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Evening star., 1916-05-26
League for World Peace
Attacks the Taft Plan
as "the Rule of Might

Challenge to former President Taft,
who is now president of the League to
Enforce Peace, has been received from
the League for World Peace. This
challenge says it is federation for per-
manent peace. Justice and ultimate dis
armament versus alliance. armaments.
war and the rule of might
The League for World Peace states
it's contention thus:
Under the Taft plan the world for
the next few years. at least, would be-
come two immense military camps, one
being that of the German allies and
Turkey, the other the rest of the world
whereas under the United States of
Europe and of the World each nation
would be obliged to at once cease the
manufacture of munitions of war ex-
cept for internal police duty. and leave
to the international government. di
rectly under the control of the people
and their representatives. the enforce
ment of peaceful settlement of inter-
national disputes. Under this latter
system a sense of security would at
once come about, the same as exists
between the forty-eight states of our
American Union.
Furthermore, only through the es-
tablishment of an international gov
ernment can freedom of the SlavS in
Austria Hungary and in Germany, and
freedom of the Hungarians be brought
about. as will appear in a subsequent
chapter.
'Lastly-and this is vitally important
in connection with the United States
of Europe there can be established an
effective protection from the delusons
of the socialists"
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Thomas Raeburn White
Opposes Leagues Plan
as Retarding Progress

Thomas Raeburn White. a Philadel-
phia lawyer. in his address sought to
answer arguments advanced against the
leagues plan.
1T is said that no plan which calls
for the legal settlement of questions
arising between nations can be sue
cessful or would be conducive to the
advancement of civilization" he said,
because it would mean that the status
quo must be maintained
ut is pointed out that many wrongs
have been done in the past which as
yet are unredressed, and which cannot
be redressed by legal means
THE program of the League to En-
force Peace has been framed with con-
sideration for this matter. and when
closely analyzed it is seen not to stand
in the way of proper development of
this character. The question whether a
colony or a portion of a nation should
question for judicial settlement, nor
would it come within the comprehen-
sion of this scheme or of any interna-
tional institution.
1T is by no means impossible. how
ever. that nations would be willing to
treat with regard to the question of
giving up some of their territory for a
proper consideration or granting other
concessions under conditions which
and the advancement of civilization.
I'm short, if the status quo ever
could. in the nature of things. be
changed peaceably, it could be under
the plan of the League to Enforce
Peace"
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Smaller States Safer.

The entente now contains four great
powers. and the balance between them
affords an assurance that no one of
them will venture hereafter to conquer
European territory. The smaller states
would be safer under such common
wealth of nations than they could be
under the dominance of any single
power. Even countries far removed
from Europe are interested in the ques-
ton which type of league shall win the
present war and be the nucleus of a fu-
ture and more general com bination.
1T will be safest now if the allies
shall win. though without crushing or
wishing to crush their opponents. Some
things the two warning leagues can
unite on. world court can be estab-
lished by their cooperation. The neu-
trail powers will readily join in main
tanning it. international law can in a
like way, be developed and made exact
Economic activities can. be resumed on
an international scale and. as the years
advance, with fewer hindrances and
causes of irritation. Conferences of all
the powers can be held with greater
frequency, till they become periodic and
Increasingly influential. In the end. let
us hope. single league of nations can
be established as nearly as may be
akin to the one forshadowed by the
programs of our own organization.
out of one of the fighting leagues
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Hope for a Single League
of Nations Is Expressed
by Prof. John Bates Clark

Prof John Bates Clark of Columbia
University and the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace. spoke on
THE European Nations and the
Leagues Platform" He expressed the
opinion that league of nations to en-
force peace could not be formed by a
union of the two alliances now fight
ing. 1t would be more likely, he said,
that league of peace would be form
ed by the winning alliance and neu-
tral powers According to him, the Sue
cess of the entente powers will give
the best guarantee of "a lasting peace
He said in part:
ITO put the teutonic powers and the
entente allies into single union
would be like building temple of
peace with sticks of dynamite insert ed
between the stones. AS long as the
two present leagues maintain their
separate existence each is the guar
antor of the strength of the other, and
this reduces to comparatively small i'm
portance the causes of friction within
the leagues themselves. A treaty unit
ing both of them in one union would
hardly be worth the cost of writing
and signing it.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Says Nation Will Favor
at End of Present War
League to Enforce Peace

Edward \. Filene. a Boston merchant,
for many years a leader in civic and
commercial affairs. declared that Euro
pean nations at the end of the present
war would be favorable to the League
to Enforce Peace.
THE nations will know that they dare
not trust in the permanence of the
present alliances for mutual protection
in the future" he said. Wars between
the members of an alliance over oppos-
ing national interests are apparently
inevitable. unless there is provided
some method other than war to deal
with the differences that are bound to
arise.
"The nations will know that. unless
they effect some arrangement that VIII
give greater security against war, So
ciaI and democratic progress VIII be
virtual impossibility. As war ma
chine, an autocratic government is more
efficient than a democracy: and if the
nations of Europe must stand on the
eternal defensive, the masses as well as
the statesmen will be sympathetic to-
ward the type of government that af-
fords the best protection from inva-
sion.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
NEARING FIvE-BILLION MARK.
Export Trade of U. S. May Reach
That Figure by June 80.

Export trade of the United States
promises to reach nearly $5.0O0.oOo.ooo
by the end of the fiscal year. June 80.
Statistics announced by the Depart
ment of Commerce place exports for
the ten months ending with April at
So. 4ul 900, 600. That is $1,115.O0o,0O0 more
than sent abroad in the same period
last year.
The trade balance in favor of the
United States may reach S20o0OooooO
by the end of the year. the balance
for the ten months being $16I9oooOoo,
or almost double what II was last year.
Imports for 'the ten months amount
ed to S17o2 100000. an increase of
S34S. .OOO, 900 over last year. More raw
materials and fewer manufactured ar
ticles in the import trade increased the
nercentage of goods which entered the
country free of duty from 63.6 per cent
to 67.9 per cent.
Evening star., 1916-05-26

to the civil power-are not the premo-
ters of militarism, but bulwark for
the maintenance of law and of justice,
and for the security of all those ideals
which constitute the elements of en-
lightened and progressive civilization.
1T is mistake to believe that armies
and navies lie useless when not enGag-
ed in war AS matter of fact armies
and navies are the potential forces be-
hind diplomacy when vital interests are
at stake, and their potentiality is in
the background and often the control
ling factors in obviating the develop
ment of conditions that lead to war
or that project nations into war at
times against their own Will.
Mr. Straus encouraged the idea of the
League to Enforce Peace. (which contem-
plates union of the leading nations
of the world, pledged to accept the
principle of arbitration in all interna-
tional disputes. He urged that prepara
tion for peace must be made with the
same thoroughness as the nations have
hitherto given to preparations for war.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
"EntangIing Alliances"
Denounced in Address
by Dr.. TaIcott Williams

"Entang1ing Alliances" was the key
note of the address by DR.. Talcott Will
liams, dean of the school of journal
ism on the Pulitzer Foundation in Co
lumbia University. He answered OBJ
jections to the leagues program on
the ground of Washington's advice
against 'entangling alliances"
When Washington in his farewell
address gave this advice 10 wears
ago said DIR. Williams. .'he looked
upon a world of many lands. none DOM
inant. none acting alone. All Europe.
strong or weak. had to accept alliances
which entangled their policy and stran-
gled their freedom. because only by
this path could safety he secured by
the weak and power won by the strong.
To-day in all the world there are.
less than fifty states which possess
independence. and eight of these hold
the worlds destinies. six in Europe
Austria Hungary. England. France.
Germany. Italy and Russia: and two in
the rest of the world-Japan and the
United States. United for peace these
could control the world and stop war.
Seven of them divided have brought
the worst war in history. the worst
in origin, in extent and the evil
worked.
washington looked on a world in
which Europe'was split into more than
n1ly 0lVlOeu states, all III tndt uecdue
waging war The world had then more
than $50 countries to be reckoned with
in diplomacy. When, ten years later.
the colonies of Spain and Portugal had
torn themselves loose. and the break up
of the Ottoman empire and of Asia had
gone little farther. nearly 200 coun-
tries divided in peace and united under
'entangling alliances for war.
1T was in such world that Wash
ington urged that Joung nation.
weak, peaceful and isolated, should not
cast in it's lot with the wrangling en-
tangling alliances of Europe. The Ma
poleonic wars had proved our treaty
with France a blunder, from which only
Washington's wisdom and restraint, de-
nounced as cowardice, saved US. Now,
in world of a few large states, were
Washington alive, the one man who,
more than any other. created our indis-
soluble union of indestructible states,
he would lead the nation he led through
war to peace, toward a constructive
league between great nations in order
to lead the world from war to peace by
substituting for the entangling al
liances' of his day the world agreement
for peace feasible in our day"
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Believes United States
May Be Forced to Modify
Monroe Doctrine POLICY

Under the plan for world peace as
outlined by the league the United
States might have to relinquish some of
its older interpretations of the Monroe
doctrine in the event of a dispute with
IA European power, according to dec
laration made by George Grafton Will
son, professor of international law at
Harvard. Under peace treaties signed
IN recent years, Prof. Wilson said, such
concessions will have to be made.
If then" he argued, the United
States and thirty or more nations are
already bound to the principle of the
second article of the leagues platform
so far as the Monroe doctrine and other
matters are subjects of dispute, there
would seem to be no reason Tor raising
the question of practicability of that
part of the program at the present
time. Its practicability has already
been formally declared, and as embod-
led in treaty PROVISIONS Is part OF the
law Of the land.
Further, it may be said, if. when in
dispute, the Monroe doctrine as applied
by the United States is not a policy
upon which the United States is willing
to await hearing, consideration and
recomm endat ton, then the United States
has not acted in good faith in signing
these recent treaties, and 1t may also
be said if the American policy as en-
bodied IN the monroe doctrlne Will not
stand the test of investigation and con-
sideration it is time for the United
States to be determining why it should
longer give to the doctrine it's support.
LAS the plan of the league for sub
mission of controversies such as might
arise over the Monroe doctrine has, on
the initiative of the United States, al
ready been embodied in treaties with
greater part of the states of the world,
such a plan cannot be regarded as i'm
practicable without condemnation of
the judgment of those who are in con-
troll of the affairs of the world, and this
judgment the League TO Enforce Peace,
having the well being of the world in
view. does not criticise and condemn
but supports and commends.'
Evening star., 1916-05-26
War in Europe Has Aroused
World Spirit of Conquest,
Oscar S. Straus Declares

Warning that the war has let loose
throughout the world the spirit of con-
quest and that the United States is
envied, distrusted and by some nations
hated, was given by Oscar s. Straus,
former ambassador to Turkey.
"Det us not deceive ourselves" he
said, by failing to see that this war
has let loose throughout the world the
spirit of conquest, the hunger for ter
ritory and the rivalry for domination
on land and sea. Even our efforts to
maintain our neutrality instead of
making for us friends have us envied
distrusted and by some nations hated.
But entirely apart from the menace of
foreign attack. if we are to be an ef-
fective influence, either now or here
of the peace of the world, the measure
of our influence will certainly not be
in proportion to our available strength.
Evening star., 1916-05-26

tain securities in 1914. when contem-
plating an extended trip around the
world. He abandoned this trip ana
substituted European tour. from
which he returned in August, 1914
He has since requested the reconvey-
ance. claiming failure of consideration
but alleges his wife declines to accede
to his request Attorneys Barnard q
johnson and W. E. Lester appear lot
the husband.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Discusses Militarism.

"It is said by some that to enlarge
our naval and military forces will of
itself be a provocative of war in that
it will prompt the spirit of militarism.
This Is not true where ornaments for
defense--subordinate as they always
must be under our form of government
Evening star., 1916-05-26
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our
appreciation to our many friends for
their expressions of sympathy and
beautiful floral tributes extended al
the time Of the death of our mother
ISABELLE WINTERS.
BY THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1916-05-26

pendence. Mr.. Taft stated 1t meant the
United States is under obligation to
make war to defend Panama.
This duty can only be discharged
through the action of Congress in de-
claring war he asserted. Does that
deprive Congress of its power to de-
clare war? 1t seems to me the ques-
tion answers itself"
With Cuba a similar situation Is pre-
sented. said the former President.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
C. H. R1pENoUR SUES WIFE.
Asks Court to Compel Her to Re
convey Property to Him.

Charles ii. Ridenour today asked the
District Supreme Court to compel his
wife. Jessie II. Ridenour. to reconvey
to him premises 2o27 q street north
west He declares he transferred the
property to his wife together with Ger
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Congressional Club Asks EXEMPTION

A bill providing for the exemption
from taxation of property of the Con-
gressional Club in this city was intro
duced in the Senate yesterday after
noon by Senator Pomerene of Ohio. The
bill was referred to the Senate Dis
trict committee. The Congressional
Club is composed Of the wives, daugh-
tiers and sisters of members of Con-
greSs.
Evening star., 1916-05-26

must evolve the union that will con-
vert dreadnaughts into cargo carriers.
huge guns into engines of industry and
the fighting instinct of men into strenu-
Gus rivalry in the activities of peace"
Evening star., 1916-05-26
BARNES. Suddenly. on Thursday. May


BLODGET'T. Headquarters Burnside
Post. No. 5, 6. \. r.. Washington
rade. JAMES H. BLODGETT. aged
seventy-five years. died Thursday
May IS. 1916, at o'clock pm. His
funeral. which comrades will attend
tional Church. 10th and G streets
northwest. Saturday, May -, at 2:S0
o'clock pm: Interment at Arlington
BY order of
H. B. SNYDER. Commander.
WILLIAM EMERSON. Adjutant.
BRILEl. On Wednesday. May "a 1916
at 1:10 pm. at the residence of his
mother. Linwood Heights, y. c..
THOMAS H. aged twenty-one years
nine months. devoted son of Ella King
and brother of CARRIER Briley.
sleep on dear son and brother, and take thy
Remains can be viewed at Graysons
funeral parlors. $40 Florida avenue
northwest, on Saturday after l pm
Funeral at Sligo, Nd. on Sunday. May
IS. Relatives and friends invited TO
attend.
DAILY. On Thursday. May 25. 1916. All
gnf1, pm; a, Gsorgetown University ds
voted husband of Nellie Daily tnee
BealD and youngest son of John H
and Margaret Thompson DAILY.
May he rest in peace.
Funeral from his late residence. 345
Mclean avenue southwest, Saturday
May 81, at o'clock, thence to St
pominic's Church. where requiem
mass will be celebrated for the repose
of his soul. Interment at Mount Olivet
cemetery.
DUGAN. On Thursday. May 25, 1916
at Providence Hospital, SARAH v
DUGAN (nee Parks), beloved wife OF
Timothy Dugan.
Funeral from her late residence. 1916
street southeast. on Monday, May %
at $50 am. thence to Holy Comforter
Church at am, where mass will be
said for the repose of her soul
Friends and relatives respectfully in
vited to attend. 2S'
ECkERT. Departed this life Thursday
morning. May 25, 1915, GEORGE l.
ECkERT.
Remains at Lees undertaking estab-
lishment. 81
FRENCH. On Thursday, May 25. 1916
at pm. at 1719 18th street north
west. SAPHRONA p. widow of DR.
William French, aged eighty mine.
Funeral services at the Church of Oui
Father, 18th and l. streets northwest
on Saturday. May 81, at pm. Inter
ment at Rock Creek cemetery. ~
a
Providence Hospital. r. H. HAR-
ROVER, aged sixty-five years
Funeral will take place from Joseph A
Repetti's funeral parlors. 81 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. on Satur-
day, May 81. at 1870 pm. Intermen'
at Cedar Hill cemetery.
KENNEDY. On May IS, 1915, at Bryr
Mawr. Pa. HARRY COBB KENNEDY
Funeral services private Notice OF
place of interment later.
KNOTT. On Thursday. May %. 1915, a
S:45 am. at Washington Grove
MARGARET. beloved wife of Marion
c. Knott and daughter of Harry S
and Bessie b. Welch.
Funeral services at her parents resi-
dence. 512 G street northeast, Satur'
day. May 81, at 2:30 pm. Baltimore
papers please copy)
LEE. Departed this life May 25, 1916
at 9:45 pm, Rev. JAMES II. LEE
DID. pastor of Third Baptist Church
Notice of funeral hereafter.
Evening star., 1916-05-26

], Frank Oldfeld. forty-seveh. form
(erly prominent in Maryland politics at
Ellicott City. died at Athens. Ohio. He
was a son of the late Hamilton H.
Oldfield.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
DIED.

AITHOUSE. On Wednesday, May "a.
1916. at his residence. 1912 Newton
street northwest. after lingering
illness, II. AUGUST. beloved husband
of Julia Gordon Althouse, aged seven
ty-tive years.
Funeral services at w. r. Speare's uu-
dertaking establishment, $40 + street
northwest, on Friday, May &c, at S
pm. lnterment at st. Louis, Mo.
BARNES. Suddenly. on Thursday. May
25. 1915. at $3.50 pm. FRANK II.
BARNES. the beloved son of Mar
garet and the late William n. Barnes.
III the twenty-eiGhth year of his age.
Funeral services will be held at his
mothers residence. 500 E street
northeast. on Saturday. May p. at IL
am. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment at Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1916-05-26
LEAGUE Of NATIONS
TO OENFORCE PEACE,
CONVENTION TOPIC
Continued from First Page.)


peace was urged by former President
Taft.
While he advocated the future for
nation of such a world court. he re-
Trained from discussing the causes of
the present war or the part this nation
may take in the attainment of peace.
His address was closely confined to the
technical legal questions involved in
joinder by the United States In such an
international tribunal. He denied that
such action would curtail the power
and authority of either the President
or Congress by limiting the constitu-
tional discretion of the latter body to
declare war
Mr.. Taft explained that the leagues
platform proposes compulsory submis-
sion to the world court of an interna-
tional dispute not settled by diplomatic
negotiations and which are "justiciable
questions
Evening star., 1916-05-26
Refers to Bryan Peace Treaties.

questions
Refers to Bryan Peace Treaties.
Referring to the so-called Bryan
peace treaties with England and
France, Mr.. Taft said it was argued
that the arbitration stipulation in them
was a delegation of the authority of
the President and Senate over our for
eign relations.
Both upon reason and authority this
objection is untena ble, said Mr.. Taft.
Since the Jay treaty of 1924. Mr.. Taft
stated. some American nation had been
party to eightyfour international
treatie of which the United States was
involved in two-thirds..
"1n ten of these. which were boundary
treaties" Mr.. Taft continued, lit was
never suggested that the government
was delegating any power at all to the
tribunal. A submission of a judicial
question is not a delegation of power
to an agent-it is submission of an
issue to a judge. and it is a misnomer
to call such a submission a delegation.
The question whether a court has
jurisdiction is nothing but question
of law. The Senate has considered
from time to time arbitrations on issues
both arising and defined by language
of the treaty of submission. The last
notable instances. and the one which
involves a really permanent court is
the advice and consent by our Senate
to The Hague international prize court
convention in which a permanent inter-
national prize court was established.
Duty of Nation.
Turning to the question of the duty
Of nation belonging to the proposed
world court to use it's army and navy
in enforcing it's DEGREES upon other
members that should go to war in de-
fiance of the courts DEGREES, Mr.. Taft
took issue with former Secretary of
State Bryan regarding Mr.. Bryan's con-
tention that a constitutional amend
ment would be necessary before the
United States could obligate itself in
this respect.
"Mr Bryan declared that in order to
carry out the provision we must have
a Joint council of the powers to de-
termine when the time had arrived for
military action and war said Mr..
Taft, ''and that this would substitute
the action of the council for the dis
cretion of Congress. l venture to
think that this view is wholly with
eign war 1t could not be begun under
the Constitution until Congress had
declared war. To impose in a con-
stitutional way by treaty and obliga-
tion on Congress it does not take
away it's power to discharge 1t or to
refuse to discharge it
Agreement With Panama.
Referring to this nations treaty with
Panama. guaranteeing Panamas inde-
Evening star., 1916-05-26

McGINLEl. officers and members Of
Liberty Council. No. 162. Catholic
Women's Benevolent Legion. are re-
quested to meet at residence of our
late comrade. MARGARET McGIN-
LEY. Il04 18th street northwest. this
evening ,FridaNp, May 26. at s O'Clock.
NJ. H. MCCARTHY, President.
A. c. WALSH. Secretary
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

CARL A. t;EIsEL HARRY " BoSSE.
HARRY V. BOSSE CO.,
Undertaken and Embalmer.
4o1 East Capitol st. Phone Linen. 1887.
J. WILLIAM LEE, Funeral Director
and Fmbalmer. Livery in connection. Commo-
dious chapel and modern crenatorfum. Modest
nrices 332 Pa. NV. Telephone call 1885.