The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-19
PEACE LEAGUE FAVORED,
Neutrals Send Messages
Promising Hearty Support
to League Plans.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. ls.--In mes
sagcs read at a dinner given here to-
night under the auspices of the League
to Enforce Peace, to consider a pro-
gram for a permanent league of ma
tions to become effective at the close
OF the present war, neutral nations OF
Europe expressed a desire TO, take part
in the formation Of such a league.
Letters from Switzerland. Spain and
Denmark, in answer to inquiries from
Theodore Marburg. chairman Of the
committee on foreign organization of
the League to Enforce Peace. were
read. The favorable answers from the
neutral nations follow closely upon the
reply of the entente allies to President
Wilson. In which 10 Of the IL coun-
tries at war jointly declared:
"They associate themselves, with all
their hopes. with the project for the
creation of u league of nations to in
sure peace and justice throughout the
world"
DR. Hoffman,. head of the political
department Of Switzerland. indorsed
the efforts of the league to enforce
peace and said that Switzerland is well
which the United States has taken the
initiative because, surrounded on all
sides by war, peopled by the race and
inheriting the language and the cul-
ture Of three among the combatant ma
lions, she is better able than any 9TH
er country to realize that war is con-
trary to the superior interest Of civil
ization.
IF then at the conclusion of peace,
the occasion should arise" said Hoff-
man, for us to unite our efforts to
yours. we will not fail to do SO, and
will be happy to contribute toward
rendering peace more secure when re-
established"
Juan Riano. ambassador from Spain.
sent a letter inclosins u cablcgram
from Amalio Gimeo, minister of for
eign affairs of Spain. who said Spain is
following with keen sympathy the idea
of establishing an international peace
league and win lend it's aid to ''re;llt-
cation of such a humanitarian and
lofty project"
Erik Scavenius. minister Of foreign
affairs Of Denmark, wrote that the
object for which the League to en-
force Peace Is specially working. name
~. compulsory arbitration for interna-
tional differences not settled by diplo-
matte negotiations. has full sympathy
of the Danish government and that
Denmark would esteem It d valuable
gain for the peace Of the world, Ii the
principles Of International arbitration
attain great recognition. II
/ A message from DR.. Loundon, Meth
.erlands. minister for foreign affairs.
transmitted through Dutch Minister
Won Rappard, was as follows:
Though uaable to declare himself en-
tirely at one with the different means
advocated by the League, to Enforce
Peace. the minister for foreign affairs
at The Hague gladly states his SYM
pathy with Its underlying principles.
a ressage from viscount Motono.
the Japanese minister for foreign af-
fairs. transmitted through the Japa-
nese ambassador at Washington was as
follows:
have noted with interest your un-
renting efforts to secure the world
against repetition OF the present con-
vulsion. All proposals directed to cf-
feet SO desirable an end must be well
coined and carefully studied by every
one to whom peace and good will are
not empty names and, who has any re-
gard for humanity.