Evening star., 1915-12-27
SUGGESTS NE THOD
/. OF ENDUR|NGP PEACE
International Tribunal of De-
cree and Enforcement, 0. T.
Crosby's Plan.
To TAKE UP ALL ISSUES
WHICH THREATEN WAR
Presents the Conclusions Drawn
From Observation of Present
Situation in Europe.

Lasting and durable peace may come
| only through the establishment Of an
| international tribunal of decree and
| enforcement is the belief of Oscar T.
| Crosby of this city, engineer, traveller
and explorer
| Mr.. Crosby, who recently returned
from the countries now engaged in the
European war, has plans for the crea-
tion and maintenance of permanent
| peace which call for the establishment
of an International tribunal where all
disputes of nations will be settled and
| an international armyxand navy for
the enforcement of it's DEGREES
Mr.. Crosby believes that any peace
arranged today between the warning
and that until something definite in
the way of tribunal for maintaining
peace is established the people of the
world will never feel confident that
war is a thing of the past. Mr.. Crosby
until recently was connected with the
American relief committee in Belgium
He says that conditions in Belgium are
improved in many respects: that busl,
ness and agricultural interests and
pursuits are followed much as was
done before the war.
Outlines His Plan.
The principles and objects of his plan
for permanent peace were outlined
by Mr.. Crosby as follows:
ITO urge upon all nations the
Establishment of an international tribu
nal to which all international disputes
Threatening war must be submitted by
states cooperating in the establish
ment of such tribunal; and further
the establishment of international
army and navy, directly under the or
ders of the tribunal and available for
the enforcement of it's DEGREES.
ITO urge upon all nations that no
system of treaties will be effective to
maintain international peace SO long
as each state continues to control it's
own navy. it's own fortifications and
it's own large land forces, beyond the
needs of domestic police.
ITO approve adequate and independ-
ent military defense by each nation.
pending the establishment of a compe
tent central tribunal and force.
tn propose that all appropriation
bills Tor Independent, national, military
programs shall declare acceptance of
the principles of central control, and
shall provide for the return of unex-
pended balances of such appropriations
upon the establishment of such control
ITO recommend limitation of the pro-
posed international organism to peace
keeping functions, carrying with them
q minimum of general legislative
power"
Special Methods of Procedure.
For the attainment of these objects,
all ordinary educational propaganda is
recognized as desirable, said Mr.. Cros-
by. The special methods of procedure
should be the obtainment of simulta-
neous discussion OF identical peace
propositions by various responsible
thrOuRhOut
world.
Senator Shafroth has introduced a
bill which gives official form and status
| to the ideas expressed in the platform
as set out by>Mr. Crosby.
Object of the Bill.
| The object of the bill is the estab-
| lishment of an International peace
keeping tribunal, and until such estab-
lishment, to insure the military pre-
paredness of the United States.
1t states that from any sums in the
| Treasury not otherwise appropriat ted
| there shall be appropriated sum not
yet named which is to pc available
for national defense by land and sea-
This sum is to be in addition to the
regular appropriations for the person.
mel OF the army and navy. The ex-
penditures as outlined from this ap-
preparation are to be used to pay all
| necessary expenses including salaries
| of a commission to have charge of
spending the money for national de-
fense.
The commission is to consist of the
President of the United States. the Sec
| retary of State, the Secretary of War
| the Secretary of the Navy, one admiral
of the United States Navy, one general
from the Army and one civilian; to be
appointed by the President, said ap-
pointment of civilian TO be confirmed
| Dy the Senate.
| A section of the bill says that the
President shall report to Congress at
the beginning of each of its sessions
such details as the commission may
offer. or later Congress may re-
quire. These details are to be made
lpublic and the President is to report
the sums required by the commission
for each years program of construc-
ton, the total sum appropriated being
available for expenditure whenever
required during a period of eight years
from the passage of the act.
Provisions to Suspend Preparedness.
| The bill further states that if, before
the total sum appropriated shall have
been expended or contracted to be ex-
pended, there shall have been estab-
lished with the cooperation of the
1Unireu States an international tribunal
/ in accord with the principles set forth
in the tentative draft of articles, any
| remaining balance be placed in the
Treasury, and the program of defense
adopted by the commission be sus-
lpended.>
, A tentative draft of articles as set
| forth in the bill states that the object
of the agreement is the abolition OF
international war and the furtherance
of peaceful cooperation between gov
ernments asserting to the articles.
The first place of meeting of the tri-
bunaI is designated as The Hague. il
the government of Holland is willing
If not. representatives are to meet in
Washington. The meeting is to take
place and the conditions of the agree
ment to become operative one year from
the date when six of the following
named states have adopted and signed
the articles: The United States, Great