Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-16
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While John Barrett, director gen
eral of the Pan-American union.
was in Harrisburg last week, the
conversation turned to the proposed
League of Nations. I'VE beat the
world to it," said Barrett. The
| Pan-American union is the original,
simon-pure league of nations. ItN
has not only prompted peace and
| friendly relations among the peo-
pies of the two western continents,
but it has actually prevented SIX
wars"
That's true" said DIR. Pezet, for
mer ambassador from Peru to the
United States. THE records are on
| file at Washington.
| Another member of the party re-
called, that William Penn was an
advocate of a League of Nations for
Europe, modelled somewhat along
the lines of the Pan-American un-
ion and Ventured the guess that IL
it had been adopted, much bloodshed
might have been prevented. A
curious newspaper man in the party
looked the matter up and that Penn
actually did write pamphlet in
favor of such an organization. John
w. Graham in his extremely in
teresting life of the founder of Penn
sylvania quotes an extract giving
Penn's own words:-"As individuals
become members of States and sub
stitute law for force, so should the
Sovereign Princes of Europe come
under an international assembly ana
meet yearly or once in two or three
years at farthest, as sovereign I'M
perial state of Europe, to ADJUST
| that linlOnACV has T9ll-
ed to settle and if any of the SOW
lereignities that constitute these i'm
perial states shall refuse to submit
their claims or pretensions TO them'
or to abide and perform the Judg-
ment thereof, and seek their reme-
dy by arms, or delay their compn-
ance beyond the time prelxed IN
their resolutions, all of the other
sovereignities. united as one strength
shall compel the submission and per-
formance of the sentence, with dam
ages to the suffering party, and
charges to the soverelgnltleS tnat
Obliged their submission"
Much has been said of the success
of the Rotary Club conference in
, Harrisburg last week, but 1T remains
for the Easton Free Press to tell the
people of that town what Easton
Rotarians thought of Harrisburg as
c a convention city. Says that news
:. paper:
: "Never before have Rotarians OF
this district of their organization
l been so lavishly entertained as they
+ were at the conference at Harris
i burg Thursday and Friday. The Ro-
!, tarians and their friends of that city
outdid themselves. Their program
left not a moment for anyone to
s even have time for resting. The
II convention business was most inter-
o esting and enlightening, the speak
s. ers gave much food for thought out
II lined many ideas for improving and
. strengthening the organization, while
1t the wives of the members were con-
L stantly being delighted with some
e novelty or with automobile rides
. and social affairs.
q at seemed to the guests that the
II Rotarians of Harrisburg had decided
q to make this conference the equal In
II interest and entertainment OF the
3 national convention, and they carried
q their purpose through with a success
q that could not be measured. Ev-
g erything about the meeting was most
n satisfactory and delightful. Rotar-
o ians gained n new inspiration, a new
Zest for their organization. Busi-
II ness was transacted with dispatch,
l. but the program of addresses and
n speeches was so replete with incl
o dents that the time passed all toe
Is quickly. A great deal of new in
is formation and new thought on Ro'
tary was gained, and the conference
a was pronounced a most decided sue
J. cess from every point of view.
d But the outstanding feature. the
a one thing that those who attended
% will never forget, was the splendid
rt hospitality of the good people Of
'r Harrisburg"
- Tt is suggested to the Publicity
l. Committee of the Chamber of Com
lie merce that the foregoing might bt
l. clipped and used with proper credi
d in its advertising matter seeking con
Is ventions for Harrisburg.
AZ Speaking of DIR. Pezet, one recalls
l. his story of the Irish potato. "It'
no more an Irish potato than it is ;
g Turkish potato" said he. The po
II tato originated in Peru. 1t was ori
II ginally a little thing about the sizt
of small nut, but responded to thu
e cultivation of the Peruvian Indians
s and was transplanted by the Span
II iards to Spain. thence to Europe
l. England and finally Ireland, wher,
r in the course of time 1t became ;
10 food staple. Then it came to th
l. United States and so got its urls
nomer, the Irish potato"