The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-15
TAFT-PEACE
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But for a moment 1 want you to
look at the horrors of that conflict
in which fourteen nations with their
100 million people, are in conflict.
That represents two-thirds of the
population of the world. And the loss
in that war has been so terrible that
the average is $4,000 men killed.
wounded or taken prisoners every
day"
War Is To Go On.
Then Eddy predicted that the war
would go on. He based his prediction
on the assertions of men on the in
side of conditions.
THAT war will go on" ventured the
speaker. 81 found able men on the
inside who expect the war to continue
two years more. They told me they
want America to take a part and
end It.
Forty million men have been called
to the colOrS in Europe-twice the to-
tai number of men called in all the
wars of the world in the previous 125
years. 1 predict that by next spring
five and half millions of men Will
have been killed.
1.-The cost of twenty big wars pre-
ceding the one in Europe was 26,000.-
100000. In one year the cost of the
war in Europe was s4O,0OO.OO0,0 900.
That war is costing s10O,00O,0O0 a day
right now. or 100000 a minute In
one day on the Somme front Great
Britain used ammunition equal to it's
combined output of ten months at the
beginning of this war.
Cabinet members in Europe told
me that America is the only country
that can draw them together in peace.
Our wealth is the greatest in the world
our war profits alone have been
two and half billions"
America Has Been Stingy.
lea has been stingy.
1--WE have not given one-fiftieth of
that war profit to suffering nations"
said Eddy. I'VE are behind all others
in giving. We gave Belgium $4,000,
600. But we made $4O,O0O,OOO from
Belgium during this war.
Two courses are open to us. We
may stand in open, selfish isolation.
Or we may back the league and free
the nations from this curse of war"
By unanimous vote Kansans got be-
hind the league to enforce peace. A
permanent Kansas organization was
formed. committee on permanent
organization composed of Stephen H
Allen, Topeka; Frank P. MacLennan,
Topeka; william Allen White, EN-
poria Chancellor Frank Strong
Lawrence; John S. Dean, Topeka;
Charles F. Scott. lola; E. w. Hoch
Marion; p. w. Goebel. Kansas City;
and Henry ]. Allen, Wichita, reported
the following plan of organization:
Plans of Organization.
Your committee on permanent or
ganization and resolution begs leave
to submit the following report We
cordially endorse the plan of organi-
cation and activity embraced in the
resolution offered by Judge Stephen
H. Allen and we recommend for cleo
ton of the Kansas State branch of the
Lea P11e fO Enforce Poaon tho foI1oVxy-
ing:
State chairman: Governor Arthur
Capper, Topeka.
Chairman of state executive COM
mittee: Walter R. Stubbs, Law
renee.
Vice chairman of state executive
committee: P. w. Goebel, Kansas
City. Kan.
Treasurer: Scott Hopkins, Topeka.
General secretary: J. Will Kelley,
Topeka.
Chairman of ways and means COM
mittee: c. B. Merriam. Topeka.
Vice chairman Of ways and means
committee: C. w. Green, Kansas
City, Kan.
Chairman of committee on public
ity; Frank p. MacLennan, Topeka.
Vice chairman of committee on
publicity: william Allen White, EN-
poria.
Chairman of state field committee:
J. N. Dolley, Topeka.
Vice chairman of state field COM
| mittee: w. w. Webb, Topeka
Members of Committee.
Your committee further recon-
mend that among the large number of
representative citizens of Kansas, who
should be appointed and who should
serve as members of the state exec
utive committee, that the following be
elected by this convention to member
ship on said committee and are earn
estly requested to lend their active
and enthusiastic support and CO.
operation in this the greatest move
ment in the history of twentieth CEN
| fury craftsmanship.
The elective officers: Ex-Governor
E. w. Hoch, of Marion; Ex-Governor
George H. Hodges, of Olathe. United
States Senator Charles Curtis; United
States Senator w. H. Thompson; Judge
J. c. Ruppenthal, of Russell; Hon. Vic
tor Murdoch, of Wichita; Mrs. H. o.
Garvey, of Topeka; Mrs. w. ]. Bailey.
of Atchison; Hon. Charles F. Scott,
| of lola; Chancellor Frank Strong, of
Lawrence; DIR. Henry ]. Waters, of
Manhattan; Chief Justice w. A. John
ston, of Topeka; Hon. Henry J. Allen,
of Wichita; Mr.. Maurice McAuliffe, of
Salina; Mr.. ]. L. Sheppard, of FIT.
Scott; Hon. A. NJ. Keane, of Fit. Scott;
Lieut.. Gov w. Y. Morgan. of Hutchin-
son: Mrs. Winifred Breskey. of Bur
lington; Mrs. Eva Morley Murphy, OF
Goodland; Hon. w. c. Lansdon, of Sa-
lima; Hon. Fred Stanley, of Wichita
Hon. w f. Sapp, of Galena; Mr.. Alex
Howatt, of Pittsburg; Judge Stephen
H. Allen, of Topeka; Mr.. Geo. E
Blakely, of Emporia; Rev. DR.. Chas
NJ. Sheldon. of Topeka; Bishop Shep-
ard, of Wichita; Father F. NJ. Hayden
of Topeka; Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, OF
Beloit; Col. w. D. Metcalf, of Law
renee; Mayor j. E. House. of Topeka
Mr.. A. A. Hyde, of Wichita. Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter, of Topeka Mrs
A. Marburg, of Topeka, and Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe, of Topeka.
Offer Resolutions.
Your committee further recon-
mends the adoption of the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the Kansas STATE
Branch of the League to Enforce
Peace in convention assembled, ex
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