Central Organisation for Durable Peace
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The Central Organisation for a Durable Peace was established at The Hague
, The Netherlands, in April 1915. Its members represented nine European nations
and the United States
. They called for a "new diplomacy", willing to accept military sanctions against aggressive countries.
The Organisation was dissolved after the Treaty of Versailles
. Involved American peace leaders included Fannie Fern Andrews
, Emily Greene Balch
and William Isaac Hull.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, The Netherlands, in April 1915. Its members represented nine European nations
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. They called for a "new diplomacy", willing to accept military sanctions against aggressive countries.
The Organisation was dissolved after the Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of...
. Involved American peace leaders included Fannie Fern Andrews
Fannie Fern Andrews
Fannie Fern Andrews was an American lecturer, teacher, social worker, and writer.-Biography:Andrews was born at Margaretsville , and educated at the Salem Normal School. She taught for six years before receiving a degree in psychology and education from Radcliffe College in 1902...
, Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch was an American academic, writer, and pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 , notably for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom .Born in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston into an affluent family, she was amongst the first...
and William Isaac Hull.