Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-20
WOODSTOCK, yIRGINIA
FRIDAY. APRIL 20. 1923.
A Vote of the National Economic
League on international
Mutations

STRONGLY FOR THE LEAGUE OF MA
TIoNs, ALMOST UNANIMOUS FOR THE
WORLD COURT, WOULD SCALE DOWN
WAR DEBT AS PART OF GENERAL PRO-
GRAM OF INTERNATIONAL ECO
NoMIC ADJUSTMENT AND CHARGE NOT
OVER PER CENT INTEREST.
The National Economic League an
nounces the result of referendum to
its National Council on eight OF the
most important questions concerning
our International Relations.
The. significance of this vote, the
League states, is due to the fact that
the 5000 members of its National Coun-
Gil are directly nominated and elected
by preferential ballot from each State,
solely with the view to their standing
or qualification as leaders of public
opinion. Among the members OF the
Council elected to represent this
State are:
Edwin A. Alderman, Henry w. An.
derson, w. G. Baldwin, T H. Birdsong,
H. L. Boatwright, w. w. Boxley, John
Stewart Bryan, A. w. Brock, Harry
Flood Byrd, NJ. j. Caples, H. A. Caven-
dish; F. E. Clerk, R. S. Cochran, James
H. Corbitt, R. H. Dabney; w. T. Dab
ney, Raymond C. Dingledine, Homer
L. Ferguson, H. R. Fitzgerald, John
A. Flemer, Douglass Freeman; A. S. j.
Cannon, Kenneth N. Gilpin, w. A.
Goodwin, o. O'Conor Goolrick, E. L.
Greever, Daniel Grinnan, E. C. Gun
Their, Harvey T. Hall, H. H. Harris, L,
C. Hassinger, j. Shelton Horsley, Epps
Hunton, Jr., John R. Hutchinson, Ro
bert C. jackson, James Ellwood Jones,
H. NJ. Kerr, Paul Massie, John P. Nc
Connell, E. C. Matthews, William B
McIlwaine. Charles S. McNulty, C. Ed
win Michael, Martha w. Michaus, Mrs
M. C. B. Munford, w. N. Neff, E. D
Newman, Edwin C. Palmer, w. S
Rhodes, B. Lynn Robertson, w. B
Rodman, D. B. Ryland, R. X. Sanders
John P. Saul, Jr., Thomas w. Shelton
William Slo9ne, William R. Smithey
T. R. Snavely, T. S. Southgate, Edward
L. Stone, A. o. Swink, E. Lee Trihkle
Frederick S. Valentine, R. C. Watts
John w. Wayland, F. A. Wilder. Levi:
C. Williams, Charles C. Wright.
The questions submitted, together
with the result of the vote, are as fol
lows:
/. Should the United enter the
League of Nations with such reserva-
tons as may be acceptable to the Gov.
eminent of the United States? Yes,
800 II per cent No, 327 (26 per cent
Blank or with qualifications, Al e per
cent.
2. Should the United States joiDin
supporting the Permanent Court of In.
ternational Justice? Yes, 1173 1913 per
cent No, 81 "A per cent Blank OF
with qualifications, "a 70 per cent.
8. Should the United States partici-
pate in the work of the international
Labor Organization? Yes, 754 $50 per
cent No, 367 80 per cent Blank or
with qualifications, 1877 III per cent?
4. Should the United States promote
the holding of an international Geo.
nomic conference to consider repara-
tions and Inter Allied debats? Yes,
937 GA per cent? No, 237 (19 per cent
5. Should the United States negoti-
ate with the Allied Powers for seal
ing down of the war debts owed the
United States, as part of a general
program of international economic ad-
justment Yes, 625 (49 per cent No,
AT t39 per cent? Blank or with quail
fications, 156 ~ per cent.
6. Should Congress authorize the
World War Foreign Debt Commission
to conclude the arrangements for re-
funding the British war debt to the
United States on the terms proposed
by President Harding in his address of
February It'll? Yes, 1857 (84 per can't
No, rs q per cent Blank or with
qualifications, 176 "a per cent.
Z. Should the rate of interest on
war debts owed to the United States
be fixed at not more than three per
cent? Yes. 66O (53 per cent No, 303
IA per cent Blank or with qualifica.
tons, 295 (23 per cent,
8. Do the measures recently taken
! n der the lead of France in the Rubr
constitute justifiable attempt to COL
ect reparations from Germany? Yes,
713 81 per cent No, 326 (26 per cent
Blank or with qualifications, 219 al
per cent.
The members of the Executive
Council of The National Economic
League are Frank A. Vanderlip,
Roger w. Babson, John Hays Ham,
mond, A. Lawrence Lowell, Nicholas
Murray Butler, George B. Cortelyou,
Frank o. Lowden, Lindley M. Gar
rison, Edward A. Filene and George
". Wickersham. Its purpose is Ito
create an informal and disinterested
leadership for public opinion-a leader
ship that is free from partisan bias or
lass interest and that will be accept |
ID as representing the best thought of |
his country"
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