Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-31
PEACE LEAGUE
. PLAN PRACTICAL,
JURIST CERTAIN
Judge w. w. Morrow, One of
Organizers of Movement,
Confident of Strength =" ""
MEETING WAS HELD IN
WASHINGTON LAST WEEK
Consul WoohGan of China, In
vited 10 Be Present, Also
Backs Idea Il.

Two strong advocates of the League
to Enforce Peace are in Honolulu.
ona a resident and an official repre-
sentative OF a foreign power, the
other a visitor and a distinguished
AmG rican jur St T.. ~.
Consul Ts4-Ang WCohuan of the
RcpuUIic OF CHINA, one OF the few
He uCiuianS invited to the meeting OF
tbs league last Vice., declares in
lelteT ol resretIul declindti0n that he
bsiieNes in the method proposed to
end war.
JUDE W. W. Morrow of the circuit
CO AIT VI appea,s. ninth ciIcuit, wRo
ca ne heIe nom San francisco to ham
die the Foster l.. Davis case, is. one
OF the original organizers OF the
leaI ne, has tonowed its development
ciose.y and since arriving here has re-
ceiyeu Ietter from Ex-Presldent
TarI, who is mead Oh the league, urg-
ing MIN to attend the Washington
meeting. his, of course, he could
not do. '. ss -
Last weeks meeting was called the
first annual assemDlage" Of the
league and Mas held IN the New Viii
luId Hotel, Washington, d. c., on May
20 and u. 1t attracted a long list OF
DIS. suished speakers.
Deelln.ng the invitation to be pres
cut, consul Woohuan wrote:
Il regret very much that | shall be
unable, to attend the meeting. How
esef, In View of the excellent prospect
bESnght about. by the league for the
,W0rl III = Speace and permanent haT-
mony in the future: sure to be at
tanned by the method proposed, shall
be thankful to maintain interest in
the movement" I'M
judge Morrow's Views.
Judge Morrow declared enthusias-
ticaIly this morning that he firmly
believes in the practicability OF this
movement. -
1t has something of the uniform
and authority of the policeman be-
hind its plans" he commented.
The plan, briefly, is this:
Questions which cannot be settled
through negotiations or by treaty pro-
visions shall be submitted to coun:
Gil of conciliation-an international
tribunal. The signatofy powers are to
use their forces, economic and mill
tary, against any one of their number
which goes to war without submitting
such questions to the tribunal All
questions are to be given full and de-
Eberate, consideration and recon-
mendations made.
The value of this plan, as Judge
Morrow suggests, is that 1t enforces
deliberate judgment by armed force
is necessary. ,...
Perhaps Hawaii has not realized
how this plan has won its way and is
gaining favor" said the judge this
morning. Il firmly believe 1t IS
practical plan and that 1t may put an
end to such conflicts as this OF Eu.
rope now" ..... ..-....
Judge Morrow is also member OF
the American Cancellation League and
takes an interest as well in other
peace NOV ements, but he regards this
of the league as the most likely TO
~.n international respect and coopera-
tion. ,*.-
The jurist and his wife will be in
Hawaii until the latter part of June.
They will go to the Volcano on June
6, returning shortly after.
Local attorneys and members OF
the bench have expressed the hope
that Judge Morrow would consent to
sit in some federal court cases in or
der that they might observe his pro-
cedure and conduct of the cases and
get pointers of benefit, but he said
today that he doubts If he will do so.
Why" he said with a laugh, Il am
still learning myself" and went on to
tell of how he went to Phoenix. ,Ariz.,
once and got a few pointers himself.