The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-07


relationships of the United States and
called upon the United States Senate to
oppose absolutely the theory as in
dicated in the constitution of the
League of Nations and oppose said
constitution of the League of Nations
becoming part of or being in any
way included in the peace treaties to
be made or entered into by tn United
States"
Indiana
In Indiana the Senate indorsed re-
port in favor of the League presented
by a committee appointed to represent
that body at the recent League of Ma
tions Congress held in Chicago.
New Jersey
The New Jersey legislature adopted
concurrent resolution indorsing the
League in 1918. This years legisla.
ture adopted a joint resolution invit-
ing the League to establish its head
quarters in New Jersey and authoriz-
ing Atluptic city to issue bonds outside
of its regular debt limit to finance the
purchase of lands ana buildings as Il
| home for the League organization. In
| the preamble Of this resolution the legls-
lature expressed approval of the League
| idea as follows:
Whereas, tbs Eastern Coast of the
| United states offers by reason of its
| geographical location point almost
midway between the several nations
about to enter into compact of
worldly significance insuring peace for
All mankind, and to the end that the
state of New Jersey shall not be lack
| ing in its appreciation of what means
50 much to mankind and may express
itself in a fitting way to welcome to
| its borders any court of congress of
| the nations of the world which may
grow out of the Peace Conference now
being held in Paris, France
The following typical indorsements
are taken from the list of thirteen faV
orable concurrent resolutions adopted
this year:
| Nevada
I've favor the establishment of
League of Nations Of which the Uniteo
States shall be member. We believe
that such League would aim ut pro
noting the liberty, progress and or
derly development of the world; that
it should. clinch the victory won at
| such terrible sacrifice by having the
united potential force of all its mem
bers as standing menace against any
nation that seeks to upset the peace OF
the world
Tennessee
that the two United States Sen
ators from Tennessee are respectfullI
urged to voice the sentiment of theii
constituency by voting for the rauii
cation of the League of Nations, anC
to render to woodrow Wilson ever!
support possible in the accomplish
ment of this noble instrument, ant
that the members from the Lowe
House of Congress from Tennessee arr
respectfully requested to give him tn
benefit of their moral support. We be
Iicve This request embodies the unite'
voice of Tennessee. We believe the adop
ton of this instrument means de
claration oC world independence"
BE it further resolved, That we eX
nregs TO william Howard Taft our ap
preciation Of his timely and able sup
port of the President in his work 70
mankind"
Wisconsin
the legislature of WISCONSIN, l
profoundly impressed by the momen
toug character of the constitution o
the proposed League of Nations recent
lv cabled from Paris by its supremel
lust and exalted purpose. by its SCUM
generalties and elastic quality, and dc
sires promptly to go on record as favor
ing its spirit and design relatively a
presented. and as urging the Senator
I'm Congress from Wisconsin to give t
If in treaty form, friendly consider.
2 tion to the utmost degree consisten
with the safeguarding and preserv;
tion of our national sovereignty, whic
sovereignty, we believe, cannot b
threatened by it in any possible mef
sure comparable with the benetclen
possibilities affecting humanity and civ
lization that it embraces
Texas
"In the name of the great people W
represent we unqualifidely endorse tn
Fourteen Points of President Wilson a
a basis for World Peace. and particl
larly the two points providing for
League of Nations and the Freedom
the Seas. We know that the latte
cannot be established without the estai
rshment of the former, and that Wit
the adoption OF the League of Nations
the Freedom OF the Seas viii becom
) n necessity for the preservation OF tn
Peace Of the World. and the cons
uuent economic relief of the Nations.
we bid our President Godspeed
, his holy mission, and give expressio
, here to our doubt of the good faith
those who seek to make the impressio
upon our brethren of Europe that on
great ambassador has not the full col
fidence of the people he represents
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