Evening star., 1915-05-13
draw into it very quickly the less pow
erful nations.
Plan of League.

Plan of League.
What should be the fundamental
plan of the league?
| "In the first place, it ought to provide
for the formation of court which
would be given jurisdiction by the con-
sent of all the members of the league
| to consider and decide justiciable ques-
I tions between them or any of them
which have not yielded to negotiations
according to the principles of interna :
Itional law and equity, so tina the court
| should be vested with power upon the
application of any member OF the
| league to decide the issue s to whethef
| the question arising is justiciable.
| Second A commits ssion of concilia-
| tion for the consideration and recon-
mendation of the solution of all nom
| justiciable questions that may ARISE
between the members of the league
| should be created. and this commission
| should have power to hear evidence,
investigate the causes of dlnerenceS
and mediate between the parties. ana
then make it's recommendations Tor d
settlement.
Third. Conferences should be held
from time to time to agree upon prln-
ciples of interna tional law. not already
established, as their necessity Shaii
suggest themselves. When the con-
cIusions of the commission shall nave
been submitted to the various parues
to the league for reasonable tine'
saw a year. without calling forth op-
lection it shall be deemed that they
acquiesce in the principles thus de-
clared. -.
Defend Attacked Member.
Fourth. The members of the league
shall agree that il any member OF the
league. without first having submitted
the question if found justiciable to the
arbitral court provided in the funda-
mental compact. or without having
submitted the question If found non
justiciable to the committee OF con
ciliatiou for it's examination. consld-
Grafton and recommendation, then the
remaining members of the league agree
to join in the forcible defense of the
members thus prematurely attackea.
Mr.. Taft said that the prlnclple OF
the general arbitration treaties WIN
England and France should be en-
braced in an effective league or peace
I'VE must recognize. however, that
the questions within the jurisdiction OF
such a court would certainly not IN
cIude all the questions that might lead
to war, and, therefore, we should pro-
vide some other instrumentality for
helping the solution of those questions
which are non justiclable. This might
well he a commission of conciliation.
late and recommend settlement. We
have an example of such commission
of conciliation in the controversy be
tween the United states and Great
Britain over the seal fisheries.
Enforcing DEGREES.
1T is to be observed that the fourth
suggestion does not involve the mem
bers of the league in an obligation to
enforce the judgment of the court nor
of the recommendation of the COM
mission of Cancellation. 1t only fur
nishes the fundamentally of force to
prevent attack without submission.
The required submission and the delay
incident thereto will in most cases lead
to acquiescences in the Judgment of the
court or in the recommendation of the
commission of conciliation. The threat
of force against plainly unjust war, for
that is what is involved in the provi
sion, will have a most salutory deter
rent effect"