| Show lust Join League of Nations Nations' Justice John H. H Clarke Says i he e work that John H. H Clarke of Ohio set out for him him- when he resigned seat on the ch cli of the United States supreme rl rt was formally launched in New k when he delivered the keynote ress at the first meeting of the partisan association for the ue of nations to jurist whose resignation on n t s- s b bet bet- eY i erve humanity was taken until taken until it it-as it as the the opening of a a laign for the Democratic noi ln l- l jn JD n for for r president in 1924 ad- ad ed an intent audience made up most equal parts of Dem Democrats Republicans I i opened opened- with a fling at political which he declared defeated the league of nations in rica rica defeat that he declared idy dy had proved a great I and that uncorrected would It U in permanent disaster to our itry The subject never had a fair ring in the United States he deed deed deed de de- de- de ed for as soon as it appeared immersed in party politics 1 i all the misinterpretation and representation which that im- im It of the a. a is 18 the purpose organza organ organ- za in n for tor which I am speaking tot to- to at ht t to todo ido what it can to lift this ful question out of the morass of ty politics and to candidly submit 0 o our country tho the president and ate for reconstruction upon its rits Our recent congressional elec- elec M iL he continued are 1 I by ty men of all aU parties as showing unrest unrest unrest-a a deep and widespread Weal moral social and economic such such as has seldom been boon our Oy favored land Turning from the moral to a more plane Mr Ir Clarke pictured serI QS as standing on the brink of e most moat disastrous of all wars and pied Ned that since this was the case erica would lose nothing t I and IH ht gain ain much by entering the tho thou u General Pershing he said i ii 11 ting our people cople to prepare for tor the theat it at war Painting a vivid and terrifying of or what science would d would make he next war var war he demanded If with with- another war var is inevitable 11 t th the the league wh why not join tUe aUe Any refuge an any ent tnt even would be bettor better than to toh ah h blindly helplessly stupidly rard into the tile hell of or another at ir i But ut the lea league b ue he be argued even out tb tho membership of the Unit- Unit d States Slates had proved more than an rimont lIe He declared it had rOught to peaceful settlement four L I Promising prospects of war as the ther r t could enemy of the league te le e wished Dished to see provided to test and power Dower flie he b I former Justice was Introduced p George ee W y Wickersham attorney in the Taft Tart cabinet who called caned upon Republicans to answer the trumpet call sounded recently on o-n the senate floor by br Senator Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son Republican Minnesota to arouse the American government to toa toa toa a sense sense- of Its great opportunity and its high duty Quoting Senator Nelsons Nelson's argument arguments meats ments in favor tavor ot of entering the league er r I y t r- r 1 i ir jn of nations of-nations nations il ex expressed ss d sin in i the p recent debate on the resolution favoring the return of ot all aU American troops from the Rhine Mr Wickersham said When so eminent and typical a member of the Republican party can make male a statement such as this the themore themore themore more humble members of the Republican Republican lican organization may take heart of grace and espouse the same cause without danger of being read out of the party My Iy associates and 1 believe belleve that Amer America ca may yet enter the league of at nations and discharge her duty to civilization and land to humanity We Ye read In Senator Nelsons Nelson's words hot not hota nota a funeral oration but a trumpet cail call to 31 arduse arouse USe the American American govern nent to Lr a sense of its great 0 hort and ind its high duty Mr Wickersham criticised the foreign foreign for for- eign olga policy polley of the Hardins Harding administration adminis asserting that no move mo i ithe in inthe inthe the cause of peace among nations was taken until after arter the great I demonstration made by upwards of Christian ministers in a petition petition petition pe pe- pe- pe asking the president to tu summon summon summon sum sum- mon a conference to end al competition in naval construction and Senator Borah's notable amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the naval appropriations bill lili to the same effect had brought home to the administration an understanding understanding understanding un un- un- un of the extent of the un- un satisfier sentiment among the American people that our government government govern govern- ment mont not only had an unexampled opportunity to lead the I moral oral forces of the world In the direction of world peace but that an imperative duty so to do rested upon it Mr Wickersham announced that officers of the League of Nations Nonpartisan association or the year U would be President lormer oJ unu Clarke council president Mr Wick Wick- Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- ex executive committee man Everett Colby The association sent shut the following cablegram to the secretary general of the league of nations Seven hundred and fifty American American Ameri Amen can citizens gathered at a dinner to inaugurate Inaugurato the League o of Nations ms Nonpartisan association extend to the league of nations our hearty greetings As AE patriotic Americana our nest endeavors we have pledged cultivation ol of to an independent the will insure public opinion a au a su such h United States at the entrance of the moment into the earliest possible consonant consonant conson conson- on terms league of nat nations ons and honor bonor the ant with the dignity moral responsibility and power of our |
