Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE
ORGANIZED BY PEAEEWIsHERS


Philadelphia, June r. Within his
storic Independence hall today-the
anniversary of the battle of Bunker
HILL there was formed an organiza-
ton whose object was to promote tbs
i creation Of a peace league of nations
with a view to preventing wars or, at
lleast, to lessen the possibilities or
armed conflict. The name adopted by
the organization, after some debate
vas League to Enforce Peace, Amer
lean branch" d
/ Taft President.
] VIM FL. Taft was elected permanent
president and long list of represen-
| tative American citizens were named
as permanent vice presidents. A per-
manent executive committee also was
selected.
The conference was not an assemb-
1age of what one participant termed
'.pure peace men, but gathering of
those who for the most part belieye
in trying to bring about peace even
though they have to use force.
There was an animated discussion
over the adoption Of the name. George
w. Kirchwey, of Columbia university,
suggested that the name be changed
to League to Establish and Maintain
Peace. The proposed elimination
of the word enforce" gained support
ers, but it was defeated after vigor-
Gus speech by A. Lawrence Lowell,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee.
During the noon recess the resolu-
10 o,5
and it was presented to the afternoon
session by Chairman Lowell, who said
that some suggestions offered were re
jected because they were not germane
to the subject and because they could
be better taken up in other ways. One
of the principal suggestions rejected,
he said, was that offered by Victor C. !
Berger, Wisconsin, to prevent the sig
natory nations furnishing the bellig-
erent countries arms and ammunition. !
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions are recommended by |
the committee an dadopted by the !
read:
Throughout five thousand years of |
recorded history, peace here and there |
established has been kept and its area |
has been Widened in one way only. |
Individuals have combined their eff |
forts to suppress violence in the local |
community. Communities have CO |
operated to maintain the authoritative |
state and to preserve peace within its |
borders. States have formed leagues |
or considerations or have otherwise 1
co-operated to establish peace among |
themselves. Always peace has been
made and kept, when made and kent |
at all, by the superior power of SUI
perior numbers, acting in unity for
the common good.
Mindful of this teaching of expert |
ence, we believe and solemnly urge |
that the time has come to devise and |
to create a working union of sovereign |
nations to establish peace among |
themselves and to guarantee it by all |
known and available sanctions at their |
command, to the end that civilization |
may be conserved and the progress of |
mankind in comfort, enlightenment |
and happiness may continue.
eve, therefore, believe. it to be de- |
sirable for the United States to join a |
league of nations binding the sigma
lures to the following:
The Provisions.
l.. All Just1naDle questions arising |
between the signatory powers, not /
settled by negotiation shall, subject to |
the limitations of treaties, be submit |
ted to Judicial tribunal for hearing |
and judgment, both upon the merits /
and upon any issue as to it's jurisdic- |
ton of the question.
"2. All other questions arising be-
tween the signatures and not settled I
by negotiations, shall be submitted to
3 council, of Cancellation for hearing.
and recommendation.
SO. The signatory powers shall
Jointly use forthwith both their eco
1omic and military forces against any
one, of their number that goes to war,
Oh commits acts Of hostility against
another of the signatures before any
question arising shall be submitted as
provided in the foregoing
"4. Conferences between the sign
atory powers shall be held from time
;ome to formulate and codify rules OF
law which, unless some
Iignatory shall signify its dissent with
n stated period, shall therefore gov
srn the decision Of the judicial trfbu-
nal mentioned in article l. 1'stt
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