The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Prohibition Recognition O SoUiet Rssin Sted For OrutOr
VOTE IS ASKED ON PEACE PLAN
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tcontinued from Page one) ton in the work and counsels of the league, the United States asks that tho assembly and council consent or obtain authority--to begin collabo- ration for the revision and develop ment of International law, employing for this purpose the aid, of a com mission of jurists. This commission would be directed to formulate anew existing rules of the law of nations. to reconcile divergent opinions, to consider points hitherta inadequately provided for but vital to the mainte- nance of international justice, and in general to define the social rights and duties of states. The recommen- dations of the commission would be presented from time to time, In proper form for consideration, to the assembly as to recemme nding if not a law-making body. Authors Name Not Revealed.
 In order that the vote may be taken solely upon the merits of the plan, the policy committee, with the acouiescence of MT. Box. has decided not to disclose the authorship of the plan until after the referendum, or early in February, The identity O. the author is unknown to the mem- bers of the jury of award and the policy committee, except one de.e- gated member
 The policy committee consists oi John w. Davis, Learned Hand, Will liam H. Johnston, Esther Everett Lape, member in charge: Nathan l.. Miller. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Og- den Reid, Mrs. Franklin p; Rooss- Stone, Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip. Cor pelius N Bliss, IT,, treasurer.
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 Statement By Jury.
 In making public the winning plan the jury of award issued the follow ing statement:
 The fury of award realizes that there is no one approach to world peace, and that 1t Is necessary to recognize not merely political but also psychological and economic fac tors. The only possible pathway to international agreement with refer ence to these complicated and diff cult factors is through mutual coun- sel and cooperation which the plan selected contemplates. It Is, there fore the unanimous opinion of the fury that of the 22,165 plans sub mitted. Plan No. 1469 is "the best practicable plan by which the United States may cooperate with other na- tions to achieve and preserve the peace of the world"
 It Is the unanimous hope of the jury that the first fruit of the mu- tual counsel and cooperation among the nations which will result from the adoption of the plan selected will be a general prohibition of the manufacture and sale of all materials of war
 ELIHU ROOT, Chairman;
 JAMES GUTHRIE HARBORD,
 EDWARD M. HOUSE.
 ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON,
 ROSCOE POUND.
 WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE,
 BRAND WHITLOCK.
 Brought cc.1As Plans.
 In submitting the winning. proposal to national referendum. MT. Box made the following statement:
 With deep satisfaction 1 present for the consideration and vote of the American people the plan selected " the jury as entitled 10 the AmerieaA peace award under The conditions.
 The award brought forth s2,165 plans. Since many Nf thtrl were the composite work af orgar 2&tinnS, uNi- versailles. etc, Single plan o..tn represented the views of hundreds or thousands of individuals. There were also received several hundred thou sand of letters which, while they did not submit plans, suggested in al most each instance solution Of the peace problem.
 The jury had therefore before it ar index of true feeling and judgmen ican citizens. The plans came frol every group in American life. Son r were obviously from lifelong st - dents of history and information a I law. Some were from persons W 10 have studied little. but who haFe fA1t lar .rF of war-or who are even now iiviAs out it's tragedy.
 Imply Same Conviction.
 However unlike. they almost aA express or imply the same cor V5f tion: That this is the time TOT IT. nations of the earth to admit frs t;it' that war is a crime and thus rtnj draw the legal and moral sare e*s too long permitted to it as IT asae" of settling international disF"'- S- Thousands of plans show deeP aNpl- ration to have the United State take the lead in common agreemthl lo brand war in very truth an "outlaw.
 The plans Show a realization that no adequate defense against this situation has thus far been deVlsed' and that no international law mas been developed to control IL. IheE point out that security or lire ana property IS uepeHuciI upoht N'N tion of war and the cessation of the manufacture of munitions of war. Some of the plans labor with the problem of changing the hearts or men and disposing them toward peace and good will; some labor 10 1 find a practicable means of dealing with the economic causes or WAT some labor with adjusting racial anl- mosities, with producing a finer con- ception of nationalism. etc" etc. / Through the plans. as whole run athese dominant currents;
 [ That, if war is honestly to be pre- 1 vented there must be a right about | face on the part of the nations in i their attitude toward it: and that by some progressive agreement tine man. fufacture and purchase of the muni- tions of war must be limited or stopped.
 That while no political mechanism alone will insure co-operatlon among [ the nations, there must be some ma 1 chinery of co-operation If the will to CO., operate is to be made effective: l that mutual counsel among the na- tions is the real hope for bringing about the disavowal of war by the open avowal of its real causes and open discussion of them.
 Finally, that there must be some means of defining, recording. inter- preting and developing the law Of na- tionS.
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 Selection Unanimous.
 The jury of award unanimously se- lected the plan given below as tho one which most closely reflected sew eral of these currents.
 The Hon. Elihu Root, chairman oi the Iury of award, then prepared the following forward looking statement indicating that the mutual counse and co-operation among the nations provided in the selected plan may