The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-08
EIGHT TO ONE IN FAVOR
OF A WORLD LEAGUE
Economic Council Polls Nation on
Sentiment.

INFORMAL ana unbiased opinion OF tint
entire country.
The result of the poll of its mem
bers is startling, and completely re-
pudiates the position of the Repub-
lican members of Congress to the
effect that the last election was "a
mandate" against the League of Ma
tions.
The executive council of the Eco
nomic League follows:
William H. Taft, former President
of the United States.
Frank A. Vanderlip, former pres
ident of the National City Bank of
New York
Lindley M. Garrison, former Secre-
tary of War.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor
emeritus Leland Stanford, Jr., Uni
versity .
Jacob Gould Schurman, former
president Cornell University.
Roscoe Pound, dean of Harvard
Law School.
Edward A. Filene, merchant
John Graham Brooks, sociologist.
John Hays Hammond, mining en-
gineer.
]. w. Beatson, secretary, 6 Beacon
street, Boston.
RESULT OF POLL.
The poll as given out by the eco
nomic league is as follows:
One-Should the United States re-
frain from Joining any association of
nations?
Yes 149 (15 per cent?; no S23 (S2
per cent?.
Two-Should the United States en-
ter the existing League of Nations
with modification in general such as
were acceptable to the Senate of the
United States?
Yes 657 (65 per cent? no 29S go
per cent?.
Three-Should the United States
become a party to the Root-Philli-
more permanent court of information
al justice adopted by the assembly of
the league at Geneva and already re-
ferred to member nations for ratifica-
ton? !
(The United States as one of "the !
States mentioned in the annex to the |
covenant of the league" is entitled
to become party to the court with
out being member of the league).
Yes $40 per cent?; no 81 C per |
cent.
Four-Should the United States
ratify the Versailles treaty of peace
with reservations?
Yes ITO GO per cent?; no 227 (23
per cent?.
If your answer is mo-"
Should the United States proceed
independently to negotiate a treaty
Of peace with Germany?
Yes 1T; no IL.
Five-Should the United States re-
peal it's war legislation?
Yes S35 (S5 per cent?; no 3S a
per cent?.
Six-Should the United States take
the initiative in summoning a con-
ference with Great Britain and
Japan for the limitation OR reduction
Of naval ornaments?
Both houses of Congress in the
last session passed amendments to
the naval appropriation bill making
such provision, but they did not be-
come effective owing to the failure of
the bill to become law.
Yes S5S (S6 per cent?; no 113 I'll
per cent?.
Seven-Should the United States
take the initiative in summoning a
general conference for the limitation
Or reduction of land ornaments?
Yes S36 (S3 per cecnD no 1913
(12 per cent?. II
Eight-Should the United States
cancel the SIC. 200, OO0, 900 indebted
ness of the Allies to the United
States?
Yes SO Go per cent?; no S53 (S5
per cent?.
If your answer is "no:"
(a) Should the United States ac=
,ept in payment of Belgium's in
lebtedness to it, reparation bonds is
ued by Germany to Belgium?
(This proposal was transmitted to
Congress on Feb. 81, 1921, in order
that suitable action may be taken at
IN opportune time" as result of an
agreement reached at the Paris con-
erence in 1919.
Yes 351, no 423.
(b) Should the United States make
ike provision for the Indebtedness Of
he other allies.
s Yes, 1874, no 604.
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