 Leaders of most religious groups (except the Episcopalians) tended to pacifism, as did leaders of the woman's movement.A concerted effort was made by anti-war leaders, including Jane Addams, Oswald Garrison Villard, David Starr Jordan, Henry Ford, Lillian Wald, and Carrie Chapman Catt.Their goal was to convince Wilson to mediate an end of the war by bringing the belligerents to the conference table.