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Show HARDIN ASKED TO GALL POWERS TO CONFERENCE wXoHINCroN. March 27. A resolution res-olution requesting President Harding to "call a conference of tho nations .on world disarmament," and asking .that Increased appropriations bj .congress for aimaments was'ndopted itodayTat o I'-aster mass meeting hoi" in advocacy of disarmament under the auspices of tha women's disarm-i disarm-i ament committer. I Senator Ilorah ot Idaho again advocated ad-vocated an agreement between United Un-ited States, Croat Britain and Japan to reduce naal armament, and , charged authors for the program Tot increased armament with being "sedulous" "sed-ulous" patrons of Bolshevism, pains- I taklngt and Industrious gardeners ot unrest nnd misery. "The tie- 1111011 bind peoples to their govi rnments are snapping because be-cause of the cieat burdens of nrma-mrnts," nrma-mrnts," lie wild. The'' meetlnr. II was announced, was held simultaneously with others In fifteen states Other, speakers were Hepresenta-1 live Frear of Wisconsin, Mrs. Ida Cljde Claik and Kdward V Orady of i the AtiiPilean Federation of Labor. Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York who presided, said the meetings mark the spontaneous uprising of women on the first Faster on which they have had power. Mr. Grnilv h.iIh i hat the American Federation of Labor'jotus In demanding demand-ing thathc statesmen do something nt once to bring about a definite program pro-gram for world disarmament. I "Wo, however, clearly recognize" ho added, "that wo cannot disarm while other nations nro armed. But wo want disarmament, the reduction to Me gradual and by general agree-, ment." V W- I Among telegrams received was one from W. J. Bryan saying he was, "heartily In faor of disarmament for an agreement with other nations. 'if possible; by "our cxamplb If necessary." neces-sary." I "There Is no wa to bring about disarmament except through agrec-imcnt agrec-imcnt with other naval powers," said I Senator Borah. "It should never be .our purpoBe to leave our country In-Bcur, In-Bcur, but it should be our determined deter-mined purpose to bring about such an agreement as will bring securlt without bringing bankruptcy. "Great Britain has again taken up tho program of building. Japan is adding to her program. And we are still to havo the greatest nuvj in the world So the raco Is on. Through an agreement or understanding under-standing which puts an end to naval competition wo can reduce taxes, re-Btoro re-Btoro faith In the government at home and augment friendly relations abroad " ! Representative Frear said that the j last administration had submitted "amazing" peacetime naval estimates and that the navy appropriation bill as reported to .the senate would havo levied $25 on every American family. . "Protection for America," ho sain, ' ."Is a captlatlng slogan following tho war. Behind nil movements for a i i large navy Investigations disclose that powerful Influences are, strongly: entrenched whoso Interests and Industries In-dustries depend on liberal appropriations. appropri-ations. By a slmllnr cnlncldonco wo may reasonably expect, until tho na-t na-t val bill passes congress, sensational headlines nnd editorial advising congress con-gress and tho country that Japan Is planning to enpturo Hawaii and tho Philippines and over thing In tho I Pacific from tho Bering sea to tho kingdom of Yui and the Cannibal ilBlus." I Management ot affairs were crltl elzed by Ida Clyde Clark who nsked: I "What soil of a deal aro you men trying to put ovor on us? j "Wu women domnnd that, tho men who speak for us aro to bo more trulj r propontntle of tho peoplo," she iliciared. "You admit that you 'ho succeeded In getting things In an awful tangle Now we nro willing to conxt n and help you stralgbUn tilings" out. |