New Britain herald., 1915-12-09
TAFT ASKS AID OF COMMERCE CHAMBER Writes to Pres. Christ, Seeking
 Cooperation for Peace League WOULD PREVENT ALL WARS

Urges That Local Body Lend Support
 to Establishment of World Court to
 Which Shall Pass on Judicial Ques-
 tions Arising Between Nations. 1 President E. w. Christ of the l Chamber of Commerce has received a l letter from eX-President William H. Taft head of the League to Enforce Peace, in which the writer asks the 1 assistance of the organization in pro mot1ng the policies of the league in its endeavor to further peace among all countries. President Christ is in- Vestlgating the matter thoroughly and will probably join in the league later.
 Arguing that the recurrence of such conflict as now rages in Europe ought if possible to be prevented, MT. Taft, in his letter urges the members of the Chamber to cooperate in an effort to mould public opinion both in this country and abroad, in favor of league of the great powers, who
 
 case, until the question has been passed upon judicially, the nations agreeing also to use their joint mili- tary and economic forces against any nation refusing to keep the pact.
 MT. Taft refers particularly to the referendum of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States of Amer ica on the report of that body's spe- cial committee on "Economic Results of the War and American Business This referendum will come up shortly for consideration of the part of the Chamber of Commerce.
 MT. Tafts Letter.
 MT. Tafts request is made at this time, it was explained, in view of the fact that the referendum in question outlines a plan for world peace, al- most identical with that contained in the proposals of the League to En- force Peace, which was organized by MT. Taft, President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University, and other men of nation wide prominence at Philadelphia in Independence hall, last June. MT. Taft who is the pres ident of the league, writes as follows:
 '"The friendly reference made to the platform of the League to Enforce Peace on page four of Referendum No. II of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America seems to the officers of the League to create natural occasion for calling that of your members.
 "At the same time I want to extend a very cordial invitation to you, and +@ I@ organization, to join the league and to cooperate with it is actively as you are able in the organization that is about to be undertaken in your state.
 result to the whole world in case way should be found, at the close of the European conflict, to make war les threatening and to render it less frequent, has induced a considerable number of leaders in the realms both of statesmanship and of business to combine in an effort to create senti- ment in our own and other coun- tries, in favor of the proposals that were put forward at the Philadelphia conference.
 '"The obvious and urgent need that led the committee of the Chamber to draw up it's admirable report, and the Board of Directors to authorize its submission, is an eloquent argu- ment in favor of a combined effort to do all which human ingenuity and devotion can, to prevent the recur- renee of such a catastrophe as the world is now experiencing"
 Plans or League
 The proposals of the League to Enforce Peace, referred to in MT. Tafts communication, which wero adopted at the Indianapolis Hall meet ing are:
 That the United States join league of nations, who shall agree as follow ing:
 1. The establishment of an inter- national tribunal or world court, which shall pass on all justiciable questions arising between nations.
 2. The establishment of an inter national tribunal to be known as council of conciliation which shall pass on all n-justiciable questions, that is, questions which cannot be set tied in accordance with the principles of law and equity.
 3. The signatory powers to use forthwith their joint Economic and Military Forces against any nation which has joined the league, but which goes to war, or begins acts Of hostility against another of the sig natories, without first submitting it's quarrel to a court or board of arbi- trators, as provided in sections one and two.
 4. The adoption of code of in-