Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-03-01

part in the conference, and to listen to
addresses by speakers of international
fame.
Similar meeting have been held in
eight other OF the larger cities of the
country, which have been addressed by
former President William Howard
Taft and other distinguished citizens
of the Omitted States, but none of the
meetings were more enthusiastic than
those held at Salt Lake.
Mt Taft formed the league to en-
force peace in 1914, and is president
of the league. He sees no good rea-
son why a question of such supreme
importance to the whole world should
be made the football of partisan poll
tics, and he does not believe that those
who do not agree with President Will
son are justified in advocating the de-
feat of the covenant which heads out
the hope of peace.
Mr.. Taft was, of course, the princi-
pal speaker at the conference, some
of the speakers of national fame whl
addressed the congress being A. Law.
renee Lowell, president eff Harvard
university; George Grafton Wilson,
professor of international law at Har.
ward; DIR. Henry Van Dyke. former
minister to The Netherlands Mrs.
phillip North Moore, President of the
National Council of Women; Henry
Morgenthau, former ambassador to
Turkey; DR.. Charles r. Brown. Yale
university Edward A F1lene, director
chamber of commerce, u. IS. A.: Cap
tain Thomas Chamberlain.
Frank p. Walsh, former Joint chair
man of the war labor board, was de-
tanned in San Francisco and was there
fore unable to address the congress.
Former Governor John C.. Cutler pre-
sided ut the opening session of the
congress at the tabernacle, which was
packed to the doors. Among the prom
lnent Utahns on the program were
former Governor William Spry Presi-
dent Heber !. Grant, head of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints: Rev. George Il. Davies. pastor
of the First Presbyterian church; DR.
J. A. Widtsoe, president of the Univer-
sty of Utah; Il. H. Roberts former
chaplain of the 145th field artillery;
j. viii Knight. member of the state
senate Professor Levi Edgar Young of
the University of Utah, and A. Il. Har-
vey, secretary of the Utnh State Fed
enltlon of Labor.
at the opening session ,od the CON
gress ut the tabernacle, Friday eve
minister to The Netherlands. author,
scholar and more lately chaplain and
.ieutepant commander In the United
States navy, voiced vigorous approval
of the proposed league of nations as
espoused by President Wilson
Demands for reparation on the part
of Germany were expressed by Dr. Van
Dyke. who also expressed sentiments
against fuuher warfare ON the part of
the nations. DR.. Van Dyke not only !
voiced appreciation of
President Wilson's participation IN the
Paris peace conference and his labors
in behalf of the league of nations, but |
he referred in a complimentary man !
ner to the part former President Taft /
is playing in efforts to promote the
league.
Professor Grafton Wilson took occa
sion to berate the senators who are
opposing the proposed league Of ma
lions, though none were mentioned by !,
name. Professor Wilson, during the
course of most able address, pre-
scented arguments aiming to shcy con-
clusively that the Monroe doctrine was
not endangered by the proposed league,
and that the objections brought for