The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-08
WIN-THE- WARRIOR
PERMANENT PEACE
CONVENTION CALLED
Elk President Taft Issues Call for
a Meeting to Be Held in Phil
adelphia, May 16 to 10; Noted
Men and Women to Attend.

Men and Women TO Attend.
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New YORK. March win the
war Tor permanent peace iS the title
Of a national convention called today
by President Taft ana a committee
%. prominent men and women To meet
IN Philadelphia The name. according
to MIR. Taft. wus chosen hecaaso II
offers a "rullyiug cry in the present
war crisis The convention will be
held in Philadelphia. May lG to -
under the auspices of the League 10
enforce peace. and Mr. Taft. a. the
head OF that organization will preside.
The others on the committee are:
Arthur Cnpper, governor of Kansas.
Cyrus ~. * Curtis, Philadelphia
publisher.
John u. tahcy, former president
chamber Of of the United
states.
Edward A. Filcnc. director cham
Der OF commerce of the United states.
Cardinal Gibbons
samuel Gompers, president Amer.
lean Federation uf Labor
a. Lawrence Loweil. president Of
Harvard.
T. r. Meredith. ot pcs Moincs. edt-
tor aud publisher
John Mitchell. former president Of
United Mine Workers oi America.
Mrs Philip North Moore, president
national council of women
Alton D. Parker.
Mrs Thomas j Preston tformerly
Mrs. Grover CIeVclaud,
Dr Anna Howard shaw. chiirmaI
Womru's committee. council national
dcfcus"
John sharp williams. a. : senate"
from Mississippi
object Of Convention.
The call signed by this committee
states the object ut the convention
AS follows To sustain the drtcrmin
alton OF our people to fight untl
rrussiau militarism has h"on defeat
ed. confirm opposition To- prcWa-
ture peace. ana focus attention upon
the only adv1utap, the American pco-
pie ur" hoping 10 gain from the war
&c permanent peace guaranteed hy
10 league uf nations
The meeting viii mtrk although
not exactly ON that date. th, thfrI
anniversary Of the league Co enforce
peace. which wac tuuutod 90 Iudv-
prudoucc han. Philadelphia June 81.
tF1.. The platform of the lcJpu.
adopted three years aEu uu5 90 that
time considered q radical prupo-ul
viii be considered with 'ioN go lr-
wishing sim more definite plans Tor
the formation and maintauau,r ui 30
league of nations after the war
lu connection with the convention
call Nj TAFT TODAY gave uut tn fol
lowing statement;
win tho war Tor permanent potcc
was chosen ass the name for the con
vention because, IN the Judgment Of
our leaders, IL offers u rlllyiuE cry
In tho present war crisis.
"RussiI's disastrous experience has
been % lesson 10 those who belicveG
the objects for which we entered tho
war might hc attained 10y nocotiH-
ttOn. The only result We can accept
is a permanent peace. and q perma-
nont peace can he won only hy the
overthrow of the German a%utocracy.
Recent events have made IL clearer
than over that our constructive peace
policy can be carried through only hy
n destructive war policy the d%estruc-
tion of Grrmany's power te menace
The safety Of the world. now or In
the future.
Pncifists Encouraged.
1T is clear 20 every thinking pa
triot that the speeches ~ the Ger.
man and Austrian chunccllors were
made. @ In good faith. with amy hon
est intention ~ reaching u fair
ground for settlement. hut for the
purpose ~ encouraging pacifist sem
timent among their enemies and
weakening tho spirit Of the United
states ana our allies Tie German
chancellor hVpocriticatk accepts Ger
tain ~ the principles laid town by
President Wilson AZ tho very time
when Germany has rcpudiated the
whole basis ~ our peace program"
and doficd ouT demand Tor the cVac-
uution Of Russian territory and such
"a settlement ns viii leave the RUS
sian people free to work out their
W. future.
The purpose NJ his convention II
two-fold To announce our detcrmin-
alton to carry on the war Until the
end for which We took up arms Is
achieved ana 90 strengthen that de-
termination b, showing the diamctri-
cal difference between the selfish aims
of GoiluauN ana our own consUuc-
tive program"
BRYAN AND CHAPLIN