The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
BY FORCE
Up TO PARTIES
LEAGUE WILL ASK ENDORSE
MENT OF BOTH BIG CON-
MENTIONS


former President Taft is head, has
started a movement to have the po-
litical parties in the coming ma
tional conventions at st. Louis ana
Chicago insert planks in their plat
forms endorsing the proposal that
a league of nations be formed fol
the purpose of insuring future world
peace, by the establishment of in
ternational tribunals to which in
ternational disputes can be referred,
such nations to pledge their join,
armed and economic forces against
any signatory which declares war
or begins hostilities prior to a re-
course to such tribunals.
The League to Enforce Peace is
not an anti-preparedness organiza
ton, nor is it's aim to end the pres
ent European war.
For the purpose of gaining recog-
milton at st. Louis and Chicago the
Taft Peace League has begun an
active campaign in each state to
have introduced in local platforms
the following uniform plank pre-
pared by the leagues national ex-
ecutive committees:
We endorse the proposal that
a league be formed for joint &C
ton under such regulations as
such league shall adopt against
any nation which proposes to
make war without previous re-
course to such world tribunals
and methods of Cancellation as
such league of nations shall
have duly approved.
The national executive commit
tee has sent instructions to it's Of
ficers and representatives every.
where throughout the country, re-
questing them to acquaint delegates
to the state conventions of all par>
ties what it is proposed to do, urg-
ing upon them the adoption of the
plank in local party platforms.
at will be readily understood
the letter says, that unless the
ground is prepared by such action
in local political units, we shall
have difficulty in securing the in
sertion of the plank in the plat
forms at the state and national con-
ventions."
The Taft league membership COM
prises many well-known leaders in
political circles. Among hen are
former Governor David r. Francis
of Missouri, just appointed ambas
sador to Russia; Former Ambassa-
dor to France Myron T. Herrick
Governor Samuel w. Mccall of Mas
s~achusetts, Governor Arthur Capper
of Kansas, Senator Albert B. Cum
Minis of Iowa, James M. Beck of
New York, Alexander Graham Bell,
Judge George Gray of Delaware, ex-
Senator Theodore w. Burton of
Ohio, Ex-Governor John Franklin
Fort of New Jersey, ex-Ambassador
to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson of
Indianapolis, A. Lawrence Lowell,
president of Harvard university, and
ex-Secretary of State Richard Olney,
Among those in Nevada who are
expected to cooperate are: Louis
f. Barber, Hugh M. Brown ana
Jerome l.. Van Derwerker.
The platform of the Taft league
in full. as adopted last June at Pail
adelphia in Independence hall, is
We hoi'evc it to be desirable
for the United States to join a
Icn"ue OF nations binding The
sieGatorits to the following:
First All justifiable questions
arising between the signatOry
powers, not settled by negotia-
ton, shall, subject to the linn
itations of treaties, be submit
ted to a judicial tribunal for
hearing and judgment, both
upon the merits and upon any
issue as to it's jurisdiction of
the question.
Second. All other questions
arising between the signatories
and not settled by negotiation,
shall be submitted to a coun-
ell of Cancellation for hearing,
consideration and recommends
ton.
Third. The s~ignatory powers
shall Jointly use forthwith both
lItlI tColioililN ~
forces against any one of their
number that goes to war, or
commits acts of hostility
against another of tie sigma
tories before any question aris-
ing shall be submitted as pro-
vided in the foregoing.
(No provision is made for
the enforcement of the decree,
however. Under the plan ma
tons may fight after arbitra-
ton, if they feel that justice
demands it,
Fourth. Conferences be-
tween the signatory powers
shall be held from time to
time to formulate and codify
ru es of international law,
which. unless some signatory
shall signify it's dissent within