Chinese Women and the Crucial Test of the League! of Nations By ELeaxon 3, Husoen, Two American women who have ra themselves worthy have been signally honoured during the pest month. Miss Jane Addams has been awarded the Nobel Peace prize, and Miss Mary Woolley has been chosen by the President of the United States as one of America's aslegates to the World Disarmament Conference to convene in Geneva in February 1932. in thus including a woman in the olfclal group the President' hay' done to, things: be given public recognition part which women have played in the country over which he presides in the creation of a rational peace sentiment, and he has further refeognised that. in respect to the faualifieations needed forthe Disfrmamert Conference Dr. Woolley is fully equipped. "Not for nothing Ihave the major women's organise Hons or te United States met gear Year for the past nine years jeany in January, and la Washington, for a. National Conference the! Gane and Care of War The record of its progressive tackling Jof the economic and underlying causes of international strife," informing more and more accurately the several hundred delegates of organisations who attend, {S'a most remarkable one, 'There is no. glossing over, mo. time upon sentiment: women realize that causes of war ave" long ones and have' their bases. in. the feconomie needs and. ambitions of rations, Their study has been Superficial one. "It Ys safe to say, that there is ne group of laymen, re-those outside the Army ard the [Navy and the departments concerned in the administration of these, who are more intelligently aware of the realities of the problem of disarmatment than are the women of the United States, Miss Woolley's cateer has been brilliant, "one" in the academic sphere, President of Mount Tiolyoke College she has, like others similar position, been called upon facdition. She hat to'play "a large public role
the thinking Federation through many" years, fostering its international [She has been, too, tower strength in.' the" International Federation of University Women whose plan for the development of group of Club Houses for the use lof University women. studying in the cultural and art centres of outcome. the help" of the Europe has bad a very successful With lub Houses. are Re of the national federations contributed to Crosby Hall in London. Miss Woolley has, through the University Women's organise fon and otherwise, given ready to the cause' of premiation of worth bear an iminternational friendships, and. now:
Portant gnd onerous duty in the official Disarmament Conference.
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