New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-07
TO PROMOTE PEACE
NEU SOCTETT MEETS,
Endorsed by President Taft ana
Nessrs. Knor and Root

baltimore Fec s--There Was organize"
tonight at the home Of Theodore MAJ p"' .
Tho American Society for the Judlclai Sc
,;ement Of international Disputes WITCH
r5,I devote itself principally TO ISSUING ai
.iclos by leading men of All countries ou
subjects indicated by the title OF the Vi
cauization and 10 organizing nlee'A'ie0 "
national scope in various parts OF ohiS
.,,,,,-,- from, time 20 time with view TO
educating the people as 70 the des'raoiii'E
NJ promoting the peace Of the world bN
-o..,;rr ,,oirte of international controversy
IN the same general way in which differ
ences between individuals are now settieo-
During the meeting the following letters
were Ie"u The White House.
Washington January 81. ISM
Nv Dear Mr. Marhurs: ] have learned
with interest of The plans 10 found an
American Society for the JUDICIAL Seuie-
r7erf of international Disputes.
The leaflets which you propose TO Fuoilsl:
-orefher, with the meetings OF national
scope which you are planning io hold lI9iil
time to time, may have very s te@t aiItir
eDce on the development OF pubilc cl1l'l"iii
on this important subject Il the protof ~
court OF arhitral justice at ne t1asUTe oT
comes an accomplished fact there VIII sun sun
remain the task OF securing the adilsSoI
Of a number OF powers TO the c oatt an. aitd
the yer, important task of cU!fiNat!llh
o1,iriGn in various countries as 10 hciihe
governments TO resort 70 the court |hen
single way in which the cause OF peace anu
disarmament can be 50 effectively PRO
NOTED a By the firm establishment on q
permanent International court of justice.
Sincerely yours
WILLIAM H. TAFT
Department OF State
Washington. February .. 1910
Ny Dear Mir. Marburg: on are quile
right in assuming that I take not ontN x
keen personal but official interest IN me ne
movement Tor which your society Is 10 be
organized for, a. you arc doubtless aware,
have in an identic circular note dated
October IS 1909. urged the powers to invest
he International prize court with the iuris-
dc ion and functions Of court of arbftral
7uStico Tins completing the work Of the
second Hague peace conference by carry
ing into effect its recommendation that the
court Of arbitral justice be constituted
through diplomatic channels. Should the
Idenuc note be fayorably received and
should the court Of aThitral justice be thus
constituted the cOnsentinS nations would
hafe per inaneiit lhIerhaIohai tlbuIlhl
:oT the Judicial determination of contro-
and ii cannot be doubted that such a tri-
bunal would IN large measure. render To
nations the services which national courts
have performed FOR private IitEaIlts- BY
nc settlements Of controversies susceptible
or judicial determination before they have
reached acute stage the causes of war
would be minimized and first step taken
toward the gradual decrease of armament
Regretung my inability TO testify By my
presence the great interest I have in the
organization Of your society, j am,
Very sincerely yours.
l. - h-NOA
United States Senate,
Washington. February = 1910.
Dear Mr.. Marburg: l beg 10 say 10 YOUR
guests that / sympathize very strongly
with their object. and believe that the pro-
posed organization is adapted TO render a
great public service ] assume that the
specific object, which may be indicated by
emphasizing the word judicial IN its
title TO indicate distinction between that
kind Of settlement of international dis
has been understood in the past and is
generally understood now. l assume that
YOU going TO urge that disputes be
tween nations shall be settled by judges
acting under the judicial sense OF honorable
obligation with a judicial idea of impair
ualtH. rather than bE diplomats acting
under the diplomatic ideas Of hOnoTa BILE
obligation. and feeling bound 70 negotiate
settlement. rather than 10 pass without
fear or favor upon questions OF fact and
law II seems TO me that such change
IN the fundamental idea Of what an arbl-
tTatiou should Toe Is essential 20 any very
great further extension OF the idea OF
duration
see how many people there of ability
and force who do not agree with this idea
a; al, particularly people on the other
side OF the Atlantic The extraordinary
scope OF judicial power in this country
has accustomed Is to see the operations
Of government and questions arising be-
tween sovereign states submitted TO judges
Gho apply the test OF conformity 10 eStab-
liShed principles and rules of conduct en-
bodied in our constitutions. Il seems nat
ural and proper To that the conduct
Of government affecting substantial rights.
and not depending upon questions of pol
ICY, should be passed upon by the courts
when occasion arises 1t is easy. there
fore for Americans 10 grasp the idea that
The same method ~ settlement should be
applied 10 questions growing out Of the
conduct OF nations. and not Involving ques-
tons OF policy
In countries. however. where the courts
exercise no such power. the idea IS quite
new one 70 most people. and If # is to
prevail there must he q process Of edUca-
ton. Such process VIII naturally receive
its chief impulse in the United States, and
7 hope your new society VIII give such
IMPULSE with ViGOT and accurate direction.
With kind regards. / am. always. faith
fully yours ELIHC ROOT