Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-27
PRESIDENT MAY
SOUND KEYNOTE
. FOR END OF WAR
Executive Hopes His Address Be-
fore League to Enforce Peace
Will Have Important a
Effect. VI
MR.. TAFT OPENS CONVENTION
Former President Says No New
Principles Are Involved in
the Proposed Program. !
ARBITRATION OLD AS THE 0. s..

Washington, May 20 President
Wilson has confded 10 his advisers,
it was learned today. that he hopes
to make an address before the
League to Enforce Peace here tomor-
row night which will be OF impor-
tanee in connection with peace. Mr..
Wilson has practically completed his
speech, working on it yesterday and
again today. As a rule the president
writes out very few Of his speeches
in advance, but officials aid today he
wanted 10 prepare this one carefully
because he realizes the importance of
the subject
The president will sit through the
banquet OF the league at which he
will speak, instead OF following his
usual custom of arriving just in time
for the speaking. He wants TO learn
as much as possible about the pur-
poses OF the league
Former President Taft, president
OF the league, will sit next to Mr..
Wilson during the banquet and intro
duce him.
Taft Presides.
The object OF the League to En-
force Peace is not 10 urge President
Wilson 10 take steps TO stop the
present war, former President Taft,
president Of the league, declared to-
day in opening its two-day session
here
I'VE are not here" he said, TO
urge the present administration to
take steps to stop the present war.
Not that we are not hopeful that
such steps max be taken, but we be-
lieve that definite purpose, a pur-
pose with limitations for an associa-
tion like this, is much more likely I,
be realized than general platform
for the benefit OF humanity"
The league hoped, Mr.. Taft said,
for a world agreement on method
TO make war less probable.
Legal Status Of Move Explained.
Acceptance of membership by the
United States in a world court in
which the joint powers would use
their armed and economic forces to
enforce its DEGREES in the interest OF
international peace was urged today
by Mr. Taft.
His address was closely confined
TO the technical legal questions in
volved In joining by the United
States in such an international tri-
bunal. He denied that such action
would curtail the power and author
ity OF either the president or congress
by limiting the constitutional discre-
tion Of the latter body TO declare war.
Mr.. Taft explained that the leagues
platform proposes compulsory SUBJ
mission TO the world court Of all in
ternational disputes not settled by
diplomatic negotiation and which are
"justieiable questions"
Arbitration Is Legal.
Referring TO the so-called Bryan
peace treaties, with England and
France, Mr. Taft said il was argued
that the arbitration stipulation in
them was delegation of the author
ity OF the president and senate over
our foreign relations.
But upon reason and authority
this objection is untenable," said Mr..
Taft Since the Jay treaty of 1894,
Mr.. Taft stated, some American ma
ton had been a party 10 eighty-four
international treaties, of which the
United States was involved in two-
thirds.
In ten Of these, which were boun-
Diary treaties" Mr.. Taft continued, 1T
was never suggested that the govern
ment was delegating any power at all
10 the tribunal A submission of a
judicial question is not delegation of
power 10 an agent-it is submission
OF an issue to a Judge, and it is a mis-
nomer to call such submission a
delegation"
Turning to the question OF the
duty OF a nation belonging TO the
proposed would court 10 use its
army and navy IN enforcing its de-
crees upon other members that
should 80 90 war IN defiance OF the
courts DEGREES, Mr. Taft took issue
with former Secretary oi State
Bryan regarding Mn Ryau's con.
tcntiun that constitutional amends
meut would be necessary before the
United States could ohligate itself IN
this respect
II venture To think that his view
if wholly without foundation" Mf.
lain said
Referring 10 this nations treaty
With Panama, guaranteeing Pana-
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