The Archive · 1932

Union of Women for I

on Cause League for Heaco' and Freedom.

fe, Women's. Christian Temper-Union, of Business mad rofeaional Women: European Federation of" Sosoptomiat lub perative Women's The Just named groups are "observers only" the others are "all in". presentation of the to the Conference, probably be by country 'The' plan of demonstration is to be simple and dignified but will show to the world the work which women have done for peace.

Karly in 1981, through the initis tive of the National Committee of the Y.W.C.A., the Memorandum of the Women's" International League Peace and Freedom was tt in lated into Chinese and widely Aistribated through the' county.

iny signatures were received. The task was conceived as an educational process. Now churian situ who signed is being tested: national sentiment is hard to curb, Yet significant challenges have come to Chinese. women from other women in the world. Cables ave asked them whether there is any specific women's organisation for pence. Others have urged them to stand firmly for peaceful methods" of settlement of dispute at atime when national sentiment, disappointed with the League, was talking of the futility of trust'in anything' but ms—which China did not have, A. waxs ix to an extent under standable. Yet upon the ability of the Chinese women who believe in ace to stand by their convictions That sine, time liew a crucial test, If signed "the petition. what the total value of the protest to made in the name of women in Life is presenting a large ity to the women of China

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