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Show GOVERNORS NAMED ! mm CHAIRMEN: I Bamberger, Cutler and Spry Given Positions in Peace League Branch. Governor .Bamberger and forcier Gov- ernors John C. Cutler and William Spry have been made honorary chairmen of : the Utah branch of the League to Enfoico Peace. The active officials of the organization organi-zation will be selected this morning by a committee consisting of Nop hi L. Morris, chairman; Dr. John A. AY ldtsoe, Mis. George M. Bacon, Mrs. Elizabeth II. Co ray and Mrs. John Q. Cannon. In accepting the position of honorary chairman of the new organization, Mr. Cutler expressed himself as bdng m favor fa-vor of the league- and willing to lend his lnfkfejfe to its success, but, he explained, that because of pressing personal matteis, tje would be unable lu tako a part tnat required any considerable amount of work. Mr. fapry likewise indorsed the objects of the league and dl fered his regrets that j private affairs . prevented his assuming j more active duties. ' .Former Governors Cutler and Spry were chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the intermountalu congress for a leJgue of nations. That their declining to lake an activo part in the new organization is in any way duo to a change in attitude was emphatically denied by both of them. "My attitude was expressed in the resolution reso-lution of the peace congress, and I have uothlt.g to add or detract from that statement," state-ment," Mr, Cutler said yesterday. 'I havo resigned from nothing, aud have no intentions of resigning from anything." The resolution to which -ir. Cutler referred re-ferred contained, as'a part, the following: "Jt has become the duty of the victorious victori-ous democracies to arrange tho terms of peace and bring order among the peoples disorganized by war, so that peace, hb-! hb-! erty and justice may be established and I maintained upon an enduring foundation. "Wo believe that this can be done by means of a league of nations of which our nation is an essential part. We are convinced that the constitution or covenant cove-nant for such a league, as recommended by the league of nations committee at the peace conference in Paris, is well adapted for this purpose, and that in principle it should be accepted by our people and ratified rati-fied by the senate; and we do most heartily heart-ily approve of tho establishment of a league of nations." ' "At a- meeting of the committee of eighteen appointed to effect an organization organiza-tion my name was reported by thesub-oommittee thesub-oommittee as vice chaii man' Mr. Spry said. '!At th6 time I asked to bo excused ex-cused because I had neii her the time nor inclination to take part in an active way. I had considerable unfinished business on account of the recent peiLc.e congress, and it required so mrcii of my personal attention at-tention that I felt 1 could not give the servlco necessary for the success of the rew league. At Friday's meeting the matter came up in a different light, and T wus asked to assume the position of honorary chairman. t At first T declined for the reaso n & I had given b e f ore, b u t t h o position was assumed by some of the committee that it would have a good effect ef-fect If Governor Bamberger and 1 he two former governors would assume positions of that kind without work, so 1 consented to let, my name sland. "At the same time, T think we need a good si ate organization that will put time and attention into the work. Tho activities of the la.ains and gentleman who may be appointed to assume the active running of the le?gue will have a more far-reaching effect than any nan;es selected se-lected as honorary chairmen." |