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-— eee - * . . - - : ” ‘6 thought we mst have = <42 zwoor ship... but we a‘ lecrro to thet in our hearts, if wo stend for peace. *. * * I thiak the pledgo shoult b> mado a toss of mouborehip. Ail oY us agrood in 1952, that it should bo mide a test of somborship--or most of us agrood, anyway. I stand by what I csid. Tho rost of you aro baccing down....1 stand for what I said, and I am tho mest vulnerablo, tho only vulnorablo momber of tho Executive Board. My busoand's job could be taxen from hir in & mirute--but I stand dy _wrat I said. I would not heip in any way any moro than I would xill e mombcr of ny fanily, or cat & baby." mt . In the official proceecings of the second and third Executive Con-~ gresses of Women at Zurich in 1919 and at Vienna in 1921, over which Miss Addams pre- sided. as President of the FILPY, the official report states, May 12,°1919, on page 156: "Pledge to Worl: fur Peace" - "Emily Baich stood and raising her hand, invited all present to goin hor in pledging themselvcs to do everything in their power towards the ending of war and tho coming of pormanent peace." fre whole assembly roso and ple ed themselves. "Yolla Hertzzy moved, seconded by Madcline Doty, tho fllowing resolution: vos "The International Congross resolves that the National Sections be urged, in case of the threat or the declaration of war, to organize women to refuse their support immonoy, work or propaganda." Page 160: . "YartheLarssn moved the following amondment: This International Congress of Women reccgnizes that a strike of women against all kinds of war can only be effective 4f ¢azen up internat fonally. This ‘Congress thorefore urges the National Sections to take ur work for an international agreement betwocn women to refuse thoir support of war in money, work or propaganda." Anothor interesting thing about the new "Outline History" which is being circulated by the WILPF in this year of 1926, is that it omits the fact that Miss Pethwick Lawrence of England and Macame Rosika Schvimzer of Hungary came over to the United States and addressed meetings from one end of the country to the other in -1915, creating the atmosphere for tne organization of the Woman's Peace Party, Miss Jane Addams being elected Wational Chairman. Mrs. Carr-e Charzan Catt, together with Miss Jane Addams, called the Convention which resulted in the organization of this Vioman's Peace Party, which is now tho Women's International Leagze for Peace ani Frec- dom. The other officers wero Mrs. Anna Garlin Sreacer, Mra. Eenry Villari, Mrs. Louis ‘F. Post, Mrs. Jobn J. White, re. Iucia Ames Moad, Mre. Wm. I. Thomas, Mrs. Zlla Dagestt Carston, Miss S.P. Brockonridge and Mrs. Glendower Evans. : Thies information relative to Petiick Lawrence of England and ; y . Rosiza Schwimmer of Hungary was printed in all previous outlines of history of the PILPF, but is eliminated from the 1926 ovtline compiled by Enily Green Balch. : heather thing omitted from the 1926 Oatline History is, quoted boo. from the old outlines of history, that the WILPF in 1920 sent a delegation to Wash- angton to present in person to the State Department, our protest against bloci-ades -ma_the seizure for deportation and exile of those designated as Reds. In the 1926 _gsue it states that a delegation was sent to Washington to yresent to the Secrotary # State appeals for the release of prisoners of war and conscisntious objectors and to present argiments against the Innger Dis “zade tin still in force, md against Unjust deportations” (for an authoritative account sco "fhe Deportation D-lirium of 1920" by Louis F. Post, Asst. Secrctary of Labor at that timo). Another change in the new Outline History. Where it is stated in the previous outlines "that the U. S. Governzent be urged to recognize the de facto wovernment of Russia", there <.: -4dea in the new Outline “not on account of approving its principles or acts, but as a part of a general policy ani in the oslief that nor-. al contacts met tend toward better conditions in Russia." It seems to be the policy to eliminate from all new literature for propaganda purposes, anything that might connect this organization in the minds of tho public with Soviet Russia. a