Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE
FORMALLY ORGANIZED HERE
Governor Westmorelanu Davis Serves
as Chairman of Initial Meet
Ing OF Convention.
GEORGE BRYAN IS STATE HEAD
other Officers Are Chosen to Con-
cuct Virginia Branch-Oscar Il.
Straus AMI DIR. Talcott Williams
Address Night Gathering.

auufcsS Night Gathering.
Formal organization Of the Virginia
branch OF the League to Enforce Peace
was accomplished yesterday afternoon
AT the first Of TWO meetings held In the
Hall of the House OF Delegates ut 1880
o'clock. At that time. Governor West
noFeland Davis WAS elected honorary
chairman. and George Bryan, OF this
city, state chairman. The other OF
w. Meade Addison. treasurer; 9. K.
Ecil"E. secretary: and Miss Il. u.
9chii!n. assistant secretary.
at City Auditorium last night at
o'clock an audience of fair proportions
Was present to hear addresses by DR..
aicott Williams. dean OF the school
ION in Columbia University. and oscar
r. strauss formc: Secretary of Com
;ne!ce and Labor and three times am
baSsador TO Turkey. The session was
opened with an Invocation by Rev. ii.
" Maclachlan, pastor OF the Seventh
street Christian Church. and America"
ara Bryant The address OF welcome
was delivered by Governor Davis, fol-
lowing a fcw remarks b. the State
chairman George Bryan.
l)r- Williams spoke pleasinEly OF the
great influence Wig statesmen had
had on the moulCiug of the United
states into an indesi:uctiblc Union, re-
lcTrinS To the great work of George
Washington. John Randolph. Patrick
Henry. Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow
Wilson in critical periods of American
history.
lie then touched on the plans Of the
League to Enforce Peace. and said. IF
you here In this State in your counties
ana your towns organize and express
desire for League to Enforce Peace.
"a. triumph OF liberty through law and
OF peace without armies or war viii
surely come"
rEACE LEAGUE ASSURES
REWARD ron VICTORIES WON
This plan for League 10 Enforce
Peace proposes no new sovereignty
and no new government" he said. lit
makes no new world consultation. 1t
affects neither the Monroe Doctrine nor
any other imnen!orial .imcl lean doc
irlne Through this plan, peace will
remain as reward for the efforts OF
the allied armies: There Is a world
hind the Judgment of this court as
sheriff. the armies which have already
destroyed autocracy. broken the con-
world ana brought before the bar OF
justice those guilty OF the crimes
against tnteinatlona! law and humanity
~ the United States can meet, in
conference 10 settle affairs In war
craIed Europe and set It's peoples in
nancnt conference which would REIN
state International law? Why not
share IN IN international agency which
VIII take care OF ovcramoitlous couu-
tries and protect the weak nations?
The way 10 do TINS is through the or
ganization OF a league 10 enforce peace
dead die in vain. So act tha, their
blood shed for the ransom OF many
Of humanity that war shall forever
pass and mar the peace OF the earth
no more"
Mr. Struus spoke from a broad Inter
national point OF view as world
traveller and ambassador TO foreign
countries He touched on the securi-
Ia Mr. Tn pn sl.a
natlonnlism and its problems
MUST ENLARGE: CONCEPTION
OF NEW NATIoNALISM
we must not renounce. but enlarge
our conception OF nat!onalism 10 make
IL more nearly accord with the true
grandeur OF nations and with their
responsibilities TO one another. Re-
ciproca! rights must be recognized and
the basis .. the might or each but
right for all nations. grea, and small.
"A league Of nations is no, an en-
tangling alliance when confined 10 the
sole purpose OF maintaining the peace
o! he world leaving each nation alb
soiutcly n free as before In al! other
internal and external respects. as near
as this can be possibly done. with
victory now achieved world power has
come under the control OF free nations
and there is no s.umhlingblock in the
way OF the formation or league OF
ma Ions"
The meeting al 2:3o in the hall OF
tho House OF DELEGATES was called TO
order by George Bryan. who after an
address OF welcome TO the l2o ac-
credited delcra cs present. introduced
Governor Westr oreland Davis "a chair
man.
Governor Davis spoke briefly. making
the point that "a rule Of life for the
nations OF the earth WAS needed" and
that the League to Enforce Peace
served distinct place as the fore
runner OF a permanent league of ma
tons. motion was then offered call
ing for the appointmcnt of a commit
tee resolutions and organization,
and Henry ST. George Tucker, Captain
y. r.. were named
The first sneaker was r. W Boyd. OF
New York. representative Of the League
presented the victory program" OF
the league TO the assembly. The pro-
gram is:
The league should aim at promoting
the liberty. progress Al d fair economic
opportunity OF all nations and the or
derby DEVELOPMENT OF the world.
LEAGUE SHOULD INSURE PEACE
by ELIMINATING CONTENTION
II should insure peace by eliminat-
ing causes OF dissersion. by deciding
controversies by peaccablc means. and
by uniting the potential force OF all
the members as standing menace
Economy Stores for