The American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes, Its Scope And Work, With Letters From President Taft, The Secretary Of State, and Senator Root

The American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes, Baltimore, MD, 1910; First Edition; 12mo (4 1/2" x 5 7/8"); 15 pages; printed card wraps. August, 1910 Issue No. 2 (supplement) ) of the quarterly publication of the American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes, anti-war organization newly founded that year for purposes of establishing an international tribunal for the judicial settlement of international controversies and creating public sentiment at home and abroad in order to compel nations to submit their international disputes to a permanent international court. A detailed discussion of the organization’s aim, scope, and work, by founder and president James Scott Brown, in which he discusses the difficulties attending arbitration at the time, overcoming resistance to the plan from foreign nations not accustomed to judicial settlements in international suits, and the advantages of the plan. Enthusiastic support from Secretary Of State Philander C. Knox is described, and an advisory letter from Senator Elihu Root and letter of support from President Taft are both reprinted here. The American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes was founded in April, 1910 by an illustrious group of American lawyers, with William Howard Taft as Honorary President; James Brown Scott, President; John Hays Hammond, Vice-President; Theodore Marburg, Secretary; and J.G. Schmidlapp, Treasurer. The original booklet, not a reproduction. Fine condition. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp. Complete list of names of the 55 members of the Advisory Council, national and international, on page 15. An exceptional copy of an historic legal publication of the organization which was the progenitor of the League Of Nations.