The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-11
new SOCIETY FOR
WORLD PEACE
OBJECTS ENDORSED IN LET
TIERS FROM PRESIDENT
AND OTHERS.
American Society for the Judicial
Settlement of international Dis
putes To Begin Vigorous Cam
pai9n of Education Letters
from Taft and Knox.

DdlGlmOr0, Z 90. o. -1u0I0 was VI
ganized last night at the residence OF
Theodore Marburg, the American Soci-
ETY. for the Judicial Settlement Of In
ternational Disputes, which will 'evote
itself principally to issuing articles by
leading men of all countries on sub
jects indicated by the title of the or
ganization and to organize meetings OF
national scope in various parts of this
country from time to time with a view
to educating the people as to the desir-
ability of promoting the peace of the
world by settling points of interna-
way in which differences between indi-
viduals are now settled. In the meet
ing the following letters were read
''The White House, Washington, D.
c., Jan. 81.
'My Dear Mr.. Marburg:- have
learned with interest of the plans to
form an American Society for the Ju-
dicial Settlement of International Dis
putes. The leaflets which you pro-
pose to publish, together with the
meetings of national scope which you
are planning to hold from time to
time, may have a very great influence
on the development of public opinion
on this important subject If the pro-
posed court of arbitral justice at The
Hague becomes an accomplished fact,
there will still remain the task of Sc
curing the adhesion of a number of
powers TO the court, and the very i'm
portantt ask of so cult1vating public
opinion in various countries as to in
cline governments to resort to the
court when the occasion calls for it.
There is no other single way in which
the cause of peace and disarmament
can be so effectually promoted as by
the firm establishment of permanent
International court of Justice
Sincerely yours,
civilian H. TAFT"
Department of State, Washington,
D. c., Feb. 8, 1910.
''My Dear Mr.. Marburg You are
quite right in assuming that take not
only keen personal, but official inter-
est in the movement for which your
society is to be organized, for, as you
are doubtless aware, have. in an iden-
al circular note, dated Otober 10,
1909, urged the powers to invest the
International Prize Court with the jur-
isdiction and functions of a court of
arbitral justice, thus completing the
work OF the second Hague peace con-
ference by carrying into effect it's rec
ommendatjon that the court of arbitral
justice be constituted through diplo-
matte channels. Should the identical
note be fav orably received, and should
the court of arbitral justice be thus
constituted, the consenting nations
would have permanent international
tribunal for the judicial determination
of controversies arising out of peace as
we'll as war, and it cannot be doubted
that such a tribunal would, in large
measure, render to nations the services
which national courts have performed
for private, litigants. By the settlement
of controversies susceptible of judicial
determination before they have reached
an acute stage. the cause of war would
be minimized and first step taken to-
ward the gradual decrease of arma-
ment
"Regretting my inability to testify
by my presence the great interest !
have in the organization of your socie-
ty, am very sincerely yours,
''P. G. KNOX. >"
Mr.. Marburg has also received letters
from senators and representatives. en-
dorsing his plans, including one from
Senator Elihu Root, of New York.