The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-07
In Behalf Of Taft Peace Plan
League to Enforce Peace
All over the World.
TO ORGANIZE A BRANCH
Prominent CIarksburg Men Are
TO Participate in a State
Meeting at ParkerSburg.

PARKERSBURG, Feb. THE
West Virginia Board Of Trade ana
the League Of Enforce Peace, OF
which President Taft Is head, are
TO cooperate In organizing q branch
OF the latter organization at a meet
Ing to he held here on February q.
(l4lncoln's birthday. The board ot
trade has sent invitations to Its mem
bers everywhere throughout the
state asking them to attend and urS-
Ing their interest In the plan.
Among the prominent West Wiz
glnlans who are members OF the
Taft league are Ex-Governor William
n. Glasscock, temporary state chair
man: Congressman Howard Suth-
erland, Cameron g, Lewis. who
Is president OF the board Of trade,
o. F.. Payne. Ira u. Robinson, Mel
vim G. Sperry, Blanchard p. Hiatt,
j. b. Finley. Virgil L. Highland, 9.
n. Dillon, the Rev. A. NJ. Gluck.
Enoch Howard vickers, and Roy
benton Naylor.
The League to Enforce Peace has
been active since It's organization at
Philadelphia In Independence Hall
last June, in behalf Of the plat
form which was then adopted, which
proposes that the United States enter
Into treaties with other powers, all 1
Of whom shall agree TO try arbitra-
tional methods before going to war.
tie feature Of the proposal being that
all the nations use their joint
economic and military forces against
any nation beginning hostilities con-
trary to the agreement. This course,
however, Is to be used only to COM
pei the submission Of the dispute TO
an international court or council Of
Cancellation, and not to enforce the
decree. Nations may finally go TO
war, II unwilling to submit to the
courts decree.
Tho West Virginia Board Of Trade
belongs to the United States Cham
her OF Commerce which unites all sOf
the important commerce chambers
and boards Of trade throughout the
country. They recently voted INA
referendum In favor Of q world peace
plan almost identical with that OF
the Taft league.
Following is a list OF those invited
by the West Virginia Board OF
Trade to attend the meeting at Par
kersburg OH Saturday:
In Parkersburg s. D. Camden, j,
r. Finley and Mrs. ]. @. Cochran,
president Of the woman's club.
In Wheeling-Joseph G. Brady, H.
q. Ogden, II. l.. Kirk, A. w. Paulls
George j. Mathison, 1. v. Barton, u
A. Blum, George o. Nagle. ]. Harold
brennan, Frank w. Nesbitt. Charles
W. Rates, Robert Hazlett, Roy 3.
Naylor.
In Charleston- q. Smith, A. s.
Alexander, w. G. Conley. Ira Robin
son. o. +. Payne, Charles Loeb, p.
G. T. Davis, Jr., j. w. Dawson. r
s. Spiliman, A. j. Humphreys, G.. w:
McCllntic, @ =. Krebs, w. B. Mat
items, NJ. p. Shawkey. George N.
Ialdley, s. r. Puffer, ]. F. Marsh.
In MontgomeryF. q. Smart, W.
G, Champe. o. ]. Henderson. E.
In Huntington-Dr. L. v. Guthrie,
@. p. Snow, H. A. Cellar. the Hon. y
r, Abbott, G.. A. Northcott, o. 4.
Wood1ey.
Mann. b
In Lewisburg Hon. Charles Dice.
In Hinton--R. F. Dunlap. N
In Morgantown Judge George G. \
Sturglss, ex-Supreme Judge Frank
Cox, President Trotter. DR. ], N.
Callahan, DR.. p. H, Vickers.
In Ronceyerte-W. B. Blake.
In Fairmont- M. Hartley, p. q.
Jones, the Hon, John w. Mason, the
(Phillipi), o, s. Mckinney.
lipi), o. 8. Mckinney. I.
In Alderson-T. Charles Bare.
In st. Adams w. 3. Mohler, DR.
CA. Zerkle, the Hon. e. O. Colccrd,
c. j. Pearson.
In Clarksburgv Z. Highland,
Capt. M. G.. Sperry.
In Grafton The Hon. Ira .. Rob
inson, Blanchard q. Hiatt. y ~
In Fayetteville Charles w. 0set-
ton, the Hon. q. w. Dillon.
In sistersyille Mrs. Charles Mon
Il II Mt. Hoppe. M. Snyder, " i.
Deegans.
In Beckley- The Hon. ]. leMis
Bumgardner.
In Med onald A. Scott.
IN Williamsou- Charles @. puds