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September 7, 1924
The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Mrs. Ben Hooper, Wisconsin chairman of the Women Voters' League committee on war prevention, urged President Coolidge in a letter to appropriate funds equal to Defense Day celebration costs for a world peace plan, criticizing the demonstration for hindering international anti-war efforts.
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Asks Defense Day Cost Be Matched For Peace Drive
OSHKOSH—Appropriation of a sum equal to the cost of Defense day celebration, to be used for working out a constructive plan for world peace, was urged by Mrs. Ben Hooper, Wisconsin chairman of the Women Voters' league committee on war prevention, in a letter to President Coolidge. "I feel that this demonstration is making it much more difficult for the people of the United States to come together with the rest of the world in some plan by which war shall be made a punishable crime," she said in the letter.
OSHKOSH—Appropriation of a sum equal to the cost of Defense day celebration, to be used for working out a constructive plan for world peace, was urged by Mrs. Ben Hooper, Wisconsin chairman of the Women Voters' league committee on war prevention, in a letter to President Coolidge. "I feel that this demonstration is making it much more difficult for the people of the United States to come together with the rest of the world in some plan by which war shall be made a punishable crime," she said in the letter.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Peace Drive
Defense Day
Women Voters League
War Prevention
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Ben Hooper
President Coolidge
Where did it happen?
Oshkosh
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Oshkosh
Key Persons
Mrs. Ben Hooper
President Coolidge
Event Details
Mrs. Ben Hooper urged appropriation of funds equal to Defense Day costs for a world peace plan in a letter to President Coolidge, stating the demonstration hinders U.S. cooperation with the world to make war a punishable crime.