Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-22
ORGANIZATION FORMED FOLLOW.
ING ADDRESS OF FORMER
PRESIDENT TAFT.
EX-GOVERNOR CLARKE
HEADS NEW SOCIETY
One Hundred Prominent Iowans At
tend Meeting at which Organization
Is Psrfsctsd-Taft Says There Is No
Thought Of interfering With Present
War Aims and Preparations.

Des Moines, Oct. 22.-George w
Clarke, former governor Of Iowa, was
elected q state chairman of the Iowa
branch OF the League to Enforce Peace
at a meeting held at the Chamber OF
Commerce and attended by 100 prom
inent Iowans. Preceding the selection
OF officers, the asseanblage was ad-
dressed by William Howard Taft, for
.ner president OF the United States
who explained the purposes of the
league.
Vice chairmen named include Gov
ernor W. L. Harding, former Governors
Warren Garst, %. F. Carroll. Frank D.
jackson: F. A. Garfield, president OF
the state federation of labor; Mrs. John
w. Watzek. president of the state
federation Of wcmen's clubs; Lieuten-
ant Governor e. r. Moore, NJ. B. Pitt,
speaker Of the Iowa house Of repre-
sentatives; Lafayette Young, Sr.; Chief
Justice Gaynor, Judge NJ. J. Wade OF
the federal court, w. w. Marsh OF
Waterloo and Harvey Ingham.
Jones Chosen Secretary.
Il. T. Jones Of Des MONIES was Sc
Iected as executive secretary and
Homer Miller as treasurer.
The executive committee Is to be
composed OF one delegate from each
congressional district. Those selected
are:
First district-John J. Seerley Of
Burlington.
Second district-Col. George w.
French of Davenport.
Third district-Louis Murphy Of Du-
buque.
Fourth district-William Larrabee Of
Clermont.
Fifth district-D. W. Norris Of Mar
shalltown.
Sixth district-John T. Clarkson of
Abba.
Seventh district-E. T. Meredith OF
Des Noines.
Eighth district-Paul Junkin Of
Creston.
Ninth district-Emme4 FINLEY OF
Council Bluffs.
Tenth district-Paul sullman Of
Jefferson.
Eleventh district J. C. Kelly Of Sioux
City.
Win the War First.
In explaining the purposes Of the
League to Enforce Peace. Mr.. Taft de-
clared 1t was not an imupracticable
dream. but could be made striking
reality If peoples of the world would
get behind the movement.
He further declared the aims OF
the league in no way interfered with
any war preparations or movements
now being made by the United States,
but rather this organization could
never really exist until the present
war had been brought to q satisfactory
end by the United States.
Speaking Of the formation Of the
Ieague and Americas part henceforth,
Mr.. Tai. declared:
I'VE are no longer an isolated
nation. We have not been since the
civil war was fought. contrary to the
belief of many. The idea held by many
that we have become involved in Euro
pean politics only since the declaration
OF war with Germany is absurd:
Why"
Mr.. Taft paused to laugh, and then
went on to explain that the United
States had really been involved in Eu-
ropean politics since the founding OF
the Monroe doctrine.
Americas Great Sin.
"Our great error and, believe.
Cd: ss:::::, !:s. been that we havn't been
able to realize that we were grown
up he declared.
He further declared that with pos
sessions such as Alaska, the Philip
pines, Porto Rico and Hawaii. he could
not see how anyone could for minute
doubt the standing Of the United States
as a world power and q factor in