Evening star., 1948-01-18
Congress petiiioned
On Military. Training
by Women 5 Group


Nine hundred delegates from
more than 80 women's patriotic
organizations adjourned their three
day 22d Women's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense yester-
day afternoon after petitioning
Congress for speedy enactment Of a
universal military training pro-
gram.
Russia alone prevents the United
States from turning over the secrets
Of the atom bomb to international
control, Chairman Hickerilooper of
the Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy, told the women In their
closing session at the Statler Hotel.
The group skipped lunch to hear
other speakers urge immediate
enactment of universal training
legislation then hurried to the
Capitol for newsreel shots as they
marched on Congress" to urge the
training program.
Resolution Adopted.
The delegates also adopted q
resolution petitioning Congress to
enact legislation prohibiting ship
ment Of ''heavy machinery, airplane
motors, locomotives and other
products of STEEL which would re-
duce this country's potential of
defense to ANY nations whose
selfish and unco-operative actions
would negate our efforts to re-
habilitate Western Europe.
The resolution recommended fur
ther that such prohibition be con-
tinued until "arnity and acquie iescence
with our purpose shall have been
established It was offered by the
Women of the Army and Navy Le-
gion Of Valor Of the U-S.A.
The gf6up went on record as
favoring aid to China and opposing
"any relaxation or weakening of our
immigration laws" and dedicated
itself to the business Of recognizing
and exposing communism wherever
1t Is seeking to entrench itself or
has already done so"
Preparedness Favored.
Among the al resolutions adopted
were several favoring strong military
preparedness for this country, and
a recommendation that Spanish be
taught in the public schools for
| intensified common understanding
of our Pan-American relations.
The resolutions also included one
commencing the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and one commencing
the President for ''his endeavor to
cleanse our public offices of alien
and subversive Influences"
| A resolution submitted by the
New York City Colony Of New Eng
land Women recommending that
Congress investigate the ONCE of
the Commissioner OF Education and
the National Education Association
was lost,
Senator Hickenlooper, making an
address postponed from Fridays
program, declared that the United
States since the end of the war has
made continuous and constant at
tempts" to put atomic bomb secrets
under permanent locks" under in
ternational safeguards, but Russia S
refusal to cooperate has blocked
''the reasonable hopes for beginning
of world peace"
Aid Conditions Listed.
The Iowa Senator declared that
aid to Europe should not be so great
as to undermine our own economy,
should be given only under clear
cut and defpite /, agreements, daAd
promises from the recipient coun-
tries of self-help accofnplisfnents,
and that repayment of most" aid
given should be arranged.
The greatest contribution to ma
tional defense, the speaker declared,
would be peace and economic COM
fort, of the world. ~, !, y. Wi
"A happy world will never so to
war" he declared.
But the nation must be prepared
to meet contingencies, If the world
doesn't reach the degree of economic
peace and comfort we would like, -
and must be ready to meet attack
and overwhelrn its enemies.
mo system of defense of this
Nation can. be sustained, however" 4"
he declared, "if we let the institu-
tiors we want to protect atrophy." ="
We must remember and maintain
the principles that made us an
af11uent Nation" he declared. He
listed these as: Honest work, honest
production, honest reward for effort,