The New York herald., 1922-03-06
NOTED PEOPLE PROD
SENATE ON TREATIES
Demand Prompt Ratification
Of Work Done by Wash
ington Conference.

committee OF nationally prominent
men and women to urge prompt ratih-
cation OF the treaties negotiated by the
Washington conference has been formed
In New York. Immediate steps will be
taken to form similar bodies III other
cities and districts.
K George w. Wclse, sham. former United
States Attorney General, has been made
chairman OF the New York Committee
for Treaty Ratifca ton. James Byrnc
and Samuel Gonipers president of :he
American Federation Of Labor have
been named vice ce-chairmer. and Dr.
Charles s. MacFarland, general sccrc-
tary OF the Federal Council 81 the
Churches, has been elected secretary.
resolution. urging immediate ratif-
cation of the treaties. has been adopted
by the committee. and will be presented to
President Harding. vice-Presidont Coo
ldgc, Secretary Hughes and Senator
Lodge. chairman OF the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
The resolution Is as follows:
"Rcsoired. That such treaties consti-
tute great and important steps toward
insurinr world peace by providing for
the peaceful settlement OF questions
which might otherwise disturb amicabie
relations between nations and by ending
international competition in the building
Of navies and all its inevitable burdens
and evil consequences.
"ResoIved further, That this committee
does hereby cmphatically commend the
work OF the Washington Conference on
Limitation os -irmaments and most car
nestly urgeg the Senate OF the United
States promptly 10 ratify the treaties
agreed upon by such conference and as
submitted 0 the Senate by the President
OF the United States
The New York or central committee, is
made mp of business and professional
men. educators. members OF the clergy.
publicists, newspaper men. labor leaders
and Influential women from all parts or
the country. Countrywide representa-
tion was chosen with the view that sub
committees throughout tho nation could
be more easily organized in this way.
Among the college presidents on the
committee are Prank j. Goodnow OF
Johns Iopk ins. John Gricr Hibbcn Of
Princeton. Henry Noble MacCrackcn Of
Nassar. w. II. +. Faunce of Brown,
A. Lawrence Lowell and Charles w.
Eliot president emeritus OF Harvard.
ard NJ. J.. Burton of Michigan.
Bishops on the Committee.
Members of the clergy include Bishop
William +. Manning OF New York.
Bishop William Il. Mcdowell or Wash
ington. Bishop Charles II. Brent. Bishop
Thomas Nicholson of Chicago and
Thomas IT, Gailor. presiding bishop OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Business and professional men arc
represented by Henry W. Taft. Finley
Shepard, Sam a. Lewisohn. George Cor
don Battle. Cornelius y. Bliss. II. Fulton
Cutting. Paul ID. Cravath. Charles III.
Strong. Paul Warburg. James w. Ger
ard. Henry Van Dyke. Robert Under
wood johnson, John II. Finley, Charles
Scribncr. Herbert $. Houston, Homer
Folks and Talcott Williams.
The women include Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait. Mrs. J. Mnlcom Forbes, Mrs.
Fred S. Bennett. DR.. catharine Bemen;
Davis. Mrs. Helen B. Montgomery. Mary
Il. Wooley. president Of Mount Holyokc.
and President NJ. Carey Thomas Of Bryn
Mawr College.