Suggest S. O. Levinson for Nobel Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize, the awarding of which the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament is soon to take up, should go to Salmon Oliver Levinson, Chicago attorney, author of the phrase “outlawry of war.” the leading editorial in the “Manchester Guardian” on Sunday suggests.

“None is worthier than the Chicago lawyer. S. O. Levinson, as this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.” declares the paper. “His is a one-man achievement, crowning a one-man campaign. Although he worked at first single-handed his achievement is not less important than the League Covenant or the Locarno Protocol. It is even more progressive.”

Dr. Charles Clayton Morrison, in his dedication to “The Outlawry of War.” described Mr. Levinson as the author of the outlawry proposal and its indefatigable apostle. In the proposal which led to the Kellogg treaty. Premier Briand of France suggested a bilateral treaty “tending to outlaw war. to use an American expression.” Subsequently, Mr. Levinson submitted suggestions to the French government which were “admirably reflected,” according to Dr. Morrison, in the French draft treaty. Dr. Morrison also, in an article in the London “Spectator,” credits Mr. Levinson and his converts with preparing the public sentiment which led to Secretary Kellogg’s insistence the treaty be made multilateral.

“On March 9, 1918, I published my first article on “The Legal Status of War,” which was, I believe, the beginning of the campaign for the outlawing of war.” Mr. Levinson declared in a recent statement. “On Feb. 13. 1923, Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, offered his historic resolution to outlaw war in the Senate. This proceeding marked the entrance of outlawry into the political field and at once made Borah the leading and powerful champion of the outlawry peace movement.”