Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-11
ORGANIZE BRANCHES
Of P PEACE LEAGUE
President McVey Of State Uni.
versity Named Temporary
State Chairman.

new YORK, Dec. 9.-AcCOrOlng 10 an
announcement made here, the League
to Enforce Peace, of which ex-Presi-
dent William H. Taft is head, and
wlich has for it's object the main
tenance of world peace after the
close of the European war, has be-
gun the organization of state branc.i-
es, using as it's model the plan fol.
lowed in the organization of political
parties.
The announcement makes it clear,
however, that the league is non-par.
tisan as far as party politics are con.
cerned, it's membership comprising
men OF prominence from all political
organizations, the plan in question
having been worked under the lead
ership of Alton B. Parker, the chair.
man OF the leagues committee on
nome organization.
| Mr.. Taft has asked Frank LeRond
McVey, president of North Dakota
university, to act as temporary state
chairman for North Dakota, writing
to him as follows: '5u>i'.@
my Dear Sir: a, t.M~1G
"The absolute necessity, revealed
by the European war, for establish.
ing a new, better, and more perma.
nent basis for future International, re-
lations leads the officers and the ex.
ecutive committee of the League to
Enforce Peace to feel under 0bliga'
ton to do their utmost to fulfill the
trust reposed in them by the confer.
ence held last June in independence
Hall, when it instructed them to take
all proper means to carry into effect
the resolutions there adopted.
"The reception, both in this and in
other countries, of the proposals put
forth at that time has been suca as
to encourage the friends of the league
and to point as the next step in its
establishment. to the creation OF or.
ganizations in the several states. The
objects sought in so doing are to ac-
quaint still further the people of t:-e
country with the leagues platform
and to lay the foundation for secur.
ing action by our national authori.
ties and their representatives, looking
to the establishment of the proposed
league of nations in an International
conference. ..,.
GAS president of the league, it has
become my duty to appoint temper
ary chairmen for the several states
and I take pleasure in asking you to
serve in this capacity for your state
and to take the initiative, together
with other gentlemen to be chosen
from the charter members of the
4 league in your state, in establishing
our work there The plan of organ
ization, as worked out by Judge Par
ker's committee and adopted by the
executive committee, IS enclosed in
printed form. We need your cooper
alton and l earnestly hope that you
will he able to give it.
"On receipt of your acceptance, the
secretary OF the league will submit
to you list of our charter members
in your state, with suggestions re-
garding the willingness OF some o:
them to be of active service. / under
stand that all are being notified that
they should hold themselves in readi-
ness to respond to your call for the
purposes of organization. The nu.
cleus of your committee might 'De
chosen from this group and supple
mented from other sources as you
may desire. 1t is our wish to have
the state committees as broadly rep
resentatve as possible Of the various
interests and political parties and of
every section of the state.
Thanking you for giving careful
consideration to a request which
Judge Parker and the executive COM
mittee join with me in making, am,
Very truly yours,
| ''WILLIAM H. TAFT,
] President"