Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-21
THE LEAGUE TO
ENFORCE PEACE
Movement Started to Have St. Louis
and Chicago Conventions Endorse
Taft Plan for World Peace
by Force Of Arms.

The Leagu" TO Enforce Peace. of
which eN-President Taft is head, has
started movement TO have the politi-
cal parties in the coming national con-
vention AT ST. Louis and Chicago. i'll.
sert planks in their platforms endors-
ing the proposal that a league of ma
tions be formed for the purpose OF
insuring future world peace, by the
establishment of international tri-
bunals 10 which international disputes
can be referred, such nations 10 pledge
their joint armed and economic forces
against any sisnatory which declare.
war or begins hostilities prior To a re-
course 10 such tribunals
The League TO Enforce Peace is not
All antiprepdrcdness organization. nor
is it's aim 10 end the present European
war
For the purpose of gaining recogni-
ton al 81. Louis and Chicago the Taft
Peace League has begun an active
campaign in each state to have intro
duced in local party platforms the fol
lowing uniform plank prepared by the
leagues national executive committee:
We endorse the proposal that Il
league of nations be- formed for
joint action under such reSula-
lions as such league shall adopt
against any nation which proposes
10 make war without prior re-
course to such world tribunals
and methods of cancellation as
such league of nations shall have
duly approved.
The National Executive Committee
has sent instructions to its officers,
and representatives, everyw here
throughout the country. requesting
them 10 acquaint delegates to the state
conventions of all parties, what il is
proposed to do. urging upon them the
adoption of the plank in local party
platforms.
1t will bc readily understood" the
letter SAYS, that unless the ground is
prepared by such action i'll local politi.
cal units, we shall have difficulty in
securing the insertion of the plank in
the platforms at the state and national
conventions"
The Tafe leagues membership COM
priscs many well known leaders in
political circles. Among them are cX-
Gov. David II. Francis. of Missouri
just appointed Ambassador To Russia:
Former Ambassador 20 France Myron
r. Herrick; Gov. Samuel w. Mccall of
massachusetts; Gov. Arthur Capper of
KANSAS; Senator Albert B. Cummins
of Iowa; James NJ. Beck of New York:
Alexander Graham Bell; Judge George
dOre W. Burton OF Ohio. eX.Gov. John
Franklin Fort of New Jersey; EXAM
bassador TO Mexico Henry Lane Will
son Of indianapolis; a. Lawrence Low
ell, president of Harvard University.
and cX-SeCretary of State Richard
Olney
Among those in Nevada who are en-
peCted to cooperate are: Louis L..
Barber, Hugh II. Brown and Jerome
l.. Van Dcrwcrker.
The platform Of the Taft league. in
full. as adopted last June at Philadel
Dhia in Independence Hall, is:
We believe it 10 be desirable
for the United States TO join q
League of Nations binding the
signatorics to the following:
First. All justiciablc questions
arising between the signatory
powers. not settled by negotiation.
shall. subject to the limitations of
treaties. be submitted to judicial
tribunal for hearing and Judgment.
both upon the merits and upon
any issue as to its jurisdiction of
the question.
Second All other questions
arising between the signatories
and not settled by negotiation.
shall be submitted to Council of
Cancellation for hearing, consider.
alton and recommendation.
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 hostility. against another of the
signatOrics before any question
arising shall be submitted as pro.