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TkFT'S WARNING
Shall War to Top of Nations
Capacity, Ex-President Tells
Peace League.
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BY Associated Press to Every Evening
PhIladelphia, Nav I6-War to the
death. demands former President Taft
in his keynote speech st the opening ses-
SION TODAY of the win-the-war convention
of the League TO Enforce Peace. he
convention will continue two days,
closing tomorrow night with banquet
to be attended by more than 900 guests.
After string plea for lighting army
Of 5000, 900 men, Mr.. Taft said:
I'VE should set our faces stern ana
unbending toward one end-war. Let
us have peace, but let us have war that
We may have peace. To sound the trlifn-
pet, stern, implacable war TO the end,
this convention was called.
MIR. Taft presided Men Of nation
wide prominence to the number of 1000
are in attendance They include educa-
tors. business men and statesmen. Gov
ernors and former governors are among
the delegates, all urging that America
work for permanent peace by bringing all
her resources TO bear toward winning
the war.
This convention sperks an irrevocable
public opinion that the war must 60 on
until our foe is defeated, Mr. Taft SAID.
We are fighting the German people led
BY the Hohenzollern dynasty, It's military
hierarchy and Prusslan reactlonarieS.
They maintain the undluted and cruel
doctrine that might Is right. hey
have been strengthening their might for
fifty years in order to establish their
right to the domination OF the world.
''No one IL the widest flight of his
imagination how can think of undefeated
Germany yielding either proper indemnity
10 Belgium or justice to Alsaee-Lorraine
Nor will the unconquered German ruling
class consent to lift the German paw from
PROSTATE Russia, or give over 10 decent
rale the blood-stained Christian provinces
OF Turkey If the wrongs OF the op-
pressed are not rIghted the war Will nave
| been fought in vain.
."Tbank God the will of the people to
see this war through to German defeat
is gathering with irresistible force Those
who represent us in the national legisla-
ture and in the executive must know and
must be made To know, that only one
policy will be tolerated and that IS war
10 the top of the capacity of the country
The league viii take an active part IN
"win the war" activities. This rs empha-
sized in the annual report of the executive
committee Ii is signed by MIR. TAFT,
president DIR. y Lawrence Lowell, chair
man, and William II Short, secretary.
| The report says:
'0The fundamental proposal Is that the
nations that cherish international justice
and public right shall make common cause
against a determined dlsturber OF the
worlds peace The winning OF the war
is the first and essential step toward the
realization of our aims.
''The task OF the league has been one
Of popular education. 1t has marshaiied
the resources of a powerful organization
directed by leaders OF national reputa-
ton in every state of the union to &C
complish the following ends:
Il Emphasize the high purposes OF
| the war.
50 Take an active part IN the win
the-war activities
"3. Oppose an inconclusive and Ger
| man-made peace that would be only an
| other breathing space before another
| and greater contest.
a Plan the foundations for per
manent league of nations to make peace
secure in the future
IS. In performance of these vita
| functions the league has carried on an
/ extensive work both abroad and at home
| The principal literature Of the league has
/ been translated into French, Italian
/ Spanish, japanese and German. A sue
/ cession of well known men have carried
/ and are now carrying the leagues mess
/ age to the leading men among our allie;
and the European neutrais.