South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
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Consider Forming
Peace Organization

NEW YORK. Jan. 81. ogden
Armour. Arthur T. Adds. Victor f.
Lawson. Cyrus II. Mccormick. John
/ V Farwell. James E. Forgan. c. L.
Hutchinson. Carter II. Harrison. c.
/ c. Kohlsaat. Harry A. Wheeler,
I George NJ. Reynolds. John s. Run
nells. LaVerne w. NOyes and other
captains Of industry. commerce and
/ finance TO the total number of 76
/ have issued invitations for a dinner
/ at the Congress hotel Saturday. Jan.
I 6. Ito consider a program for per-
manent league of nations TO become
/ effective at the close Of the present
war"
DR.. a. Lawson Lowell, president
! of Harvard university and chairman
of the national executive committee
of the League TO Enforce Peace, is
30 deliver the principal address. {.
( c.. Kitchener of New York, director
! of field work of the League TO En-
/ force Peace and two or three Chi
I cago men who have not yet been
definitely arranged for. will also
speak.
The object of the dinner is 10 in
| terest leading men of Illinois in
forming a state organization of the
League TO Enforce Peace The pur-
/ pose of the state organization is TO
conduct a systematic 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
I the foremost subject of discussion
on both sides of the Atlantic, are
as follows: World conferences TO de-
velOp. formulate and codify inter
/ national law; an international court
/ to execute these laws in all cases of
| disputes between nations that can
properly he brought before a court
under the rules of law and equity:
a council of Cancellation 10 compose
| differences between nations that
| cannot be tried under the rules Of
\ law and equity, and an agreement
! to employ the united economic. mill
I
! tions in the league To compel the
submission Of all international dis
/ putes 10 court or council before go
/ ing 10 war. The league does not pro-
/ pose to enforce the DEGREES of the
| court or the recommendation Of
/ the council, but only 10 insure a
/ first appeal 20 milder methods than
war. II after full hearing and deci-
/ sion the parties TO the dispute still
/ feel that their grievances can be
settled only by war the league does
Z not propose to interfere further.
! Former Pres't William III. Taft Is
/ president of the League TO Enforce
/ Peace. which was organized June
Il. 1915. The league is meeting with
an extraordinary response where
/ ever local organizations have been
/ formed. Massachusetts,. for instance.
/ is enthusiastic over the idea. The
mayors of Worcester and of Fall
| River have each issued proclama-
| tons designating a given date as
/ League to Enforce Peace Day.
/ and calling upon the citizens 10 give
/ their special attention on that day to
/ the problem of insuring the future
/ peace of the world. These official
League 10 Enforce Peace days are
/ observed by a series Of addresses in
4 factories at noon. i'm school houses.
/ or wherever audiences can be as
! sembled. closing with a great mass
meeting in the city's largest auditor
! ium in the evening. This scheme has
met with such strong popular APP
/ prOval that number Of other cities
I throughout New England are ap-
! pearing TO follow Worcester's ex-
| ample.