most reasonable crop that growscheaper, I believe, than wheat at 25c. a bushel, or corn at 10c. a bushel, or cotton at 5c. a pound. Suppose that cotton or grain were century plants, like large pine trees; it would require a comptometer to compute the price of bread for breakfast. You can't produce a dense population of men and a large stand of pine, or hard wood, on the same land. We raise a useful man in, say, twenty to twenty-five years. It takes very much longer to raise a tree useful for wide boards or timber. A boy usually produces little or nothing until he becomes of age. This is equally true of the tree raised for lumber of considerable dimensions. We have been a happy people in consuming forests that were here before we came, but now we must realize that timber like other crops must be worth the cost of production. A BETTER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING A striking indication of a better understanding by the public of the problems in forest ownership and lumber production is given by the report of the Special Committee on Natural Resources of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, which, through Referendum No. 17 of that organization, recommends legislation to permit cooperative agreements under Federal super vision in those industries which involve primary natural resources on condition that the agreements tend to conserve the resources and promote the public interest. When trade organizations representing every phase of American industry vote in favor of these recommendations-as they have done it is a most hopeful sign for an ultimate conservation of our natural resources through wise use. From Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw.-"I enclose my membership slip with the required fee of $1.00. It is the most satisfactory Peace League which has yet been formed in my estimation-having not a mention of force or fire, of militarism or preparedness-but just pure and simple arbitration, international brotherhood, and the consequent international relationship which must have a World's Court-and peaceful dealings-and the right kind of preparedness, which leaves out arms and strengthens Industrial, Commercial, friendly relations." Jamaica Plain, N. Y. From Rev. G. E. White, President Anatolia College, Marsovan, Turkey.-"Enclosed please find one dollar for my membership and the magazine. If you choose to send me some of your literature to distribute, I think I can put it to good use among some WORLD COURT A MAGAZINE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS Vol. III-No. II March, 1917 Ten Cents American-Made Plans to Maintain Published by THE WORLD'S COURT LEAGUE, Inc. Equitable Building, New York City To Our World Court Friends: Many of you have expressed your appreciation of the improvement, in The World Court Magazine during the last few months. Increasing membership in the League and subscriptions to the magazine encourage us. The cause which this magazine of international progress represents calls for help from its friends to enlarge its constituency. Here is an opportunity for you to send in a subscription to be given to a library, a teacher, a preacher, or just friend who would be grateful to you for the favor. We also ask you to send us the names and addresses of five persons to whom we may send a sample copy of The World Court Magazine in order to make them friends and supporters of the World Court Movement too. FOUR PLANS FOR DURABLE PEACE. . . By William I. Hull INTERNATIONAL POLICE TO ENFORCE WORLD PEACE . OPPOSITION TO FORCE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP AND JUSTICE IN JAPANESE RE- NEAR-WAR DIPLOMACY OF THE UNITED STATES Germany's Declaration of Unreserved Naval Warfare--Annex to Note, Defining Blockade or "Barred Zone" Area-von Bernstorff's Supplemental Memorandum-The President Announces Severance of Diplomatic Relations with Germany-The President Sounds Other Neutrals-Lansing's Statement Regarding Further Negotiations- By Victor L. Berger and Others INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF TRADE NECESSARY FOR WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON AND DINNER OF H. G. WELLS' RELIGION OF THE WORLD REPUBLIC PLATFORM We believe it to be desirable that a League among Nations should be organized for the following purposes: 1. A World Court, in general similar to the Court of Arbitral Justice already agreed upon at the Second Hague Conference, should be, as soon as possible, established as an International Court of Justice, representing the Nations of the World and, subject to the limitations of treaties, empowered to assume jurisdiction over international questions in dispute that are justiciable in character and that are not settled by negotiation. 2. All other international controversies not settled by negotiation should be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, or submitted to an International Council of Conciliation, or Commissions of Inquiry, for hearing, consideration and recommendation. 3. Soon after peace is declared, there should be held either "a conference of all great Governments," as described in the United States Naval Appropriation Act of 1916, or a similar assembly, formally designated as the Third Hague Conference, and the sessions of such international conferences should become permanently periodic, at shorter intervals than formerly. Such conference or conferences should (a) formulate and adopt plans for the establishment of a World 4. In connection with the establishment of automatically periodic sessions of an International Conference, the constituent Governments should establish a Permanent Continuation Committee of the conference, with such administrative powers as may be delegated to it by the conference. THE WORLD'S COURT LEAGUE, INC. Equitable Building, New York MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION I desire to become a member of The World's Court League and receive the WORLD COURT MAGAZINE for one year, for which I enclose One Dollar. |