Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-02
supREME COURT
FOR AL NATIONS OF EARTH
.ef. w. I. Hull Thinks Five Great
Ipevsrs Should Take Initiative and
lL.aser Natiens Be Invited to Join
land Aid in Selecting Personnel Of
pedy TO Settle Al Disputes.


knyfIl be abolished. according to the
[tr{evs Of Prof. William I. Hull. OF
tyarthmore College, who spoke before
baAe fourth American Peace congress
|heAday. His subject was. THE Hague
Tribunal: Its Present Meaning and Its
Promise"
!, a"It 10 rs logical for the supreme
Aurt OF each of the forty-eight states
n the American union to adjudicate
.,aItA laws Of the union as 1t Is Tor the
i alpreme court Of each of the forty
,r5 states in the family Of nations to
the conventions agreed up
~ 4 NV that family at The Hague, said
oIrofessor Hull. For the sake Of con-
,rd dsstency. for the sake Of freedom from
nd ational opinions. pre1ud!c.cs, passions
nd nd interests. for the sake OF inter-
etlational good faith. Of international
~ lAsce and International Justice, there
fnust be established supreme tribunal
nj khich shall hold q master key Tor all
81 he intricacies of international law.
fII Surname Court for All Nations.
MI "It 10 automatic that this supreme
nj Iourt OF the nations must owe allee-
.jhnce. not to any one power but 10 tne
tame supreme international authority
,ib4hich has adopted the internaaiona!
which the court Is destined
;,sb expound and enforce. Ihe Hasue
,effibunal can never be, OF course su-
: Eleme Of itself. It's right to exist
.nhhcs, as well as Its charter OF hnerties'
q fltses from the international conven-
4hn which has established 1t, while
I ,{,sck OF the International convention'
~ xS><> no
rdH.Tha United States supreme court is
\ AiA Visible and audible conscience OF
IA II American people: tho international
n Eibunal must be the visible and audi
M. conscience OF the family OF nations.
The American people have estaoNsneo
ifhair supreme court as barrier
la.ainst their own sudden passions ana
l,m p,1lses: the tribunal at The Hague
Emust preserve national liberty and jus
ltice by combining the national dogs OF
WAR 10 the kennel Of international law.
.The term Hague tribunal Is
broad one and includes two institu-
tions which have already been estab-
l,shed. one which is projected. and at
least ono which is dreamed OF for the
| 1uture. The institutions already es-
sablished are. first, the international
| brixe court, which was agreed upon IN
1rhe Hague conference Of 1907, by the
] Representatives Of thirty-one out OF
| .orfy four powers, and which has been
. fatified by twelve Of these thirty-one
!, isowers, but which Is not destined to be
tut in operation except in time OF war;
Ind second, the permanent court OF
lrbitration, which was agreed upon III
The Hague conference Of 1899, and
which has been ratified by every mem-
ber Of the family Of nations.
ut IL quite possible that the con-
lersion Of the existing permanent court
Into the proposed court Of arbitral JUS
lice. or the establishment Of the two
lide by side, would induce the nations
Ii refer more Of their controversies to
lrbitration.
l Points Way.
"This hopeful development of arbi-
ration should be striven for by the
present administration. And if the
lInited States by pointing to it's own
Experiences can convince the world that
lquality Of judicial representation does
hot necessitate absolute numerical OF.
biographical equality OF representation,
there are various ways by which the
4roblem Of fifteen Judges to represent
Y orty-flye nations can be solved. One
xugEestion is that three or five of the
Great Powers say the United States.
3reat Britain. France Germany and
Russia, establish the court by the ap-
bointment Of three Judges each, and
hat the other nations be invited to
Recognize the court and participate in
he selection Of Judges by some equit-
hbie method to be agreed on by the
five Great Powers before the court is
constituted.
Third Hague Tribunal.
1--WE have caught vision beyond the
permanent court Of arbitration and the
court Of arbitral Justice. or still third
Hague tribunal, which shall possess
lall the strength and none Of the weak
nesses Of its predecessors This su-
Ipreme court Of the United States of the
World shall have all the permanence
hli the power and prestige Of precedent,
hnd all the judicially representative
character which have made the su-
Epreme court Of the United States Of
America so illustrious: it shall possess
as broad and complete jurisdiction
within its domain Of law as does its
1American prototype. and by the adjudi-
cation OF all disputes between nations
i shall forever Danish international
1Tarfare from the realm ct men,"
THREE BILLIONS FOR ROADS.
lbatIenai Aid Proposed in Bill Sub.
lai mittod ey Senator Bourne.