"Hendricks Doctrine"

"Hendricks Doctrine"

Edward William Bok, famed donor of the $100,000 Peace Award, put himself to much expense to secure a practical peace plan. Now one Frank Hendricks, a Manhattan lawyer, has attempted to put Mr. Bok to more expense. Mr. Hendricks submitted one of some 22,000 unsuccessful plans in the Peace Award contest. Last week he attempted to file suit against Mr. Bok for $1,100,000--$100,000 for the prize he didn't receive, $1,000,000 for the publicity he didn't get. The attempt failed because of a legal technicality.

The chief points of the Hendricks plan (which Mr. Hendricks declared would have been known as "The Hendricks Doctrine") included a group of six continental associations; in which legislative delegates would be appointed, one for every 4,000,000 of population, and judicial delegates, one for every 10,000,000 of population. Of these associations was to be built up an organization topped by "the Supreme Council and Supreme Court of the International World Conference."

This plan, Mr. Hendricks charged, "was and is so novel and clear and interesting, as well as original and convincing, that it would upon first reading engage the serious attention and consideration of any person competent to judge of the merits of the proposal of a practicable plan by which the United States might cooperate with other nations to preserve the peace of the world; and upon fair and serious consideration would have been unanimously selected as the best plan considered."