The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-25
"We are Not MolbcoddIes, Say Delegates
Gathered for Big Meeting at National
Capital; Ex-President Taft
to Preside
VISIONARY ELEMENT
LACKING in SCHEME
Program is 10 Bind Powers Together IN
League, Pledged to Use Armed
Forces to Prevent Outbreak
Of War

By United Press.
Washington, May 25.-"w- are not
mollycoddles
Delegates to the first annual cons
vention of the National League to Ems
force Peace didn't say that in so many
words when they gathered here today
for the opening session tomorrow un-
der former President William Howard
Taft, but that was the idea they want'
ed to convey.
I'VE believe" said Herbert S. Houls
ton, president Of the Associated Ads
vertising Clubs of the World and q
prominent member of the Leagues
that permanent international peace is
a business proposition that has to be
organized and pushed through by men
with red blood in their veins Just aH
anything else that is worth while haA
to be handled
Permanent peace means a great
deal to the business interests of tha
world and they are behind this organ'
ization heart. soul and body.
There is nothing visionary abonc
the plans of this League. There are
no dreamers in it. Look at the lists
and | think you will agree that they
contain the names of big men who do
big things IN big way"
Two of the principal speakers at
the convention will be Secretary OF
War Newton d. Baker and Major Gem
eral Leonard Wood.
The arrival during the last few days
of more than two thousand delegates
from every section of the country is
regarded as significant of the attitude
toward peace among political, com.
mercial, social, religious, and educa-
tionas interests in the United States.
States and cities have sent repre-
sentatives, as have. chambers of com.
merce, boards of trade, universities
and colleges, labor organizations,
oranges and churches.
The committee pointed out that the
convention is not a mere pacifist
gathering. The convention was called
at this time, it was said. as definite
move to obtain political action on the
part of the United States, in favor OF
the idea of league OF nations to be
formed at the close of the present war
in Europe.
+ According to the Leagues program
of proposals adopted when it was or
ganized in Independence Hall last
June, the powers to be invited to join
league of nations, are expected to
pledge the use of their joint armed
and economic forces against any sig
natory power which shall refuse to
submit dispute to court of arbitra-
ton or council of Cancellation, before
beginning hostilities or declaring war.
Other speakers beside Ex-President
Taft, Secretary of War Baker and
Mai. Gen. Wood are: President A.
Lawrence Lowell OF Harvard Univer-
sity; James Cardinal Gibbons of Bal
timore; Shailer Mathews, dean OF the
Divinity School of Chicago Universi-
ty; Harry A. Wheeler, banker, of Chi
cago; Edward A. Filene. head of the
Filene stores in Boston; President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler OF the Univer-
sity of California;; Hamilton Holt.
George Grafton Wilson, Professor OF
International Law at Harvard Univer-
sity; Talcott Williams. John Bates
Clark, director of the department OF
economics of the Carnegie Endowment
FOR International Peace; R. G.. Rhett
OF Charleston. s. c.. president of the
Chamber OF Commerce Of the United
|. States; Samuel Gompers. Oliver VIII
. son of Peoria. president OF the Ma
! tional Grange; Theodore Marburg. ex-
! ambassador to Belgium and Herbert
|. S. Houston. president Ct the Associst.
) led Advertising Clubs Of the World.