To Members of the Executive Committee.
Geneva, April 17th, 1925.
Dear Friends,
I. Constitutional question.
While I am waiting for the answers of sections to my circular letter re our yearly meeting in July, I should like to call your attention to the amendment of article VI in our Constitution, which was passed at the Washington Congress. It read as follows:
"The Consultative Members shall have the right to attend all meetings of the Executive Committee with the right to speak, and at one meeting to be specially called each year they shall have the same rights as members of the Executive Committee."
As it seems almost impossible to me to have another meeting this year, owing to the great expense it would mean for the sections, I should like to suggest that we put on the [program] of one day of the July meeting:
"Special meeting according to article VI of our Constitution, as amended at Washington, at which Consultative Members have the same rights as members of the Executive Comm."
We could at the same time ask the sections to indicate the special items on the Agenda on which they feel it most important for their delegates to have a vote. Do you agree?
II. International Peace Bureau.
We have replied to several appeals for a "coordination of pacific forces" that we should always be ready for occasional [cooperation], if in accordance with our principles, but that we had neither the workers, nor the funds for the [organization] of a special body and the elaboration of rules for this purpose. A Conference was called at Paris for the 6th and 7th inst. to consider the way in which all Peace [organizations] could [cooperate] to [emphasize] the two fundamental principles of the Geneva Protocol: arbitration and disarmament.
Mme. Duchêne kindly represented us, and as there was no definite program of action submitted to the delegates, she promised that we would decide about this occasional [cooperation] as soon as we knew exactly what kind of action it was intended to be. I will give you notice as soon as I receive the plan of action.
III. War Resisters' International.
We have been invited to send a fraternal delegate to their first International Conference, July 3rd-6th. The simplest way would be to ask the British Section to represent us there. But as far as I know, the British Section as a whole is not in [favor] of committing themselves for the radical standpoint of the W.R.I. Would it not be possible for Miss Marshall to represent us? Without giving her very much or very tiring work, it would be a great relief for all of us to know that she was better again!
Anxiously waiting for your answers
very sincerely yours
Vilma Glücklich [signed]
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