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6 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; JUNE 1, 1919. i t LEAGUE TO MAKE PEACE LASTING; MEETS IN OMAHA G. W. Wattles Elected Presi - dent of Nebraska Branch of League; Former President Taft Principal Speaker. Continued from rage One. (!um on the question can not be had because the senate, under the consti tution, need noj respond to a refer endum. He declared that the senate should dispose of the treaty prompt ly, and he argued that peace and prosperity would be postponed if the senate acts adversely on the ratifi cation. "Let's try this thing that probably will be a great boon to the human race," he said in conclusion. Hitchcock Explains Articles. Senator Hitchcock repeated most of his recent address before a com pany at dinner in the Omaha Ath letic club. He explained the articles of the covenant of the league and told of its operations as proposed. "No progress has heretofore been made," he said, "in getting away from war. In this last war we have seen such devilish instruments of war as the world has never before known. Empires were organized for war and were ruled by autocrats who were dreaming of conquests. Real self-government had its gene sis in this country. The world has passed into the hands of democratic governments like our own. "The issue now before us, my friends, is peace or war. If this great peace settlement to fee signed at Paris does not contain as an in tegral part the league of nations, it will be only a truce, and then the nations again will take up the work of preparing for war. I feel an abiding confidence that a large ma jority of the senators are going to vote for the league of nations. .Series of Agreements. "The league of nations covenant is a series of agreements, and it creates the machinery through which the member nations may act. The publishing of the covenant be fore its adoption marks a triumph in open diplomacy and it marks a new era. "This is a movement of the people who want to get rid of the horrors of war. This is not bcins brought about by the rulers of the world, but by the people." Mr. Walker, the first speaker of the evening, emphasized a declara tion of the covenant which he re ferred to as a recognition that the potential labor of the human being would not be treated as merchandise or an article of commerce. He said: Dream of the Ages. "The dream of the ages of the workingr people was that the time would come when wars would be no more. For the first time in the history of the world there seems to be a practical possibility of its ac complishment, and labor, wherever it lytntormed, is thoroughly aroused Je-'this subject and intensely in earnest that this covenant be con cluded. We know that with thor oughly competent, honest and im partial courts being created to which all nations will be represented prop erly, and to which every country that has a dispute, will have an op portunity to present its case fully, there is no need for war in the future at all. "Every decent man and woman wants peace if it can be obtained honorably. The-only possible way to bring this about is throughthe adoption of such a . covenant"and the creation of a league of nations to enforce it." Resolution Adopted. The secretary was instructed to telegraph Nebraska's senators in Washington, George W. Norris and Gilbert M. Hitchcock, the text of the resolution indorsing the Irtgue of nations covenant as it now stands unamended, and request their sup port in obtaining ratification. Tha resolution follows: "Whereas. We citizens of the State of Nebraska, are assembled In convention In the city of Omaha, this thirty-first day of 'May, H19, to consider the covenant of the League of Nations; and, "Whereas, We believe that the adoption of this covenant Is the (rreatest forward step In International relations and for the . advancement of civilisation In recorded history, and that It is essential ts the en forcement of the treaty of peace, and the preservation of tfce peace of the world; therefore, he it "Resolved, That It ts the sense of this convention and its Judgment that it Is 1 the overwhelming sentiment of the people - of Nebraska that the senate of the United States should promptly ratify, without amendment, the League of Natlona cove nant as Included In the definitive peace treaty, because amendment would necessi tate a reconsideration of the treaty by all the signatory nations. Inviting amend ments by others and thereby postponing 'Indefinitely the restoration of peace and preventing the end of the war and the re sumption of normal conditions; be H further "Received. That the chairman of the convention Is requested to send by tele graph or letter the text of this resolution to Gilbert M. Hitchcock and George W. Vnrria. memhers of the United States sen ilis from Nebraska, and to Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the Foreign Relations committee of the United States Senate." Officers of Organisation. The new organization includes an executive committee of two dele gates from each pi six congressional districts, taking the place of the 20 vice chairmen who held office under the temporary plan. The officers and members of the executive com mittee follow: State Chairman O. W. Wattles, Omaha. Vice Chairman Mrs. Samuel R. Mc Kelvle, Lincoln. Secretary Lysle I. Abbott, Omaha. Treasurer ttould Diets, Omaha. Executive Committee. First District H. H. Wilson. Linooln; Mrs. T. J. Doyle. Second District C. N. Diets. Omaha: Mrs. Draper Smith. Omaha. Third District Sterling U Stewart, Al len. Fourth District J. 3. Thomas, Seward. Mrs. J. A. Federson, Aurora Fifth District Charles C. Ryan, Grand Island. Sixth District George J. Runt. Bridge port. County Chairmen. Adams If S. Dun gam. Bastings, r.ut-ler Matt Millar, David City. Custer Frank Kelly, Broken Bow. Cherry C. H. Cornell, Valentine. Dodge Dan V. Stephens, Fremont Dakota Thomas Ashford. Homer. Dixon Sterling L. Stewart, Allen. Dawson George O. Gillan. Lexington. . Frontier James Pearson. Moorefleld. Greeley J. R. Swain. Greeley. HU O. A. Abbott. Jr., Grand Island; ' Mrs. An just Baumann, Grand Island. ' "Hamilton John A. Whltmore, Aurora. Howard Frank J. Taylor, St Paul; Jirs. J. N. Paul, St Paul. Jefferson W. H. Barnes, Fatrbary. Keith B. M. Searle, Ogallala. Lincoln Thomas C. Patterson, North Platte. Merrick James Stephens. Central City; C. Mrs. A. Q. Thompson, Central City, llorrlll O. 3. Hunt, Bridgeport Madison John R. Haya, Norfolk. Nuckolls D. S. Dusen berry. Nelson. Perkins B. F. Hastmts, Grant Red Willow TV. B. Mills. MeCeok. Sherman C. W. Trumble, Hazard. Seward J. J, Thomaa. Seward. Harpy A. B- Langdon, PapllllOB. Saline C. B. Bowlby, Friend. Thurston Karl J. Knoeppler, Walthlll. Thayer T. H. Carter. Hebron. Thomas John H. Evans, Thedford. Washington Don C. Van Deusen, Blair. Webster Rev. D. Fitzgerald. Red Plow; V. C, Mrs. Estelle Pucker. Red Plow. York T. W. Smith, Tork: V. C. Mrs. J. H. Belt York. Cedar Frederick X. Brancht, Coleridge. Valley Horace M. Davis, Ord. Johnson Fred C. Hawxby, Auburn, Phelps Lance Hooper, Holdrege. Dawes; Louis J. F. Iaeger, Chadron. Knox L. J. Kllmes, Verdigre. Wayne Dr. J. G. W. Lewis, Wayne. Piatt Edgar Howard, Columbus. Brown D, R. Mounts. Leng Pine. Buffalo W. D. Oldham, Kearney. Nance Mrs. Edgar B. jennay, Fuller ton. Cass Aaron F. Ranth. Manley. Harlan A. G. Snellen berger. Alma. Polk Lynn Sheldon, Osceola. Beyd W. T. Wills. Butte. Scotta Bluff Byron E. Yeder, Melbeta. Women Given Place in League Organization Three speakers at the afternoon meeting told of the advantages to be derived from a league of nations and assailed United States senators and others who are opposing it. About 1,000 people were present, and by far the greater number of them were women. Archbishop Harty read a prayer at the opening of the meeting and Rabbi Cohn pro nounced a benediction at the close. Gurdon W. Wattles presided- On the platform were judges, professors and ministers. Hon. Hamilton Holt was intro duced by Chairman Wattles as the man who, at a meeting in Independ ence hall, Philadelphia, June 17, 1915, first proposed the establish ment of a League to Enforce Peace. "Taft's Traveling Troupe of Truthful and Trusted Talkers," was the way Dr. Holt referred to the battery of league of nation speakers. He described two trips which he has made abroad, the first during the da"rk, portentous days of the spring of 1918; the second during the early 4ays of the peace conference. "In those dark days when the Briton was afraid to look at the headlines of the newspapers; when the flower of the German army had beaten two huge bulges in the bat tle line, one pointing toward the channel ports and one toward Paris; when the long-range guns were pouring shells into Paris, in those days with the fate of civilization at stake I never heard a single whim per from a single Englishman. And the French, though their losses were 40 times as great as our own in the war, never thought of quitting. America Won War. "It was the spirit of America that won this war, not the feats of arms performed by our bovs, great though those were. We brought hope and encouragement to the spir its of our allies- "Every man over there was a hero and every woman a heroine. There was no time for selfishness, no time to think of life or death. Heroism came as a matter of course. "Now, Senator Lodge and others have said that the covenant of the league of nations is more British than it is American. I am sorry that such is not the truth. I had the privilege of reading the secret draft ot the British proposal for the league and in many respects it was superior to our own. "It was superior to ours in the machinery for abolishing war. It provided for a quadrennial confer ence codify international law. It provided for a court of judicial arbi tration. It made the suggestion of the assembly with its small, power ful committee of 9 or 10 men. "The British proposed to head off a dispute before it occurrid; we to settle it after it had happened. "On the very last day, three things were put into the League to Enforce Peace which made it more than that. They made it a League to Insure Progress. "First, an assembly was called to meet at stated intervals and the rep resentation of each nation in the as sembly was changed from one to three. This was done so that not only the party in power could have a representative but the parties out of power in any country. Lord Ce cil told me that England would place in the assembly one member from the government, one from the oppo sition and one from labor. Working During Peace. "Second, a series of commissions was provided for, these to be at work during time of peace. "Third, article 26 was added, which provides for amendment of the cov enant." Dr. Holt gave a vivid description of the peace conference and of the correspondents to get into the meet ing where the League of Nations was "born." After much trouble the French government consented to al low the correspondents at this meet ing but only in an ante room. The conference room was select ed evidently so that there should be WW For the June Bride " tWHAT GIFT COULD BE MORS APPROPKi- ATE FOR THE JUNE BMDE THAN A teinway The gift that brings to your home the utmost ol musical pleasure, of satisfaction and of pride in ownership. The Piano by which afl others are judged. Prices for Uprights start at $675. Grands, $1,050. Other instruments taken in exchange. Oi'ly Nebraska Representative of Steinway & Phone Douglas 1623 1311-13 Farnam Street Honesty of Purpose in Denis try We emphasize this because we feel that dentistry, whieh has so much to do with the health and well-being of the human race, should be honestly and conscientiously as well as skfRfaSy performed. This principle of honesty is the founda , tian;and policy of our practice. McKenney Dentists 14th and Farnam 1324 Farnam Douglas 2872 no room for any but the delegates," he said. "It wai in the Frenchiest of French rooms imaginable. And in this room there was no sign of color except the uniforms of Gen erals Foch and Bliss. Premier Cle meoceau even wore black gloves. All the diplomats were indeed in the conventional black. They reminded me of a lot of blackbirds in a gilded cage." Three Objections. Dr. Holt said that the objections voiced to the league are principally three. "Some there are," be said, who say they don't want to sing, Our countries, 'tis of these.' "Others have declared that it is a colored League of Nations, which is manifestly true. And the third objection is George Washington. But Washington was a progressive and if he were alive today he would be for the league, I believe. Wash ington advised every man of his day to keep a saddle horse. But that doesn't prove to me that he would be opposed to the automobile if he were alive today. "If the republican party were wise it would claim credit for this docu ment instead of attacking it. Messrs. Taft, Hughes, Root and Lodge have all made suggestions. The sugges tions of Mr. Taft and Mr. Hughes have all been incorporated in the league covenant. Most of those made by Mr. Root and Mr. Lodge have also been incorporated. And now when it is brought up again, we find the same old opposition. Camouflage Being Used. "And they don't attack it on the ground that they can improve it, but in a camouflaged way they are seek ing to kill it." Dr. William G. Thompson, presi dent of Ohio State university, de clared that objections to the League of Nations come principally from two sources, the Germans and the United States senate. "Before we got into the war we believed that Germany had the final word in the way of efficiency," he said. "It is now time tor prove that the thinking efficiency of an in telligent democracy is vastly the superior of the unthinking efficiency of an autocracy. "Peace and security of the world are at stake. And in Europe they think much more severely. If we had had as many men in the war as France our army would have num bered 23,000,000. And their deaths from the war were 2,000.000. "No covenant could be drafted that would please everybody. We don't expect this second Magna Charta to be perfect from the start. Our own constitution has been amended time and time again. "And it is interesting to remem ber that our own great constitution was greatly opposed in 1787. and all but defeated. "The league of nations covenant is the first document in the history of mankind that lays down as one of its duties the regulation of labor conditions of men, women and chil dren. Laws prohibiting child labor have ben held unconstitutional in some states of our country. ' Two thousand delegates from Om aha alone had registered up to 10 o'clock this morning. It was ex pected that 600 delegates from out in the states, representing war coun cil work commissions in each coun ty, would be present. Two hundred had registered by noon. The entire delegation spent an hour from 10:30 to 11:30 o'clock to day in the main lobby of the Hotel Fontenelle meeting and shaking hands with friends and visiting Ne braskans. The lobby upstairs and down was crowded to its capacity. The league of nations covenont, in short, is the great charter of freedom for the world." Capt. Thomas G. Chamberlain, re cently returned from France, was introduced by Chairman Wattles as "the soldier who, sitting in the gal lery of the senate chamber in Washington and hearing the league of nations assailed, volunteered his services to travel and speak with the Taft party." He spoke briefly, declaring that those who have suffered and died did so for an ideal, and that the fail ure of the league would be a be trayal of the millions who died. Illness Keeps Anna Shaw ' Away From Conference A long distance telephone call from friends of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the National Woman's Suffrage association, who was taken ill with pneumonia in Springfield, 111., Thursday, received at headquarters of the peace dele gation at the Hotel Fontenelle yes terday reported that Dr. Shaw was improving. Dr. Shaw's absence was a keen disappointment to hundreds of women who came to Omaha es pecially to meet her. Mr. Taft took her place at the luncheon to 750 women, representatives of the vari ous woman's war councils, at the Hotel Fontenelle at 11:45 a. m. EPOCH MAKING TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT IS ENDED Cob tinned from Fare One. took, where they doffed their flying clothes before proceeding to aMyor J. P. Brown's reception at the May flower stone. The parade leading to the pier was lined with British Bluejackets from men of war and shore stations. 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