The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-24
MANY N0TABLeS WILL SPEAK
Meeting to Be Given Over to Dis
cussion Of Controversy
LIGHT ON LEGAL SITUATION

Washington, Aprh 2i.--The Panama
canal toll question is the principal
subject Cf discussion by many dis
tinguished speakers at the seventh
annual meeting of the American So
clely Oi International Law, which
opens here tonight The general sub
iect. THE International Use of straits
and Canals, with especial reference
TO the Panama Canal is one before
The society. which numbers among its
members many notable publicists,
statesmen, diplomats and other pub
lie men. The stage of the Panamu
canal negotiations between the J'nitcu
states aud Great Britain gives added
interest to the societys deliberations.
Senator Elihu Root. president of the
society, will open the meeting with
an address at s o'clock The address
VIII be devoted principally To an ap-
probation of pr. Francis Lieber,
whose instructions for the govern
| inent of the armies of the United,
States in the field" adopted 10y the
government of the United States dur
| ins the civil war, have laid the rouu-
dations Tor the cUdilication of tho
| laws of war, first by Individual na-
tions and finally by the Hague con.
ierences. April - is the Gftieth an
nivorsary of the PRONUNCIATION of these.
instructions known, in tile nomencia-
ture Of the United States war depart.
| nent, as General orders No. 100.
Dispute to Be Discussed.
The proceedings on Friday begin
with historical account of Isthmian
projects by Professor T.. -. Wardeld
president OF Lafayette college, The
main question in dispute between
Great Britain and the Uuited tSate5
over the exemption OF American coast
wise vessels from the payment Of toll;
Oh the Panama canal will then be
discussed
Friday afternoon Horace g. Mac
| tarand, of the District of Columbia
bar, and William Miller Collier. oi
| the bar of the state of Now York, ana
| formerly minister To- Span. win dts.
cuss the following questions: Would
a subsidy TO the amount of the tolls
granted To- American ships passing
| through the canal be 4 disCrimina-
| tion prohibited by the treaty.
| At o'clock on the same day, Pro-
lessor Emory Il. Johnson. speciai
| commissioner of the United States on
Panama canal traffic and tolls. will
discuss What is the effect of the
exemption of American coastwiso
| shipping upon Panama canal rev.
enues?" He will be followed upon
the same subject by II. Dwight Har-
ris, professor of European diplomatic
| history In Northwestern university.
Rights OF the v. S.
| The question of the right of the
| United States To exclude from the use
Of the canal any class of foreign YES
sells. such as railway vessels.
will then be considered by James W.
| Garner, professor of political science
In the University of Illinois. and John
| Foster Dulles, of the New York bar.
| The society was organized Jan. -,
1906, 10 foster the study of interna-
| tioual law and promote the establish
ment of international relations on the
basis of law and pustice Its mem
bership is composed of about Loo
persons residing i'm all parts of the
world and is made UP principally or
persons in the diplomatic and consul
| lar service OF the United States ana
other countries, government officials.
International lawyers, students and
| teachers of international law ana
persons interested generally in inter
nation n affairs.