St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-14
TAFT AT COLONIAL
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In speaking of the start of the lea
when Mr. Taft with others mot ut the
Century Climb. TO see if il was possible
10 agree on Il basis for Il world league.
, Among the men present were:
Hamilton Hope, John Hays Ham,
mond, Mr.. Marburg. Another SC
ries of gentlemen met at diff
ferent times and finally a public meet
ing was held in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia. Pa. In 1916, the speak
err pointed to the 100000 raised for
the spreading of the propa sanda and
also told OF speeches made by Presi-
dent Wilson and Senator Lodge at the
annual meeting favoring the world
peace movement.
Judge Taft divided his address into
four parts. which constitutes the lea
CUES, platform; first, a world court;
second, council of Cancellation;
third. a boycott and an international
military force against an agSressor;
and lastly, world conferences TO codi-
fy international law.
II a non justifiable question arises,
the question the speaker explained,
shall be given to a commission in the
form of a compromise, but further as
sured his hearers that the compro-
mise did not bind unless accepted by
the disagreeing parties. Other proVl-
SiOns of the league pointed out We're:
If any nation refuses to arbitrate and
commences hostlitics before the cause
can be argued the armed forces of
the world league is to be united IN
resistance against the recalcitrant
member. The international boycott,
Judge Taft also showed, would be in
stituted with Il view to preventing ma
tons from starting hostilities.
Presenting the objections to the
world league, Mr.. Taft enumerated
them, and then proceeded to logically
overcome those objections. The first
was Of nconstitutionality; the taking
away from congress the right to make
war This the speaker showed was
not true, as in event of any armed
force going from the United States in
the aid of the world movement con-
gress would authorize such force to
proceed in conjunction with other
powers AS q precedent, Mr.. Taft
quoted the joint actions of the powers
ut the time of the Boxer rebellion il
China.
He then took up the objection oil
the Monroe doctrine; that the cOun-
try would have to lay aside the doc
trine completely. Mr.. Taft showed
that if the country was called upon
to defend the Monroe doctrine, and il
the matter could not be settled by the
world court that after the question ha(
been considered the country would bt
at liberty to proceed to defend the
doctrine. A delay only would ensut
between the time of the trouble, ant
the outbreak of war.
The greatest objection brought for
ward. the speaker said, was the 'de
parture from the policy of keeping
out of world politics" This judge
Taft brought out was necessary du'
to the change of times. He pointed
out that when Washington laid EN-
phass on that point, and Jefferson
at a later time. that the country eX
tended to the Mississippi River. HI
then enumerated the vast possessions
and extensive interests of the presen
age that made it necessary to depar
from that program in the present day
Reception at Museum
At the close of the evening exercise
a reception was held in Mr.. Taft