The sun., 1919-02-07
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
is LAUNCHED HERE
New York and Six Ncighboring
States Open Campaign TO
Inform Congress.
TAFT TAKES THE LEAD
Cardinal Gibbons and Amer
ica's Labor Chiefs Join
in Propaganda.

in Propaganda.
So that Congress may be apr sed OF
all sentiment favorlns part. cipatlon IN
the League OF Nations committees we're
appointed yesterday at the Congress for
a League OF Nations meeting in this city
whose duty 1t will be- 10 marshal the
public opinion OF Tho and slN neighbour
ing States.
Committees OF three men each for the
| States of New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Delaware, Maryland. Virginia
and West Virginia were appointed by
William II. Taft, presiding officer.
The proceedings at Yesterdays session
| were at the Hotel Aston during the morn
! ing and afternoon and at the Seventy
| first Regiment Armory in the evening.
| At the night meeting the speakers were
Frank p. Walsh, Hugh Frayne and John
A. Vol.
| Both religion and labor were pledged
| TO the purposes OF the league by speakers
and by representatives Of the church and
OF Industry who could not be present
| personally. Cardinal Gibbons sent a
message testifying to his faith in a
world league and promising his support
| to the propaganda favoring It Among
the churchmen who delivered addresses
were Mgr. NJ. J Lavelle and the Rev. DR..
Charles L. jefferson OF the Broadway
! Tabernacle. Other speakers we're Nor
| man Hapgood. pr. 4. Lawrence Lowell,
president OF Harvard University, DR..
Richard II. Dabney of the University Of
Virginia. Edward A Fllene and Herbert
s. Houston.
Cardinal Gibbons's Message.
| Cardinal Gibbons's message was in
II greatly regret that I am unable
| 10 be present to express my profound
sympathy with the cause you are met
to further. The Allies have united In
the last four years in a titanic struggle
! TO secure for the peoples OF the world
! the blessings OF permanent peace
| They have struck down the arch con-
| spirator and she lies on the ground be-
! fore them.
But there remains a task equally
difficult, the adoption by Joint arrange
ments of the nations OF machinery
which shall secure the Just decisions OF
| international controversies, the kindly
| readjustment of differences and a PROM
!se to unite military and economic ef-
| fort, II need be. TO maintain Justice.
These are the things your league Is urg-
| ing as necessary sequence to the VIC
/ tory OF the war. with these aims. set
| ting forth principles which are eternal
and abiding. ! am In hearty accord.
May We soon come to enjoy an unselfsh
and righteous peace with worldwide
league to safeguard 1t forever"
! The keynote OF the speeches made by
the labor leaders at last nights gather
ing was struck by Frank F. Walsh when
| he said:
| The workers of all others are inter-
ested IN just and effective league Of
nations which will insure the abolition
of war for all time to come
The burdens of war fall most heav-
lily upon them. They comprise the great
masses Of the populations OF all coun-
tries. Their children are fed into the
horrible nav Of the war monster In
numbers OF colossal immensely. Their
property 10 tho first to be destroyed and
the last to be recovered. From them
the blood OF sacrifice after arr will
flow the longest. and upon their wea-
ried shoulders the pains and burdens
; of reconstruction will fall the hardest
and be the most enduring.
Workers stand for League.
THE workers OF America stand as one
man for a League OF Nations which will
preserve every American ideal. yet vii,
! be strong enough 10 dictate. b. force T..
need be. good conduct upon the part OF
any participant nation which may here
| after exhibit the hdeous war lust"
Mr.. Taft and a group OF speakers who
will work with him in the different cities
to be visited. left this city for Boston
last night. The cities to be visited after
Boston are Chicago, Minneapolis. Port
land. Ore; San Francisco. Salt Lake
City. 81. Louis and Atlanta.
The following platform as the express
sion of the congress which Is to have It's
sessions at the various cities was adopted
by unanimous vote at all OF yesterdays
meetings:
THE purposes of the war can be effec-
tive and the treaty OF peace about 70 be
drawn up can he achieved only by the
creation OK i League ct Nations The
League to Enforce Peace stands by the
| President in his efforts TO secure an
agreement between the Powers. covering
tho details Of organization, the deiin!-
ton of functions and the formation of
the Join obligations which the great ma
tions would assume for maintaining the
authority OF such a league and carrying
out It's purposes.
We are convinced that the public
opinion OF the United States is In favor
OF a league to maintain the peace OF the
world and will sustain and Justify the
President and his colleagues at the
Peace Conference In approving. In terms
consonant with TIE Constitution and the
spirit OF the American pepole. the as
sumption by this country OF its proper
Tomato burden. in company with the
other great nations, for maintaining the
authority OF such a league"