chaos. We are progressive, because we desire to conserve civilization and true culture and extend their benign influence over the entire world.

"We may expect much that will finally seal the doom of future wars from this High Court of International Justice. This Court, backed by the growing sentiment of the world against the barbaric blot upon our civilization, bids fair to ultimately remove that blot by paving the way to a general agreement of the nations to disarm and so ensure everlasting international peace.

"The world's civilized countries are to-day in the same position as were the thirteen original Colonies one hundred and forty years ago, namely, separate and distinct commonwealths, each with different laws, ambitions and interests: and when disputes arose between the Colonies they were ofttimes settled by the armed forces of the different contestants.

"The truest internationalism of which mankind is capable is the extension of this American principle of mutual cooperation between different commonwealths, into the affairs of the entire world. If we can carry into permanent effect our sublime altruistic program, the world will be a better world for our having lived in it.

"If the great powers now engaged in this stupendous war will agree to a peace lasting fifty years, they can so financially redeem themselves as to be able to pay off within that period their present entire war indebted

ness, through the moneys saved by the reduction of their armaments on land and sea.

"In this hour of crisis let us not forget that there is a silver lining to every cloud. We are seeing today an exhibition of patriotism that has not been equalled since the Civil War. In a time like the present patriotism is rekindled and the discordant elements in our commonwealth are either eliminated or absorbed by the pure metal in the national melting pot.

"Gentlemen, remember one thing and take it to your hearts for yourselves and your families, that is, that our country can take care of itself, come what may, better than any other nation on earth, in time of peace or in time of war. Thanks be to Almighty God for giving us a superabundance of everything for self-support, even though we were walled in.

"The entire nation views the situation with composure, confident in the wisdom and strength of our government, as well as in the resources and

patriotism of the American people.”

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, introduced as the foremost exponent of Shakespeare who was the greatest ambassador England ever sent to the United States, said:

"No one has spoken more truly than Shakespeare in Henry V. of the folly, stupidity and futility of war.

I understand that The World's Court League represents altruism informed by sanity. It is impossible to confer sanity through the divine right of kings. Through the rising tide of

democracy salvation will come. Only one thing is more dangerous than unpreparedness for war-that is unpreparedness for peace."

The program of the League was interpreted by Charles H. Levermore, who stressed the power of public opinion. For examples, he pointed to the peace of a hundred years along the unarmed boundary line of nearly 4,000 miles between Canada and the United States, the outcome of the Dreyfus case in France, and even in the land of the Czar the defeat of autocracy's doom for Beilitz, the Jew.

Charles H. Sherrill, ex-ambassador to Argentina, endorsed The World Court proposals because they are practical. He did not believe that people of the United States would ever stand for sending an army or navy to the order of European monarchical alliances, and he also pointed out that the British persistently failed to understand the American psychology against taking orders.

Henry R. Rathbone, of Chicago, heartily approved the League program and spoke of patriotic cooperation in all sections of the country.

Henry Rood, publicist, recalled the American initiative of Mr. Root and others at the Hague Conferences which the League is following up. He spoke also of possible cooperation for the ends which organizations like the League to Enforce Peace and The World's Court League have in common. "I do not believe that the eminent men who are influential in the League to Enforce Peace are

standing on an inflexible platform. It is to be taken for granted that they are ready to make such modifications as are necessary for the best interests of their country and other countries. Plans looking toward cooperation are likely to be successful.”

Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks referred to the significant news from marvellously awakened China. The power of 400,000,000 peace-loving Chinese aligned for neutral protest with 100,000,000 Americans can hardly be overestimated.

Among other guests at the luncheon were: Dr. Joseph Silverman, James Speyer, Andrew B. Humphrey, Eugene H. Outerbridge, William J. Wollman, Frederick E. Farnsworth, H. L. Pratt, John D. Brooks, Charles Willard Young, Samuel T. Dutton, Charles Lathrop Pack, Percy Burton, P. S. Bullen, L. L. Gillespie, John A. Stewart.

Luncheons and Mass Meetings were held during the month of February at Peekskill, N. Y., in connection with the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. E. R. Perry, National Secretary, spoke at the Chamber on January 8th where he received a hearty response to an appeal for memberships in The World's Court League and received the approval of the Chamber of Commerce for the World Court Movement. For a general meeting later in the month, the committee consists of Mr. William Hoehn, Secretary of the Board of Trade, President E. E. Young, Mr. Dain, Mr. Hoyt, Dr. Helm, and Mr. Chester DeWitt Pugsley.

At Poughkeepsie, for a luncheon on February 27th, some of the representative citizens of the committee are: Mr. William H. Boughton, Rev. Franklin D. Elmer, Mr. L. H. Shaw, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., Dr. Houston, Dr. Clifford P. Case, Rev. A. G. Cummins, Rev. John McNab, Prof. S. R. Shear, John E. Adriance, President H. N. McCracken of Vassar College, Mayor J. C. Bracq, S. C. Guerney, Judge C. W. H. Arnold, Judge Frank Hasbrouck, Elmer D. Gildersleeve.