Show PEACE LEAGUE PLAN OUTLINED BY W. W O. O H. H TAFT Former President Advocates Organization to Settle Quarrels Quarrels Quarrels and Enable Nations to Avoid Resort to Force HOLD MEETING TODAY TO LAUNCH MOVEMENT Two Tribunals Proposed to I Which All Issues Arising I Between Powers Belonging to League Shall Be Referred WOULD PROTECT NEUTRALS P PHILADELPHIA I PHIA June 10 For For Former For mer iner President Taft in an nn address aldress here tonight outlined the plan for the proposed lea league lIe of oI peace which will willbe willbe willbe be discussed discussed- in in Independence hall hail to to- morrow 1 Mr r Tn Taft ft was firm firmly h of the opinion that a league of peace e could be formed forme which would enable nations to avoid a war h by furnish furnishing ing a n practical practical means menns for settling international quarrels or h suspending them until the blinding heat of passion had cooled In calling this meetingS meeting Mr Taft Tall said eald my associates and I have not been unaware that we might be likened to the tailors o of Toole Tooley street who mistook themselves s for COf th the people of or Fn England We c wish first to say that thal wo do not represent anybody but our our- selves I Vc c c are arc not here her to suggest a means of or bringing this thin war to an end much muchas as that Is to bo be desired d and much as we vo would be willing to secure peace that Is not nOl within tho ho project of ot the tha present meeting Vc 0 hope pra pray for Cor peace and out our hopes of oC Its coming in the near future are sufficient to make malte us think that the thc present Is a good hood time to toI discuss and formulate A R series O of proposals proposals pro pro- I to which the assent of or a n number number num num- ber of ot the great powers could be se seI secured se- se cured W Ve think a league o of peace peco pc ce I could he be formed which would enable nations to tou u uld ld War T y Q a practical means of oC al quarrels quarrel or suspending thom thom- the blinding heat of at passion had cooled rrt of In or orIn In no war ha has the lie direct Interest that neutrals have hn in preventing pre a n. war between n neighbors been so clearly clearl mado made known This Interest of ot neutrals has beon been so 80 forced upon them that It would require only a slight development develop develop- ment In thin MIA mw Inu nf or Inter n- n national l relations to develop clop that In Interest interest In- In terest Into a n right to be bc consulted before bo- bo fore Core such lIch a war among amon neighbors can be bo begun This step VI wo vo 1010 to havo 1 taken b by the formation of ot a pence penco lel league ue of ot the great powers whoso whose primary primary mary and fun fundamental principle shall shallIe Vo Ie 0 that no war can cOon take bo- bo een any Rny two members of ot the tho league until tho they have e resorted to tho the machinery ma ma- chinery that tb the le league suc proposes to furnish to settle the controversy eTS likely to lead to war If 1 If nn any member refuses to toIRe use IRe this machinery attacks another rn member of or tho the league In breach breah of ot his len league ue obligation atlon all members of oC the thO I league a agree to defend the tho members attacked b by force orce We Vc do not think tho the ultimate re resort ro- ro sort eort to force cen con bo be tel safely omitted from Crom an effective e league ut of ot peace Vo Yo sincerely hope that t i may never lIC be become become become be- be come necessary and that tho ho deterrent effect of Its Ine blo use uso n In case of oC ofa a n breech of th th y len league o obligation II will help Jn materially to give JI sanction to the laws of ot th the league un and to render ronder a L resort to force avoidable Planned d. d Now ow what Is tho the machinery m a n. re report resort re- re sort port to which wo we wish to force Corce nn an In Intending intending In- In tending belll belligerent er of pf the tho league It consists of oC two tribunals to one ono of or which ever ot be submitted Issues bet between een nations are of two classes clot's First t that con cui be bp decided decided de de- IC- IC on principles of or International law lawand and equity called ju Justiciable Second Issues that bo be decider decided on such principles of law and equity but which might be bo quite ciullo as al Irritating anti and provocative provo provo- cativo cathe of ot war pr called non noti Wo We propose that for tor justiciable questions question we wo shall have o an Impartial court to which aI all q questions arising u between of oC the th league ue will submitted d. d It the court finds rInds the question question ques ques- s- s tion Justiciable It shall decide It If It It does dOCK not It shall refer reter to a commission com corn mission of or conciliation to o In Investigate confer hear hel ar argument and recommend a n compromise tb do to enforce We Vo not flot propose compliance com coin with tho the courts court's Judgment or orthe orthe ortho the tho conciliation commissions commission's recommendation We re fool foci that wo we ought not attempt too much much we we believe c that the forced submission and the truce taken to tn Investigate at the tho judicial decision or orlie orthe ortho the lie conciliatory compromise recommended mended will form torm a material Inducement Inducement Induce Induce- ment mont to penN pence It will cool the heat t of at pus lon and ond will gi give I e e the tho men of ot peace In each nation nallon time lime to stil still the tho Jingoes Tho The Ia league uc of or pence peace will furnish a n great groat opportunity for tor more definite formulation formula formula- Ion tion of ot tho the principles of oc International 1 law hL The Tho arbitral court will amplify It und and enrich It In their application of oC Its general principles to IJ particular eases cafes They Ther will create a body of ot Ju made Judge law of or the hl highest het value aluc Then ihen the existence of thu league uA will tIll load lead to recurring ever congresses j of ot the league lel which acting In a quasi quasi- legislative e e cap nUl may widen videa n the scope cope of ot International law In a way Po that lint 11 n coUrt mn rot feel Ceel able or competent to do eto |