Collection of Documents of the League to Enforce Peace. American Branch.
New York, 1915-1916. Five Documents. Including An Appeal to Public Opinion from A. Lowell, President of Harvard; an essay by Samuel J. Elder; the Plan of organization; the Constitution; and a typed letter from William H. Short. The League was formed in 1915 at a conference at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It worked for a league of nations, a world court, and mandatory international conciliation. Its president was William Howard Taft, whose name appears on the documents. When the U.S. entered W.W.I, the League adopted a "win-the-war" program. Pacifist groups shunned the LTEP, believing that peace could not be obtained through coercion. However, the League was given credit for influencing President Wilson and others to support the formation of the League of Nations. Item #01-1331
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