The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-04

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 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 holds out
the hope Of peace.
2 Mr.. Taft was, of course, the princi-
pal speaker at the conference, some
of the speakers of national fame whn
addressed the congress being A. Law.
renee Lowell, president of Harvard
university; George Grafton Wilson,
professor Of International law at Har.
ward; DR.. 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. Filene, director
chamber of commerce, y. S. 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 G. 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 J. Grant, head of the |
Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day |
Saints; Rev. George E. Davies, pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church; DR.. |
]. A. Wldtsoe, president Of the Univer-
sity Of Utah; B. H. Roberts, former
chaplain of the 145th field artillery
J. VIII Knight, member of the state
Professor Levi Edgar Young Of
the University Of Utah, and A. e. Har-
vey, secretary of the Utah State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
At the opening session Of the con-
yress at the tabernacle, Friday eve
hing DR.. Henry Van Dyke, former
minister to The Netherlands, author,
scholar and more lately chaplain and
lieutenant commander in the United
States navy, voiced vigorous approval
If the proposed league Of nations as
,spoused by President Wilson.
Demands for reparation on the part
# Germany were expressed by DR.. Van
Dyke, who also expressed sentiments
against further warfare on the part Of
he nations. DR.. Van Dyke not only
'trenuously voiced appreciation Of
President Wilson's participation in the
Paris peace conference and his labors
n behalf Of the league of nations, but
le referred in complimentary man
Ter to the part former President Taft
S playing in efforts to promote the
proposed league.
Professor Grafton Wilson took occa-
lion to berate the senator's who are
the proposed league of ma.
ions, though none were mentioned by
lame. Professor Wilson, during the
course of a most able address, pre-
rented arguments aiming to show con-
that the Monroe doctrine was
lot endangered by the proposed league,
md that the objections brought for