The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-01
Former President Taft Invites COfman 10
Represent Chickasha at Meeting Of
League to Enforce Peace in
Washington
APPOINTMENT OF
: DELEGATES URGED
Plan Proposes Use Of Armed Forces of
Powers Against Nation Refusing to
Be Bound by Agreement to
Arbitrale

EXPIRE 5ident William II. Taft has
asked Mayor o. Coffman, it was an
loinced yesterday, to represent this
city at the first national annual as
senrblage Of the League to Enforce
Peace to be held at Washington on
Friday and Saturday. May 26 and %.
Mr. Taft is president OF the league
The League 10 Enforce Peace has q
Platform OF four proposals. the main
feature Of which Is contained In the
third which provides that the joint
armed forces OF the great powers be
used against any nation or nations who
refuse 20 keep an agreement 10 try ar
hitrntion or conciliation before going
TO war, The other three proposals are
for an international court. an interna-
t.onal council OF conciliation. and
code of International Jaw.
Mr.. Tafts letter inviting the mayor
10 be present at the Washington cor
ference. also asks him 10 appoint del
egates thcre.o. and points out chat the
raft league Is ''no.stop-the-war move
mont no anti-preparedness movement
no peace-atany-prsce endeayor," but
ian earn-~t effort by practical men to
bring about. after the close OF the Eu-
ropean way cooperation among INC
nations which viii tend TO make peace
irore permanent and war less proba-
tle." nv. Tafts letter is as follows:
MY dear.Sir
"rhe first annual assemblage Of the
League 10 Enforce Peace will be held
III The city OF Washington on Friday
and Saturday. May Goth and 27th,
with the purpose OF devising and de-
termining upon measures for giving
effect to the proposals for a league
OF nations 10 enforce peace that were
adopted at a conference held last June
in Philadelphia. This Is no stop-the
var mosement no anti-preparedness
movement no peace-atanyprice en-
dcaycr. II represents an earnest e.
fort by practical men to bring about
after the close of the European war,
y cooperation among tho nations
which win tend to make peace more
permanent and war less probable.
'sThe governors OF states. the may.
ora OF cities and the more importan;
business organizations of the nation
arc appointing delegates to this meet
ing
|, "ym are invited to be present and
VI y one or more commissioners
Sent your city in the assem-
task Of providing such sane
for international law and trea-
Is can be obtained is the most
Vpertant and urgent matter before
yhe world and one for which America
. has. peculiar responsibility. earnest.
y ly hue that we NAL have your coop
cr,a,m in It,"
ArTaft has sent a similar invita-
tion tGovernor r. L. Williams ask
inI i'm to represent the state person
ally and to send state delegates to the
Washington conference.
The platform OF the League as adop-
ted in independence Hall last June
. sfollows:
We believe 1t 70 be desirable for the
United States to join League OF Ma
tions binding the signatories to the
following:
First All iustlciable questions aris-
ing between the signatory powers. not
settled by negotiations. shall. subject
to the limitations of treaties. be sub
mitted to a judicial tribunal for hear
ing and judgment, both upon the mer-
its and upon any issue as to its juris-
dicticn Of the question.
Second. All other questions arising |
between the signatories and not set.
tied by negotiation. shall be submitted
Il. Council Of Cancellation for hear
ing. consideration and recommends
ton.
Third. The signatory powers shall |
JOINTLY USE FORTHWITH BOTH
THEIR ECONOMIC AND MILITARY