Delegates at Rome Congress Joining New Effort Rome, May 16—The German and Austrian delegates at the congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance have combined to make an appeal for peace in such terms that it is thought other na-} tions must agree. Informal negotiations will be opened to-day with! France and Italy by the resolutions committee. If the negotiations are successful a peace resolution on very broad general lines may be included in the resolutions report to the convention on Friday.
Another resolution expected to} come before the convention on Friday indirectly refers to the Ruhr occupation. The resolution will be similar to the abolition bill now pending before the German Reichstag and will call upon all nations to enforce such abolition laws. The resolution therefore} goes farther than the one passed earlier in the week.
A private conference of those interested in the League of Nations this afternoon was addressed by Dame Rachel Crowdy of the League Secretariat, who made strong impression. An anti-narcotic petition to be presented to the governments of the world is being signed by mans delegates as a r2-! sult of: Dame Crowdy's arguments against the use of opium.
Peace advocates are having series of informal conferences that may culminate in a public meeting at the close of the convention. The little entente developing among! the delegates of Spain, Portugal' and South America is expected to' suffrage campaign and a possible! invitation to the next. convention in Madrid as guests of the cornbin-i ed countries.
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