New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-26
Choate. Root and Parker
Among Those Who Urge
Wilson to Act
EXTREME PACIFISTS
SEEN AS PERIL TO U. S.
safeguard of Shipping and
National Honor from
Germany Asked

call for an adequate expression OF
-. sentiment Of the American people
: favor Of a vigorous policy for the
--,,setion OF national rights and the
s.,.nes Of national honor was issued
...s-dsv BY William Howard Taft,
,.,,,b H. Choate, Elihu Root, James
garfield. Alton &. Parker, Henry L.
s,insOn and more than forty other citi-
avs prominent in public and profess
sional life.
The call:
syany citizens who are intensely
,onvinced that the present state OF the
German submarine question demands
rrompt and vigorous action in defeuce
~ American rights hesitate TO press
,hsir views for fear of embarrassing
,he President. No such consideration
,zys the hand of those who seek to
uralyze any effort he may make to
carry into practical effect mis- pledge to
amt no act necessary for the protec-
ION of American ships and American
,itizsns engaged upon lawful errands
on the high seas.
Pacifsts Are Deied
~The elamor Of extreme pacifsts and
Of those who from other motives are
ouposed TO this patriotic course makes
itself insistently heard, within Con-
rress and without. It is no longer per-
Missile. therefore, for those to remain
silent who wish to support the Presi-
dent in the protection Of our national
rights and the defence of our national
honor.
sour ships and our flag are being ex-
Guided from the seas by the threat Of
death and destruction conveyed in Ger
many's declaration of war on neutral
shipping The need Of the hour IS 70
take effectual measures TO safeguard
our shipping and our citizens, rather
than 70 wait for Americans 10 be muir
dered and then go 20 war 70 punish tne
offender. To refuse or too long delay
such protection would be TO acqulesce
in the subjugation of American rights
70 German domination. The time mas
come 70 assure the President that ne
will have the overwhelming support OF
his fellow countrymen in taking et-
fectivn measures TO meet the intol-
cradle situation with which the coun-
try is now confronted
All Urged TO Join
All those who desire TO join in ex-
messing these views are requested 70
send their names 20 Nathan A. Smyth,
secretary, so Broadway.
The signers of the call are William
4. Taft, Joseph II. Choate, Alton B.
PArksr. John B. Stanchfield, James
PINE. J. Alden Weir, Martin ". Lit
Teton. Joseph VI. Price, Henry de For
Is. Baldwin. Arnold W. Drummer. Rob-
EFT Underwood Johnson, Fabian Frank
Iin. ". ]. Curtis, Elihu Root, Henry l..
stinson, James P. Garfield, Frederick
c. Tanner. Cass Gilbert, Monroe
Smith. Philip J. McCook, George 5.
Hornblower. Thatcher ". Brown, Albert
B. Kerr, Alexander VI. White.
Walter ". Price, J. r. Wheeler, A.
Perry Osborn. George A. Dixon, Robert
S. Brewster. George H. Richards,
Charles B. De Camp. Henry H. Curran,
Charles c. Birmingham, Bertram u.
Goodhue, Robert r. Reed, (. D. Perry,
william Jay Schieffelin, A. II: Thorn
dixie, Lewis A. St.mson, Frank E. Doddi,
Graham Sumner, Charles F. Neergaard,
John ". Agar, Benjamin NJ. Day, Alfred
Jsretski, George F. Crane, Herbert Gut
tsrson and julius Sachs.
The names sent in will be communi-
Gated 70 the President and the mem
bers Of Congress. Many signatures IN
addition 70 those above printed are IN
hand