Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
ASKS j. s. TO JOIN.
WORLDS TRIBUNAL
Federal Council of Churches
Sees Action as Path to
WarIeSs World.

AS the next step toward an ulti-
mately warless world the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America is asking that the United
States become a member of the per-
manent court of international JUS
tice. A memorial to this effect was
presented today to Secretary of State
Hughes. Later it will be sent to
President Harding and the Senate.
Thirty communions with constitu-
ency Of more than 100000 persons
are affiliated with the federal council.
Following it's work in behalf of
the conference on limitation of arma-
ment the federal council is launching
an educational campaign in behalf of
international justice and good will.
known as the ten-year crusade.
Church leaders believe that the next
step is for America to cooperate with
the other nations of the world by
joining the permanent court OF IN
ternational justice. and frankly say
that law must take the place of war
and that international law and courts
of justice must be established If the
world is to have permanent peace.
and that the United States should do
its part.
Request for President.
The memorial is as follows:
Resolved, That this administrative
committee of. the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America.
expressing the repeated action of our
constituent bodies in behalf OF this
method of settling international dis
putes, earnestly requests President
Harding. Secretary of State Hughes
and the Senate to take into considera-
tion the Importance of such action
as may be necessary to enable the
and supporter of the permanent
court of International Justice"
The memorial was presented for the
administrative committee of the fed
eral council by DR.. John H. Finley. one
of the editors of the New York Times
and chairman of the commission on
international justice and goodwill of
the federal council Others who took
part were: Bishop William F. Mcdowell
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Bishop Alfred Harding of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. DR.. James E.
Freeman of Washington, James G. Nc
Donald of New York, chairman of the
Foreign Policy Association; DR.. Will
liam Adams Brown of New York and
William Knowles Cooper of Wash
ington.
Letters Express Interest.
Other members of the committee, who
owing to previous engagements, were
unable to attend, sent letters express
ing their interest in the movement.
In expressing his regret at being
unable to be present Kermit Roosevelt
wrote: Il wish I could accompany the
committee on May 6. but Ill fortunately
have another engagement for that
day of long standing and l am afraid
it is impossible for me to break 1t"
Il wish it were possible for me to
attend" says a message from Presi-
dent Livingston Farrand of Cornell
University. President w. H. P.
Faunce of Brown University wrote:
Il am in warmest sympathy with the
memorandum addressed to Secretary
Hughes regarding the permanent
court of international justice and
greatly wish 1 could be in Washing
ton"
President John Grier Hibben of
Princeton University sent the follow
ing message: Il am sorry I cannot
ioin the group which is to meet with
Secretary Hughes" DR. Henry Van
Dvke sent word that he was kept
away by an engagement in MERGERS
burg, Pa Henry w. Taft, brother of
former President Taft. wrote: "1t is
a subject which 1 am much interested
in. and I should like TO have been
II am in full sympathy with the
purpose of this resolution wrote
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation OF Labor