World's Court League Explained

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

• 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

• Samuel T. Dutton, general secretary, 1917

1919 personnel

• 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

• John Hays Hammond 1914 to 1915.
• Charles Lathrop Pack 1919.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: A League of Nations . World's Court League . 1919 .
2. News: 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 . . January 13, 1917 . 2015-03-17 .
3. The World Court, October 1916, p. 210