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Show 250 251 women become intelligent, even economic conditions cannot account for the decrease in the birth rate. It lies largely in the fear of the (ierman woman that her sons must go into the army. It is a tremendous influence. You let this country become a military country. and do you suppose the American women for an instant will give their best and bear sons for this purpose? No. \Ve will gladly bear sons for peace and humanity and for fine purposes and righteousness, but not for food of cannons' months. I am sure that that is more and more becomingr a great point. and that it must be reckoned with in the birth rate of the double reason, because from time innnemorial the woman and the student have been unconditionally wedded to peace. Therefore it seems to me only logical to expect that the college woman should help this movement in many ways for this double reason. More than that. the college woman presumably has had special opportunities to compare the results of war and peace great nations. in an impersonal and an impartial way as a student. I can only add for our association and promise for it that in the future it will take more interest than in the past, if any- thing, in this movement and will cooperate in every way with those who are trying to promote it. (Applause) Last night I had the pleasure of listening to a very won- dcritil address by Professor jordan, of California, and he went ovr r in a masterly and magnificent way the biology of war. show- showing the eIIeet of which we reckon so little and think so little. on the history of the great nations of the world. He showed how England has planted one of her sons on every rod of earth almost, and she has not planted her worst sons, but she sent all of her bravest and best and handsomest. And so, as I say. on us nomen falls the great burden. "M l "0 Hm in," You all know I am a very ardent snfi'ragist. There is nothing ‘ikc seizing your opportunity by the horns, so to speak. and I am sure until women have a voice in governmental affairs that the problems of peace will not be solved. (Applause) If war and all the great political problems press harder on us. economically. industrially and socially. then snrelv we are entitled to say when war shall race and when it shall stop. We will have the pleasure of listening now to Mrs. George C. Sikes. dilegzne from the Association of Collegiate Alumnm. (Applause) Mas. Crown: (‘. Sim-is: lhe ,‘\sstit‘l.'llltlll of collegiate Alumna‘. which I represent. has a particular pleasure and pride in welcomingy the delegates, buanse out of the speaken this afternoon Mrs: Moore, has sened tlwt association {or some years as president and now is st eretarx. so we lt't'l we have a double representation. " . I 4, , » v , ‘ lln , Ku.lt‘\L woman. iti sums to me logically. ought to bear a large part in the responsibility of the work for peace for a Mus. III-ZNRf/l'lN: The next speaker is Mrs. Henry Solomon, from the National Council of Jewish \Vomen. (Applause) MRS. HENRY SOLOMON: 1 just wish to bring a word of greeting to the peace meeting from the Council of Jewish \Vomen. We of course are a very peaceful organization. we have ten standingr committees, every one of which would be more or less disturbed if we had to engage in warlike practices. \Ve represent religion. philanthropy and all the other lines, and I am sure that we shall be very happy to join in any work that will promote universal peace. Life is altogether an attitude of mind. and I think if we all keep ourselves in a peaceful attitude instead of a warlike attitude, we shall soon have that universal peace for which we are all working, and which will make possible what the prophet said was to come, that the nations should not learn war any more. (Applause.) MRS. HENROTIN: We will hear now from Mrs. Mothers. Iright. of the Congress of MRS. ORVILLE F. Brown: I represent the Illinois Congress of Mothers, and in the name of motherhood I welcome this Peace Congress. a Motherhood today means more than it used to mean in they way because the mothers today are recognizing the fact that must mother the childhood of all the world. There are children |