Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-12

EAN the night Of Thursday, February 6, a
- special car will start from New York City
" on trip OF several thousand miles that
will have far reaching consequences not
only for the United States but for all the world
~ will carry, among other distinguished passen-
gers, an ex-presdent Of the United States, the
man who represented the American people at the
court Of Kaiser Wilhelm at the time when we en-
tered the war; former minister to the Neither
lands who Is also Of the country's most famous
literary men, the president Of n famous university
the chosen representative of Labor on one Of the
most important tribunals set up during the war
and the head Of the most influential organization Of
women In the United States This company, with
staff Of secretaries, and organization and pub
licity experts, will undertake tour remarkable
even In a country accustomed to propaganda in all
its varied FORMS
The tour will occupy nearly month and he
fore It Is over every portion Of our population will
be reached by the message these men and women
will deliver. They will be heard first in New York
City during series of public meetings lasting two
days-Februarv and The first ston after
New York will be Boston. Then the car will max
a long Jump to Chicago The schedule from TINT
point is: Minneapolis. Portland, Oregon. San
Francisco Salt Lake CITY. St louis md
Atlanta from which point the car will return to
New York, completing the circuit Of the United
States
The purpose Of this tour is to arouse popular
interest in the establishment Of League of Ma
lions. AT the nine cities where the car viii stop
conventions have been organized which will draw
delegates from the surrounding states to hear nd
dresses BY the speakers who are making the trip
and BY others recruited from local territory These
nine meetings are in reality one great convention
and thew have 90 hear al hx, he Jao0 IN
Enforce Peace, which is responsible for these
rangements
100000 INVITATIONS.
During the past month more than two hundred
thousand persons all over the United States have
received invitations to the National Congress for
League Of Nations" Tn this case instead If the
audience travelling to meet the Speakers the sneak
ers will go to the audiences, at least part of the
way,
Manifestly, Il wonld be impossible to Sc, m
great national convention on these lines without n
great national organization. For the past four
years, the League to Enforce Peace has been or
ganizing branches all over the United States and
now, at the elimination Of It's work. Il has strong
branches in forty-eght states The task Of hodna
.hese nine conventions has been placed in the
nands OF these forty eight branches. each branch
Deing responsible for portion Of he work re-
hting 70 the convention IN lis own territory.
sFor the Atlantic Congress, to be held IN New
York City, there viii be cooperative effort by
the states Of New York, New Jersey pennsvI.
vania, Maryland, Delaware. Virginia, West vir-
ginia and the District Of Columbia Delegates
have been appointed hy nearly all the governors In
this group and BY important organizations repre-
senting labor. agriculture. education the church.
bic women's clubs, Chambers Of Commerce md
pthers. The delegates win assemble on February
in the ballroom of the Hotel Astor There viii
De three sessions on that day and two on the fol-
bwfng day, and the Congress will eliminate in
Breat popular mass meeting c1 the night Of Febru-
ary .. A ihfs meeting platform viii BE adopted
rhich HiII oxpresa the demand Of those assembled