must prepare now"
After her address in Michigan,
Mrs. Whitehurst will return to
Washington for a day or so before
leaving for the South to speak be-
fore State conventions in Florida
and Georgia. She has scheduled an
extensive tour in April when she
will return to the South and will
also go as far West as California.
Most of the State federations plan
to hold conventions this year but
the Virginia organization has called
OF its annual session. Mrs. White
hurst. however, will attend a meet
ing Of the Virginia board of direc-
tors April 6 and 7.