The World Court League was formed on December 30, 1915, with John Hays Hammond as president. They lobbied for the formation of the International Court of Justice.[1]
1915 personnel and first meeting attendees edit
- William H. Taft, honorary president. He resigned in 1917 because he was a member of the League to Enforce Peace.[2]
- John Hays Hammond, president.
- Emerson McMillin, vice president.
- Henry Clews, treasurer.
- Dr. John Wesley Hill, general secretary and editor of The World Court[3]
- Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, attendee.
- W. E. Knox of New York City, New York, director.
- Oscar S. Strauss, attendee.
- W. W. Wilson of Chicago, Illinois, director.
- Augustus Busch of St. Louis, Missouri, director.
- Alton Brooks Parker, director.
- James G. Beemer, attendee.
- Samuel C. Dutton of Hartsdale, New York, attendee.
- E. C. Stokes of Trenton, New Jersey, director.
1917 personnel edit
- Samuel T. Dutton, general secretary, 1917
1919 personnel edit
- Charles Lathrop Pack, president
- Nicholas Murray Butler, president of the international council.
- Albert Shaw (World's Court League).
- Henry Clews, treasurer.
- Samuel T. Dutton.
- Frederick E. Farnsworth.
- Charles Herbert Levermore, corresponding secretary.
- Frank Chapin Bray, editor.
Presidents edit
- John Hays Hammond 1914 to 1915.
- Charles Lathrop Pack 1919.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "World's Court League". A League of Nations. 1919.
- ^ "Taft Quits As Head Of World's Court. Withdraws Because of Confusion Between It and the League to Enforce Peace. Remains Active In Latter. Resignation, Presented More Than a Month Ago, is Accepted with Regret". New York Times. January 13, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ The World Court, October 1916, p. 210
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World's Court League in 1919 -
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