The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-06


March l, North and South Carolina, Florida, Ten.
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and
Georgia
10 the autograph collector, the invitations TO
these congresses have special interest for thew
bear facsimile signatures of twentv-four of the
most distinguished men and women in the United
States. Ex-President Taft and Cardinal Gibbons
head the list, and the other signers are almost az
prominent. They represent moreover, an inn
pressive variety of interests and show the breadth
of the League of Nations movement IN this country
AN APPEAL FOR HELP.
The invitation is an unusual document IN other
ways. Here is the message it carries:
VIII you help in this greatest crisis of
history to marshal public opinion behind
Americas real purpose in the WARP
Agreements made at the Peace Conference
WILL for generations to come, vitality affect for
good or i'll the economic, political and moral
wellbeing of mankind. The creation there of
League of Free Nations can alone insure the
orderly development of the world and pre-
serve peace. To get such league President
Wilson wisely decided, by personal attend
ance to throw his great influence on the side
of unselfsh and righteous peace, with
League of Nations to safeguard it peFpetu-
ally
The series of nine Congresses for League
of Nations to one of which Won are herewith
invited, will give opportunity for those who
the war both on and behind the fighting
line, to speak their wishes Agreement at
Paris and ratification bv the Senate may de-
pend on the size and temper of these Com
crosses and the carving ont in the States OF
the plan of action thev adopt
In addition to Mr. Taft and Cardinal Gibbon.
the signers are:
Samuel Gompers, President American Fedora
tion of Labor.
Dr. John R. Mott, Executive Head of the
The Hon Mvron T. Herrick. former Governor
of Ohio former Ambassador to France.
The Hon Oliver Wilson. Master National
Harry A Wheeler President United States
Chamber of Commerce.
DR.. A Lawrence Lowell President Harvard
The Hon Alton Parker, former Democratic
candidate for President.
Richard l. Manning. Governor of South Caro-
Norman Hapeood. President of the League Of
Free Nations Association
John Fahev. formerly President of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
John Sharn Williams United States senator
from Mississippi
Thomas Lamont New York banker and
newspaper owner
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw Chairman Women's
Committee Council of National Defense.
Kew LYMAN Abbott. editor and Dubicist
The Hon Arthur Camper Governor and sem
ator-elect from Kansas.
r Goodwin Rhett formerly President United
States Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs Philip North Moore. President National
Council of Women
DR.. Charles s Mcfarland. Secretary Federal
Council of Churches Of Christ IN America
DIR Robert e Speer. Chairman General War
time Commission of the Churches
DR. Smaller Mathews. Dean Of the School OF
Divinity University Of Chicapo
Seward Prosser. New York banker.
While the organization of these nine congresses
has been decentralized as much as possible never
theless the preparation has necessitated an Inn
amount of work at the national headquarters
of the League to Enforce Pence in New York City.
Two whole floors IN the Bush Terminal Sales
Building, West 42nd street, are crowded with
secretaries, stenogaphers, typists and clerks, who
have been at work for the past month getting out
the invitations and delegates credentials and at
tending to the multitude of details which have to
be taken of by the national organization One
item is the printing and mailing of nearly one mil
lion pieces of printed matter. OF this convention
literature, the most noteworthy is folder entitled
The Obligations of Victory" which explains why
The League feels called upon to hold these coz-
yeutiOns.