Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-22
Proposition to Refer Interna-
tionaI Disputes to Americas
Highest Judicial Tribunal
Meets No Approval,
BUSINESS EFFECTIVE
OPPONENT OF WAR
Judge I4ornbIower Insists the
United States Should Submit
Differences Regarding Pan-
anna to The Hague,

| (ISy Morning journal special Lensed wire,
Washington, Dec. 2l.--A motor
that the supreme court of the unitet
states might offer to act as arbitra'
/ for In International disputes. made al
todav's session of the American so.
cicty for the judicial settlement of in
lternational disputes, was promptly re
iected The motion was by Bert Rus
SELL OF Forest Glenn, Maryland. Fred
erick r. Coudert. Of New York. whc
Immediately took up the cudge
against the motion. declared that II
would be the height of Improperly
for a society whose basic principle was
respect for law to suggest or com
mend something which would he con.
trary to the constitution of the United
States. The motion was not second
ed ana was dropped.
no action was taken by the society
on the resolution Offered by Everett
p. Wheeler, of New Y ork TO the effect
that The United States should declare
its Willingness TO submit to arhitra-
tion the Panama canal controversy
between Great Britain ana this coun-
try. The executive committee to
which the resolution was referred.
made no recommendation, declaring
that in its opinion the most good could
he accomplished by the organization
ly permitting free individual discus
sion of all questions without commit
ting the society, as Il whole.
Business is the great social power
which Will do more than any other
factor in bringing about the estab~
lishment of internatio tribunals, in
the opinion expressed bN omer f.
Hershey, of Baltimore, He argued
that big international business solves
pe&ceable problems as great as any
that face advocates of international
peace.
Business is developing spirit
throughout the world he declared,
which is helping TO make war i'm
possible. The international features
of business are aiding in breaking
down the barriers between nations.
Business knows no country. Financial
disturbance in Buenos Ayrcs is felt in
the other capitals Of the world, and
Tor that reason big international busi-
ness is opposed to war and finds a way
of settling its problems without war"
Mr.. lHershty declared that the prac-
tical business man was inclined to
look with more or less skepticism on
peace societies and on the work
which such bodies, as the American
society for the judicial settlement of
disputes. was trying to
do. The reason for this, he said, was
because war stu continued. But the
business man, he added, could and
should be reached. If the peace So
rietics are to succeed he said, they
must appeal to the business man, the
dominating social force OF the world
Today. Business acts with dircctness,
ne asserted, and this is one Of the
things needed in the international
peace work.
Judge William Hornblower, Of New
\ ork. expressed the opinion that the
nited states was literally bound BY
he terms of the Hay Pauncefote
reaty to submit to arbitration the
question of tolls of American coast
Visc shipping through the Panama
ANAL The conference closed with "A
banquet tonight, the list of after din
Ter speakers including senator Bur
on, OF Ohio; Representative james Il. /
Mann, of Illinois. Rear Admiral
Blanchard Wainwright Or. James
Brown Scott of the Carnegie endow- |
nent for international peace and I
Frederick Il. coudert, of New York