Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-02-27

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 United States. but none of the
meetings were more enthusiastic than
those held at Salt Lake.
Mr.. Taft formed the league to en-
force peace In 1914. and is president
Of the league He sees no good rea-
son why question OF such supreme
importance to the whole world should
he made the football of partisan poll
tics, and he does not believe that those
who do not agree with President VIII
feat OF the covenant which holds out
the hope OF peace.
Mr. Taft was. of course. the princi-
pal speaker at the conference. some
of the speakers of national fame whit
addressed the congress being A Law
renee Lowell. president of 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: DIR. Charles II. Brown. Yale
university; Edward A. Filene. director
/ chamber of commerce. L. s. A.; Cap
tain Thomas Chamberlain.
Frank +. Walsh. former joint chair
man OF the war labor board, was de-
tained In San Francisco and was there
fore unable to address the congress.
Former Governor John c. Cutler pre-
sided at the opening session of the
congress at the tabernacle. which was
packed to the doors. Among the prom
inent Utahns on the program were
former Governor William Spry. Presi-
dent Heber ]. Grant. head of the
Church of Jesus Christ OF I.atter-day
Saints: Rev. George +. Davies. pastor
of the First Presbyterian church: DR.
]. A. Widtsoe. president of the Cniver'
sity of Utah: Il. ii. Roberts. former
chaplain of the 145th field artillery
]. win Knight. member of the state
senate Professor Levi Edgar Young OF
the University of Utah. and A. Il. Har
-vey. secretary of the Utah State Fed
eration OF Labor.
At the opening session of the con
gress ut the tabernacle. Friday eve
ming. DR.. Henry Van Dyke. former
minister to The Netherlands. author
scholar and more lately chaplain an'
lieutenant commander In the Unitet
States navy. voiced vigorous approval
of the proposed league of nations a
espoused by President Wilson.
Demands for PREPARATION on the par
of Germany were expressed by DR. Val
Dyke who also expressed sentiment
against further warfare on the part o
the nations. DIR. Van Dyke not onl.
slrenuously voiced appreciation o
President Wilson'S participation in tn
Paris peace conference and his labor
I'm behalf of the league of nations, bu
he referred in complimentary man
ner to the part former President Tai
is playing in efforts to promote tn
proposed league.
Professor Grafton Wilson took occa
sion to berate the senators who ar
opposing the proposed league of M
tons, though none were mentioned b
name. Professor Wilson, during tn
course of most able address, PR
scented arguments aiming to show col
clusively that the Monroe doctrine wa
not endangered by the proposed league
and that the objections brought fo'