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Show T rOi ien-s.Torld Council Fights Against Var By MRS FHILIF N M )ORH President National Council U S. A. V TATION.M. Councils of Women hove 1 been formed h twenty-eight cbuh tiies. from Kusaia b Mexico, from Sou'h America 10 the Scandinavian couh-trles, couh-trles, imni AuHraliR to Canada. Ir..ludli)g the United St. es This w is ihs flrat 10 be formed In 1SSS. i.n i.1 half as lain- in point of numbers as all the councils together Twenty-I've 'if these councils were represented at Chrlstlonla by women irolti the tun best ends 01 Ihe earth, many uf them ol note not only In their own Countries Coun-tries but inieriiailunallv. .-p'-.ikiii- possiJIy twenty different languages yet uniting on thiee well known and widely spoken languages. lan-guages. bSjigllsh, French and Germuti The fjerman women held aloof. "Till Germany Ger-many is admitted to the League Ol Nations. " they wrote 'We cannot send delegates, though uur council win continue to worli for 1 1 1 1 r alma and metboda." The Btitiab delegation dele-gation moved lhat an expression nf regrei at the decision of the Germ in council be - nt th pi evident. This was seconded by the French delegation am' 1 arrled with approval An lntere-tlnp point w;is that the Get man 1 ouncii sent b aeroplane papers printed by the Lyceum Club of I'.erlln containing a full account of the oiicnlng. aiMO news from the United Stotos party while In lJatls. It wus clearl the case thai some of tho war stricken countries had been obliged to devote, all their energies toward serious war needs of men mi wall as of women. The delegates however showed their determination determina-tion to do all in their power toward better understanding and fuller knowledge of conditions con-ditions and needs of all countries. The personnel of the convention was very Interesting from the gracious presiding officer. offi-cer. Lady Aberdeen who had gained through these years the confidence respect and lava of every country, through the ofll; rial group fiom France, Denmark and Tasmania Tas-mania 1 -j Norway, Holland England and Canada: the presidents or 'heir chosen representatives rep-resentatives from th' councils showing the fine womanhood of ihelr countries, and the conveners of commit ter-s. who were experts in the direction of laws concerning women and children, and general child welfare of I-.cjual Moral Standards, Public Health education. edu-cation. Immigration and Immigration, and Trades- and Professions The Government of Norway recognised Ihe value of its woman power, giving not only 60,000 kronen toward expense, but the use of Us parliamentary buildings the storthing. 1. 'i all sessions and committee rooms. King iiagkon VII, and Queen Blaud received the delegates a? die royal palace In most democratic demo-cratic faBhlon. the Foreign Minister gave a formul reception; the pnunlclpalltj gnve a luncheon at the favorite resort. Frofrner-K'.eteren. Frofrner-K'.eteren. where speeches and toasts were mads and responded to from all aides Fourteen nations responded to tho rcQueat for oltlclnl delegates to the Intern.it'ional Council, amon? them the United States, this last In response to the request of the N'or- Qi esttons important to women and to the races were discussea by representative repre-sentative women from iweaty-etght countries, who held their I ntcrnn'.wnal '.ouncii '.oun-cii at Christians. Norway, in September Child welfare, health conditions, a gen-une gen-une league against war and the project of holding in the near fjtuie an ,r.ter-nation,:! ,r.ter-nation,:! conference of immigration officials were considered profitably While the delegates speak twenty lr-nuages it vas found thai the maotity ol the women were able to spea': English French and German. Cuming to more particular subiects the council adopted a resolution to enable women to retain their nationality it they wished on marriage with an alien A Swiss woman was elected president . as it was judged expedient to keep the presidency presi-dency in j neutral nation Lady Ab-rdeen wes made honorary president. No -all report was mr.de of the proceedings of the I nternational Council ot Vorrxn which vs held in Christiana. Norway, in Septcmbet and on the return of the American delegatr- to this country the president of the American National Conncil who attended the conference, was asked to remedy lhat omission The topics discussed at the Council were of two kinds those of general interest am! some of particular value only to women. 1 . j tveglan Government, presented ihrough the Korrregian Minister to the United states. Lady Aberdeen's report was that ot Hue achievement. In part she said: The world wails to see what use women will make or their new powers The demand for political suffrage Was bused on the pica that nol nn'-, would pi, ice be done to half of the human race, but that a great spiritual force would he released for the world's service through the Influence of women whose Instinctive desire Is to create and protect ,ife " Every resolution discussed had for its ob ject a higher standard of life, education, health or the removal of some abuse in law and custom A large number of resolutions were considered and many passed, forming the Immediate and future policy of the crunell. Naturally, those connected with tho League of Nations took a prominent place; because nearly all the council were from countries which were members of the league The United States could speak only from fhe standpoint of its women for the prlncl-pld prlncl-pld of the lcujue. but Individually there was in. hesitation in expressing regret Ihat'we could not join with tin- others In many discussion- as to details.. c ine resolution asked that the mcmbcrhip 01 the league should be extended as rapidly as possible to all self-governing countries. Another urged governments memhers of the league to send a woman as one of the three delegates to the first Assemhly of the league in November. Another de Isipn was In regard to a special woman's commission under the league that men and women should cooperate In the dis- ussioh of all (inestions coming hefore the I. ague The one central thought was liie speedy evolution or -i genuine and powerful power-ful league nation".- throughout the council coun-cil meetings it became clear that this was Hie burning ililestion The discussion turned on whether the women of the would could induce ihe lea cue to reccmni.re the ppwer of this International Council in all matters pertaining to women and children. The convention decided that an effort should be made in the various countries -' enaMe women o retain their nationality, if they wished, op marriage with an alien A cablegram was reCfrTtVo from the 1 -pa I tment of Labor at Washington -xpress-11 c appreciation of the support which the International Council had pledged at Rome In 1914 to the suggestion or the United Slates Department of Labor, to arrange an International conference of immigration nfll-clola; nfll-clola; that, lines the war had prevented ac-t'on. ac-t'on. It was hoped the pledge might now be c.rrled out and that the councils and offl-, offl-, r- newl appointed should cooperate This was approved, Kcsolutlons concerning child welfare showed such complex opinions and methods In different countries that a special committee com-mittee was asked to arrange and recommend recom-mend action for the next executive committee. com-mittee. The officers elected represented different actively working countries. Much as all wlshcl in retain the president. Lady Aberdeen, Aber-deen, she refused to consider reelection, saying say-ing wisely lhat in Ihe present trying time II, reconstruction after the war the presidency presi-dency should be held In a neutral nation. The following officers were elected for the next quinquennial period; President. Mme. Chapponnlere-Chalx, Qhemln Dumss is, Ge-iii Ge-iii 1 ii. Switzerland; Honorary President the Mac hioness of Aberdeen and Tcmalr, Aberdeen Aber-deen Scotland: 'Ice-Presidents Mrs. i;ril- la Cordon. White I,odj?e, 34 Abbey road. London N W . 8. Mine. Avrll de talnte-Crolx, talnte-Crolx, 1 Avenue Malukoff. Paris; Froken Henni l"orc hhammer Ingemannsvel :t it Copenhagen: Dr Phil Alice Salomon. Luit-poldstrasse Luit-poldstrasse ; Kerlln W 10. Mrs Henry Dobson. Klboden place. Hobart Tasmania: Mrs Philip North Moore. 3125 Lnfayelte avenue, Bt. Louis. L. 8 A. Kei-ordlng Secretaries: Miss Klsie Zlm- aiern, Nursery Training School. Weligarth mud Hjmpsteud. N W.. 'A Miss L v. hi Leg ben Hulaa Aardenburg Doom. The Netherdands Corresponding Secretary I'm. Anna backer, Villa Sana. Kredi Ihsiud. Norway; Treasurer: Mia. W. K. Sanford. Wesanfotd. Hamilton. Canada |