Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
PRESIDENT MAKES PLEA
MR.. ROOT OPENS MEETING

Senator Hopes Plan to Establish
Court Of Arbitral Justice Will
Be Carried Out.
| President Taft today made brief but
| important speech to the members or the
American Society Of International Law
| who are in session in this city when they
called on him at the White House. he
| urged the society to aid in having Ia"
| passed that will give to the nation IN
stead Of the states, the right to carry out
treaty obligations. This appeal is based
upon q number of incidents like those
| concerning the Japanese in California.
The members Of the society, In the ao-
sence Of Senator Root. its president, were
| introduced by James B. Scott, Z. II. But
| Ter and c. P. Anderson. The remarks OF
the President were we'll received.
They were as follows:
II am very much honoreo py your coln
| Ing here; very glad to welcome you mere
| glad to know that you have an opportun-
| ity to devote this time to an aVocation
| instead of a vocation The remarks OF
Mr. Root last night were exceedingly IN
| teresting to those OF us. chiefly Mr.. Knox
| who are attempting to bring about some.
thing practical in the way OF a tr1punai
| which shall invite submission by arpltra-
| ton. To have an instrument at hano Is
| sometimes q means of inducing Its use
The President Interested.
IT am personally a little bit more in
| terested in another kind Of an instrument
| a. A.
tional lawyers. looking at it from the
standpoint of American International
lawyers, and that is that Congress should
put in the hands Of the executive the
means by which we can perform our ma
tional obligations. We should not be
obliged to refer those who complain OF
| breach Of those obligations to governors
up the procedure of vindicating the rights
| of aliens which have been violated on
American soil.
| II don't think that any one. however,
will not say extreme. but however strong
his view of the necessity of the preserva-
ton of state rights under the federal Con-
| stitution-will deny the power OF the gov
eminent to defend. and protect. and pro-
vide procedure for enforcing the rights
that are given to aliens under treaties
made by the government OF the United
| States. Therefore, it is no excuse. 1t
seems to me, to any one who IS sup
porter Of the federal Constitution at all to
say that he is in favor of strict con-
struction of that Constitution and the
preservation of state rights, in order to
defend his refusal to give the central gov
eminent the means of enforcing Its own
promises. II 1t has right to make prem
| ises, I think 1t has a right to fulfill them.
or at least ought to have power to full
| fill them I cannot suppose that the red
eral Constitution was drawn by men who
proposed to put in the hands of one set
OF authorities the power to promise and
then withhold from them the means Of
! fulfilling them.
International Responsibility.
Now, gentlemen. that is the thing that
rushes into my mind the minute see in
ternatfonal lawyers. because it affects the
international responsibilities that I for
the time being have to meet. l thank you
for coming here. / hope that your visit
to the capital will result in something
tangible In the way of recommendations
on coming to a city like Washington at
the time of it's greatest beauty to give
you new inspiration for the support OF
the national government.
The rest Of the morning was given over
to business meetings of the executive
committee and the editorial board Of the
south. The program at the afternoon ses-
sion. which began at ! 30 O'Clock, was as
follows:
General subject, 1.-The Basis of Protec-
ton to Citizens Residing Abroad divided
into the following topics: The Question
Of the Limitat on of Protection by Con-
Government or by Municipal Legislation"
Speakers. Prof G. w. Scott and Edwin
M. Borchardt THE Citizenship Of In
div:duals or Of Artificial Persons (such
as corporations. partnership: etc. for
T. C. Dawson and Prof. Raleigh c.
Minor
There also will be me citing this even
ing at o'clock for which the program
is as follows:
.'The Question of Domicile in its Re'a-
ton to Protection" Speakers, Prof s. NJ.
Macvane. Prof. John H. Latane The
Effect of the Unfriendly Act or 1nequfta-
BILE Conduct Of the Citizen Upon Upon the Blight Right
8. Woolsey, Arthur X. Kuhn.
Senator Roots Opening Address.
Senator Root president Of the society.
opened the fourth annual meeting at the
New Willard last night. Before he began
his annual address as president OF the
society, Senator Root discussed the steps
which are being taken to bring about
peace throughout the world by means of
world law" and Endorsed Secretary
Knox's note to the powers on behalf OF
n court VI dTUltEdi JuSliCC. A1C Sdiu tHdt
the way had at last been smoothed for
the United States to subdue the lion
which stood In its path-the Constitution
in reconizing a tribunal superior to the
Supreme Court of the nation
Senator Root said that he had the high
est hopes that a tribunal Of this kind
would prove effective. He referred to the
many instances In recent years in which
arbitration between the nations had
proved successful In the peaceful settle
ment of differences.
American Citizens Abroad.
The subject Of his annual address was
"The Basis OF Protection to Citizens Re-
siding Abroad
He declared that no violation Of law
can deprive a citizen In foreign country
Of the right to protection from the gov
eminent Of his own country.
lone Is entitled to insist" he continued.
that he shall not be punished except in
accordance with law. nor without such
hearing as the universally accepted prin-
ciples of justice demand. If that right