Woman Triumphant: The story of her struggles for freedom, education and political rights.: Dedicated to all noble-minded women by an appreciative member of the other sex.Cronau, Rudolf
History
Woman Triumphant: The story of her struggles for freedom, education and political rights.: Dedicated to all noble-minded women by an appreciative member of the other sex.
Cronau, Rudolf
Women -- History
These Envoys shall be women of both neutral and belligerent nations,
appointed by the International Committee of this Congress. They shall
report the result of their missions to the International Women’s
Committee for Constructive Peace as a basis for further action.
* * * * *
The memorable Congress adjourned on May 1. In closing the sessions
Miss Addams said: “This is the first International Congress of Women
met in the cause of peace in the necessity brought about by the
greatest war the world has ever seen. For three days we have met
together, so conscious of the bloodshed and desolation surrounding us,
that all irrelevant and temporary matters fell away and we spoke
solemnly to each other of the great and eternal issues as to those who
meet around the bedside of the dying. We have been able to preserve
good will and good fellowship, we have considered in perfect harmony
and straightforwardness the most difficult propositions, and we part
better friends than we met. It seems to me most significant that women
have been able to do this at this moment and that they have done it,
in my opinion, extremely well.
“We have formulated our message and given it to the world to heed when
it will, confident that at last the great Court of International Opinion
will pass righteous judgment upon all human affairs.”—
In accordance with Paragraph 20 of the resolutions the members of the
different delegations appointed to present the resolutions to the rulers
of the belligerent and neutral nations of Europe and to the President of
the United States of America began their work on May 7th. Various
delegations with Miss Addams and Dr. Jacobs as speakers, were received
on that day in the Hague by Prime Minister Cort van der Linden; on May
13th and 14th in London by Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey and Prime
Minister Asquith; on May 21st and 22d in Berlin by Foreign Minister von
Jagow and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg; on May 26th in Vienna by
Foreign Minister von Burian; on May 30th in Buda Pest by Prime Minister
von Tisza; on June 2d in Berne by Foreign Minister Hoffmann and
President Motta; on June 4th and 5th in Rome by Foreign Minister
Sonnino, and Prime Minister Salandra; on June 8th by the Pope; on June
12th and 14th in Paris by Foreign Minister Delcassé and Prime Minister
Viviani; and on June 16th in Havre by the Foreign Minister of Belgium,
M. d’Avignon. Other delegations submitted the resolutions to the Prime
Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Russia. The resolutions were
likewise sent to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of all countries not
visited by the delegates, and to President Woodrow Wilson.—
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