The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
Congressman Phil p. Campbell
IsHonored.
Made a Member of the Inter
parliamentary Congress.
BODY. Is IMPORTANT
Will Meet at The Hague in
1908.
Fifteen Members of American
Congress Participate.

| Washington, March 4.-Representa-
| tiye +. F.. Campbell has had dis
tlnguished honor conferred upon him.
He. has been designated as a member
OF the Interparliamentary Congress of
the World.
This is a congress composed of rep
resentatives of legislative bodies of
several of the leading countries of tn
world. In the number are the United
States, the United Kingdom, Germany,
France and Italy.
The Interparliamentary Congress
met last year in London. Its next reg
ular meeting. is at The Hague in the
summer of 1908. There will, however,
be meeting of the executive commit
tee at The Hague during the coming
summer
strongly urged to attend the coming
meeting at The Hague. He is not yet
certain whether he can do so, but says
he would. like to, and will definitely
would very much like the sea voyage,
the experience of the trip, and the
work of the committee, and possibly
can arrange to attend.
Representative Richard Bartholdt of
St. Louis is president of the Interpar-
Hamentary Congress. The president of
the United States is much interested in
its work. other distinguished world
movement The object of the congress
is apparent--to promote the efficiency
of Legislation touching the affairs of
the world al large.
The honor paid Mr.. Campbell is a
distinguished one. In all, there are
AIS members of the American con-
gresS. About 1 5 of these are members
of this Interparliam entary. Congress OF
the World, especially picked for their
service. e--,---~.
The congress is not to be confused
with,the International Peace Congress,
which also meets at The Hague, and
with which Representative Bartholdt
is also connected, for that has to do
only with international peace The
subject matter OF, the conference of the
Interparhamentary Congress of the
World is broader yet.
Mr. Campbell will leave here direct
ly after the adjournment of congress.
He has a number of lecture engage
ments, having developed into full
f1edged platform orator. He Will de-
liver a series of lectures in Pennsy!-
ivania commencing March Z. and will
gradually work into New York and
New England. He will then return 70
the west, where he will later have still
other engagements of this character.
Mr. Campbell in his two terms in
the house of representatives has come
into a position quite enviable, both as
Legislator and platform speaker HIS
new honor adds to his Importance.
The presence in Washington this
week of Judge Joseph A. Gill, former
Kansan, now judge of the United
States district court in Indian Territory,
who desires to be United States district
Judge for the Eastern district of Okla
homa when statehood comes, has start
ed the contest afresh for this office.
1t is not probable. however that the
contest will actually begin until this
summer. The constitution of the new
state will not be voted on until August.
If accepted by the people of the pro-,
posed state of Oklahoma, and approved
by the president the various patron
age matters will then come up.
This is the attitude taken by Senator
Long and several of the members of the