The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22
PRO-LEAGUER SAYS
VICTORY IS CERTAIN
DR.. w. H. Short Of Mt, Vernon
Tells Why kilograms Were
Sent Asking Funds.
NEARLY MILLION SPENT
Says Opponents Attack Expen-
ditures Because They Lack
Other Arguments.
NEARLY MILLION SPENT

DR.. William H. Short, secretary Of the
yesterday at his home on North Fulton
avenue, Mount Vernon, admitted that
hurry kilograms had been sent out ask
ing wealthy people to contribute $1,000
each to help In bringing about the ratlfi-
cation Of the peace treaty.
'How many kilograms were sent out ?"
DR.. Short was asked.
More than 100. cannot say lust
how many. The kilograms were sent out
Friday and many replies have been re-
ceived. OF course, everybody did not
contribute"
rs it true that Bernard NJ. Baruch
and other members Of the committee APP
pointed by Secretary Baker to welcome
Pershing were asked to subscribe to
the peace fund.-"
II know nothing about that" said
Dr. Short.
Then DR.. Short gave out the follow
ing statement:
THE League to Enforce Peace in ap-
pealing for funds with which to carry
on its work is doing Just what It has
done ever since It was organized. Money
IL.
The league has never skunk through al
leys and up back stairs when 1t was
asking for money. nor has 1t made any
secret OF how much 1t has raised or how
1t has been spent It has been at work
more than four years. It is operating
In every State. 1t has printed and dis
tributed millions of pamphlets.
Raised Nearly Million.
up to the present moment It has re-
ceived about 5000 subscriptions, aggre-
eating, I think, somewhere between
seven and eight hundred thousand dol
lars, and an average expenditure of
less than $4,000 per State per year.
With this 1t has paid for printing, cor
respondence, postage. travel and sala-
Yes, to say nothing Of rent. Office force
and supplies.
II venture to say that no other great
national movement spread over so long
a period has spent so little money.
I'm attacking the league on this ground
the enemies Of league of nations are
simply trying to discredit a movement
they cannot successfully oppose. Every
body who knows anything about public
sentiment in the United States knows
that 75 per cent. of the people favor a
league of nations and want the peace
acdty anu CONendnl rdtlueu promptly
without reservations that would send II
back for renegotiation. They don't want
business uncertainty. labor unrest and
the high cost OF living indefinitely con-
tinued. They want peace. and they
want 1t now.
Says Fight Is Won.
Mr. Borah by attacking the League to
Enforce Peace because 1t raises money
with which to arouse and direct this
universal sentiment can't hide the facts.
Officials of the League TO Enforce
Peace are not alarmed as to the outcome
of the treaty fight 1t is going 70 be
ratified. Its enemies now admit that
they can neither reject it nor amend It.
THE battles against rejection ana
against amendment being won. the league
is fighting for ratification without reser-
vations that would send 1t back to the
Peace Conference. 1t confidently ex-
poets to win this third battle, but 1t
isn't going to pull out because It is
confident Of victory. 1t will stay in the
fight to the finish.
'As to what the money Is being spent
for, the words organization. publication
education and publicity tell the whole
story. We now repeat the offer already
made to Senator Borah, to give him an
itemized statement of every receipt and
expenditure of the league from the be-
ginning II he will put the whole state
ment into the Congressional Record. The
League to Enforce Peace would like to
see the same offer by organizations that
are opposing the treaty"