La Junta tribune., 1915-10-16
SOME OBSERVATIONS.
These Are Contributed Ar
ticies and Record Of In
dividuai Opinion Only.
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE.

tend. 1 was requested to forward an
expression OF my views concerning
the plan OF the league. did neither.
| thought. AZ probably did others In
this community, who received SINH
lar invitations. that my views would
be OF little interest to the leaders OF
this movement. But IL appears that
the league has follow up system
am now In receipt OF letter from
Hon, Alton Is. Parker. chairman OF
the committee on home organization.
requesting me to enter my name on
the roll Of charter members. and also
stating that any criticism OF the pro-
posals will be welcome. This letter
is accompanied by An Appeal TO
Public Opinion by President Lowell
OF Harvard University.
From this appeal ! quote the four
articles to which the league sub
scribes:
"First-All justiciable questions
arising between the signatory pow
ers, not settled by negotiation, shall.
subject to the limitations OF treaties.
be submitted to judicial tribunal
for hearing and judgment. both upon
the merits and upon any issue as to
its Jurisdiction OF the question
President Lowell defines u "justici-
able question" as "one involving
only issues that can ,e decided by
the rules of international law recog-
nized as valid by all civilized ma
tions.'
"Second-All other questions
arising between the sigDatories and
not settled by negotiations, shall
be submitted to Council OF Concili-
alton for hearing, consideration and
recommendation"
"Third-The signatory powers
shall jointly use forthwith both their
economic and military forces against
any one OF their number that goes
TO war. or commits acts OF hostility.
against another Of the signatories
before any question arising shall be
submitted as provided In the fore
going" 81
Fourth - Conferences between
the signatory powers shall be held
from time to time to formulate and
codify rules OF International Law.
which. unless some siEnatory shall
signify Its dissent within q stated
period. shall thereafter govern In the
decisions of the judicial tribunal
mentioned In Article One
Ex-Prcsiden, Taft is president OF
IN. league. and the executive CON-
mit,ec numbers among It's members.
Alton II. Parker. John Grier Hibben.
David Il. Francis. John Hays Ham.
mond. Hamilton Holt. Theodore
Marburg. Oscar $. Strauss aud ~
teen other leaders OF thought In the
nation.
These men have been led TO the
organization OF this icagu. by the
contemplation Of the world eaiastro-
ph. that IL cnyeiopinx Europe. and
threatening the fundamental sane
tions Of international laws. They
are seeking Insurance against Its re-.
eurrcnec.
Aside from the fact that the na-
tions arr In my opin,on. supplied
with the n~ccssary machinery for
the maintenance Of world peacs II
the Hague Peace Conference. and the
Hague Court. I cannot subscribe 70
the third article proposed BY the
league. The plan does not inciuds.
~ = fundamental proposition. dis.
armament. or even . iimitatioa of
armAm~nts. The nstioas heiag thus
fully armed. th~sr IL no poves 70
force them. Jointly. 10 make ear upon
an offending nstisn. Sappqps swe
strong nations Jointly violate the
asreeussst. then Ne have Q repeti.
ton Of the pre-cnt var. wad beseSs
sar. aud var eahn6, be prove He'd BY
force. a. long ss the nasidas are
fully armed. In many Of the qucs.
iions arising between t~o iations.
other nations are Interested, We
would thus have Interested hations
acting q. international police, Ina.
partial action upon . dispute. might
he diffieuit for = nation hsving .
vital interest In the outcome +,
The third Hague confer{see u
due'm 1917. Let rs hope dat the
presen, EAR Siii have been ssaciud.
cd BY that time. and that I3spevsr.
ished nations. vie~iag the vesck
caused ~ var. ~iii agree 10 gtas.
aniles against NJ rrcsrssace. u.
" that coafereace shalt preposs
the erection os IN iatssnasioaal Iav
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