Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-18
OUTLINING OF
WAR HAS PAST
VISION STAGE
League of Women Voters May
Make Discussion Con-
Uenti0H Item.
BY CONSTANCE DREXEL.

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-"If l catch
the conscience of America. we'll lead the
: world to outIaw war" said Senator Hard
&ing on Sept 4. 1920.
Then rs If in sequel 10 that thought,
the Presidents keynote conference au-
dress. Nov u. 1921:
Contemplating the measureless cost OIL
war and the continuing burden OF anna
ment, all thoughtful peoples wish Tor
real limitations Of armament and would
like war Outlawed.'
In a Senate speech on May ,. 1870 the
late Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
planted the same idea;
80 Initiate an international
conference to formulate
an arrangement providing for
the outlawry Of war"
It seems fung that the seeds thus
planted should be ready to sprout NJ TINS
Easter period.
The plan proposed to make war illegal
lust as individual murder is considered
Illegal between individuals is in some
thing more than visionary stage
In effect 81 outline for conference OF
nations looking toward the eodification OF
international law is now Senate docu-
mont 1l5. II was presented by Senator
Borah on Jan. 10, 1922 and ordered to
be printed.
Il is twelve page pamphlet signed by
Salmon Q. LevinsOn, n lawyer of Chicago
who states that the plan was formulated
in 1918 by the late SeEator Knox and
the author.
Its present interest is n the fact that
r. will probably be one Of the big fea-
lures OF the League OF Women Voters
convention which opens in Baltimore,
April p. Immediately following the three
lof
II be laid that the plan has no bearing
on the present effort in Congress for the
reduction of the Army and the Navy.
Miss Elizabeth !. Hauser, chairman OF
Athe lea CUES committee for the reduction
Tof armament by international agreement
makes this exclusive statement about
her plans.
There will be 4 conference Of my COM
mittee closed 10 the public. at which Mrs.
William Palmer Lucas Miss Jane Ad-
dams. Mrs. Gait and perhaps Lady Aston
viii discuss the theory Of illegalizing war
I shall urge as the fundamental thing
a declaration of the league. through the
convention. in favor Of aboiishing WAY 8
an institution for the settlement Of in
ternational dispute. This - the begin
ming. This is laying the Ak TO the root
Of the evil tree. whereas to take action
on methods OF warfare, like poison gas,
.he submarine, etc, is merely trimming
the branches
The first step is to have the civilized
nations Of the world come together in A
conference and OUTLAW war. Make war A
crime. as murder has been made d crime,
as dueIing has been made Z crime; define
il and define the punishment for the
violation"
Miss Hauser then explains how she
and her committee which includes as
members Mrs Charles Sumner Bird and
Mrs. Malcolm Forbes Of Massachusetts,
Mrs. T. Borden Hartman of New York
and Washington. Mrs. William Palmer
Lucas Of san Francisco. Miss Katharine
Ludiucton OF Lyme. Coma. and Mrs
James W. Morrison OF Chicago. came to
be interested i'm the idea OF Outlawing
war like this;
Following the national convention in
Cleveland last year, Judge Florence F.
Allen wrote TO several influential women
proposing something Of the idea sug-
gested above. No action was taken and
most people forgot about IT, Along in
mid summer Mrs s. o. Levtnson present
n ed to Mr.. james ". Morrison. in Chi
xcago. 4 thesis on The Outlawry Of War"
which had been prepared by himself and
tho late Senator Knox.
Mrs. Morrison sent the paper n Miss
Hauser. chairman Of the committee who
recognized It as something Of the same
nature about which Judge Alice had been
talking earlier. She sent it to her, who
pronounced IL o. K. from the standpoint
Of soundness as 10 legal principles II
seems that Judge Allen has specialized
on International law.
After Mr.. Le7inson's brief was printed.
it was sent to each State president of
the league for study before the con-
vention. Now # Is a Senate document
and is being distributed very widely.
All types OF persons seem to be In
trigued by this plan. For instance
illegalizing war by international agree
ment was suggested by Captain Luke
NcNames. chief Of the United States