New Britain herald., 1915-05-19
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S4 Hague sixteen years aago, the spirit of sco-qp ton has been lacking 9 sup port It yand make it V effectiv1 Mr. sMotfe discussed t,as Of tiaes5 s5neces- 'sary tsps sossAecnfs nj erna ional CO.,
 tIler Speakers Ut Session. " Other tspeakers at the opening
 session were Theodore | N rburg of s1sa tinaore former rainister to Bel X and J John Parrett, directpr sa 1eEa the Pan- American UnioHs sss5 frss n lar burg said that the defect In REesent 1nachinery for arbitrating ional disputes was the lack df
 Ieinent | of obligatio ''s There existed at The Hague, he said. syeral la institu tions to which the dis spjfte between Austria and Serbia might ,h4x been referred. The failure to the m proved. that our present in- tefnational institutions are. voluntary. <. They are there to be used only if na- ;tioas see fit sto Q use them. The ele-s 7aent Of obligation is lacking.
 rnhe wholesale injustice arising sfrofn ssvar,''' he continued. its stu ridIty and horrors, borne in upon us by the present happenings abroad, are rnssking the world ready for some step Tn advance. is only a question spf how far we are willing to go [ The desira bIe. thing is a league to conn pei the Hations not only to bring their disputes before a riullnaI but to abide l by the award. If such a league enl- brRced all the progressive snatipns big and little, sal bsta ntial aj justics ~ would
 
 III fro1 the united action of the | state com posing the Arierican s union.
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 But this involves such. a surrender of sovereignty and independe dence that It fs doubtful Whether this desirablesI protect is a realizable one. The Ieaus ng ntries, including our own, will | heeftateNtos accept 1t. 1t would, how BY bs As decided step in advance if he signafories of the Hague conyen- ion 3ould simp ply obIigate themselves .o reSOrt to the international institu- Ions they have set up.' |
 further npssible step suggested < Eass hat X they ssh ou1d act as an in erIlatipnal grand jury to hale the ma 1ons 1aWbreaker into court and use prce to bring 1t there if recalcitrant-1 s'itlaput atten1pting to enforce the " his is a reasonable de-1 Iland '' he said and IS probably as as tlley Will be willing to go at |fesent, f ssss TaeticaI Pan Amcricanism. X most remark able fact affect ng the Western Hena isphere which has evefoped by tie European war is the lapetIs which sit has given to prac-. icals I11eTi icani srn, ' said John sarret m his address before the Lake IohonlS congerence on international N Irbitration herea.today. - | lie war has done more than any tllsr political influ 1isesst seo- zsat the Monree Doctrine in x to proIn3 Pan American sol aar and mphasize the importance f comm ons interests of the Wes- ri1 Fs seHAlhlic, he said.
 M here aeverss has been heretofore V tima sYhen the press and pople tof |orhs Worth ands South America have 'een saying so many kind things Of aeh otla as hey aase doing at this lotkr a1d tilere nex vas t4 time when ne L.afi AIneri ieaas oyernments and .eoples " so ready. as they are " N to co-bpe ratet with the United Rates foS the development of closer ommers1al and political ties.'1
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