The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-13
SUPPORTERS or
LEAGUE NATIONS
ARE ORGANIZING
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European Manager Of ~. n. \

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allied Europe are getting together In
vast army to get behind the
League OF Nations.
The movement under way In all
the allied countries has two pur-
poses
ONE To give active support and
assistance In the formation Of the
League OF Nations.
TWO Once the league h. formed,
to back IL up during It's trial period
and make sure It's "a go. TO pro
mote the necessary friendly senti'
mcnt between nations 80 that the
working of the league viii become
I fricttonlcss.
From Milan. Italy. comes news az
great mass meeting held there re-
Gently, when supporter OF the
league az Nations. numbering thou.
sands. got busy on AN active pro
gram.
An Italian national congress II be
I ink organized as result Of this
mass meeting Steps are being
taken 10 work with league OF ma
tons societies IN other countries.
Meetings are being held IN many
I parts OF Italy. and the advantages
Of the league are being taught thru
I the press and elsewhere
Similar organizations are even
further advanced in France. coun.
ellis OF smaller allied peoples In Italy.
France ana England are firmly
backing the movement
Societies Are Merged
In England. the two most active
societies the League OF Nations 80.
ciety aud the League OF Free Ma.
lions association. were recently
merged into the League OF Nations
union.
A statement OF the new body
gives this as the reason for the
merger:
we believe that all sincere and
practical supporters OF League OF
Nations should stand united"
The message adds that recent
statements by political leaders Of
various allied nations have clarified
tho atmosphere and provided a
cd effort possible.
The Union" continues the state.
ment. 'will be- society OF men and
women OF all parties and crcesiN. who
are resolved that out Of this war We
must work 20 secure neither a patch.
ed up settlement nor a one sided az.
grandiscment OF particular nations.
but the complete overthrow OF the
militarist system which brought this
evil upon the world a"
Support Of Leaders
General smuts. So recent public
speech. said. ~ League Of Nations
II no longer an ideal or an aHplra.
ton. but a sheer practical neoea'
sity."
Ex.Prcmicr Herbert Asqulth says:
The communities Of the world.
taught by this war once and for all
the folly and the danger OF our ex-
istinK International system. will
steadily pursue a common ideal and
surmount difficulties IA they present
themselves"
H. q Wells II continually point
inK out that 'nationalisrn" and the
great power idea are the chief oh.
staclcs In the path Of a League Of
Nations. and that open dealing must
come TO stay,
Lloyd George. Foreign Secretary
nalfour and Lord Robert Cecil. a..
ais,ant foreign secretary. az well az
dozens OF other public men. repeat
eddy affirm their determination 70
bring successful league Of nationS
into being
Representatives Of the Church Of
England. Catholics. Hapiists. Con
rrcgationaiists. Mcthodists. Presby
tcrians and all the Christian
churches go, together recently ane
sent a letter to the archbishop ol
Canterbury. asking him TO call .
national council OF the heads Of nj
the British churches TO get behind
the League u Nations.
The Church Plan
The archbishop approved the sug
gostion. and the council Is undci
way.
The church plan includes. amons
other things
The cndoavor TO secure unite
support for the League OF Nationi
and TO cooperate with similar move
mcnLa in the dominions. the Unite
states and other countries.
Educational propaganda. rot onl,
for the establishment Of league o
nations but also for Its support aftc
AZ IL formed, in order TO assure ~
success and permancncy.
Teaching OF the spirit OF co-opera
ton necessary tn the success OF tn
league in church classes. To children
as we'll as adults