Smyrna times., 1924-01-09
hi Il TAKE VOTE 500! SOON.
AK n | PEACE PLAN AWARD
HOF b.npIr ~ DIT OUT BALLOTS
,plIGN ~

ECKER CHAIRMAN OF
Ho5 OF II TO PUT OUTBALLoTs
D..iress Men to Assist
,nitte' O y D,,I vOte.-Award In
h GstiIngs IU ~ ROk Peace Plan
B'i q /. 'l,f nf smyrna S will shortly
Be leQpls ..+rnity ~ to vote on the
be ogPol, gI.,l ,pll,', award for which there
B''s3 3i,!5ntsd P!i1 sd''I 1900 ballots in
be d iFiP1'Hft t =. 'Hfofecker is chairman 1rn1
pa. j. .a,,nsign. :, a,ai To suit local
b o' al IL cliilpalp insure a fair and re-
ti'ns a anu nupsfsrendum il7al the ballots lot
1tl51e ls and vicinity will /, be eds. DIS
Snyrhl .aaS ali5 tbe various Churches
ed ls'pgT ! giric cil[ organizations, etc
s.Ia,ooj. 1la Sl''' H. P. Hall, L. M. M.
Sagllo.i''R lsnJ r. Jones and Alex
aq9alu 'snnass Sl a committee OF
1f' .ssa Senlto'd to distribute the ballots lots
ls -.'ll ao5 il Industrial plants Inc Inc
n5' anu, anu Ma National Bank and the
0i35s,J gant '(.f'' Of Smyrna will also
ia. Dn,'t in tbe distribution Of these
ta77a'' ,ano.itors II sit and others doing
10 = t'Pt5l. those institutions. All
% T., |, voted yes, or no, should
VI" T. Nv / F. Hofecker chair
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a y viii Gi be duly forwarded by
\ ,.s3o1arters. an, The blank bal
% LOOT, ,,Daetpd to arrive in Smyr-
-s br yr'i jsvs. and will be prompt
d. t.+sJ f. r' The American Peace
'-I y. P-''rr srDounced plan No. 1859
~ r ~ 'i,, hest Of 22,165 entered in
....I n ny for Sr' the 100000 offered
5i-.J s,.,I A ". Box, Philadelphia pub
A,al - .,o host practical plan by
Y II United States might CO.
!. 7 I ti-5 other nations to prevent
n II +. essence this plan pro
Il Il / + hat the United States i'm
81 i .Gould enter the Permanent
\ ! International Justice, en-
y \ tbe late President Harding
..,l,i without becoming a mem
+ n League of Nations, as at
..,t eastituted, should offer to CO.
.,t,Irti the league, under certain
-Ffdp; as a body of mutual coun-
4 Z isntity of the author is un-
,m b The jury Of award and policy
mitI Iss. except one delegated mem
n I authorship will not be dis
"a Irhl a nation wide referendum
b4 aken to determine whether
ia meets with the support OF
Ii: ns. This probably will not be
ext months. Smyrna along
o her communities will take g
Fifty thousand dollars j;
u the winner Immediately. The
the prize goes to him if tht
nd gives the plan its support.
d 4 Brief as Officially Given Gu
he plan, in brief, as officially sub
ted 70 the public by the polio!
-nttee, follows:
iia the United States shall immediatel
te Permanent Court of InternatiOna
Under the conditions stated by Secre
aEgas and President Harding in Febru
Tai without becoming a member Of tn
~ o. Nations as at present constituted
'a states shall offer TO extend its pre-
'oNisiion with the league and par
n the work Of the league as a bod
u, lli counsel under conditions which:
substitute moral force and publ
10. ne military and economic fore
M S1s implied in articles 10 and is.
safeguard the Monroe Doctrine.
N AI'spi Inc fact that the United State
-.s5e no obligations under the treat
M TI'',lss except by act of Congress.
II 5l9pose that the membership in th
" " nan Be opened to all nations.
4. tlo'loe Tor the continuing develoI
q International law"
lllhu Root Headed Award Jur
o. hlihu Root was chairman q
|. Iy /! Of award. Serving with hir
\ y James !. Guthrie Harbord, Ed
Y a. House, Ellen Fitz Pendleto,
b round, William Allen Whit
Dlan0 WhitlOck. A statemer
,,4 sany9g the iury's decision sal,
y: 1t is the unanimous bor
n. l'iy that the first fruit of til
N, n q counsel and cooperate
\, 4 NE nations, which will resn
IN NJ adoption Of the plan selec
srri.,. M y general prohibition of Il
g,,s aS'ule and sale of all materia, !,
asa V0nmending the winnin
r,s.,. .'s Widest possible vote Of Il
5',n \ mp people, Mr.. Box, the the d. don, n
Sns p,.e !. declares: That this
sat sol.tl,e Iei The nations of the cart
d r' sn, llankly ra!Il that war is a Grim
n l. s,,.it withdraw the legal AT At
natSl5 lrlsSo3 too long permitted
2s,.. 'Nl1 y Of settling intarna+;o,
ID ,r, ,soi.li. thousands of plans sbo
d Il. tssa.iaao1 4 to have ''1 the Unite 1i,1
.ps'. S.t !, the lead in a COMM A. !,
tadar."S y brand Tan war in very tru.
4 pc peace award IS thus f. !
tnpsissst lsIiest in a practicable ii5G' pl. il
sss5 5f,llg ~ ! national sentiment -
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