The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-28
Holt TO SPEAK
IN FARGO NEXT
TUESDAY night
Prominently Known Editor,
Leader in League to En-
force Peace Work,
Comes.
GETS RESULTS OF
THE WORLD WAR
Put Tenn In Concrete Form
and Prevent Further
Combats. "

Not a peace .propagandist. but-a
constructionist. "
This characterizes in q sentence
Hamilton Holt, the distinguished edi-
tor of The New York Independent,
who will speak at the Fargo audito-
RUM at s o'clock Tuesday evening.
May /. under the auspices of the
League to Enforce Peace which does
not seek to end the present war, but
proposes formation of a league of
nations after its close.
It is a constructive movement not
a peace-at-any-pr price agitation. Ham
ilton Holt belongs to a group of men
who pride themselves upon having put
"the fist In pacifist"
After the War, What? is the title
Of Mr.. Holt's address.
He is trained publicist and will
give message well worth hearing.
s A Great Message.
The meeting is free to the public.
No admission will be charged and q
packed house should greet Mr.. Holt,
whether the subject of peace Is par
ticularly agreeable at this time or not.
Mr.. Holt doubtless will strike a high
patriotic key, urging the necessity
Of shoulderin4 the present war load.
William Howard Taft is president
Of the league and Alton B. Parker,
vice-president, which indicates a non-
partisan, non-political indemnity. It's
work has won words of commenda-
ton from President Wilson, Charles
e. Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot
Lodge and General Leonard Wood.
These names are suffS>ient to differ
entiate it from the pt cifist organiza-
tion sponsored by Bryan, David Starr
Jordan and Henry Ford.
lee 6EmnnmAIa ard Whak TLAAs MAaA
1--WE belize it to be desirable for the
United States to join a league OF ma
tions binding the signatories to the
following" - Introductory to the
leagues proposals.
The league of nations proposed
would be brought into existence after
the close of the present European war
and would haveNas it's object the estab-
lishment of a permanent condition of
law and order among the nations. The
league does not concern itself in any
way with the war nowlin progress. II
seeks instead to unite the great mass
OF sentiment against war which will
exist In this and other lands after the
unparalleled slaughter now going on.
in a aspractical plan to prevent the rep
etition -of such disaster. @
The maintenance of law and order
in its own territory is an imperative
duty which every. nation owes to it's
citizens. A further duty is to join with
other nations in maintaining law and
order in the society OF nations. Neg
lect of the former duty results in an
archy at home; neglect of the latter,
in anarchy among the nations.
For the establishment of law and
order in their own territory. the thir-
teen American states found 1t neces-
sary to create a federal government.
For. the establishment Of law and or
der among the nations of the world, it
has manifestly become necessary to
create a federation, or league of the
nations, with definite but limited pow
ers.
AS America has in the past borne
her part in working out and estab-
fishing the principles of justice and
democracy between individual men
within the nation, It is now her duty
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