Evening star., 1936-11-27
LUDLOW TO OFFER
PEACE MEASURE
Indiana Representative Will
Seek Amendment to
Constitution.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.


effective purpose to keep the United
States from being drawn into wars
Of alien origin.
After many conferences with Sena-
tors and House members and scores
OF men and women representing great
numbers Of people in all the States,
Representative Louis Ludlow, Demo-
crat, Of Indiana finds this country
peace minded" and in response to
their wishes intends to reintroduce
his peace amendment to the Consti-
tuition on January S and to work
persistently for its adoption.
Many Pledge Support.
There is great popular, national
demand for such legislation, Mr.. Lud-
low says. and lists among those who
have pledged their support:
One hundred and one members of
Congress, representing more than
25,o0o,o00 people.
Twenty-one railroad brotherhoods,
representing more than million
workingmen.
Leaders of all Protestant church de-
nominations.
Archbishops Curley, McNicholas
and DroessartS and many bishops Of
the Catholic Church hierarchy.
The Church of the Disciples Of
Christ in America.
Rabbis Stephen Wise, Goldstein,
Israel, Currick and Freuerlicht.
Sixty-five presidents of universities
and colleges.
The American War Mothers.
Frank B. Kellogg, former United
States Senator. president Of the
American Bar Association, Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, Secretary of
State and co-author of the pact Of
Paris.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri, and other
members of the special committee on
investigation Of the munitions in
dustry.
New Article to Constitution.
During several sessions Of Con-
gress Representative Ludlow has
sponsored an anti-war proposal for
popular referendum on war, except
in the event of attack or invasion,
and for taking the profits out Of war.
both these objectives to be secured
through a constitutional amendment.
The resolution he has ready for
Congress on the opening day would
insert a new article in the Constitu-
tion embracing two sections:
"Q) Except in the event of an in
vasion OF the United States or its
territorial possessions and attack upon
its sitizens resident therein, the au-
thority Of Congress to declare war
shall not become effective until con-
frmed by a majority of all votes cast
thereon in a Nationwide referendum.
Congress, when it deems national
crisis to exist, may by concurrent
resolution refer the question of war
or peace to the citizens of the States,
the question to be voted on being,
Shall the United States declare war
on - Congress may otherwise by
law provide for the enforcement of
this section.
"(2) Whenever war is declared, the
President shall Immediately conscript
and take over for use by the Govern
ment all the public and private war
properties, yards, factories and sup
plies, fixing the compensation for
private properties, temporarily en-
ployed for war purposes at rate rot
in excess of per centum, based on
tax values assessed in the year pre-
.ceding the war"
People to Decide.
/ Representative Ludlow points out
THAT this resolution contains new
provision prescribing the machinery
for setting the popular war referen-
dunn in motion. Under the plan pro-
posed, he says, the question of war
or peace would be submitted to the
people by the adoption of a concur
rent resolution of Congress, which
does not have to be signed by the
President. He contends that this
sprovides q definite, workable formula
which would be nearly 100 per cent
effective in keeping this country out of
involvement in foreign wars.
America Is in the Surges Of peace
movement, and the American people
are not going to ask but demand
that Congress shall take immediate
action at the session now near at
hand to keep our country from being
dragged into another war;" says Rep
iresentative Ludlow. There is a grim
character and determination about
this peace manifestation that will not
brook any delay or tolerate any ex-
,cuses. This peace sentiment reached
high tide when it forced a declara-
ton in our Democratic national plat
form at Philadelphia in favor of
taking the profits out of war. This
Is the first time our party has ever
been pledged to anti-war profits legis-
lation, and that pledge must be car
ried out If we keep faith with the
people.
Favor War Referendum.
Last Summer the Institute of Pub
lie Opinion conducted poll which
showed that II per cent Of the people
favor q referendum on war. There
are two ways to prevent war, or at
least to minimize the possibility Of
our involvement in foreign wars. One
way Is to give all of the people-wom-
en- as well as men-the right to vote
on q declaration Of war, and the other
way Is to take the profits out of war.
The resolution shall introduce covers
both ways.
with deadly civil strife raging in
one country, with dictators in other
lands strumming the strings of war
and Illuminating threats against the
peace and security Of mankind, there