The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-07
In Behalf Of Taft Peace Plan
League to Enforce Peace
AIIOver the World.
TO ORGANIZE A BRANCH
Prominent CIarksburg Men Are
to PartiCi pate in a State
Meeting at ParkerSburg.

PARKERsRURG, Feb. The
West Virginia Board OF Trade and
the League OF Enforce Peace, OF
which ex-Prosldent Taft is head, are
to cooperate in organizing branch
of the latter organization at a meet
Ing to be hold here on February IL.
(Lncoln's birthday. The board OF
trade has sent invitations to Its mem
bers everywhere throughout the
state asking them to attend and urg-
Ing their interest in the plan.
Among the prominent West vtr-
glnians who are members of the
Taft league are Ex-Governor William
r.. GlasscoCk, temporary state chair
man; Congressman Howard Suth-
erland Cameron G. Lewis, who
is president OF the board Of trade,
o. F. Payne, Ira E. Robinson, Mel
vim G. Spery. Blanchard =. Hiatt,
j. h. Finley Virgil L. Highland, 9.
T. Dillon, the Rev. A. NJ Gluck,
Enoch Howard Vickers, and Roy
Benton NaylOr.
The League 10 Enforce Peace has
been active since It's organization at
Philadelphla in Independence Hall
last June, In behalf OF the plat
form which was then adopted, which
proposes that the United States enter
into treaties with other powers, all
Of whom shall agree to try arbitra-
tional methods before going to war.
the feature Of the proposal being that
all the nations use their Joint
economic and military forces against
any nation beginning hostllitles con-
trary to the agreement. This course,
however, Is 10 be used only to COM
pei the submission Of the dispute 20
an international court or council Of
concillation,, and not to enforce the
decree. Nations may finally 60 TO
war, II .unHlling TO submit to the
courts decree.
rho West Virginia Board OF Trade
belongs to the United States Chani-
ber Of Commerce which unites all OF
the important commerce chambers
and boards Of trade throughout the
country. They recently voted In q
referendum III favor Of a world peace
plan almost Identical with that OF
the Taft league.
Followlngls Is a list Of those invited
by the West Virginia Board Of
Trade to attend the meeting at Par
kersburg on Saturday:
In Parkersburg-S. D. Camden, ].
3. Finley and Mrs. ]. G. Cochran,
president of the woman's club.
In Wheeling-Joseph g. Brady, H.
G. Ogden, H, L. Kirk, A. w. PAUL,
George j. Malhison, l. v. Barton, J.
A. Blum, George o. Nagle, ]. Harold
Brennan, Frank w. Nesbltt, Charles
w. Bates, Robert Hazlett, Roy B.
Naylor.
In CharlestOn-L. E. Smith, A, S.
Alexander, W, G, Conley, Ira Robin
son, o. p. Payne, Charles Loeb, ..
G. T. Davis, Jr., j. w. Dawson, 4.
S. spillman, A, ], Humphreys, 9, w.
McCllntic, G y. Krebs, w. B. Mat
thens, NJ. P. shawkey. George N.
I.aidley, s. P, Puffer, ]. F. Marsh.
In Montgomery. e, Smart, v.
G. Champe. o, ], Henderson. &
In HuntingtOn-Dr L. v. Guthrie,
C. P. Snow, II, A. cellar. the Hon. ..
#. Abbott, G. A. Northcott, o. i
Woodley.
Mann.
In Lewisburg-Hon. Charles Dice.
In Hinton--R. F. Dunlap.
In Morgantown-Judge George 9.
Sturgiss, ex-Supreme Judge Frank
Cox, President Trotter, DR., j. N.
Callahan, Or. y. H. vickers.
In Ronceverte- B. Blake.
In Fairmont.-J. M. Hartley. d, O.
Jones, the Hon. John W. Mason, the
(Phllllpil, o. s. Mckinney.
lipil, o, s. Mckinney.
In Alderson-T. Charles Bare.
In st. Albans-W. e. Mohler. Dr..
C. A. Zerkle, the Hon. =. g. Colcord,
C. ]. Pearson,
In Clarksburg-V. L. Highland,
Capt. NJ. G. sperry.
In Grafton--The Hon. Ira q. Rob
inson, Blanchard 2. Hiatt.
In Observation-Disclosures w. Osen-
ton, the Hon. g. w. Dillon.
In sistersvllle-Mrs. Charles Mon
In Mt Hope-p. M. Snyder ". p
Deegans.
In Beekley-The Hon. ]. Lewis
Bumgardner.
In McDonald-s. A. Scott.
In Williamson Charles 9. Ded
geon.