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ECONOMIC LEAGUE
FOR NATIONS PACT

,OO3 Members In QueSti0nnaire Vote
G5T 70 298 For Senate Nodifica-
tiumS. Wouldn't Cancel Debt.
Overwhelming opinion in favor OF
Joining a modified League Of Nations
Is registered by members of the Ma
1ional Econon ic League i'll the vote
en- a questionndire. just made pub
lie.
the question lists, containing eight
principal inquiries, some OF them
suadivided inLO several, were mailed
To l,003 members Of the League.
scattered all over the country, on
April 4. The inquiry was conduct
ed by a special committee to deter
Il me the attitude Of members OF the
Economic League in questions relat-
ing to this countrys National rela-
lions.
OF the 1908 question sheets sent
out, all but forty-eight came back
with a straight yes" or mo- 10 the
second question: should the United
States enter the existing League OF
Nations with notifications in general
such as were acceptable to the Sen
ate of the United States?'
Six hundred and 1ifty-Seven men,
bers of the Economic League, or
more than 5 per cent, of those queS-
toned answered the question woJh
fiat yes" Only 298, or less than
80 per cent. voted no"
Even more sweeping was the a
greement that the United States
should not refrain from joining any
association of nations. The an
swers TO this was S23 noes"
against staying out of all such as
sociations, and 149 in favor of stay
ing out, a percentage of 81 to Is.
The national council Of the Econ
omic League, numbering about 1000
includes presidents and professors OF
universities, judges, lawyers, bank
erS, merchants, manufacturers,
farmers, labor leaders. etc.
Former President Taft, Chief JUS
tice, designate of the Supreme Court,
is president of the League The
Economic Club of this city is at1iliat-
ed With the League.
Should the United States become
a party OF the Root-PhillimOre per
manent court of international JUS
tice adopted by the Assembly Of the
League at Geneva and already referr-
ed to member-nations for ratitica-
Tion?
Yes, $40 ga per cent? No, 81
C per cent?
Should the United States ratify
the Versailles Treaty Of Peace with
reservations?
Yes, 10 GO per cent? No, 227
(23 per cent?
IF yQlIr answer is ''nO'.
Should the United States proceed
independently to negotiate, treaty
OF peace with Germany?
Yes, 1T. No, Al.
Should the United States repeal
its war legislation?
Yes. S52, (85 per cent? No, 80
a per cent?
Should the United States take the
initiative in sumnhoning confer
ence with Great Britain and Japan
for the limitation or reduction OF
naval armaments?
Yes, 85S CSC per cent? No, l13
I'll per cent?
Should the United States take the
initiative in summoning general
conference for the limitation or re
duction of land armaments?
Yes, $50 CS3 per cent? No. 1928
(12 per cent?
Should the United States cancel
the 100000 Indebtedness of
the Allies to the United States?
Yes. SO Go per cent? No. SO,
(S5 per cent?
If your answer is no;
(a) Should the United States ac-
cept in payment of Belgium indebt-
edness to it, Reparation Bonds issu-
ed by Germany to Belgium?
-.tThis proposal was Transmitted
to Congress on February 21, 1921,
in order that suitable action may
be taken at an appropriate time" as
a result of an agreement reached at
the Paris Conference in 1919
Yes 351. No. 423
(b) Should the United States
make like provision for the indebt-
e6ness of the other Allies?
No Goa