The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-25
Thirty Newspaper Men of q. S.
Information Committee.
FOR PEACE AMONG NATIONS
Former President Taft Is at
Head of Organization.
Men Backing It Include Ham,
mOnd, Herrick and Houston.

Frank P. MacLennan left last eve
ming for Washington, D. c., to attend
as a delegate from Kansas the meet
ing OF the League to Enforce Peace,
OF which former President William H.
Taft is president. Mr.. Taft wanted
Mr. MacLennan upon the committee
on information. made up of thirty
newspaper men representing nearly
every part of the United States There
are two members of this committee
from Kansas, Congressman d. R. An
thony being the other member.
The sessions of the league will be
held at the New Willard hotel Fri
day and Saturday of this week On
Saturday morning, the committee on
Information. Herbert S Houston of
Worlds Work, chairman, will be en-
tertained and meet at breakfast at the
New Willard hotel. The session closes
in the evening with a dinner.
Peace Among Nations
This league is considered the most
important of the organizations look
ing to peace among the nations after
the close of the European war. The
object of the league is to bring about
the settlement of disputes among the
races by a court of arbitration, the
power of this court to be enforced by
an army and navy under the authority
of the international court
Among the men back of the move
ment and who are expected to be pres
ent in Washington at the meeting are:
William H Taft, president; John Hays
Hammond. Myron T. Herrick, former
ambassador TO France; John Grier
Hibben, president Princeton univer-
sity; Hamilton Holt. of the New York
independent; Herbert s. Houston of
Worlds Work and Country Life in
America; Alton B. Parker. who ran
against Roosevelt for president: Oscar
s Strauss, former ambassador to Tur-
key; Darwin P Kingsley and David R.
Francis, recently appointed ambassa-
dor to Russia
Committee on Information
The following named gentlemen
with their respective papers. consti-
tute the committee on information:
Willis J. Abbot. New York American
Felix Aguus. Baltimore American.
Joseph BIethen. Seattle Times.
Scott c. Boone, Seattle Post-IntelIigen-
George Booth Detroit News
Herbert l. Bridgman, Brooklyn Standard
/ Paul Brown. St Louis Republic.
] John Stewart Bryan, Richmond News
Calvin Cobb, The Statesman, Boise. Idaho
! W. H Cowles. Spokane. Spokesman Re
view.
7 James NJ Cox. Dayton News
NJ H. De Young. San Francisco Chronicle
solomon Bulkley Griffin. The Republican
! Springfield. Mass
ton, s C., News-Courier, now Washington
| Jonn HICKS. Ddliy NoftHWesteru, OSn
Herbert s Houston. The Worlds Work
I William 3. Rowland. The Independent
| r. NJ Johnston. Houston Daily Post
John c. Kelly, Sioux City Tribune
Robert Latham, Charleston News anc
! Courier.
| Francis B. LOOMS, The Oakland Tribune
/ Thomas W. Loyless- Augusta Chronicle
| Dr. Frederick Lynch. New York
I C. r. Macauley New York
| Frank P. MaeLennan, Topeka State Jour
nal
James MacMullen. San Diego Union.
| Robert Lincoln O'Brien, Boston Herald.
| Henry NJ. Pindell- Peoria Journal
S A Perkins Tacoma Ledger
| Edgar s Piper Portland Oregonian-
| Victor Rosew1ter, Omaha Bee
Ellery Sedgwick. Atlantic Monthly
John c. Shaffer. Chicago Evening Post
! Rocky Mountain News, Louisville Herald
Denver Times. Quincy Star, Terre Haut,
| Star and Indianapolis Star
/ r. Z. Stafford, Daily Oklahoman, Okla
homa City.
| John A. Stewart. New York
| Henry Watterson, Louisville Courier
| Journal
TaIcott Williams. Pulitzer School o
| Journalism.
Louis J. Workman. Fit Worth Star Tele
gram
n C. Wright, Toledo Blade
Casper s. Iost, St Louis Globe Demo
crat
The league was formed in hide