The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-23
WOULD PREVENT WAR,
PEACE LEAGUE FORMED WITH
TAFT AT ITS HEAD.
Notable Men Will Work to Avoid Rep.
etitiOn OF Present Geat World
Struggle.

anniversary of the battle Of Bunker
Hill-there was formed an organiza-
ton whose object will be to promote
the creation Of league Of nations
with a view to preventing wars or,
at least, to lessen the possibilities of
armed conflict.
The name adopted by the organi-
zation after some debate was League
to Enforce Peace, American Branch"
William H. Taft was elected per-
manent president and a long list of
representative American citizens was
named as permanent vice presidents.
permanent executive committee also
was selected.
/ The conference was not an assem-
blage Of what one participant termed
pure peace" men, but gathering of
those who for the most part believe
in trying to bring about peace even
though they have to use force. ..
There was an animated discussion
over the adoption Of the name.
During the noon recess the :esolu-
ton committee formulated it's report
and it was presented to the afternoon
session by Chairman Lowell. The
resolution as recommended by the
committee and adopted by the meet
ing read: So r
Through 5000 years of recorded
history, peace, here and there estab-
lished, has been kept and it's area
has been widened in one way only.
individuals have combined their ef-
forts to suppress violence in the local
community. Communities have CO.
operated to maintain the authoritative
state and to preserve peace within it's
borders. States have formed leagues
or considerations. Always peace has
been made and kept, when made and
kept at ALL by the superior power
of superior numbers acting in unity
for the common good.
| Mindful of this teaching of expe-
rience, We believe and solemnly urge
that the time has come to devise and
to create a working union of sover-
eign nations to establish peace among
the .nselves 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.
I'VE therefore believe it to be de-
sirable for the United States to join
league OF nations binding the sigma
tories to the following:
Il. All justifiable questions arising
between the signatory powers, not set
tied by negotiations, shall. subject to
the limitations Of treaties, be sub
mitted to judicial tribunal for hear
ing and judgment, both upon the
merits and upon any issue as to it's
jurisdiction Of the question.
"2. All other questions arising be-
tween the signatories and not settled
by negotiations shall be submitted to
a council of conciliation for hearing,
consideration and recommendation.
"3. The signatory powers shall
jointly use forwith both their eco
nomic and military forces against any
one OF their number that goes to war
or commits act Of hostility against
another Of the signatories before any
question arising shall be submitted
as provided in the foregoing.
"a. Conferences between the sig
natory powers shall be held from
time to time to formulate and codify
rules Of international law, which, un-
less some signatory shall signify it's
dissent. within stated period, shall
therefore govern in the decision of
the judicial tribunal mentioned In ar
ticle l."
1t is expected the executive COM
mittee will meet in the near future
to adopt plans to carry out the object
OF the league. One of the things that
probably will be done. according to
members of the executive committee,
Will be to start propaganda in this
country with view to having the
United States senate adopt measures
in line with the object of the league.
The conference organized with Mr..
Iaft as permanent chairman. Among
the vice presidents named were the
following:
Lyman Abbott, New York; Alexan-
der Graham Bell. District Of Column
bia; Rudolph Blankenburg. PhiladeI-
phia; Francis f. Clark. Massachu-
sets; James Cardinal Gibbons, Mary
land; Myron II. Herrick, Ohio; John
drier Hibben, New Jersey: John
Mitchell. John Bassett Moore, Alton