The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-12-30
URGES NEVADA
SUBSIDIARY OF
PEACE LEAGUE
HIGH BROWN LEADS MOVE
MENT FOR PARTICIPATION
BY THIS STATE

MENT FOR PARTICIPATION
BY THIS STATE
A movement has been started to
organize in Nevada a state subsid-
larry of the United States division
of the League to Enforce Peace
and is being urged particularly by
Hugh H. Brown of Tonopah, who
was appointed delegate from this
state to the national conference,
held in Washington in May last.
In an address before the Neva-
de Bar Association at Reno, Mr..
Brown stated the objects of the
League, in part, as follows:
"It is proposed that the nations
enter into an agreement whereby
they bind themselves to these two
propositions:
First that no nation will go to
war until it has first submitted its
grievance to a world court, and
received a decision; and second.
that if any nation goes to war
without first having submitted its
grievance to a decision court, then
all the other nations will take up
arms against the offending nation.
These combined nations undertake
TO employ their joint naval, military
and economic forces against the
offender.
"The formal features of the Lea
gue's plan have been stated as fol-
First: All justifiable questions
arising between the signatory pow
ers, not settled by negotiations,
shall, subject to the limitations of
treaties, be submitted to a judicial
tribunal for hearing judgment, both
upon the merits and upon any Issue
as to its jurisdiction of the ques-
ton.
Second: All other questions aris-
ing between the s~ignatories and not
settled by negotiation, shall be sub
mitted to a council of Cancellation
for hearing, consideration and re-
commentator.
Third: The %signatory powers
shall jointly use forthwith both Their
economic and military forces against
any one of their number that goes
to war, or commits acts of hos
tility, against another of the sigma
tories before any question arising
shall be submitted as provided in
the foregoing"
The following appeal has been
Issued, calling upon the people of
Nevada to lend their support to the
prOposted state organization:
Dear Fellow Nevadan:-
President Woodrow Wilson and
thousands of prominent men and
women in every state in the
Union are giving their support to
the United States division of the
League to Enforce Peace.
Every week now brings ev,-
dence that the European powers
are increasingly inclined to give
a respectful hearing to the Lea
que plan openly has been es.
poused by Asquith. BRAND. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, Apponyi, Gree,
Bryce and others.
The League has no plan or
purpose to stop the present war;
it's sole object is to bring
about an international organiza-
ton, upon the termination of the
present war. which will reduce
the probability of war in the flu
ture.
1t seems probable that the great
est of the general powers may be
called up to play an important
role in the actual initiation and
pronunciation Of the plan. In the
event, it is desirable that the
American president should have
behind him the organized senti-
ment of the whole United States.
Subsidiary state organizations
have been perfected in all but
four of the states. Nevada is one
of the four. Assuredly Nevada
will not wish to remain silent
and unrepresented in this move
ment. There are a few members
of the League in this state. but
they are not organized. If this
movement appeals to You. and
if you feel that you would care
to join the National organization
and also to assist in the gan
zation of a Nevada division.
please advise us at your early
convenience.
Very respectfully,
HUGH BROWN
AEADTODJE NJ DDnyUN