The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-05

March !, North and South Carolina Florida, Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and
Georgia. .s
:, 10 the autograph collector, the invitations 10
these congresses have a special interest for they
bear facsimile signatures of twenty-four of tile
most distinguished men and women in the United
States Ex-P President Taft and Cardinal Gibbons
head the list and the other sgners are almost
prominent. They represent, moreover. IAN M
pressiye variety Of interests and show the br a,!
OF League Of Nations movement an ti;sr-alntr.5
~,-4r AN APPEAL FOR Hell: - =. -. 4 I
y invitation IS unusual other
ways Here is the ;itcarries sa
s.r.f Will you help in this greatest crisis 81 H
! history to5,marshal public opinion behind
America streal purpose in the var ~ 80. =. =
Agree 4mentssn,ade at the Peace Conference
will for generations to come vitality affect lor ~,
:: good III TIC ecenora,,.. politica saprpl,
xctfhcihg Of mankind, Il tsacreatpn Iiers Of
4 seayue If Free n atons c,nsvne iis,trestIs,
= orderly Development the world and pres
serve, peace. Toget sdcl, 1eagte President
,z Wilson wisely decided, BY personal attend
sra sance. to$thrSw his great influence on the side
40 of an unseltish and righteous peace, with a
League Of Nations to safeguard it perpctu-
ally.
The series of nine Congresses for League
invited. will give opportunity for those who
won the war both on aud behind the fighting
line. to speak their wishes. Agreement at
Paris and ratification BY the Senate may de-
pend on tie r:5+ and temper Of these Con-
r crosses and tlr carrying out in the States OF
the plan Of action they adopt.
ii addition to Mr.. Taft and Cardinal Gibbont
tlle sigrers are:
Samuel Gompers President American Fedora
DR.. John r. Mott Executive Head Of the
The Hon. Myron T. Herrick. former Governor
of Ohio, former Ambassador to France.
go, The. Hon. Oliver Wilson, Master National
Harry K Wheeler, President United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Dr.. A; Lawrence Lowell. President Harvard.
candidate for President. 4..o,s
Richard /. Manning. Governor Of South Caro-
Norman Hapgood. President of the League Of
Free Nations Association. sAtys 81 g7 A
John H. ,Fahey. formerly President Of the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United States y
John Sharp Williams, United States senator /.
from Mississippi. t,sai
Thomas ". Lamont New York banker and
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. Chairman Women.
Committee, Council Of National Defense.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, editor and publicist.
The Hon. Arthur Capper, Governor and SEN
ator-elect from Kansas.
r. Goodwin Rhett formerly President United
States Chamber of Commerce.
- Mrs. Philip North Moore, President National
Councillor Women.
4 DR.. Charles S. Mcfarland Secretary Federal
ts Council Of Churches of Christ in America.
DR.. Robert E. Speer. Chairman General War
time Commission of the Churches.
DR.. Smaller Mathews Dean, Of the School Of
l. Divinity. University of Chicago
Seward Prosser New York banker.
While the organization Of these nine coneresse
has been decentralized as much as possible, never
theless the preparation has necessitateds an ID,
81 nensc amount Of work at the national hcatouartes
Of the League to Enforce Peace in New York Cit
Two whole floors in the Bush Terminal Sale
building, on West 42nd street, are crowded vii
secretaries, stenographers; typists and CLERKS, VI
have been at work for the past me,tl Setting o
the invitations and delegates credentials and Il
tending to the multitude .of details which have
Z be taken care of by the national organisation On
item is the printing and mailing Of nearly one mil
lion pieces Of printed matter. OF this convention
literature, the most noteworthy IS folder entitle
Obligations Of Victory, which explains xh
the League feels called upoa to hold these co,,
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