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TIIE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919. 9 LEAGUE OF NATIONS Men of Narrow Minds and of Short-Sighted Vision Target. PEACE LEAGUE NECESSITY Jr. Henry Van Djkc Sajs Organ. za lion of Nation Is as Closely Be lated ms Good Roads to An to?. Not alone was the proposed league of nations, as outlined in the covenant read at the peace inference last Fri day in Paris by president Wilson. Riven the unqualified Indorsement of noted men and women who spoke yesterday at the Northwestern conference of the I--a true to Knforce Peace at the au ditorium, but arguments which have ben advanced against the league were declared to come from men of narrow minds and shortsighted vision. Indorsement of the league of nations came from William Howard Taft. pres ident of the League to Knforce Peace, from Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former min ister from the United States to The Netherlands; was given by Henry Mor genthau, who as former ambassador to Turkey, gaed upon devastated Arme nia: came from Edward A. Kilene. lead ing bufin? man of the t'nited States, from Mrs. PhiHp North Moore, who as l-reMdent of Ihe American council of women, represents the largest womens1 organiation in the I'nited States, and from one of the most noted of experts cm international law. Dr. George Graf ton Wilson, professor of Internationa law at Harvard university and a mem ber of tho L'ntted States Naval War college. Any doubt as to the necessity for a league of nations, which might have existed in the minds of any of the thou ands of persons who attended the ses sions yesterday, must have surely been dispelled, for every phase of the famous covenant read for the first time only a few days ago was discussed and ex plained thoroughly. League Held Neeeary. The league of nations is as closely related to the winning of the war, ac cording to Lr Van Dyke as are good roads to automobiles. V.'ithout the league, much of the fruits of victory will have been lost, he said. "It seems to me." he paid, "that the main interest of our country in this war has been to fight for peace on earth; and the greatest benefit America can gain from the ending of this war will bea league of free nations pledged to prevent, if possible, the occurrence of another war like it. "If such'a strong and open league had existed In 1914 I doubt whether even the madness of imperial Germany would have dared to defy the certain fate which now, after four years of blood and anguish, has crushed her power and broken her empire to pieces. Way America Katererf War. America entered the war for two purposes first, to bring the German empire to terms, and. second, to end the war. The first purpose has been accomplished. Germany came to terms, dictated by four gentlemen named Foch. Haig. Din and Pershing. There are some blood-thirsty civilians among us who are dissatisfied, because they fray it was not a military victory. They would have sacrificed hundreds of thousands of American boys for the toke of a triumphal entry into the ugly city of Berlin. Hut the hearts of Amer ican fathers and mothers are not dis satisfied. They invoke blessing on the man whose skill opened the door of this swift victory Woodrow Wilson. "The second American interest is to 'end the war' against us and against all nations. It is not yet ended. It will not be ended, it will only be Interrupt ed, postponed, unless we can pet a league of nations to maintain peace. That is the chief American interest which we must secure. America wants fio rono,ucsts or no rewards." Germany may share the benefits of a league f nations, opined Ir. Van Dyke, but admittance into the league must , not be granted to Germany or her allies ' until proof has len shown of her re - prntance. full reparation has brengiven and the principal criminals responsible for tho world war have been brought t trial. W ontea'a let point C.lvea. Women of the I'nlted States accepted the responsibilities which came upon the entry of the I'nited States into the war. save glad ly t he spns f the na tion to join the allies and fight so that thf world might enjoy peace and today demand the league of nations as assur ance that no similar catastrophy will befall the world, according to Mrs. I'htlip North Moore, ti ho presented the it-ws of Amrrwan women In connec tion m ith the league to enforce peace. It is expedient that some plan should be formed for the purpose of maintain ing rirht and peace, which, accord! ng to the history now being written, must be international. " ulic said. "The world, niu.-t be able to attend lo its business in peace. We must build up. construct, till the ground, cultivate and enrich. and dismiss the burden, terror and w asfe of war. "The purposes of the United Slates in this war are known to the world; they ! not need to be stated again. The in tolerable wrongs ought to be repaired but enduring peace must be based upon justice, fairness and the common riuhts of mankind. ' T-croeotlo'iM resnonsibilit v was placed upon the women of the United States at the beginning of the war. The thing we needed was inspiration; our obligation was as great as if the war were on our own borders. When this obligation and inspiration were brought a ho ii r u-nmn Hid a much as j men to bring conditions to the people. i tie resources of the country are more definitely needed In war than In peace, and the women, more than any other force, conserved these resources. To those who believed that this must be the last great war the reaiixation came that we must learn to live and work together even as we expect nations to. "It did not take a declaration of war to bring to the government a realization of the importance of caring for the moral and physical welfare of its cnii dren, the next generation under the league of nations, nor did it take a declaration of war to direct the at tention of women to this work, much of the responsibility of which fell nat urally on their shoulders. "We looked across the far stretch of sea and land; we saw men fighting; the most bitter fights. with the most cruel and barbaric methods of warfare the world has ever known. We asked over and over 'for what are we fighting?" We said Germany must be conquered. Was that all? Germany must still be taught that the written word of a na tion should be kept as sacredly as the written word of a nindividual? It fs the regeneration of the ideals of Ger many which Is more necessary to the , world than the conquest of the Ger- i man army, and in order to do this. their military power had to be van quished. All Moat Prepare Selves "We realize that we must prepare ourselves, morally, intellectually and industrally, for the tasks that lie be fore us. Let It be the business of thinking men and women to impress upon the mind of youth that war alone never settles anything that mili tarism cannot be destroyed by mili tarism; that only good can destroy evil, and that tne divine purpose of human brotnerhood Is an ideal worthy of man's highest endeavor. "President Wilson returns with the pest possible plan to abolish war. The only thing that America asks is a league of nations, and the United States senate should know in no un certain words that the United States must not be left out." AVith vivid memories of watching the arch-conspirators daily prepare for the "conquest of the world," Henry Morgan thau, in speaking: yesterday, urged the necessity of a league of nations as the means of avoiding a repetition of another outburst from maddened brains bringing nothing but murder, devastation and untold grief to the world. PLEA FOR AHII Former Ambassador tp Turkey Reviews Conditions. AMERICA IS ONLY HOPE European Nations, With Problems of Their Own to Solve, Are Unablo to GlTe Aid Xeeded. UPSET STOMACH Tape's Diapepsin at Once Ends Sourness, Cases, Acidity, Indigestion. Undigested food? Lumps of pain; beichin pas. acids and pourness. Whrn yotir slomich Is all up.et. here Is in stant relief No waiting! The moment you cat a tablet of Fapc'a Uiapcpsin all the indigestion pain, dyspepsia misery, the sourness, tascs and stomach acidity ends. l'ape a Diapepsin tablets cost little at any drug More, but th-re is no surer or quicker aioiuava. reucX knu n Adv Whnt 40 Year Accomplished Told. " "This war has taught us," he said, that in the short span of 40 years a comparatively insignificant state could develop its people into the most power ful military machine that ever has existed. Under the new covenant for league of nations this effort would have been arrested In its inception. All nations living under a well-regulated and established government .will join this league and will undertake by man datory method to provide means by which the others gradually can secure for themselves sound government. I "The war has been a struggle be tween autocracy and democracy. De mocracy cannot be quiescent; it must grow or die. e must not rest con cnted with having defeated tem porarily the forces of autocracy. They are merely resting in temporary retire ment. "The true devotees of the cause of liberty and justice throughout the world are hailing with great satisfac tion and prayerful appreciation the fine prospect that the solution of these serious problems has at last been found." Law Expert Reviews Covenant. - Stating that the Paris covenant for a league of nations has not been hastily drawn, but that able commissions have been sitting for several years giving careful consideration to suggested plans and to their application to chang ing world conditions. Dr. George Graf ton Wilson, expert on international law, in an address reviewed and ex plained the salient points in the cov enant. "One of the common objections to the league of nations is that there has never been a league of this character among the nations up to this time." he said. "Progress is made not by rever sion to former methods of political organization, but by moving forward to new methods. "Another objection is Mated by some to be that it is impossible to form a league. To this, one need merely reply that a league has been in existence ince August. 1911. The united States h been in this league since April 6 1917. and now 14 nations deliberately propose, after careful consideration and by unanimous vote, that the league relationship shall be permanent. 'Carefully considered," he concluded, "tho great covenant of Paris for a league of nations made public on Feb ruary 14, 191. may be called the ex tension of American principles and ideals through a league of nations to a high realization establishing Amer ican doctrines as doctrines for the world." I.engne F'aseatlal to Basl-teao. A league of nations Is essential to good business, according to Edward A. Kilene of KoMon. a director in the chamber of commerce of the United States. With the peoples of all nations taxed to the utmost in support of the world, and future generations forced to bear portion of this cost, Mr. Kilene said that a league of nations was necessary to end the limitless', endless burden of rivalry of armaments which will result if ihe Paris covenant is not adopted. -"The burden which such taxation will impose on a people already overstrained by war." Faid Mr. Kilene. "surely will cause discontent, and as that discontent is further increased by the continuance of that kind of taxation and you can- ! not discontinue it as long as you mu.t j rival other nations in your prepara- tions for war there must come, first. revolutionary feeling, and then revo lution. unless the nations take some step to prevent it. "Kvery government naturally will prefer to have war than revolution. It lias been always possible for a nation to draw its people together by making war on some other country. And so. every country will exchange revolution for war whenever possible and so you will have the outlook definitely for war and still more war. "looking at it from the most ma terial standpoint in the most selfish way we find that we either must get this league of nations approved by our senate, or we shall get inevitably this heavy taxation which means discon tent and revolution and eventually war."' When the Jews of Palestine turned to Henry Morgentnau. then ambassador to Turkey, In appeal for relief from suf fering and starvation they struck the rignt man. ao sooner had he begun his campaign of assistance and a study of conditions of which Americans know little than the job of being ambassa dor waned into insignificance. That he might devote his time to the raising of funds and the alleviating of suffering among the Jews left in Pales tine and those who were ostracized be cause they would not accept the Otto man religion, Henry Morgenthau gave up his post In Constantinople. Unconsciously and indirectly this lit tie inside view of the working of the neart or the former ambassador was disclosed In his talk yesterday noon be fore the Portland branch of the national Jewish sufferers relief committee. Two hundred members and guests listened with rapt attention to his plea for the downtrodden Jews of Palestine, pre sented in the crystal room of the Ben son hotel. Ben Selling, chairman of the local organization, presided and the honored guest was introduced ii. felici tous manner by Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. 930,000 laed for Relief. Mr. Morgenthau related how, when deportations of Jews from the holy land were begun by the Turks, it very nat urally came about that they turned to him as American ambassador in Con stantinople for assistance. He told how $50,000 was placed at his disposal by cable within 48 hours from the time he sent his call to this country, Nathan Straus of New York promptly advancing tnis sum. T,his was the genesis of the relief movement to which Mr. Morgen tnau now gives his heart and soul. "If you only knew how the Jews of Palestine suffer," he said, "you would be moved to compassion. It is almost an international poorhouse. The atroci ties against the Armenians have been greater but I really believe the Jews have suffered most. There is not single Jew in Palestine who we would call prosperous. I visited the soup houses maintained by Mr. Straus and the things 1 saw were pitiful beyond description. It seemed as though bundles of rags came to life and these people moved up to get the single bowl of soup that eus tains tnem. Red Tape Troubles. The speaker then touched upon the system, all bound about by red tape, by which the Turkish gfuernment gives an allowance of 23 cmf per month to those who will take the great amount of trouble necessary to prove that they have no other means of support. Now also, he -added, the relief society grants an allowance ot cents a month. Upon this pittance many hundreds of the luckless residents must live. Well I remember one poor woman ne reiaiea, wno urew ror seven per sons. I visited her home. Then I dis covered that ehe had a crippled child of her own and had generously taken to board five other crippled children. They- had to live on that little 2 cents a day per person. One of the children was peeling a tomato when I called To start the conversation I asked her what she was doinfe. 'I am preparing mncn ior myseir ana sister, she stated and that tomato was all the two of them hrd for the meal. America Looked To. Mr. Morgenthau explained how im possmie it is ior ine stricken coun tries of Europe to give the assistance to the unfortunates In Palestine they would gladly extend if they could. The great philanthropists of England even have to withdraw their aid now. In this emergency much depends on Amer ica. It is up to America to prosecute this relief campaign almost alone, and the nation is well able to do so. Aid extended now, he said, will be worth U i times as much as that which comes two or three years late. "ror Gods ake, give us the chnnc to save ourselves," Is the plea, he said. W e are a debtor nation to God for waat he has done for us. I want each of you to have a bad half-hour over this matter. I want you to take it upon your conscience. Applause and expressions of svmna thetic understanding frequently broke in upon the thread of Mr. Morgenthau's pica. after his honeymoon and exclaimed:! 'Here's $5 more It turned out better! than. I exDected." It runs very near! along the lines we have been talking. We have been told that an international force to maintain peace was to be mobilized at The Hague. But we find the only force and a sufficient force is the force of nations standing to gether and agreeing that In certain eventualities they will stand together. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former occu pant of the chair of English at Prince ton and late minister to the Nether lands, was the first speaker to be intro duced at the luncheon by Dr. W. T. Foster of Reed college, toastmaster. Pacifism received the burden of his remarks. "Why, the majority of pacifists have no more idea of what peace really means than a cow has of roast beef," emphasized Dr. Van Dyke. He continued: "Peace is not negative, but positive it is law, order, protec tion for the weak. Non-resistance may mean slavery, anarchy and the lowest kind of degradation. Peace with power is necessary and cannot last without a league of nations. "Through the shattering of militar ism, Europe now has many baby na tions so many and so awfully new that they are sure to scrap if not re strained by a league of nations. This league should take the form of a large parental hand, that the aftermath of the great war shall not begin with a Donnybrook fair." Dr. Van Dyke concluded with an ap peal for public sentiment to force a unanimous ratification of the cov enant by the United States senate. I have no use for the free-love in ternationalism which does away with the spirit of patriotism," began Dr. Charles R. Brown, dean of the Tale school of religion, the second speaker of the noon hour. He went on: "I think it is an excellent thing for every nmn to love his own wife, and the more he does "for her the more he strengthens his chivalrous reerard for all other vjmen. So a proper regard for our own country does not militate against a just regard for other coun- ries. 'International relations have been in the realm of paganism. World peace is secured by one of three things im perialism, which is aUpowerfuI, now a failure; "the balance of por-r, which played both .ends against the middle and is now played out, and the reign of law based on the consent of the . governed. T Ratification by United States Senate Is Requested. . PARIS TO RECEIVE COPY Delegates Vote to Send Cable Report to Committee of League to Enforce .Peace. Direct expression of the sentiment prevailing at the northwestern con gress for a league of nations, which concluded its Portland session last night, is found in the platform adopted by the delegates and which is to be cabled without delay to the Paris com mittee of the League to Enforce Peace. It gives unqualified indorsement to the covenant for such a league and urges that the covenant be ratified by the senate of the United States. The platform was presented at yes terday afternoon s session of the con gress, with ex-President Taft presid ing as president of the League to Enforce Peace. Earlier in the day it had been drawn by the special plat' rorm committee, comprised of repre sentative delegates from Washington. idano ana Oregon. But the entire house, visitors and all, gave vociferous assent to its passage wnen it was read to the congress by B. F. Dahm of Seattle, chairman of the platform committee. The platform is as follows: 99 MRS. PHILIP XORTH MOORE OF ST. LOUIS SPEAKS HERE. Only Woman Speaker on Programme of Conference Says War Surely One of Motherhoods. S PACT IS FORCE DU. A. L. LOWELL. OF HARVARD VMVERSITV, GIVES PLAX. Clubwomen and pclfte delegates of Oregon and "Washington assembled at luncheon at the Portland hotel yester day afternoon to honor Mrs. Philip North Moore of St. Louis, only woman speaker on the programme of the con ference for the League to Enforce Peace, and president of the American Council of Women. Mrs. Charles Cast ner of Hood River, president of the State Federation of Women's clubs. presided and introduced Mrs. Moore. Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey of In dependence, Kan., president-general of the Daughters of the American Revo lution, and Mrs. N. S. McCready of Sno homish. Wash., who brought greetings from the Washington State Federation. This has been a war of mother hoods," said Mrs. Moore in a short greeting to the women. "We speak of La Belle France, England, the mother land, and the Goddess of Liberty: Ger many only has the fatherland. Matthew Arnold has said it is the women back of the lines who win the battles at the front. Where are we to find greater heroes of this war than among ' the women of Belgium? "It is now asked that we women of America, we who have given less than tho women of any other country, use our great power in making this war the end of all wars. The treaty of the league of nations has been sent to the United States annate fop ratifica tion. We are depending upon the women of the country to write to their senators telling them they are expect ed to ratify the treaty." "One hundred and five thousand women of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution have pledged them selves to support the treaty,' an nounced Mrs. Guernsey, who brought greetings from the National Daughters of the American Revolution. The luncheon was attended by 228 women. At the table with Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Castner sat Mrs. Frank Dex ter Ellison, Massachusetts regent of the Daughters of tho American Revo lution; Mrs. Guernsey, Mrs. Sarah Ev ans, Mrs. McCready, Mrs. Overton Gen try Ellis of Tacoma, Washington re gent of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Mrs. F. H. Buchanan of McMinnville, Mrs. Frances Marian Wil kins of Eugene, Or., regent of the j Daughters of the American Revolution; , Mrs. G. J. Frankel, president of the Portland Federation of Women's Or ganizations; Mrs. Frederick G. Schilk of La Grande, president of the Oregon Congress of Mothers; Mrs. J. A. Pettit, Mrs. William Bell of Rose burg and Mis. Rose Coursen-Reed. Treaty Ratification Desired. Believing1 that the United States entered tne war not only to protect American in i tresis -ana lives against tne unlawful at tack of the German government, but also 10 secure a just and durable peace oa earth ior an man or good will; And believing- that the real fruit of the military victory which the allies and Amer ica have won over the fleets and armies of Ufrmany and her subservient accomplices can De secured only Dy tne tormation of tho league of free nations who will pledge thrir united powers to repress war and to uphold the settlement of internaUona! dis putes by reason, justice and conciliation and thus to promote the free, orderly and peaceful development of mankind ; We, the delegates of this Northwestern congress, held under the auspices of the Ieaguc to Knforce Peace, William Howard Taft, president, do adopt the following reso lutions'. Itesoiven, First, that we rejoice in the presentatior to the peace conference Piris of the draft constitution jf a league and covenant of free nations, pledged t use tholr rpunoHvA unvproifl-n t in a In a mon effort to prevent the dangers and horrors or war and to perpetuate tne bless ings of a just peace in all countries. We recognize in this constitution measures wisely planned to determine and effect jus- ce and thus to make the world more se cure in peace and more safe for democracy. we rejoice, as Americans. In the fact that this pSan was read to the conference and so to the world by President Wilson, whose patient and powerful advocacy of this cause has done so much to produce harmony and efficiency in the results. Resolved, Second, that we express our strong desire that a treaty of peace of which the formation of such a league and covenant Is an essential part shall be ratified accord ing to the constitution by the senate of the United States, and that our country shall become one of the five great powers to create the league and to guide its affairs. not only for the good of America but also for the peaceful welfare and progress of mankind. Woman Offers Resolution. Presented by Mrs. Charles H. Castner, member of the northwestern congress and president of the State Federation of Women's clubs, the resolution to cable the action of the congress to the Paris committee was unanimously adopted. as follows: Resolved, That the platform of the con gress be cabled to the Paris committee of the league to enforce peace ior presentation to the American delegates at the peace con ference and sent to the United States sen ators representing the states composing the uorthwstern congress. Members of the committee . which drafted the platform were as follows: Oregon delegation, W. G. Eliot Jr. of Portland, Mrs. Charles H. Castner of Hood River, O. P. Coshow of Roseburg and P. B. Kiddle of Island City; Wash ington delegation, B. F. Dahm of Seat tle. N. W. Durham of Spokane, N. B. Coffman of Chehalis and William Short of Seattle; Idaho delegation, Cecil R. Peckham of Wilder, Mrs. J. A. Price of Palmer, Frank Harris of Weiser and Gunder P. Kjosness of Lewiston. "Acid -Moti destroys the best of teeth What is the tasteless, sly-working condition that gradually weakens the enamel of your teeth and exposes the soft, interior pulp to the destructive action of germs? "Acid-Mouth." 95 in every 100 men, women and children are said to have it. Use Pebeco twice a day and visit your dentist twice a year. Thus you will keep "Acid-Mouth" in check, and your teeth, gums and mouthjwill be greatly benefited. Sold by druggisls everywhere. I OUR SIQfl IS OUR BOAIP I TOOTH PASTE Counteracts "Acid-Mouth" MR. TAFT DEFENDS LEAGUE EX - PRESIDENT ADDRESSES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AH Free Nations Trustworthy. De clares Speaker Before Portland University Club. SILVERTON BEATS ALBANY Score of "nappy ! 6 Registered Content. in STLVERTOV. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) tiilverton high defeated Albany here Saturday -night by a score of 9 to 16 in a snappy game of basketball. Al bany is out for the state championship and played a fast game, but was not equal to the work punup by the steady Silverton team. The main feature of the game was the close guarding of both learns. Silverton has played five games this year and has a good chance for the championship as it has won four of the five games played. It has beaten Salem and Corvallis and expects to trim Eugene when it plays a return guuie at iivrtun the 2 bill. Are free nations trustworthy? Dr. A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard university, believes they are. 1 and told a large gathering of men and .women at the University club luncheon yesterday that the word of the nations involved in the covenant Just formed Is the best possible guarantee of lasting peace. "Did France vwant to go into the war?" asked Dr. Lowell. "She knew what suffering it meant for France if she did but she had given her word to Russia. Did Fngland want war? She did not, but her word hud been given guaranteeing Belgian integrity. Bel gium had given her word to the other nations and was outrageously tortured, but Belgium kept her word. "Can you mention any free nation that has gone back on its word? If so, let us say that civilization is a failure and tear down this false structure we have reared. But I believe we can be trusted, for as a nation we have not yet broken our word, and I believe England and France can be trusted "The time has come when we can get together like reasonable, civilized neighbors. This is the God-appointed time. There never will be another chance. From the trenches of France poilus and Tommies cried out that the sacrifice would not be in vain if it pro tected their grandchildren from a simi lar ordeal. And we have pledged our word as a nation that it shall not have been in vain." In prefacing his remarks, Dr. Lowell said that in the years the league of nations had been projected people everywhere were ready to acclaim it so long as it was in the abstract. Only since the armistice and the league took definite form in Paris had con siderable objection been raised. . "Now we have a covenant." he de clared. "I confess I feel like the bridegroom, who sought the minister TVRKISH CRUELTY" DEPICTED I Ex-Ambassador. Morgenthau Dc scribes Killing of Armenians. T am addressing every audience that it is possible for me to reach on he sufferings of the Armenians with the determination to create sufficien public sentiment henceforth to deny the Turkish government permission to rule over a Christian people." Quiet in manner, deliberate in speech. sparing his audience the harrowing de tails of crime and outrage, s-yet withal giving such a . narration of the be trayals of Turkish knaves and arch traitors who operated under Abdul Hamid to exterminate the Armenian race, Henry Morgenthau, ex-ambassador to Turkey, moved the great audience which packed the First Presbyterian church Monday evening to the point where it was virtually necessary to employ restraint to keep it from turn ing out its pockets for the victims of massacre and deportation. Mr. Morgenthau arrived last evening with the members of the League to Enforce Peace. When the first whispers of war were circulated, Germany advised Turkey to deport all Greeks or send them to the interior, lest the invading armies of Greece would be aided by Turkish subjects of Oreek parentage. Two women came to me and begged me to send some aid to these Greeks. Out in the Sea of Marmora were a number of little boats filled with Greek women and children who had been for days not only without food, but without water. They had been deported by the Turks and their cries of anguish had been heard by these women. The next night it was possible for me to send in the name of the government of the United States a boat filled with water and food to relieve these people. "The Turkish government had sud denly decided to exterminate the Ar menian race within 30 days. As a result of this massacre we have 400,000 orphans to care for. These are the hope of the far east. They represent the seed of Christianity for the new Fast which is to come. We can't hope to save them alL They have no cloth ing and they have pot had enough to eat for three years." Opponents of Plan Arouse Sarcasm of Speaker, "Who Takes Up Constitutionality Issue. of the world in our international good- when our boys Will. "Did we but hear among our sen ators a constructive suggestion, we might listen with more patience. Their fear or violating our constitutional rights would receive more serious thought if they had shown more regard for that document. "How are disputes that occur in the future to be settled amicably? How are we to prevent making more war unless those who dictate peace take over the control of the situation? Have you heard any suggestions from the senators objecting as to how that can be done? If you have your hearing is more acute than mine. (Laughter and applause.) "This is not a partisan question. When we get to the shores of the oceans we cease our partisanship. (Applause.) "I was glad the president went to the conference. It was eaid that It was unconstitutional. w ell, he s gone. (Laughter.) And he is coming back. There is nothing in the constitution that prohibits him from going or com ing. There is no higher function than that he is doing in going over there. It is educating him. I doubt not that his going over there changed his mind on some things in the league of na tions. His promise has pledged us to the league of nations. "When you went out to talk to the people during the liberty loan cam paigns you told them that we were in the war to make the world t-afe. "Did we hear any protest against adopting a means that would do that!. KITKI. ere fighting at Cha teau Thierry or In the Argonne? It would be a breach of faith with thote nations of Europe, weary' with war, were they not given the league of na tions that we promised them. And the senate threatens it on the ground of constitutionality. I should hate to j have the constitution perverted to pre vent the fulfillment of our promise to the world and to our own people, and 1 let no man exceed my respect for the constitution." With fine sarcasm the ex-president portrayed the argument of Senator Poindexter that we could not consent to limitation of our armament or mili tary strength. While congress cannot be bound by a treaty, he was unable to conceive of a congress that would fail to do its duty in functioning to do the things that might become necessary rn pursuance to obligations incurred un der a treaty of peace. "If Washington were alive today he would be a strong advocate of tho league of nations." he declared in speaking of the bogey of entangling alliances . that has been raised by some opponents of the plan. FASHION TAILORS MKVS ASD LADIES' SUITS TO ORDER First-ClaHs AYork. Reasonable Prices. i,i;ai.;. I'rf:sm;, rhmodulim; 16.- PARK MREKT, RKT. 10ltlIISO AU VAMHII,!.. Tel. Main S2T. It was a spontaneous tribute of per sonal regard that the business com munity paid to William Howard Taft at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday when he was escorted to his place in the large dining-room by H. L. Corbett, president of the chamber. It began when the ex-preoident of the United States appeared at the landing of the stairway and continued long after he was seated at the table, the more than 600 persons in the room evincing interest in his sprightly step and personality that radiates good na ture. The great throng had just fin ished ringing "America" when the guest of honor was ushered in. Sliss Harriet Jeacn, one 01 Portland's favorite sopranos, sang the "Star- Spangled Banner" by request, as the opening number on the programme. "I know of nobody whose character and conditions have been more dis cussed than the business men of this country," said H. L. Corbett, intro ducing Mr. Taft, "and I know of no men whose Americanism has run more true than the business men of the United States. One thing I think comes very clear to us in considering the re lationship of the business man to a eaue to enforce peace: the thought of what it means to you if the old com petition has to go on in the old way. It is our good fortune to have with us one of those men whose brain con ceived the idea of a league of nations, and it is my pleasure to introduce Will iam Howard Taft, president of the League to Enforce Peace." Mr. Taft expressed nis pleasure at being in Portland, coupled with regret that some of those whom he was ac customed to meet are here no longer and recalling among them George H. Williams, C. A. Dolph and Theodore B. Wilcox. He launched into a discussion of -the principles of the league of na tions as promulgated at Paris, com menting upon the criticism of senators nd voicing his approval of the com pact. 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