The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-27
SUPREME COURT
FOR ALL nations
Permanent Body to Settle All
Disputes, Idea Of Minister
from Netherlands.
PLANS ARE OUTLINED
American Society of International Law
Closes Sessions with Banquet
at New Willard.

law In the peace chamber to be opened
at The Hague in September to take tn,
place Of the present Hague tribunal
which he deemed inadequate to meet tn,
needs of the world powers in decidins
questions of treaty rights and othe
questions that arose between nations
was recommended last night at the an
nual dinner of the American Association
of International Law, at the New VIII
lard, by Minister Jonkheer j. Louden
of the Netherlands.
MIR. Louden proposed a council tina
would be in session permanently. The
present tribunal, he said, is merely q
panel of judges selected by their coun
tries for indefinite periods, and because
il is in session only during part of the
year. cannot be expected to decide
questions with the facility of a body
that devoted all its time to the study OF
the complicated presidents in interna
tional disputes and methods of proceed
ure i'm differences between nations.
Judges expert in international Law
should be appointed to the chamber
Mr. Louden said. They should be ap-
pointed possibly for life. so that they
could devote their time solely 10 ques-
tions of international law.
The chamber would be in the nature
of a supreme court of international ques-
lions, according TO the plan of Minister
Louden. The judges would study ex-
haustively and keep acquainted with
presidents and methods of procedure.
Question Up Before.
The question was taken up at the last
peace conference, the Minister of The
Netherlands said.
According to the plan or Minister
Ioudon. the Judges would decide on all
m MI la
They would be the court of final re-
sort and would be world authorities
on treaty interpretations and claims of
the powers.
The peace chamber mentioned is TO
be opened with elaborate exercises next
September. Andrew Carnegie was a
large contributor to the fund for the
building.
Prof Albert b. Hart, of Harvard Uni
versity, recommended the establishment
of departments of international law in
both universities and public schools.
1T is thought by most people said
Prof. Hart. that international laws are
liquid, as are the national laws Ihere
is no initiative. referendum or recall IN
international laws as there is IN national
laws The resolution of Senator Cham
berlain to abrogate the Panama Canal
treaties with Great Britain is an example
of the way in which international law Is
interpreted.
Gregers w Gram, minister of state OF
Norway. emphasized the friendly rela-
tions between the United States and his
country.
lion. James a.. Slayden. Representative
from Texas, spoke on the history of the
Jnterpdrliamentary Union. which was es-
taDlished i'm Paris i'm 1883.
Frederick r. Coudert. of the associa-
IL. Il
pacity as POSTMASTER.
The guests We're Frederic r. Coudert,
toastma ster: A. W. Aymar, Edward F..
Bailey. William II. Baldwin, o. NJ. Bar
Der john Barrett director general of the
Pan American Union; j. p. Bartram, f.
NJ. Borchard. Bernard Braskamp, II. II.
Bryu, the Minister of Norway; c. II.
Butter, J. b. Calvo. the Minister of Costa
Rica: John ID. Carmody, g. c. Carpenter,
J.. A. Cernuda, {. l.. Chandler, Repre-
sentative Cyrus Cline. w. NJ. Collier,
Charles r. Dean, G. w. de Knight, w.
c. Dennis, w. II. Dennis. J. f. Dulles, J..
w. Echols Charles J. Faulkner. Charles
q. Fenwick, George \. Finch, Felix
FrankfuItrr. A. T. Gallagher.
John w. Garner, W. ID. Goddard, c.
n. Gregory.
y. II. Harris Charles H. Hastings,
Philip s. Henry, Amos =. Hershey. E.
NJ. Hood :. q. Hopkins.
Francis T.. James, II. +. Judson, Will
bur Keblinger, +. b. Kellogg, Cram
mond Kennedy. George A. King, H. S.
Knapp.
A. :. Lanier. Robert Lansing, J. II.
Latane. J. Z. Lefevre, charge daffairs
of Panama; Hogo Lieber, Francis b.
Loomis, F. c. Luthi.
H. h. +. Macfarland, J. c. Reynolds,
the Attorney General; Judge Julian w.
49,.
jia, the Minister of Salvador: DR.. Alberto
Membrcno. the Minister of Honduras;
Admiral ]. F. Merreli, Gen. Arson Mills,
o. S. Milmore, r. NJ. Montgomery.
Harold +. Neibling, John Nelson, II. 7.
Newcomb. Antonio NJ. Opisso.
F. c. Partridge, w. S. Penfield. F. j.
Peynado. the Minister of the Dominican
Republic: George T. Porter, ]. II. Purdy,
J. II. Ralston. Thomas Riggs, jr, w. l..
Rodgers. w. w. Russell.
J. s. Scott. NJ. NJ. Shand, Representa-
tive James l.. Slayden, Paul Sleman.
Freeman A. Smith, A. H. Snow, Sena-
tor Sterling, William Strong.
Hannis Taylor, Representative II. w.
Temple, H. Il. Tompkins, E. F. Trabue,
b. F. Trueblood, Campbell Turner. w.
w. Turney-
F. Van Dyne.
F. H. Wales. c. B. Warren. Judson G.
Welliver, Duval West, z. T. White, Rev.
DIR. Williamson, George G. Wilson, Ma
thaniel Wilson, T. S. Woolsey.
F. ]. Yanes, assistant director general
Of the Pan-American Union.
Officers Elected Yesterday.
Senator Root of New York was re-
elected president of the association at
the final business meeting yesterday.
Former President Taft and Secretary Of
State Bryan were named as vice presi-
dents. i'm addition to the following, who
were reelected: Chief Justice White, OF
the Supreme Court of the United States;
Supreme Court Justice Day, Andrew
Carnegie, Joseph II. Choate, John w.
Foster George Gray, William w. Nor
row, Richard Olney, Horace Porter,
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, and Oscar S. Straus
Members of the executive council were
reelected as follows; j. H. Lattane (new