WOMEN DEMAND NEW PEACE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The Hague (JFK+50) On December 9, 1922, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom* "adopted resolutions demanding a new peace based upon new international agreements."
In addition, the organization called on its members "to work for the convening of a world congress for this purpose."
The resolutions, adopted unanimously, also included a warning against occupation of the Ruhr and an endorsement of the principle of disarmament.
*WILPF was founded in 1915 in Geneva. Jane Addams served as president. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which seeks to bring together women of differing political views, philosophies & religions. Today, WILPF has 100 branches in the U.S. & 50 more in 50 countries.
SOURCE
"Women Urge Conclave For New World Peace," The New York Tribune, December 10, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
