The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-17
Former President Tells Great
Meeting In Historic Inde-
pendenae Hall That War
Can Be Avoided.
FAV0Rs FEDERATION OF
NATIONS OF THE WORLD
Gathering Held Chiefly at In
stance of Former Executive
Has Unofficial Sanction of
Wilson.

Philadelphia. June Ig.--Men din
iinguishcd In many walks of lifo
gathered at historic Independence
Hall today at conference To con-
slider rhc adoption OF proposals for
league OF peace and TO decide upon
steps 10 be taken with a view Of OBJ
ta!ring the support of public opinion
ana of governments.
The meeting was called by the ma
tlonal provisional committee. which
includes In is membership well known
publieists, educators, peace advocates,
editors and economists. and was pre-
sided over by FORMER President Will
Ham toward TAFT
The plan was largely the idea of
the former president anT is UNDER
stood 10 have the personal though un-
Official endorsement OF President
Wilson
AZ opnquot given ny the provia-
ionnl committee last nieht. MF. Taft
outlined the purposes uf the confer
cucc. Hc declared he wHs hrmly OF
tho opinion that a league ~ peace
could be formed which would enable
nations 10 avoid war by furnishing a
; practical means OF settling interna-
tional qunrrcH or suspending them
rntil the binding heat of passion had
! cooled.
! The morning session Of the confer
I encc was limited 10 formal addresses
7 aupng the speakers being John
4 Bates clark OF Columbia university
! Theadore Murburg of baltimore, for
mcr United states minister to Bel.
gium. aud Edward A. Fiiene. repre-
senting the chamber of commerce ol
( the United States.
The conference was held in ban
quct hall al the historic state house
Before beginning their deliberations
the members viewed the Liberty Bel
10 It's glass case. gazed upon the pOr
traits of George Washington, th'
ngn.rs Of the Declaration OF lnde
pendcnce. the Kings of England VIII
roigned over the colonic., aud man.
patriota of Colonial days.
Former President TAFT, In epenin
the conference, expressed gratlhcatiol
az tlc Iarsc attendance. AZ. Tdf
iikened The proposed league TO IN
states In the American union and sat
there was no reason why nation
could not fedcrnte In a somewhat sim
liar way. The judicial tribunal OF IN
council Of conciliation. proposed
the league of peace scheme could set
lie disputes between nations much
the same way as uhc supreme coul
of the United states adjusts betwee
I the states.
The conference created an organ
lation with SIR. TAFT az chairman I
.. the meeting. Among the vice pres
!, dents named were:
y Lyman Abbott. New York; Ale
ander Graham Bell. District Of ca
umhias James Cardinal I'bbon
Maryland; Washington Giadden. Ohi
John MiteheH. New York john ia
. sott Moore. Ncw YORK; Alton v. Pa
: kcr. New York. Jacob a. schin, Ne
York. Benjamin ldo Wheeler, ca
fornia: William Allen White. konsa
James l.. slayden. Texas. Victor
Z Horger. Wisconsin, Edgar oden Lo
4 ct. Texas. Charles Nagel. Missouri
= William r. Slorum Colorado.
A resolutions committee with
= I.auronce Lowell, Massachusetts
= chairman was named. Among 9
q members of The committee. Benz
= min lde wheeler. California; Jol
4 Rassett Moore. New York Jacob
= pir Siuson. Illinois; william u. Tia
a cx-Onicio,
= A permanent executive commit
= was named John HAYS HammoI
= Districs of Columbia; A. lawrer
. Lowell. Mass achusetis. and Willis
4 II. Taft. ex-offieao are among
8 members.