Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-04-19 | Page 5 | D. A. R. Votes Endorsement of World League

I D. A. R VOTES ' ENDORSEMENT OFj WORLD LEAGUE WASHINGTON, April 19 General endorsement of a league of nations, "Without which we shall lose the frujts TS of victory." was voted today at thei A closim. session of the national ehap- I ter, Daughters of the American Revo- I lution. E A number of resolutions, bearing on ffiL. the league. wor pn seated to th ooi i mlttee on restorations one of which specifically spe-cifically urged ratification by the senate sen-ate of the league of nations covenant in its amended form. The attitude of the society was expressed in this res-i res-i olution reported out by the commit - ! tec and adopted without opposition: i "Whereas at this critical period of worid history it Is Important that ev-9 ev-9 ery citizen in the United States v. ho; I belii ires in a league" of nations with-' B out which we shall lose the fruits of i t victorv, should place himself on record j I to that effect, resolved that we, the members of the 2Sth continental con-9 con-9 gress D. A. R. do so record ourselves "! The Texas! delegation, which had contended for a recommendation that the senate approve the amended drr.ftl of the league coenant, announced that I it would accept the resolution as pre - 1 sen tod. Later, on motion of Mrs. William G . .Spencer, of Tennessee, the congress by a rising vote expressed sympathy and loyalty to President Wilson for "his-reat "his-reat effort to brine peace to the world.'' Resolutions of sympathy on the death of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt were adopted. A universal system of phsical education and the prompt re i porting of disloyal acts also were ap-pro ap-pro ed.