Comit6 International de Femmes pour une Pail Permanent Internationaler Frauenausschuss fUr dauernden Frieden Fonde par le Congrits International des Femmes, La Haye, Avril 1915. Gegrundet durch den Intern. Frauenkongress, Den Haag, April 1915, International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace Founded at the International Congress of Women, the Hague, April 1915. I NTERNATIONAAL

VOL. I. No. 1 Kelzersgracht 467, Amsterdam JAN. 1. 1915

Officers: JANE ADDAMS, Dr. ALETTA JACOBS,~ROSIKASCHWIMMER, J. C. VAN LANSCHOT HUBRECHT, CHRYSTAL MACMILLAN, ROSA MANUS, MeWlbers of Commlttee in the following Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great~Britain and Ireland, Hungary. Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uraguay and United States.

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Central Bureau Notes. th'anslated below.) Meeting of the International Committee of Women for The New Year. The lutematiollai Commillee of Permanent Peace. We very much regret that Miss Addam8 Women for Permanent Peace wishes its readers a happier is still in Hospital and unable to Il·avel. She has cabled New Yeal·. :May 1916 that the doctors insist see the hatred betweell that 8p-rious complica­ the llations gi ve way to IiolIS are to be avoided illternational goodwill; only by quiet convales­ I he appeal to force yield cence, The O(ficel's at to all appeal to reason Ihe Central Bureau have lind jllstice; and the postpolled the meeting madnt'8s and hOl'rol' or urigiually fixed for Dec. war give place to a 9th. indefinitely, or at righteou8 and la8ting \.·R8t ti II such ti me as peace. Miss Addams can with satetv to hel' heaHh corD . to preslOe. In Iler steady growth of latest rable she sllggests OUI' organisation an::! the possibilityofa date the consequent increase in the end ofFebruary of interesting informa­ Qut it is not yet possi ble tion which is sent to to decide. The l\1embers the uffice has made it uftheCommiLlee, thatis seem advisable to have five from each country, the future numbers of will be notified as soon theNewsSbeet pI'inted, as a definite date is The title chosen is ,,111­ fixed. temationaal." Thediffi­ The Office, \Ve are cu Ity of findi ng atitie g;lad to report that Mej, common to English, J, C. van Lanschot H u­ Fl'ench ann German brecht has made good has been solved by r'ecovel'Y from hel' se­ adopting the Dutch rious operation and that spelling of this word she has now left the which appears in Ihe nI1l'si ng horne. name ot the Committee Dr. Jacobs, as Presi­ i n all three languages. dent of the Vereelliging In this Fil'st issue of the VOOI' vrouwenkiesrecht, new seriesgeneral news requires to give most alld reports fl'Om mem· ut hel' time to ensuI'ing vers of the Commitlee that the Govemment 01' Affiliated Com mit ConstitutioD Bill now tees are pri II ted i n the before the Dutch Par­ language in which each liamellt shall be so has been received, amended that, besides while some items are giving wornen eligibi­ printed both in English lity and removing the and in German. Assoon obstacles towards fu­ as fundsand staffpermit I ure legislation exten­ we hupe to print the pa­ di ng to thern the I'ight perin 3editionsEnglish to vote, it mayaiso French and German. JANE ADDAMS, President of the Committee. include wumen amoDg 2 INTERN ATION AAL JAN. 1. 1916 the electors. C. Macmillan and R. Manus have been Datum, es ist aber noch nicht möglich eineo bestimmten working in the Office during the month. Tag festzulegen. Die Mitglieder, d.h. fUnf aus jeoem Land, werden sofort benachl'ichtigt werdell, wenn das Progress in Organisation. We are glad lo welcome Datum bestimmt worden ist. Finland and Uraguay two countries which have now appointed Members to the Committee. In Victoria, Buro, Wir freuen uns mitteilen tU können, dass Mej. Australia a provisional Committee has befln formeo to J. C. van Lanschot Hubrecht sich von ibrer schweren work in cooperation with us. There have been difficulties Operation gut et'holt hat und oie Klinik ve..lassen with the post to several countries and malJY letters have konnte. been considerably delayed. Notwithstll.nding this we can DI'. Jacobs, als Präsidentin des Vereins fiir Frauen­ Bay that there is, with one exception, no country in which stimmrecht, ist genötigt den grössten Teil ihrer Zeit, we have members of Committee from which we have diesel' AI'tJeit zu widmen. Ein Gestzentwurf fUr eine not during the past month had acknowleJgments of one neue Staatsvel'fassuog kommt jetzt im holländischen or othel' of our communications. Parlament zur Lesuog. Es handelt sich darum, dass den Frauen das passive Wahlrecht zugeE>tanden wird und Report of the International Congress of Women, The Hindf'l'Disse in der Erlangung des aktiven Wahlrechts Hague, 1915. Published by the International Committee fiir die Frilneu aus der neuen Staatsverfassung zu of Women for Permaoeo t Peace, Keizersgrach l 467, eliminieren. Der Verein fiil· Frauenstimmrecht arbeitet Amsterdam. Price1.50 Dutch Gulden,2.50 Marks,3 Francs, auch daran, dass das aktive Wahlrecht fUl' Frauen in 2s 60, 60 American cents. The Report contains in English, dem Gesetzentwurf del' neuen Staatsverfassung auf­ French and German the Presidential Address of Miss genom men wird. C. Macmillan und Rosa Manus haben Addams, the Address of Welcome of D.,. Jacobs', El History im vergaogenen Monat die Arbeiten auf dem Biiro of the Congress and the Resolutions. Tt also gi\'es a full erledigt. account of the business proceedings, a list of Delegatea, the Greetings sent to the Congress h'om all over the Fortschritt unserer Arheit. Wir heissen Finland uno woJ'1d and several illuRtrations. The RepOl·t should be Uruguay willkommen. Beide Länder haben nun auch in the hands of all interested in intel'lJational recon­ Mitgliedel' in den Internationalen Frauenausschuss fUr struction. Special efforts shoulo be made to have it dauernden FJ'ieden gewählt. In Victoria (Australien) I'eviewed in the pl'ess and to see that a copy is placed ist ein provisorischer Ausschuss gebildet worden, welcher in all GovemmPDt, State and Free libraries. In Amel'ica mit uns Hand in Hand arbeitet. Mit eini~en Läudern tbe Report may be oblained from the Women's Peace hielt es schwer die Postverbindung aufrechtzuerhalten Party, 1j6 South Micbigan Avenue, Chicago; aod, in und einige Briefe erlitten grosse Verzögerungen. Aber London, from the Women's Intemationai League,12 Little trotz allen Schwierigkeiten haben wir wä.hrend der College Street, Westmillster. "lergangenen Monate, - mit einer Ausnahme, - aus allen Ländern, wo unser Ausschuss Mitglieder ,hat, Mitteil~gen des Ze;]tralbfiros. e:ne Bcstätig-ung diesel' oder jener Mitteilu-og erhalt Das neue jahr. Del' Internationale Frauenausschuss Bericht des Internationalen Fraueukongresses Haag, 1915, ful' dauerndeu Frieden wunscht seinen Lesern ein ;let'al1sgegeben durch den Internationalen Frauenans­ gliicklicberes neues Jahl'. Mö~e im Jahre 1916 der schuss fiir dauernden Frieden, Amsterdam, Keizersgracht Völkerhass internationalem Jj-;otgegenkommen und 467. PI'eis : 1.50 GuIden; 2.50 Mk.; 3 francs; 2s6d; 60 cents. Verstehen weichen, die Gewalt der Vernunft und Der Bericht enlhält die Ansprache der Präsidentin Jane Gerechtigkeit, der Wahnsino und Schrecken des Addams, in deutscher, frantösischer und englischer Krieges eillem gerechten und dauernden Frieden. 3prache; die Begrussungsrede von Dr. Jacobs; die Geschichte des Kongresse~ und die Beschlusse. Fernel' Monatshericht, Neue Serie, Durch die stetige Weiter­ gibt dersel be ei nen ausfiihrlichen Bericht del' Verhand­ entwickeluDK unsel'el' OrganisatioD und dUl'ch die lungen; eine Liste deJ' Delegierten; die Begl'tissungs­ infolgedesseu sich ergebeDde Zunahme an wertvollen bJ'iefe und Telegl'8mme, die der Kongl'ess aus der Nachrichten und intel'essanlen Mitteilungen, die dem ganzen Welt zugeschickt erhielt und vel'schiedene Zentralbiiro zugeschickt werden, wurde es notwendig Illustrationen. Alle diejenigen, welche sich fiir die die kunftigen NummeI'D des Monalsberichtes drucken Wiederherstetlung intel'Dationaler Beziehungen interes­ zu lassen. In diesel' ersten Ausgabe der lIeuen Serie sieren, ·sollten diesen Bericht lesen. Vor allem sollte sind die allgemeinen Nachrichten und Berichte von man beslrebt seiD, tiie Presse fUl' denselben zu interes­ Mitgliedern des Ausschusses der anges'lhlossenen Aus­ sieren und Sorge zu tragen, dass in allen Staals- und schtisse, in der Sprache gedruckt, in der sie uns zuge­ Stadtbibliotheken ein Exemplal' des Berichtes ange­ schickt wurden, während einige Nachrichten auf Deutsch, schafft wird. In Amerika ist deJ' Bericht durch die sowohl wie auf Englisch gedruckt worden sind. Souald "Women's Peace Party" 116 South Michigan Avenue, es uusere Mittel und unsere ÅJ'beitskräfte erlanben, Chicago, zu beziehen und in England dlll'ch die .. Wo­ hoffen wir unsere Mitteilungen in drei Ausgaben, men's International League," 12 Little College St.reet, Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch, ~u veröffentlichen. Westminster, Londen. Versammiung des Internationalen Frauenausschusses fur dauernden Frieden. Zu unserem grossen Bedauern befindet sich Miss Jane Addams Doch im Krankenhaus. Manifesto of Envoys from International Wir erhieltfm von ihr eine Kabelnachricht, in del' sie Congre s of Women. (translated below). uns mitteilte, dass die Ärzte ernstiiche Komplikationen The following manife~to by the Envoys from the befiirchteo, weon sie sich oicht die oötige Ruhe gönnte. International Congress of Women was issued in the Der Vorstand des lotel'Dationaleo Fraueoal1ssch usses fUr United Slates on October 15th. 1915. The envoys were nauernden Friedeo hat die ursprtioglich aogekiiodigte received by the following, among others: Versammiung vom 9 Dezembel' auf weiteres verschobeo, d.h. bis Miss Addams .lie lan~e }teise unteroehmen kaon, Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey, iu London. ohne ihre Gesundheil zu ge hl'den. In ihrer letzteo Reichskanz!el' von Bethmann-Hollweg, and Foreign Minister Kabeloachricht nannte sie Ende Februar als ein mögliches von Jagow, in Berlin. JAN. 1. 1916 INTERN ATION AA L 3

Prime Minister Stuergkh, Foreign Minister Burian in Vienna; in 'he way of its institution," said the Minister of an opposing Prime Minister Tisza, in Budapest. nation. "What are tbe neutrals waiting for?" said a third, whose Prime Minister Salandra and Foreign Minister Sonino, in name ranks high not on ly in his own country, but all over Rome. the world. Prime Minister Vi viani and Foreign Minister Delcasse, in It rernained to put this clarifying intelligence before the Paris. neutral countries. As a r6sult the plan of starting mediation . ForeiRn Minister d'AviRnon, in Havre. througb the agency of a contiuuous conference of the neutral Foreign Minister Sasonoff in Petrograd. natious is today being seriously discussed alike in the Cabinets of the beJligerent and neutral countries of Europe and in the And by the following representatives of neutral press of both. We are in a position to quote some of the expresflions of governments: men high in the counciIs of tbe great nations as to the feasi· Prime Ministtlr Cort van der Linden and Foreign Minister bility of tbe plan. "You are right," said one Minister, "that it Loudon, in the Hague; would be of the greatest importance to finish the fight by early Prime Minister Zahle and Foreign Minister Scavanius, in negotiation rather than by flIrther military efforts, which wculd Copenhagen. . result in more and more destruction and- irreparable loss." King Haakon, Prime Minister Knudsen, Foreign ,Minister "Yours is the sanest proposal that has been brought to this lillen, and by Messrs. Loevland, Aarstad Castberg and Jahren, office in the last six months," said the Prime Minister of one the four presidents of the Storthing in Christiania. of the larger countries. I Foreign Minister Wallenberg in Slockholm. We were also in position to can vass the objections that have President Motta and Foreign Minister Hoffman in Berne. been made to the proposal, testing it out severely in the j.Qdg­ PresidentWilson and Secretary ofState Lansing in Washington. ment of those in the midst of the European contlIct. Il has been argued that it is not tbe time at present to start such a process of negotiation, and that no step sbould be taken until While in ROIIle, the delegation went un officialIy-that one or other party has a victory, or at least until some new is to say, without a mandate fl'om the Congress, to an military balance is struck. The answer we bring Is that every audience with the Pope and Ihe Cardina) Secretary of delay makes more difficult the beginning of negotiations, more State. It wi!l be remembered that besides the signatories nations become invol ved, and the situation becomes nJore complicated; that when at times in the conrse of the war such of the manifesto, Rosa Genoni. (Ilaiy), Ellen Palmstierna a balance was struck, the neutrals were unprepared to act. (Sweden), and Cor Ramondt-Hil'schrnaun (the Nethe"lands) 'l'he opportunity passed. For the forces of peace to be unprepared were among those who acted as Envoys As they were when the bour comes, is as irrtltrievable as for a military in Europe when the manifesto was issued, it was not leader to be unready. It has been argued that for sueh a conference to be called possible to obtai n their signatures.. at any time wben one side has met with SOille military advantage, would be to fa.vor tåat side. The answe.r we bring is that the proposed conference would start mediation at a higher level FULL TEXT OF THE MANIFESTO. than that of military ad vantage. As to the actual military situation, however. we quote a relllark made to n8 by a foreign Issued by Envoys of the International Congress of Women at Minister of one of the belJigerent Powers. "Neither side is to·day the Hague to the Governements of Europe, and the strong enough to dictate terms, and ueither side is so weakened . President of the United States. that it has to accept humiliating terms." Here in America, or neutral sOil, far removed from the stress It has been suggested tbat such a conference would bind ~ eon ~ -wtJ, 8 to the Governments from the Inter- the neutral governments coöperating iu it. Tbe a118W.,r we bling national Congress of Women at the Hague. hava come togelher is lhat, al:! proposed, such a couferenca should con sist of the to can vass the results of our missions. We put forth this ablest persons of the neutral countries, assigned not to problems statement as our united and deliberate conclusions. of tbeir own governments, but to the common service of a Ät a time when ~he foreign oflices of the great belligerents supreme crisis. The situation calls for a conference cast in a have been barred to each otber, and the public mind of Europe new and larger mould than tbose of conventionai diplomacy, has been fixed on the war offices for Jeadership, we have gone the government!l sending to it persons drawn from social, from capital to capital and conferred with the ci viI governments. economic, and scientific fieJds who have had genuine inter· Our mission was to place before belligerent and neutral alike national experience. tlle resolutions of the International Congress of Women held As women. it was possible for us, from belligel'ent and at the Hague in April; especially to place befora them the neutral nations alike, to meet in the midst of war and to carry definite metbod of a conference of neutral nations as an agency forward an intercbange of question and answer between capitals of contilmous mediation for the settlement of the war. wbich \Vere barred to each other. Il is now our dllty to make To carry allt this mission two delegations \Vere appointed, articnlate our convictions. We have belln convinced that the which included women of Grea.t Britain, Hungary, Ttaly, the governments of the belligerent nations would not be hostile to Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. One or otber of the institntion of such a common channel for good offices; and these delegations was .received by the governments in fourteen that the governments· of the European neutrals we visited stand capitais, Berlin, Berne, Budapest, Ohristiania, Copenhagen, ready to coöperate wi th others in mediation. Reviewing the Hague, Havre (Belgian Government), London, Parilil, Petrograd, situation, we believe that of the fi ve European neutral nations Rome, Stockholm, Vienna and Washington. We were received visited, thl'ee are ready to join in snch a conference, and that by the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the. Powers, two are deliberatiug the· calling of such a conterence. Of tbe by the King of Norway, by the Presidents of Switzerlaud and intention of tbe United States we bave as yet no evidence. of the United States, by tbe Pope and the Cardillai Secretary We are but the cOllveyors of evidence which is a challenge of State. In many capitals more than une audience was given, to action by the neutral governmen:s viRited-by Denmark, not merely to present our resolutions, but for a thorough dis· Holland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. and the United States. cusgion. In addition to the thirty·five governmental visits we We in turn bear evidence of a rising desire and intention of met-everywbere-members of parliaments and other leaders vast companies of people in the neutral countl'ies to turn a of public opinion. . barren disinterestedness into an active goodwill. In Sweden, We heard much the same words spoken in Downing Street for example, more tban 400 meetings were held in on6 day in as those spoken in Wilhelmstrasse, in Vienna as in Petrograd, different parts of te coulltry, cal!ing on tbe government to act. in Budapest as in tbe Havre, where the Belgians have their The excruciating burdell of responsibility for the hopeless tempora"y government. continuance of this war lIO longer rests on the will of the Our visits to the war capitals con vinced us that the belligerent belligerent Ilations alolle. 11 rests also on tbe will of those Governmellts would not be opposed to a conference of neutral neutral governmellts and people who have been spared its nations; that while tbe beJligerellts have rejected offers of shock but cannot, jf they wouid, absolve themselves from tbeir mediation by single neutral nations, and while no belligerent full share of respollsibility for the oont.inuance of war. could ask for mediation, the creation of a continuous conference of neutral nations might provide the machinery which would Signed by lead to peace. We found that the heutrals 011 the other hand . Aletta Jacobs (Holland). were concerned lest calling such a conference might be con· Chrystai Macmlllan (Great Britain). gidered inopportune by one or other of t\le belligerents. Here our information from the beJligerents themselves gave assurance Rosika Schwimmer (Austro·Hungary). that such initiative would not be resen ted. "My country would Emily G. Balch (United States). not find anythillg unfriendly in s'uch action Ly the neutrals," Jane Addams (United States). was the assurance given us by the foreign MiniRter of one of the great balligerents. "My Government would place no obstacle New York, actober 15, 1915. 4 INTERN ATION AAL JAN. 1. 1916

Manifest der Deputierten nicht nur uosere Resolutionen darlegten, sondern aucb ander­ weitige griindliche Erörterungen stattfanden. Ausser den 85 des Internationalen Frauenkongresses. Audienzen. bei den Regierungen, trafen wir noch iiberall Paria· mentsmitglieder und andere fiihrende Männer. Das folgende Manifest der Deputierten des Inter· Es fielf"n ähnliche Äusserungen in Downingstreet, wie in der nationalen Frauenkongresses wurrle am 15. Oktober 1915 Wilhelmstrasse, in Wien wie in Petrograd, in Budapest wie in in den VI~l'einigteD Stasten, veröffentlicht. Die Depu: Havre, wo die belgische Regierung ibren zeitweiligen Sitz bat. Unsere Besuche der Hauptstädte der streitenden Nationen tationen wurden von denfolgenden Miuistern empfaogen: iiberzeugte uns, dass sich die kriegsfiihrenden Regierungen einer Premierminister Asquith; Minister fUl' Auswärtige Angelegen­ Konferenz neutraler Staaten nicht ablehnend gegeniiber ver· heiten Sir Edward Grey, London. halten wiirden. Wenn auch die kriegsfiihrenden Parteien die Reichskanzler vou· Bethmann.Hollweg; Minister fUr AUl~· Vermittelungsangebote einer einzelnen neutralen Macbt ab· wärtige Angelegenheiten von Jagow, Berlin. gewiesen haben und auch keine kämpfende Nation um Ver­ Premierminister Stuergkh; Minister flir Auswärti!l'e Ange· mittelung bitten kann, so könnte doch die Einberufung einer legenheiten Bnrian, Wien; Premierminister Tisza, Budapest. kontinuierlichen Konferenz neutraler Staaten einen Weg zur Premierrninister Salandl'll; Minister fUr AuswärtigeAngelegen· Vermittelung anbahnen, der zum Frieden fiihren wiirde. Andrer· heiten Sonino, Rome. seits iil:>erzeugten wir uns, dass die Neutralen befiirchteten, die Pl'emierminister Vi viani: Minister fUt' Auswärtige Angelegen- Einberufung einer solchen Konferenz könnte von der einen oder heiten Delcasså. Paris. anderen kriegsfiibrenden Partei als verfriibt angeseben werden. Minister fUl' Auswärtige Angelegenheilen d'Avill'llOn, Havre. Hier gaben uns die Erörterungen mit den Kriegsfiibrenden die Minister fUl' Alls',värtige Angelegenheitef' Sasonoff, Petrograd. Gewissheit, dass dieselben einer solcben Initiative nicbt iiber­ wallend gegeniibersteben wiirden. "Mein Land wiirde nicbta Und von den folgenden Vertretern del' neutralen unfreundliches in einem s.)lchen Unternehmen der Neutralen Regierungen: Ilehen," so versicherte uns der Minister fiir auswärtige Angelegen­ heiten einer der grossen kriegsfiihrenden Mächte. Meine Regie· Pl'emierminister Cort van der Linden; Minister fiit' Aus· rung wiirde einer solchen Konferenz keine Hindernisse in den wärUge Angelegenheiten London, Haag. Weg legen," sagte der Minister der gegnerischen Macbt."Worauf Premierministel' Zahle; Minister fiir AU8wärtige An~elegen· warten die Neutralen 1" äusserte ein dritter, dessen Name, nicbt heiten Scavenius, Kopenhagen. nur im eigenen Lande, sondern auch in der ganzen Welt viel kilt. König Haakon; Premiermini!!ter Knudsen ; Minister fur Aus­ Es blieb uns uberlaolsen diese aufklärende Auskunft an die wärlige ADgelegenheiten Ihlen; die Herren Loevland, Aarstad neutralen Länder weiterzugeben: Als Folge davon wird der Plan Castberg und Jahl'en; die vier Präsidenten del' "Storthing;' einer kontinuierlichen Konferenz neutraler Staaten als Vermitte· Kristiauia. lung zwischen den kriegsfiihrenden Nationen ernstIich in allen Mipister fUr Auswärtige ALgelegenheitell Wallenberg, Stock· Kabinetten der kriegsfuhrenden und neutralen Regierungen bolm. Europas, sowohl wie in ·der Presse, erörtert. Präsident Motta; Minister fUr Auswärtige Angelegenbeiten Wir sind in der Lage einige Äusserungen von Männern, ­ Hoffman. Bern. h?chgeschätzt im dem Rate der grossen Nationen, - binsichtlicb Präsident Wilson; Staatssekretär Lansi!!g, Washington. der Ausfiihrbarkeit dieses Planes, wiederzugeben. "Sie haben Recht," sagte ein Minister, "dass es von grosser Wichtigkeit In Rom hatte die Deputationen eine Audienz beim wäre, den Kampf durch zeitige Unterhandlungen zu beenden, Papst und dem KardinBI-Staatssekretär, ohne oftiziell denn durch weitere militärische Uoternehmungen, letztere wiirdeo vom Kongress dazu boouftragt worden zu sein. Rosa zu immer weiterer Vemicbtung und ni wiedergliMUmacbeoden Genoni (Italien), Ellen Palmstierna (Schwerlen) uDd Verlusten fiihreri," "Ihr Vorschlag ist elDer der verni.\nftigs en, welcher während der letzten 6 Monate unserem Amt zugegangen Cornelia Ramondt·Hirschmau (Holland) waren uekannlich ist," äusserte sich der Primierminister einer der grösseren Staaten. ausser den Unterzeichnern des Manifests, Mitglieder der Wir wären auch in der Lage die Einwände, welche gegen Deputationen. Da dieselben bei der Vel'öffenlichung diesen Vorschlag erhoben wurden, zu priifen. Es ist vorgebracht des Manifests in Europa waren, wal' es unmöglich ihre worden, dass die Zeit noch nicht gekommen wäre, solche Ver­ mittelung anzubahnen, dass keine Schritte unternommen werden Unterschriften zu erhalten. sollten, bis die eine oder andere Partei einen Sieg errungen oder wenigstens ein militäriscbes Gleichgewicht hergestelIt worden VOLLSTÄNDlOER WORTLAUT DES MANIFESTS, sei. Un!lere AQtwort ist, dass j~der Aufschub den Beginn von erlassen von den Unterhandlungen erschwert, denn weitere Völker werden in den Kampf hineingezogen und die Lage wird immer verwickelter; Deputierten des Internationalen Frauen-kongresses Im Haag, ferner, wenn von Zeit zu Zeit, im Verlauf des Krieges ein solches gerlchtet an die Reglerungen Europas und den Gleichgewicht hergestelIt worden war, traf es die Neutralen Prisidenten der Verelnlgten Staaten. unvorbereitet und die giinstige Gelegenheit ging ungenutzt Hier in Amerika, auf neutralem Boden, weit entfernt vom voruber. Wenn die Mächte des Friedens unvorbereitet sind, wenn Aufruhr des Kampfes, sind wir, die Deputationen, entsandt vom die Stunde för sie schlägt, so ist dies eben so wenig wieder Internationalen Frauenkongress im Haag an die Regierungen, gutzumacben, wie wenn ein Heerfiihrer unvorbereitet vom Kriege zusammengekommen, um das Ergebnis unserer Sendung zu uberrascht wird. pröfen und zu erörtern. Dieses Manifest ist das Ergebnis ge- Es ist eingewandt worden, dass wenn eine Konferenz ein­ meinsamer, reifticher Vberlegung. berufen wiirde, sobald die eine 'kriegsfiihrende Partei einen In einer Zeit, wo den groBsen, kriegsflihrenden Mächte der militärischen Vorteil errungen hat, dies als eine Begiinstigung gegenseitige Zutritt in die Ministerien des Aeusseren versperrt der betreffenden Partei ausgelegt werden wiirde. Unsere Antwort ist und alle Völker nach den Kriegsministerien fiir Fiihrerschaft darauf ist, dass die vorgeschlagene Konferenz ihre Vermittelung sehen, sind wir 'von Hauptstadt zu Hauptstadt gereist und haben von einem höheren Standpunkte, denn von dem eines militärischen mit den Zivilbehörden konferiert. Vorteils, beginnen sollte. Was jedoch die faktische militärische Wir waren beauftragt, den kriegsfiihrenden, sowo hl wie den Lage anbetrifft, so sind wir in der Lage die Worte eines Ministers n.eutralen Regierungen, die Resolutionen des Internatiolen Frauen­ des Auswärtigen Amts einer kriegsfiihrenden Macht, anzufiihren. kongresses im Haag. April 1915, zu iiberbringen; vor allem aber Sie lauten: "Weder die eine, noch die andere Seite ist heute den bestimmten Plan einer kontinuierlichen Konferenz neu· stark genug um Friedensbedingungen diktieren zu können und traler Staaten, die ständig bereit wäre zwischen den kriegs· weder ist die eine nocb die andere Seite so geschwächt, ats dass föllrenden Parteien zu vermitteln und so das Ende des Krieges sie entehrende Friedensbedingungen anzunehmen genötigt wäre." herbeifiihren wiirde, darzulegen. Es wurde darauf hingewiesen, dass eine solche Konferenz fur Mit der Ausfiihrung dieses Auftrages waren zwei Deputationen die daran teilnehmenden neutralen Regierungen verbindlich betraut, denen Frauen aus Holland, Italien, Grossbritannien, sein wiirde. Unsere Antwort darauf ist, dass an einer solchen Ullgarn, Schweden und den Vereinigten Staaten angehörten. Konferenz - wie vorgeschlagen wurde - die tiichtigsten und Die eine oder die andere von diesen Deputationen wurden fähigsten Frauen und Männer der neutl'lllen Staaten teilnehmen zusammen in vierzehn Hauptstädten von den Regierungen sollten, nicht im Interesse der eigenen Regierung, sondern in empfangen und zwar in Berlin, Bern, Budapest. Hallg, havre, Dienste der Menschheit in einer Zeit ausserordentlicher Krisis. (Sitz der belgischen Regierung), Kristiania, Kopenhagen, London, Die Situation fordert dne Konferenz, welche von einem neuen Paris, Petrograd, Stockholm, Washington und Wien. Wir wurden und grossziigigerem Geiste durehdrungen ist, denn diejenigen in Audienz empfangen von den Premierministern und Ministern der konventionellen Diplomatie. Männer und Frauen, die auf för auswärtige Angelegenheiten, vom König von Norwegen, von den versrhiedensten Gebieten arbeiten und in den verschieden­ den l'räsidenten der Schweiz und den Vereinigten Staaten, vom sten Berufen tätig sind und Erfahrung im internationalen Papst und vom Kardinal-Staatssekretär. In vielen Hauptstädten Verkehr haben, sonten von den Regierungen zu dieser Konferenz wurden wir in mehr denn einer Audienz empfangen, wo wir entsandt werden. JAK. t. 1916 INTERN ATION AAL 5

Als Frauen, - ganz gleich ob Angehörige neutraler oder In the Dutch Parliament on Dec. 9th. Prime Minister kriegsfiihrender Länder - war es uns möglich mitten im Krieg Cort van der Linden on the subject of mediation by the zusammenzukommen und einen Austausch von Fragen und Antworten zwichen den Hauptstädten, die vom gegenseitigen Netherlands said that it was too eBI'ly yet to think ofit. Verkehr ausgeschlossen sind, zu vermitteln. Es ist unsere "When all the belligerent reach the conviction that the Pflicht unsere Uberzeugungen klar und deutlich auszusprechen. peoples rights and civilisation are better served by peace thall Wir sinå iiberzeugt worden, dass sich die Regierungen der by war, the time will have arrived for Holland as a small nation kriegsfiihrenden Nationen einer solchen Konferenz nicht feindlich to let hel' voice be heard. Those who thought of calling a gegeoiiber stellen wiirden und dass die Regierungen der neutralen Conference of Neutral States underestimate the accompanying Staaten Europas, von denen wir in Audienz empfangen wurden, difficulties. The Government have not convened any couference gemeinsam mit den anderen neutralen Ländern, zu vermitteln and though I do not deny thaI, there may be a willingness bereit sind. Wenn wir die Lage noch einmal kritisch iiberblicken, among the neutrals to cooperate, nevertheless there may be glauben wir, dass von den fiinf neutralen Nationen Europas, among tbem a difference of opinion as to the opportuneness von deren Regierungen wir in Audienz empfangen wurden. drei of such a conference:' bereit sind eine solche Konferenz einzuberufen, während die zwei anderen, die Einberufung einer solchen Konferenz in Erwägung ziehen. Uber die Absichten der Vereinigten Staaten, Die Regierungen fiber Friedensbedingungen. haben wir bis jetzt noch keine Gewissheit. Wichtige Äusserungen liber die Möglichkeit von Wir sind nur die (jberbringer elner Gewissheit, welche die neutralen Länder, die wir besuchten, -- Dänemark, Holland, Fl'iedensbedingungen sind während les letzlen Monats Norwegen, Schweden, die Schweiz und die Vereinigten Staaten von den fUhrelJdeu 8taatllmänneru Deutschlands, Eng­ von Amerika, - zum Handeln herausfordern soll. Wir können lands und Hollands gemarht worden. bezeugen, dass in einer grossen Anzahl Frauen und Männern Es ils innerhalb weniger Tage ein deutlichel' Fort­ der neutralen Nationen, das Verlangen unfruchtbare Unpartei­ Iichkeit in tätiger Wohlwohlen umzuwandeln, immer stärker wird, schrilt zu verzeichnen, dass sowohl von Bethmann­ Die furchtbare Last der Verantwortung för die hoffnungslose Hollweg, wie Mr. Asquith sich bel'eit erkläl·t haben, Weiterfiihrung dieses Krieges, ruht fortan nicht mehr allein Friedensbedingungen zu el'wägen, falls diese zuerst von bei den kriegsftihrenden Nationen. Sie ruht auch auf den jenigen feinjlicher 81.'ite dargelegt werden. Regierungen und Völkern, die von den Scbrecken des Krieges verschont geblieben sind, welche sich aber nicht mehr von ihrem Teil der Verantwortung fur die Fortsetzung des Krieges frei­ Dieses sind die Äusserungen: sprechen können. Die "Times," vom 9 Dezember, brachte folgende Unterzeichnet von: Antwort des Premierministers Asquith im Unterhaus, Aletta Jacobs, (Holland). Chrystal Macmillan, (Grossbritannien), auf die Frage von Philip 8nowden, eines hervorJ'agenden Rosika Schwimmer, (Oesterreich Ungarn). Parlamentmitglieds der Unabhängigen Arbeiterpartei: Emlly O. Balch, (Vereinigten Stll8ten v. Amerika). Mr. Snowden (Blackburn, Arbeiterpartei) fragte den Premier· Jane Addams, (Vereinigten Staaten v. Amerika), minister, ob er sich verpflichten wiirde, keine Friedensvor­ New York. Okt. 15. 1915. schläge vou neutraler oder kriegsfiihrender Seite, welche auf . Räumung eroberten Gebeits geRriindst seien, ohne Wissen des Parlaments, zuriickzll weisen. Governments on Peace Negotiations translated below) Die Antwort: Mr. Asquith. - "Wie dasehrenwerteMitglied Important announcements on the possibility of peace weiss. haben die Reglerungeu von Fra'lkreicIJ, Russ/and. Japan, Italien nnd Grossbritannien beschlosseu, während des ge~en­ negotiationt' .have been made during the last. month by wärtigen Krieges keinen Sonderfrieden zu schJiessen. SolJten Ihe leading statesmen of Germany, Greal Britain and ernstzunehmeude FriedensvorschläRe, zu Gunsten eines allge· the Netherfands. meinen Friedens, direkt oder dllrch eine neutrale Macht gelltellt It is a dislinct advance that within a few days of werden, so werden dieselben zuerst von den RegiE:ll'Ungen der Verbiiudeten erörtert werden und bis diesel' mögliche Fall each other both von Bethmann Hollweg and Mr. Asquith eintritt, kaun Ich keine aDdere Bi\rgschaft iibernehmen:' should have expressed their willingnel;ls lo consider peace terms if Ihey shouid be put forward by their enemies. Wenige Tage spätel' sagte im Laufe seiner Rede der The particulars are as follows: Reichskanzler von Bethmann.Hollweg im deutschen Prime Minister Asquith in the British House ofCommons Reichstag: in answer Philip 8Ilowdcn, a prominent member of "Friedensangebote unserer Feinde, die der Sicherheit des Parliament belonging to the Independent Labour Party deutschen Reiches entsprechen sind wir allezeit bereit zu disklltieren:' is reporterl in "The Times" of Dec. 8th. as follows: Am 9 Uezembel' sagte der Premier-ministel' Oort van Mr. Snowden I,Blackburn, Lab.) asked the Prime Minister if he wouJd give aD undertaking that no proposals made through der Liuden im holländschen Parlement, mit Bezug auf ueutrals 01' by any belligerent for negotiations based upon the die Vermittelullgsbereilschaft Hollands, dass es noch evacuation of conquered territory shall be rejected by the verfriiht wäre an so etwas zu denken. Govel'llment without the knowledge of Parliament. "Erst wenn alle Kriegsfiibrenden zu der Uberzeugoung gelangt Mr. Asquitb. - As the hon. member is aware, the Govern­ sein worden, dass dem Rechte und der Zivilisaliou durch den ments of France, Russia, Japan. Itll.ly, and Great Britain have Frieden mehr gedient ist, als durch den Krieg, wird fiir Holland mutnally aRreed not to conclude peace separately during the als einem kleinen Volke, die Zeit gekommen sein seine Stimme present war. Tf proposals of a serious Chll.1'acter for a general hören zu lassen. Die welche an die Einberufung einer Konfe­ peace are put forward either directly or through a neutral renz neutraler Staaten dachten, nnterschätzen die damit ver­ Power by tbe enemy Governments, tbey will be first discussed bundenen Schwierigkeiten. Die Regierung habe nicbts einzu­ by lhe AlJied Governments; and t.ilI this contingency arises I berufen und wenn icb auch nicbt sagen will, dass es bei deu can not give any other pIedge. Should proposals or peace be put Neutralen am Wllnsche zur Zusammenarbeit feble, 80 könnten forward it wbould be the desire of bis Majesty's Government bei ihnen docb die Ansichten liber die Opportunität einer to take Parliament into itc confidence at the earliest pos'iible derartigen Konferenz auseinander gehell." moment. In the German Reichstag a few days later Reichkanzler von Bethmann Hollweg in the course of his speech said: Continuous Mediation. "If I am to talk about our terms of peace I must first know Miss Wales has drafled the foliowing condensed state­ the terms of peace of the enerny." ment of her plan f01' continuous mediation. "Tf our enemies come to us with proposals proper to the rlignity and assuring tbe safety of Germany, then we are al ways Oefinition. The International Plan for Oontinuous ready to discuss thern." Medialion without Armistice suggestll that an Inter­ .This war can only be brought to an end with a peace which according to human judgment wiII give us security national Commission I)f experts be fOI'med, lo sit as long against its recurrence:' as the war continues. The membels of the commission 6 IN TlCRN ATION A AL JAN. 1. 1916 should have a scientific but no diplomatic function; they ."Pax," Bond-street, Sydney; "Peacewards" (apply to Hon. should be without powel' to commit their govel'Dments. Secs. Sisterhood of Internatiollai Peace); "Commonweal" (Cole's, or through any bookseller, Melbourne); Federal Independent," The Commission should explore the issues involved Sydney." . j'n the pl'esent struggle, and in the light of this study begin making propositions to the belligerents in the The Women's Peace Army. Miss Vida Goldstein, Presi­ spil'it of comtructivp. intel'Dationalism, If the first effort dent of the Women's Peace Army, writes that the day after fail they should consult and deliberate, revise their war was declared the Women's Political Association of o1'igi nal proposi lions or offer new ones, comi ng back VictOl'ia started a peace movement and publicly adopted again and again if necessary, in lhe unalterable con­ the Hague Resolutions as soon as they were I'eceived, They viclion that some PI'oposal will ultimately be found that formed the W omen's Peace Army so as lO open the way for will afi'ord a practical hasis f01" actual peace negotiation," those who do not appl"Ove of the nonparty political policy of The Commission should be established without delay, the Women's Political Association. The Women's Peace on neutral initiative, Ar'my had lllreaciy ananged to send Miss Adela Pankhurst NOTE. A more extended development of this idea is to be and Miss Cecilia John to New South Wales and Queen~­ bad in a 16 page pamphlet "Continuous Mediation witbout land in the second week of November' for' the purpose of Armistice" (Englisb only), from the Women's Peace Party, holding propaganda meetings and forming State Com­ 116 South Micbigan Avenue, Cbicago, III., ol' the Women's International League, 12, Little College Street, Westminster, mittees. When these Committees are fonned they hope London, and also from the L C. W. P. P., Keizersgracht 467, to form a National Committee to affiliate to the Inter­ Amsterdam, in Englisb or French. national. To raise funds to send five delegates to the Couference after the \'\'al' wOllld be a great feat, The Iravelling expenses would be at least a thousand pOllnds, nevertheless they hope to be able to send fi ve delegates, National Committees and News. The following is the manifesto of the Women's Peace Army, Australia (Victoria). ProvisionaL Committee formed. A letter oated No­ Enlist in our Women's Peace Army now I vember 3rd brings the welcome news that the Officers of The W omen's Peace At'my and of' the Sisterhood of "Ours is a Woman's Army formed lo Fight for Peace, Peace have formed a joint Provisional Committee f01' and tll protest against the madness and brutalit.y of war, the purpose of working on the lines of the IntemationaI Stories of a'rocilies are sown broadcast with the object Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. The joint of heating the blood and I'aising a cry of Vengeance, Honoral'Y Secretaries of the Provisional CIILllmittee are We say all war is atmcity, and we fight agaiust the Miss Cecilia John and Miss Eieanol' M. Moore, 213 system of militarism 'in OUI' own and every country, Latrobe Street, Melboul'De. The Committee are arranging which chokes and poisons our humanity. to have 22 copies of tbe Report of the Intematiollai We fight ag inst the system whi Il compels Emperors, Congress of Women, The Hague, 1915, sent to different CZl:lrs and Kings to mal'ch their people to the slaughtel'; Austraiian papers f01' 1'ev)ew and have ordered 16 othel' against the system which leads men, kindly and generous copies. They are considering what can be done in regal'd in private life, lO make fortunes out of blood and lears, to contributing to the expenses ot Headquarters, Pat,ti­ by man ufacturi ng m unitions, and corneri ng foodstllffs; culars of the two organisations are given below, agaillst the system which leads soldiel's to corrupt our Sisterhood ot Peace. The Object ot the Sislerhood ot boys by training them iu the art of killing. and wishing International Peace is, them, in the words of a British General, "A Bloody War and Quick Promotion," or teachi ng them as German "To promote mlltuaI knowledge of each otber by the Womeu soldiers have been taught that they must be- prepared of different nations, goodwill, and frieudsbip; to study tbe callses, economic and moral of war; and byevery meaus in their power to shoot fat her or bl"Other or even their old mothel' at to bring tbe bumanising influence of Wornan to bear ou the the world of command. abolition of war, and the substitution of International Jllstice , and Arbitration for irrationai metbods of violenee." The Pillage of Peacefui Homesteads, and the Sacking Under the joint auspices of the Sidter'hood and the of Beautifnl Cilies, are as old as Wal', In War neither Melbourne branch of the Peace Society a Monthly news the mother in childbirth, nor the new-born babe is letter eDlitled "Peacewards" is pu blished. The issue of respected. In sieges, innocent children are starved to November 1st. reports that the Sisterhood ofIntemationai death, and in bombardments their tender bodies are torn and crushed, Peace at a meeting held on December' 20th. passed the following resolutions: The Violation of Women in the Soldier's lm memorial I) nThat tbis meeting of tbe Sisterhood of IntemationaI Right. From every corne,' of the world to which the Peace earnestly protests againl:lt auy· violation of tbe time­ European Empire extends the bitter cry of outraged honoured British pl'i vilege and rigbt of Free Speecb and Libel'ty women and childreu comes, and millions of girls and of Opinion, believing that Trutb is stl'Onger than Falsebood, and that Public Criticism is essentiai to Democratic Governmllut." women of OUI' own European race, as weil as ofsubject races, are condemned to a slavery of which it is shame 2) "That, in the terms of settlement of tbis war, the cou· dition sllaH be tbe abolition of conscription and compulsory to speak. These unhappy creatLlres are a part of the uni versal training." Panoply of Empire, They form the "Othel' Army" upon whom the defence of Empire rests; they are the ever­ The Sisterhood was to considel' the Hague Conference lasting Sacrifice to Military Power, to human vanity, Resolutions at its next meeting and as the Ilncleus of and human folly, Yet thei!' dishonoul' is ours also, and the 200 p.st. which will be necessal'y to sending a oelegate as we are responsible for their sufi'ering so we must from Australia to the International Congress of Women work for their redenlption by destroying Militarism arter the war, a sum of 1 p.st. has ueen received fmm a and Wal'. bush nurse. The Society is also carrying on a peace literature campaign. We fight for Peace because our own freedom, and "Peacewards" mevtioDs the fol1owing as Organs of the freedom of the human 1'ace, is impossible under the the Peace and Arbitration Movement in Austl'alia: military system. JAN. 1. 1916 INTERNATIONAAL 7 • We fight for the establishment of Jnteroational law infecting the whoJe world with the poison of hatred made lJy men and women representatives of all nations and warfever, This gigantic engine contains within it,' elected by the votes of men and women of each country, one of the most powerful mainsprings which keeps the which shall be based on justice, on the right of every might.y war machinery in motion. The hat.red shown nation to share equitably in the adjustment of trading on every side makes all understanding hetwceu the privileges. belligerent powers infinitely difficult, This world-wide We protest against the worship of force which lJrings ghastly misfortune makes it impel'ative that we ShOllld untold agony to the weak in the smothered conflict prove our stt'ength and fortitude by overcomir,g all • falsely called "peace,/! as weil as the ol'gy of lust and war-inciting obstacles. We women work with the same object as do our soldiers, who through the medium of caroage which is War, • Danzer's "Anneezeitllog," (i\ rmy Paper) have energeti­ We protest with all the passion of our womanhood eally and conelusively opposed the unworthy campaign against the attempt to use Women to support war. cal"l'ied on io the Press. We women have leal'Ded to ÅS the sex which bears and cherishes life we will know the soldiers at thei I' bedsides, from those of the not encourage nol' condone the sacrifice of live in a highest rank to thllse of the lowest, aod nowhere have vai n atlempt to settie internationlll differences, we heard them revilin~ the enemy or speaking con­ We pl'olest also agai nst the suggestion that women temptollsly of thern. We owe it to our soldiers and to sh ouId disregard the finel' instincts of their nature and OUI' native country, to help to enlighten public opinion enter into loveless union'l with men, in ordel' that there on this point. We count on the help of all t!lose men may be mOl'e human food for powder. We claim for and wornen who fal' from the battle·tields feel and suffer every child the right to loving parents, and a father's with our fighting hosts, The newspapers wi11 only publish care. . what their subscribers will read apd listen to. Why shouId not we, who are ourselves su bscri bers, exercise We unite with the WOluen of all nations who are this eensure in a mattel' so vilal to us r This the first fighting to save humanity from the effectR of War and admontion is seri0uR, It is sent forth to request the prepArations for WaL" editorial offices once and f01' all to cease pu l>lishing war-instigating articles and instead to keep theil' readers Western Australia. rightly i.nformed of the heroic deeds of the armies not Peace and Arbitration Committee ofthe National ClJuncil only our own hut also those of the cnemies, Should of Women. this admonition fall on barren grouna enel'getic measures Miss May E. Creeth, Convener oftheCommittee, writes: will be taken to boyeott the wal'.instigating and hatred­ "The National Council of Womeu of West-Australia sewing papet·s. We are all aware that some newspapers formed a Peace and Årbitration Committee eal'ly in the have maintained a high standard during the war. We present year, Diffel'ent members have addressed meetings will content ourselves with these until the harm-doers of various Public. bo ies on the 8ubject, -- and drawing see the en'or of thei r ways and tum theil' thoughts to room Oleetings have been held, - on all occasions the the right channels. Truth alone shaH lead and guide speakers have been weil received. us. By its help we shall be able to endure our suffe­ The Åustralian Peace ÅlIiance has formed a bl'anch rings and bUl'dens, not more lightly but more willingly, here - sen'ral meelings have been held, but so far mOl'e rationally, more patientIy." the membership is not lal'ge, - but we are mee~ing regulariy, and hope to extend the work by holding Belgium. meetings and distributing literature." Mlle. Marg. de Laveleye wl'ltlng from Liege to ack­ nowledge a copy of the News Sheet says. Austria. "Je suis heureuse de savoir que les femmes danaises ont obtenu Je suffrage et j'espere que biantöt toutes nos soeurs Members of the I. C. W. P, P.: auront le mame privilege. Foi en nous mames, espoir enl'a'lonir, Leopoldina Kulka, Rosa Mayreder, amour pour tous." Olga Misar, Yella lIertzka. Mme. Nyst has written regretting that Belgian women Fraa Hojrat Lecher writes of her work against the would have difticlllty in attending the meeting of the propagation of the spirit of hate in the press: Committee. "Die Bewegung R'egen die Hetzpresse ist in letzter Zeit durch die Internationale Rundschau vertreten worden, und ich be­ Bulgaria. komme fast täglir.h von Adresse zu Adresse Zusagen zu dieser Arbeit aus allen Ländern. Wir Frauen wollen uns durch Members of the I. C. W. P, P,: Wahrheit filhren und lenken lassen, dann werden wir unser Jenny Pateff, Dr. M. Anghelotl'. Leid nicht leichter, aber bewusster und williger tragen. Das Militär selbst teilt ganz mit uns diese Meinung." The following greeting was sent to the Meeting of The followiug mnnifesto she hopes will be widely the Committee which was to have been held on Dec, 9: published in the press of all countries. "Beste Wunsche fUr erfolgreiches Wirken sendet unser Frauenverein mit tiefstem Bedauern nicht teilnehmen zu können Jenny Pateff," A Word of Admonition from Women to the War-Instigators. Canada. "Following upon the Congress held at the Hague last spring, a movement has been started in Austria which Seretary and Treasarer pro tem of Canadian Committee: has already spread to the neutral countrles and is now Miss Inez Perry, 5 Maitland Place, Toronto, Canada. beginning to take root in the warring ones. In the The provisiunal Comittee formed dm'ing C. Macmillan's interest of the patriotic sense of honour in our beloved visit to Toronto reports that they are now in working soldierli, we women have com bined for the purpose of com­ ordel'. They have had two meetings and a good Com­ batting the war instigating articles appearing in the mittee of 20 peace women in Toronto has been formed newspapers. The Press, that most influential leader ot of which MiSt! Pel'l"Y has been appointed Secretaryand the people, has succeeded north, south, east, west, in Treasurer pro tern. 8 . INTERNATIONAAL JAN. 1. 1916 They have had 1000 copies of the resolutioos prioted ought to be sent out at least 2 months in advance as letters 8nd io response to a circular letter sent out with the take such a loug time to reach destination and travelling il:! not easy either especially from our corner of the earth. Evan under resolutioos to fifty people sorne good replies have been normal conditions journeys from here take long time." received. Mrs Barker, one of the members of the provisional Annie Furuhjelru had intended to atteod the Committee Cornmittee, io response to ao iovitatioo, recently adressed meeting called for December 9th. a Club of University people. Oermany. Cuba. Members of the I. C. W. P. P.: acknowledging The President of the RepubJic oj Cuba Dr. Anita Augspurg, Marie Wegoe,', a copy of the Resolutions of the Coogress writes as Lida Gustava Heymaon, Miona Caue,·. follows: Fl'ida Perlen, Republica de Cuba, Presidencia. De,' deutsche Ausschuss hat folgendes Gesuch, be­ Ravnna, Cuba, November 6, 1915. treffend die Völkerverhetzung in den deutschen Schulen, Pursuant to instructions from Ris Excellency, the President, an die Kultusminislerien sämmtlicher deutschen Bundes­ I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your valued favor of the 13th ultimo, and to state in reply tbat His Excellency staaten eingereicht. has read with great interest the resolutions adopted by the Women's Congress, at The Rague, a.. weil as the other documents "Gesuch, betreffend die Völkerverhetzung in den which you kindl,. sent him. deutschen Schulen. His Excellency President Menocal, finds the work of your Committee on behalf of permanent peace most commendable Endesuoterzeichoete richten im Nameo vieler Eltern and he hopes that il will be strongly supported everywhere. an das König!. Bayer. Staatsmioistel'ium des Innem fUr Referring to your request that you be furnisbed with the names and address of some ladies to whom you might write Kirchen- und Schulangelegenheiten das dringendeGesuch: on behalf of your Committee, His Excellency hnrdly knows to an die Lehrerscbaft sämtlicher Schulen einen Erlas8 whom be migbt refer you, as your organization is something ergehen zu lassen, der die ZUl' Zeit von vielen Lehr­ new, in fact unknown bere, and it would be difficult to recom· mend anyone to serve upon your International Committee. kräften systemati8ch betriebene Völ kenerbetzuog bei His Excellency, however, consil1erir.g the nature of your work den Schulkindem untersagt. which appeals to all lovers of permanent peace, believes tbat a strong and successful propaganda COLJld be made amon~st Begl'iindung: our women, if your Committee were to send a Delegate for that purpose. etc. Eine der schwel'wiegendsten Hegleilerscheinungen von Kriegen fiil" die Wiederallfnahme kultUl'eller und wirt­ Sioce the above letter was received the Headquarters schaftlicber Beziehuog zwiscben den Völkero ist der bave written to severa.) prominent Cuba WODlen whose Völkerhass. names were gi ven by Mme. Li ula·Oli viem 01 Brazil. Der Völkerhass, der in diesem Völkerkl'iege durch die wiederholt augewandten unlautereo Miltel moderner Denmark. Kri~gsfUhl'Ung hervorgel'Ufeo ist uod durch das unver­ antwol'tliche Verhalten der Presse iu allen Läodem bis Members oj the I. C. W. P. P.: ins unermesslichegeschiirt wUl"de, dieot den Regierungeo Fru Clara Tybjerg, Secretary, Froken Elioe Hansen. als wirksamell Mittel, um die Masse eines Volkes, die Froken Thor8 Dau~aard, Fru Eva Mo1tesen. man di,'ekt oder indil'ekt ZUID Schlachtenschlagen benötigt, The Oaoish Committee has now appointed a press während der Dauer des Krieges kriegsfreudig zu erhalten. Committee ann Frökeo DaugasU'd says she would be Rier ist nicht der Ort, die Notwendigkeit oder den glad to receive a!l sorts of cuttings, pamphlets,leaflets, ethiscben Wert solchel' Völkel'verhelzur:g zu erörtern, die books, etc, that migbt be useful for Press propagapda. Konsfatierung jeoer Talsacbe geschah ledigiich, um, von The Committee is arranging study-circles specially to ihr ausgehend, darauf hinzuweisen, dass dem Krieg eio prepare to take part in the Congress of Women which Friede folgen muss, und dass nach menschlichem Ermessen is to be held after the War. Valuable lectures have diesel' Friede lange vOl'her eiogetreten sein wird. ehe all'eady been al'ranged, die jetzige männliche .Jugend militäl'pflichtig gewordeo ist und die weibliche das Alter erreicht hat, ulIi die Pflichten zu iiberoebmen, die den erwachsenen Frauen Finland. bei einern Kriege dem Staale gegeniibel' f'rwachsen. Mao wird also die kornmende Generation nach menscllliGhem Members of the I. C. W. P, P.: Ermessen nicht mehr zum Schlachtenschlagen benötigeu. lImi Halloten, Filma Hainari. Aufgabe einer weitblickenden Jugenderziehuog ist es, Jenoy af Forselles (Dr. Phil. M,P.) Cely Mechelio, die Jugeod nach Möglichkeit so zu erziehen, dass sie Annie Furuhjelm M.P. den pfljchteo, die der Staat spätel', welln sie e,'wachsen Annie Furuhjelm writes: i~t, vou seinen Staatsbiil'gem fordert, in vollem U mfaoge gewachsen ist. "To begin with let me acknowledge the receipt of the report of the International meeting at the Rague, I was indeed glad Treu dem Grundsatz: "Im Frieden ist der Krieg to get it, and we shouJd very much like to order 3 or 4 copies. vOl'zubel'eiteo," muss jetzt die FOI"deruog lauten: Also Miss Huitin, Miss Mechelin and I have received some "Wähl'end des Krieges ist der Friede vorzubereiteo." of tbe montly reports from the central bureau. We are much Die Aufgabe der kommenden Generatioo ist, wieder interested in your work and \ye have formed a committee of 5, You must understand that at the present time we are not at autzubauen, was dlll'ch diesen Völkerkrieg veroichtet Iiberty to work for peace so you must not expect anything frotD worden ist. us except oU!' sympathy and hopes for better times. Die Beziehungen del' Völker untereinander, die zur We were mucb interested in tbe Women'lI Meeting on the Hebung und Weite"entwicklung jedes modemen Kul­ 9th December, but we have not heard if it will come off or not? turJebeos unerlässlich siod, miissen im Interesse aller We had a report in our press tbat the meetiog in Bern was not going to be and now we read tbat a delegation from europäischen Völker nach diesem Kriegs wiederberge­ U.S. America has started to be present? Notice about meetings stellt werden. Oaraus ergibt sich fUr die EI'zieher die

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dringende Pflicht, bei der Jugend dem jetzt iiberal1 of property." The motion was seconded by Mrs. Rarton, herrschencfen Völkerhass entgegenzuarbeiten. Stattdessen Presideut of the Women's Cooperative Guild, supported geschiekt das Gegenteil. by Miss Catherine Marshall, Secretary of the League, and carried with fi ve dissentients. Die jetzt von deutschen Lehrern betriebene Völker• The following resolution, UJoved by Miss Margaret verhetzung birgt in sich scherwiegende, heute Doch nicht Bourlfield and seconded by Miss A. Maude Royden was zu iiberse!lende Gefahren flir die Zukunft und muss carried unanimously: yon allen denen, die sich die Aufgabe gestelIt haben, "This meeting declares that the reform of recognition most appropriate to the service, suffering and sacrifice of women in flir die Erreichung eines dauernden Friedens uach this war would 1)e their inclusion in any measure of Reform diesem Völkerkriege zu arbeiten, bekämpft werden. of tbe Parliamentary Franchise to eosure that in the fnture Wir weisen zum Schlus darauf hin, dass (Hese Völker• no decision affecting the life and liberty of the people shaIl verhetzung unvereinbar is mit den Gmndsätzen wahrer be taken without their consent," Ethik und Menschlichkeit, die jedem guten Pädagogen Ireland. als Richtschnur dienen sollen und die jede Regierung Hon. See, pro tem of Irish Committee: Louie Bennett ihren Lehrkl'äften vorzuschreibcn hat, falls diesen lias Glanmil'e, Bmy, Co Wicklow, Ireland. Empfinden daflir abhanden gekomOlen ist. The ,,Irish Citizen" publishes an interesting statement L>ass in anderen Ländero die Jugend in gleicher of the Irish Committee of the International Women's Weise gegen die Deutschen V'el'hetzt wird, kann flir uns Congress in which they c1aim the independent represen­ nicht massgebend sein. Es soll aber nicht IJnerwähnt tation of Irishwomen in the I. C. W. P. P. bleiben, dass auch dort Männer und Frauen an der The following' is an extract: Arbeit sind, um solchem Vorgehen energisch entgegen­ "We,as Inshsympathisers with the Women's Peace Movement, zutreten. wish to !:let forward more explicit.ly the reasons which urge us Aus diesen Erwägungen hoffen die Gesuchsstellel' to claim independent repre8entation upon the Women'!I Inter­ bestimmt, .dass eine Massregel in Sinne dieses Gesuches national Committee for Permanent Peace. We think our claim erlassen wird. Hochachtungsvoll" to be one of vital importance, because it involves the principle' of nationality, the recognition of whivh is nowaccepted 88 essentiaI to peaceful international relations. The resolution on Great Britain and Ireland. this point adopted by the Women's International Congress at the Bague, which urges that autonomy. and a d~mocratic par­ Great Britain. liament should not he refused to any people, pIedges thtl Women's Members of the I. C. W. P. P.: International Committee to the upholding of this principle, and coIisequ6ntly, we think, to the recognition of such countries Kathleen Courtney, Mrs F. W. Swauwick, as Poland, Finland, Ireland. . ChrystaI Macmillan, Margaret Bondfield. An International Committee for Peace will naturally form its conatitution in consonance with the principles which it has Secretary ofWomen's InternationaI League: Miss Catha· laid down in its program me as essential to the attainment of ~~~~ ~....~tDlllltJ.lt,...J~...~··",- .Daler,. its olijQCt. Because tb6 fate of several ~all natiolls is in vol ved London. in this war. the principle of nationality must take a foremost place on any such programme; and we feel that in making The Women's International League, aftiliated to the this claim for the representation of heland on the Women's I. C. W. P. P., has Aent a contribution of 55 pd. st. to the International Committee, we are upholding the rights of Belgium, Poland, Ser via. and other small natious," expenses of the Central Bureau. No Report of the work of the League has been received but the following particulars At present the Irishwomen's Committee has one of the large public meeting held under the auspices of melllber on fhe I.C.W.P.P.. tbe League to present the Women's case against tbe introduction of conscription are taken from the "Labour Hungary. Leader." The meeting was postponed for several days Members of the I. C. W. P. P. because the let of the hall in whicb it was to have Vilma Gliickiich, Flora von Perczel. taken place was cancelled by the proprieters as the result Carmen Groak-Halazy, Rosika Schwimmer. of intimidation following on the breaking up ofa meeting Iska Teleki. of the Union of L>emocatric Control. Ml1l. Swanwick, Chairman of thp. League, said: "We Against hatred in Schoo/s. The London ..Daily News" stand for Peace, and the introduction of conscription of December 29th reports that the following order has into Great Bl'itain would be the most terrible victory for just been issued to all school teachers in Bungary: militarism, which makes for war. We stand for Democracy, "The Royal Hungarian Minister for Education requests all teachers to pay special attention to educating the children in and conscription everywhere helps the Government to the coming term to the respect and honour due to our enemies; hold down the people. We stand for the emancipation that no hatred or contempt should enter the minds of the of women, and militarism is the greatest enemy of children, against the brave men with whom their fathers are women's freedom." in deadly combat; and that hatred and contempt is not to be The first resolution was moved by Mrs. Pethick cultivated in the youthful minds." Lawrence, Treasurer of the League: ttaly. "This meeting declares that the introduction of any form Members of the I. C. W. P. P.: of industrial or military conscription in Great Britain would be a grave bIow to Iiberty and social progress in this country, Rosa Genoni, Anita Dobelli-Zampetti. and holds moreover, that far from contributing to the successful prosecution of the war it would constitute the greatest victory Signatures are being collected for the following appeal of German militarism" to Italian Women, issued by the Italian Brancb. She said: "In Countries where Conscription prevails. Un appel aux Femmes Italiennes. (Traduction.) this moral slavery is telt as the most horrible aud "Dans chaque cote du monde les femmes donnent leul' wicked thing in war, and the people groaning under part de douleur a la guerre. Celles des pays belligp.rants its yoke have looked to this country and to America donnent tout leur aide possible au soulagement des as supplying the hope of their deliverance from it." malheurs qui se multiplient sur les peuples. Les femmes She continued. "Let the people who are crying out for de tous les pays affolees pour les hl)rreurs de ce fleau the cOllscription of human life, accept the conscription qui n J indique pas la fin, puissantes de leur droit de 10 IN TERN ATION AAL JAN. 1. 1916

meres et' bonservatrices de l'Espece, lancent lem pro­ ning the relation between National, ComnJittee and loca' testation la plus haute, contre rette inoni folie collective commiUees. , "'. l, qui abruti le genze hamain par le triomphe de la force Dr. van Manen informed t1W assemblv that, at (he sauvage et barbare... request ot the PI'esident, she is willing to hold a c)ass En dehors de toute sorte de parti politique depuis for InteI'Dational Law at the Hague at the beginning les democretiennes aux socialistes depuis les plus in­ of March. She will lecture twice daily for a week on struites et riches dames aux plus modestes ouvrieres, the subject with special application to the Resolutions fratel'Disant dans le malheur, nous nous som mes n'lunie and the arguments of the Oongress. (April 1915.) , pour illvoquer pitie. It may intel'est readers that the observation was Pitje pOUl' notre douleur, pitie pOUl' les victimes made that Women Suffrage must be considered a most predestinees a une mOl'te horrible ou' a trainer une vie important point hy mea"ns ot which all National Oom­ invalide et malhellJ'euse! mittees hope and expect to realize the idealot pel'maneut peace. As long as the Anti-Oorlograad does not take Depuis trop de mois nous attendons envain le triomphe this point on i~s programme, tpe Oommittee eannot join de la justice par les armes l Trop de mOI·ts, trop des the An ti-Oorlogl'aad. , aveugles, trop de mutiJ.es ont Me semes dans le mondel The International OOlJgress of Women already has II y a deja trop de veuves, trop d' orphelins. Nou" n'en voulons plus I aroused many women. Il is for the National Comrnittees to make more and more wonlen understand theit' res­ Nous fem mes, comme moitie du gf'nze humain nous ponsibities to society. avons le droit de C\'ier notre angoisse, de reclamer qu'on pense a instraurel' la justice des accords internationeaux Norway. et non pIllS avec de la mitl'aille homicide! et nous reclarnons! Members of the /. C. W. P. P.: DI', Emily Arnespn, Secretary, DI'. Ellen Gleditscb, 1. Que les gouvel'Dements belligerants fassent connaltre Frau Louise Keilhau, FrI. Valentine Dannevig. lems conditions de Paix. Frau Mal·tha Larsen. 2. : Ql1e des representants directs du Peuple puissent partecipes a la conterenee officielle qui fixera le tralte On December 19th. the NOl'wegian' group had a de Paix. meeting with two members of the Oanish group and 3. Que premihe conditian de Paix soit le rlesarmement two ot tbe Swedish group. de terre et de mer." Poland. Netherlands. Member oj /. C. W. P. P.: Or. Golinska. Members oj the /. C. W, P. P.: DI'. Golinska, who had unfortunately not received notice ~~-.",,~~,;;...... :::...-~r. Aletta H, Jacobs, Mej, Jeanne v, Lanschot-Hubrecht, that the meeting of the l. O. W. P.P, had been postponed .Mej. Rosa Manus, Mevr. O. Ramondt-Hirschmalln. arrived at Amsterdam for that meeting. She repol·ts that Secretary of National Association: Mej. A. L. Oppenheim. she has fOl'med a committee in Kl'akau to work on the The National Oommittee ot' Women for Pel'manent lines of the International Oommittee, They al'e not able Peace for the Netherlallds is happy to be able to state to do much at present but hope to send I'epresentatives lhat since Hs last report of November, the number of to the Oongress arter the war. lOembers has largely inl:reased. This is especially owing Sweden. to th'e many lectures delivered by the President, Mrs O. Rarnondt-Hirschmann, in various parts of the country Members of the /. C. W. P. p,: alld to the efforts of the local Boards which have been Anna Klernau, Valhallavägan 59, Stockholm, t'ormed in many places. Towal'ds the end of Nuvember Secl'elal'Y, the Hague Oommittee O1'ganized a big afternoon-tea at Ellpn Palmstierna, Nina Andersson, the Hotel Witte Bl'Ug where Mrs Ramondt-Hirsch!I!ann Anna Lindhagen, Mathilde Widegren. lectured, and later another propaganda afternoon·tea The Swedish OOIDmittee has J'ecently published a was arranged by the Amsterdam Oommiltee where four must valuable leaflet entitled "Facts about Wohlen's Or~anization Illern bers ot' the Womell's Peace spoke: Peace Work during the World's Wal'." These faets Mrs van den Bel'gh van Eysinga, Mrs Klatte, Mrs French which treat of the work of women for peace in all aud Miss Macmillan. countries are set out in chronological order fr,or,n July Bpside'l the pamphlet uy Mrs van den Bergh van Eysinga, 1914 to July 1915 and cover 8 octavo pages. The pam­ mentined in our formel' report, the Oom mittee has pu lJlisl)ed phlet is pu blished at 10 ore and is being widely distri­ a second pamphlet written by Mrs Ramondt-Hirschmann. buted in Sweden. It is an earnest appeal to women to realize theil' own Extmcts from the Headquarters news-sheet have been responsibility and to join forces in order to reconstruct published in some Swedish newspapers. the world. This tenible wal' must bring horne to every The Oommittee is specially trying to come into woman the great need for her aid, Tt is only by the contact with women's organisations of all kinds while joint efforts of men and women all over the world existing Peace Societies wish to cooperate with the that permanent peace can ever be attained, These pam­ Oommittee. It held recentlyan "Instruction Meeting" phlets togetheI' with the Resolutions and the Oongress for those whu wish to help in the work. ' Report compose at present the propaganda reading for the National Oommittee. With regard to the Oongress United States of America. RepOl't each local committee is to be supplied with a copy i n ordel' to promote its circulation among the Members oj Committee: members. This was proposed by the President at the Jane Addams, Emily Balch, meeting attended by the Daily Oommittee togetheI' with Fannie Fern Andrews, Lucia Ames Mead. the Presidents and delegates from the local Boards held Secretar,V of the W omen's Peace Party: Mrs. Thomas, on the 11th of December at the Hague. At the same Room 500, 116 South Michigan Avenue, Ohicago, meeting various points of view were discusaed concer- Illinois. JAN. 1. 1916 INTERN ATION AAL 11

The Women's Peace Party, affiliated tu the I.C.W.P.P. This assembly recommends that the Woman's Peace From "the Survey" we give the following repOl·t of Party urge upon Congress the passage of the law advocated Recommendations passerl by the Executive Board, State by the American Bar Association gi vi ng federal con trol Presidents and other Officers of National and Local Bodies over aliens in ordel' to prevent local condiliuns in the of the Women's Peace Party at a meeting held in several states from having undue inf1uence in causing New York City, November 19-20, to the Annual Meeting friction with othel' countries. Recognizing that the of the WomelJ's Peace Party to be held in Washington, question at issue between the United States and the Orient January 9-11, 1916. are serious and complex, we further recommend the _ "Resolved: That we protest against unprecedented appointment of an expert. fflderal commission to study expenditure for war pI'epalations at ~his session of these q uestions and make recommendation to Congress Congress. arter full ~onsideration of all the economic and ethic We are moved to this action by the following con· interests iDvolved, local, national and international. siderationI; : This assembly recommends that the Woman's Peace Party UJ'ge upon al1 the national officialil concerned the 1. rhe moment of panic is a bad time to decide any matter, desirability of taking steps loward the calling of the and whatever dan ger of attack to America, none could be third Hague c(lnference at the earliest possibl~ moment anticipated at the present time when all her hypothetical enernielil are exhausting their resources elsewhere. consistent. with intel'llational conditions. Our action .in this particular is based upon the fact that at the 2. When the results of this war are studied they will pro­ bably greatly modify the type of defence which will be employed second Hague conference, of 1907, in which forty­ in the future-submarines VI. dreadnaughts, etc, At this moment four nations took part, the foundations were laid for l\ the expenditure of enormous sums of money upon dreadnaugbts "permanent court" to seltle disputes between natIons. of the old fashioned type is, to say the least, a premature decisian, Provision was made for the study of the question of limitation of armaments and other important steps were 3. It is hoped by many people in Europe anå America that taken toward that organizatiun of the world which will one result of tbis war may be tbe proportionate r8duction of armaments, At this moment, to have America so markedly alone maken possible the substitution of international increasing her .defences" would make it impossible for ber to law for international war. enter sucl. a plan with clean hands, "By taking action now she This assembly recommends that the Woman's Peace assurnas that any such plan is impracticable, Party Ulge npOIl Congress the immediate calling of a 4, There is 110 doubt that if the United States yields to Pan-American ronference tu consideI' the formation of panic at this moment and largely increases her army and navy, such· a union or federation or general agreement as will other nations will feel that they must also do this. The action of the United States will have a l>rofound influence UpOll the lessen the dangel's to world peace from the application governments ot South America and Ihose in Asia, inl~reasing of the Monroe Doctrine, by securing an American con­ tremendously the expenditnre of the people's taxes for military tinf'·ntal safeguarding of repu blican institutions "and pUt·poses. democratic ideals. Our action in this matter is balled 6, The fact that tbe United StateS is preparing again8t even upon the con viction that some organic unioD 'of the nations =5"'::---~~~tA4~'lal~~e~B~8aDlY1Y wUl- make it muoti mora lft\cUlt for her to act as a mediator in ending the war. of the world to secure permanen peace must be formed if civilization is to be secure; that the conscience and We believe in real defence against real dangers but good sense of all the nations of the world will demand are opposed to preposterous preparedness against hypa­ such a union when this war fever is ovel'; and that a thetic dangers. We believe that armament and defence union of the American republics would form the most are not synonymous and that there is already available natural beginning of such a world movemement toward a neweconomie compulsion which can be more powerful permanent peace." than any military force. Resolved: That Congress be requested at the comiog This principle of non-intercourse when completely session to appoint a commission of men and women with applied involves cancellatioll of passports, patents, copy­ an adequateappropriation, to promoteinternational peace." rights, the cutting off of all railroad shipping, postal, President Wilson receives Mme Schwimmer and Mrs. wire, and wirelells commulJication and perhaps a supertax on a nation that has remained long obdurate in order Snowden. to recoup the nations that have been compelled to act. The "Daily-News" of London reports an intervlew We deplore aud protest against the introduction, with Mrs. Philip Snowden on her return from. the continuan~ce and inCl'ease of mililary training fn our United States where she had been speaking for Woman educational system and urge propaganda against it. Suffrage and Peace. She reports that at the request of Thi& assembly recommends that the Woman's Peace a woman's organisat.ioQ President Wilson had received Party cause to be presented to the Congress of the hel' and Mme. Rosika Schwimmer in order that they United States a bill calling for a public and expert might put before him their views on the desirability of .n n~stigation of the slate of our national defences both calling a Confel'ence of Neutral Nations to offer conti­ of land and sea, which iuvestigation Ilhall make report nuous mediation to the belligerents. He had said he within the next three months. We are moved to this would give their proposals his most serious and prayerful aclion by the fact that we are now spending abuut three consideration. hundred millions a year or at least 30 per cent of our The National Peace Federation of the United Stales entire federal expenditure on oUl'army and navy. Since organised on November 8th. a demonstration all over there is serious diffel'ence of opinion respecting the the country where the fol1owing resolution in support defensiye power obtained by this expenditure, we urge of continuous mediation was passed and sent to President this expel't and public investigation to the end that Wilsun, every dollar now spent for our army and navy may "The outcome of recent missions to the governments of the represent 100 per cent of honesty and ~fficiency before warriD!? nations warrants the belief that, while the nations at the people are taxed for any increased expenditure. war are not willing themselves to begin negotiatialls themselves And. we protest agaiost the placing of men personally or even signifya desiJ"e to do so, lest it be int.erpreted to be a inlerested in the manufactUl'e or sale of munirions of sign of weaklIess and place them at a disadvan tage in the final settlement, there is nevertheless abundant evidence that those war on national advisory boards or congl'essional com­ charged with the administration of the foreign policies of these mittees. nations would welcome, or at least not oppose, affirmative

... J 12 INTERNATIONAAL JAN. 1. 1916 action by a neutral agency to bring about a peace based on women may correct the impressioo made upon the international justice. public by the cootrallictory accounts given through the ..This meetinj!' therefore respectfully urges the President of the United States to co·operate with other neutral government8 press, and that the reader may become ioterested in the in callin~ a conference of neutral nations, which wou:d constitute official Report of the Coogress." Jaoe Addams cootri· a voluntary court of coutinuous mediaticn, would invite sug. butes chapters 00 "the Revolt against War" by cprtaio gestioDs for settlement from each of the warring nations, and youog men aod by groups of civiliaos; on "Factors in in any case subrnit simultal1eous)y to all of them reasonable proposa)s as a basis for peace." Continuing the War.;" aod on "Women and Interna­ tionalism." Miss Balch writes on her "Impressions of The Ford Peace Expedition. FOI' some weeks Bead­ the Congress," "The Time for Making Peace and At qnarters were without aoy informatioo about the Ford the NOl'thern Capitais," and Miss Hamilton, who tra­ p-xpeditioo from the United States to Europe, except very velled with Miss Addams aod Dr Aletta Jacobs, coo· cootradictory press rf'ports. In view of these reports the tributes a chapter called "At the War Capitais." In Officers at Headqual·ters Wl'ote to the Committees io the appenrlix are printed the Resolutions of the Congress, the three Sca[)dinaviao couotries pointing out that, as the Manifesto issued by the Delegations and a synopsis they would be the first Europeans to come into contact of the arguments 00 Continuous Mediatioo by Julia with Mr. Ford's party and to get full information about Grace Wales, a delegate to the Congress from the his party and his plan, they would have to judge on University of Wisconsin. their owo responsibility. ]t was, obvious Ihat, however good the plan might turn out to be, the wOI'k of the Uruguay. International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace was quite independent of and distinct from il. Members of l, C. W. P. P, : We al'e glad to have I'eceived just in time for this Carolina de Moreno, Montevideo. News Sheet Miss Jaoe Arldams views on the undel" Mme. de Moreno wl'ites expressing hel' sympathy with taking. She cable& ~hat she has faith in the Ford expedition. the wO;'k of the Comrnittee as follows: She lhinks the International Committee of Women for Pel'manent Peace should be kept distinct from il "J'ai le plaisir d'accuser reception a votre lettre du 23 Sep­ tembre, que j'ai reltu avec c~lIe de Madame de Oliveira-Lima. because she considers it impossible for the International En repolIse, j'ai a vous dire que je me trouve parfaitement Cornmittee to join in a nongovel"Oamental conference en accord avec les principes et les buts dll ComiteInternational without the formal vote of the lull Comrnitlee. She earnestly de Femmes pour Ja Paix Permanente, et ce sera avec le plus hopes that individual Mernbers will heal·tily cooper8te vif plaisir que je ferais tous les efforts qui soient necessdire pour seconder les votres afin d'etablir dans mon pays un Comite as, she says, she herself has done fl'olll the beginning. national centrale de la Haye. The full details of Ihe plan we do not yet know but J'ai I'espoir de reussir et je serais heureuse de pouvoir vous the lollowing has reached us fl'om a reliable Bource. aider dans une si noble entreprise. The plan of the eXJledition is to get logetlwr a Com· mittee of men' aud women from the three Scandinavian coulJtries, Holland, Spain and Switzerland, lo jom with Contents. a representative group of Americans who have come Pag. over with the party, This Committee is to bl' in con­ Jane Addams portrait ,..", 1 tinuous session in Europe and to take ioto consideration ~ Central Bureau Notes , ... ,. 1 plans for the bringing abotlt of ne~ociations between ? MitteilulIgen des Centralburos ... 2 ~ Envoy's Manifesto , .. , .. ,, .. ,, ... , , , . 3 the belligerents. The representative Americans who are ? Manifest der Deputierten...... ,...,.. 4 ilJ charge of the calTying Olit of the plan are supporters Governmentson Peoce egotiations: Great Britain, Germany, of continuous rneoiation by a official conference of Netherlands ...... ,,...,...,.5 neutral nations. The parl,r includes Juoge Ben Lindesay Die Regierungen iiber Friedensbedillgullgen: Grosbrittanien, Deutschland, Nlederlande ,.,,. 5 of Colol'ado, so much respected for his pioneer work in ! Continuous Mediation: J. G. Wales. 5 juvenile courts and as an ardent supporter of woman National Committee and other News 6 suffrage; the LJovernor of North Oakota; Mrs Ring Australia (Victoria). ., 6 Robi Ilson, one of the first woruan mem bers of an American Provisiona) Committee .. 6 Sisterhood of Peace. .... 6 State Seoate; Mr. Aked, the weil knowo preachel'; Women's Peace Party ... 6 Mr..Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Il prominent Peace workel'; Australia (Western) ,.,...... , ,. ..,. 7 Mrs. May Wright Sewall, the Organiser of the Women's Austria (Manifesto against hatred in Press: Frau Lech~~) 7 Intel'Dational Peace Convenlion held in connection Belgium 7 Bulgaria. 7 with Ihe San Fransisco exhibition in July of this year, Canada . 7 and Hon. President of the Intel'Dational Coullcil of Cuba .. 8 Women; alld Mr, Louis Lochnel', the SeCl'etary of the Denmark 8 American Natiooal Peace Federation. Mme Schwjmmel' Finland ...... "...... 8 Germany, (Gesuch, betreffend die Völkervarhetzung in den and Miss Julia Grace Wales also accompanied the party. Schu!en) .. ,.... 8 Great Britain and Ireland 9 "Women at the Hague, the International Congress Great Britain ,..... 9 and its Results" by three delegates to the Congress Ireland , .. ,..... 9 from the United States, Jane Addams, Pl'esident of the Hungl\ry ..... 9 International Congress of Women at the Hague and of Italy, Petition from Women , 9 Nethflrlands . . 10 the Women's Peace Party of Amel'ica, Emily G. Balch, Norway ,...... 10 Professol' of Economics aod Sociology, Wellesley College, Poland , . 10 &nd Alice Hamilton, Investigator of Industrial Diseases, Sweden ,... .10 United States Department of Labour. Published by the United States of America . 10 Women's Peace Party . ., ",.,...... 11 Macmillan Company, New York, Price 75 Cents. This Fresident Wilson receives Mme. Schwimmer and Mrs. very readable little book gives a popular account of Snowden ,.,.,., .... , ... 11 the Congress and of the journeys undertaken by the Peactl Federation Demonstration ,..,,. '. .,. 11 two delegations which visiled the Govel'Dments. Much Henry Ford's Expedition ...... '. ..,,.,. 12 »Women at the Hague" by Jane Addams, E. G. Balch of the material has already appeared· io "The Survey" and A. Hamilton. ..,.,,.,.,,..,... 12 and the writers hope that "this recital by three American Uraguary ,...... 12

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