Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-25 | Page 20 | Letter to Senators Calls for Ratification

LETTER TO SENATORS CALLS FUR FOR RATIFICATION I I The Tho he telegram sent by Mrs Irs Alice Alic e Merrill Home Horne Utah state chairman o ohe of ot othe f he nonpartisan womans woman's committee o United States Senators Reed need Smoot t md Ind William Ullam H II King urging the Im- Im ratification of ot the tho peace reaty has Just been made mado public md reads as follows War Var has always alwa's made women Its but the world war made womans woman's Inherent right to I Time Tithe teaches that only safeguarding the virtue and of or Its women can a nation itself seals a naion's nalo na- na naI I lo lon ions s doom The crimes of or the Hun chastity and the sacrifices hat were made by virtues virtue's defenders an never be forgotten by the women It d f Utah I Knights of ot old upheld women's virtue at the point of ot the brave lance May day a a. renewed spirit of ot chivalry alry knit the leaders of ot our government govern govern- I nent ment toward safeguarding womans woman's virtue at least In civilized countries rhe The women of ot Utah believe this cane can canje je 16 e accomplished through a league of ot lations In which we shall Join our lilies Let us not at this crucial ilace lace forsake Great Britain and ranee rance who have carried forward In flood of ot lifeblood our Ideals the tho deals for tor which our own boys went Ver over there prepared to make the supreme sacrifice What will prevent a n recurrence of ot hose Hun horrors except the nations mite strongly against future wars These thoughts stir us from hour o hour while the senate delays and nay even make impossible the tion of ot that great boon toward which our hearts are turned We e the undersigned therefore petition Senators Reed need Smoot and William H. H King representing the people of or Utah to present the following following follow tollow- ing resolution to the United States sena senate te R Resolved solved That we the undersigned undersigned undersigned under under- signed women of ot Utah urge the immediate im- im immediate im im- mediate ratification of ot the peace treaty and the league covenant as drawn at Versailles ALICE MERRILL HORNE HOnNE Utah State Chairman