The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-07
PLANS BIC THINCS'KANSANSFA
Armenian Citizen of the United Representatives in
States Aims High Anxious for WOrl
Hopes to Rescue COuntrymen Believe League II
From Turkish Oppression. Peace Is SOlut
BECAME AN EXILE FROM HOME COUNTRIES WAITIN
All His Family Has Been MUIR International Court
dered by Turks. Says Charles G.
At Present He Is a Student at Anthony, Campbell
X. s. A. C.. All Agree.
Representatives in Congress
Anxious for World Plan.
Believe League to Enforce
Peace Is Solution.
COUNTRIES WAITING FOR IT
International Court of War,
Says Charles Curtis.
Anthony, Campbell and Ayres
All Agree.

New York, Oct. members of the
Kansas congressional delegation have
decided views regarding the necessity
for a practicable way of establishing
law and order in international rela-
tions Senator Charles Curtis. Repre-
sentatives D. r. Anthony. of the
First district; p. P. Campbell, of the
Third district, and W. A. Ayres, of
the Eighth district, have written to
William H. Taft, president of the
League to Enforce Peace. expressing
hearty approval of the leagues plan
to substitute an international court
for war after the present tragedy in
Europe $ ended.
Il am heartily in favor of the pro-
gram of the League to Enforce Peace
and hope 1t will be successful" writes
Senator Curtis. 81 think the world
has been waiting for years for some
nation or strong organization to
champion universal peace. The time
has come when the settlement of
questions by war should cease. 1t
seems to me that the history of the
last fifty years points to this great
nation of ours as the people to lead
In the movement for the establish
ment of that policy between nations
winch Will make friends and broth
ers of them all and result in govern
ing each by the sacred law of right:
ana L know of no organization or
movement that can do so much to
bring this condition about as the
League to Enforce Peace"
Arbitration Is Method.
As arbitration is the only sane
method for the settlement of indus
trlai disputes" says Representatives
Anlhony, so can the. principles of ar
DURATION be applied to the settlement
OF disputes between nations Unques-
tlonably an international council OF
concllIat1on whose recommendations
were backed up by the moral and
pnyslcaI force OF the most powerful
governments should put an end to the
warfare which has disgraced the
Wanted civilization of the twentieth
century The proposals of the League
70 ENFORCE Peace are bound to re-
celve serious consideration at the close
of the present war as the best means
to prevent a recurrence of such a dis
2ster to humanity"
| CampbeIrs Plan.
Representative p. p. Campbell OUT
lines detailed scheme for an inter-
national congress, executive court and
military and naval forces and con-
cludes: The ugly scars that war has
made and is making on civilizat ton
make unanswerable and complete ar
gument for code of international law
with provisions for it's orderly and eff
fective enforcement"
! u believe there should be some
method adopted by the various ma
TONS writes Representative W. A
Ayres, by which settlement of inter-
national disputes can be had without
resortfng to war. If by establishing n
world court, as advocated by the
League to Enforce Peace this can be
accomplished, then let us hope and
pray that this court be established at
| the earliest possible date
| The Kansas state organization of
| the League to Enforce Peace, of which
| William Allen White is chairman, is
preparing to conduct vigorous edu-
cational campaign this winter to en-
tighten the voters regarding the
| leagues program.