The Central Organization for a Durable Peace was established at

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, in April 1915. Its members were individuals from ten

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, Germany, Belgium, England, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and the

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. They called for a "new diplomacy", willing to accept military sanctions against aggressive countries. The Organization was dissolved after the

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. Involved American peace leaders included

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and William Isaac Hull.

References

Swarthmore College Peace Collection: Central Organization for a Durable Peace

TriCollege Libraries: Central Organisation for a Durable Peace Collected Records
Defunct international non-governmental organizations Peace organisations based in the Netherlands 1915 establishments in the Netherlands Organisations based in The Hague {{Nongov-org-stub

See also

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