Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-04
CHICAGO CAPTAINS
OF COMMERCE TO
CONSIDER PEACE
Movement to Set New
League Going in the West
to Be Given Impetus at
Banquet.

New York, Jan. fl. Ogden Armour,
Arthur T. Adds. Victor F. Lawson.
Cyrus H. Mccormick. John v. Farwell.
James B. Morgan, C. l. Hutchinson.
Carter H. Harrison, c. C. Kohlsaat,
Harry A. Wheeler. George M. Rey-
nolds, John S. Runnells. Laverne w.
Moves and other captains Of industry,
commerce and finance to the total
number Of 7s have issued invitations
for a dinner at the Congress hotel.
Saturday, Jan. 8, ITO consider q pro-
gram for q permanent league of ma
lions to become effective at the close
of the present war;"
DR., A. Lawrence Lowell, president
of Harvard university and chairman
of the national executive committee
of the League to Enforce Peace. is to
deliver the principal address. c. c.
Kitchener OF New York, director of
field work Of the League to Enforce
Peace, and two or three Chicago men
who have not yet been definitely ar
ranged for will also speak.
STATE ORGANIZATION.
The object Of the dinner Is to in
terest leading men Of Illinois in form
ing a state organization Of the League
to Enforce Peace. The purpose OF the
state organization is to conduct a sys-
tematic campaign that will place the
aims and anticipated benefits OF the
proposed league of nations before all
the citizens for their consideration.
Briefly summarized. the objects of
this organization, which just now is
the foremost subject of discussion on
both sides of the Atlantic, are as fol-
lows: World conferences to develop,
formulate and codiry International
law; an international court to execute
these laws in all cases of disputes be-
tween nations that can properly be
brought before a court under the rules
of law and equity. a council Of con-
ciliation to compose differences be-
tween nations that cannot be tried I'M
der the rules of law and equity; and
an agreement to employ the united
economic, military and naval forces of
all the nations in the league to COM
pei the submission of all international
disputes to court or council before 60
| ing to war.
The league does not propose to en-
force the DEGREES of the court or the
| recommendations OF the council, but
only to insure first appeal to milder
methods than war. If after full hear
ing and decision the parties to the dis
pute still feel that their grievances can
be settled only by war the league
does not propose to interfere further.
TAFT THE PRESIDENT.
Former President William II. Taft is
! president of the League to Enforce
: Peace which was organized June II.
1915. The league is meeting with an
extraordinary response wherever local
organizations have been formed. Mas
sachusetts, for instance, Is enthusiast
II tic over the idea The mayors OF
Worcester and of Fall River have each
issued proclamations designating q
given date as League to Enforce Peace
Day" and calling upon the citizens tc
give their special attention on that
day to the problem of insuring the fu-
ture peace Of the world. These off,
cial League to Enforce Peace days
are observed by a series of addresses
In factories at noon, in school houses
or wherever audiences can be assem-
bled, closing with a great mass meet
ing in the city's largest auditorium In
the evening. This scheme has me-
with such strong popular APPROVAL that
a number of other cities throughout
New England are appearing to follow
Worcester's example.
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