World's Court League
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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]
- 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
