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the submission Of n question grow
ing out Of a refusal to admit aliens
to this country.
1T was provided In the treaties
that all the questions arising under
them should be decided according to
the principles Of International law
and equity. International law gives
TO any nation the right to refuse TO
admit any aliens 1t may wish to ex-
clude. unless such action Is in viola
ton or a treaty. II follows that no
such case could ever come before the
court Unless we had by specia, treaty
agreed to admit such aliens; that t.,
unless we had been guilty of a breach
Of contract.
Under such circumstances the
case would clearly be justiciable. and
II zoe without saying should be sub
mitted to n great international court
With the same readiness as cases
between the States are submitted TO
the Supreme Court of the United
States. Who can doubt that the judg.
ment' in the former instance would
be as cheerfully accepted as IN the
I'latter7"
The idea OF cooperation or confed-
GRAFTON as a means of preventing war
is not new. One hundred years ago.
when Europe was exhausted by the
waste and carnage Of the Napoleoric
wars. the Car OF Russia took the
lead in the formation of the Holy
Alliance. Subsequently strengthened
by M~etternich. 1t preserved the peace
Of Europe for a generation. but the
autocracies composing the federation
suppressed all liberal tendencies n
the people. dissensions developed ard
the alliance could not longer sur
vive. The time was not ripe for an
effective peace league.
In more recent times the Hague
court has come into existence to show
the growing desire to save the world
| from the evils of war. Two confer
ences rave been held at The Hague.
the last in 1907. at which a general
outline Of a world court Of arbitration
was worked out by delegates from all
nations Of the civilized world.
| The only details lacking were the
, number OF Judges to he chosen and the
proportional representation from the
different States. The attempt 10 settle
these matters brought TO light such a
conflict OF opinion that no conclusion
could be reached and the body ad-
journed with the understanding that a
third conference would be called TO
| complete the work. But before his
was done the friction OF European poll
tics increased. and the present storm
burst upon the world as the price Of
the delay. Europe was not ready for
peace. She still chung to he arbitra-
' ment OF the sword.
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What kind OF advertising do | use?
Why. all kinds. | have an $500 cleo
trio sign on the top Of the church
steeple hat flashes out the single
word Grace on each of the four sides.
Hundreds OF thousands Of people see
II. and II they are interested enough
To inquire they find out that the Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church is located
under that steeple.
Then ] use b~illboards. / know John
Wanamaker does not believe In bill
boards. ! do. and I use great guam
titles OF them. All up and down the
town, on Riverside Drive and in the
Great White Way, you can see. II you
look. ~billboards as prominent as those
which bring money to the theatres
and the manufacturers of this and
that, all calling attention to the church.
~ even go out on the streets Of n
Saturday night with some one or more
or my congregation and a cornet
player and stand on the corner talking
to the passersby in the effort to get
them interested in the church and
induce them to come to our services.
Then in addition TO the advertising
| organize everything about the church
business In such a way as to get
everybody ! can who is connected with
the church working at the various
things we do TO bring people in. All,
mind you, with the single ultimate
purpose of getting religion into their
hearts. We have twenty-six separate
departments of church work all super
intended by church members.
when | had the two assistants one
OF them looked after the circulation IF
our advertising matter-we have put
out over 5000, 900 pieces of advertising,
including cards, circulars, pictures,
pamphlets, everything up to bill
boards, and he also had charge OF
what we call the young peoples work.
The other did the pastoral visiting,
which Is something l can't find the
time to do personally, and also super
intended the gymnasium and boys
work.
Everything else Is in charge OF de-
partment heads chosen from the con-
gregation, and it is surprising to see
how much time me work the people
put in"
Just then CAME a telephone inter-
ruption. "Oh. all right" said DIR. REFS
ner, how many Of them are there?
Fifteen? Oh, all right. Saturday?
Well, ! don't know. They don't like
to give them Saturdays. but I'll put it
up to them. ! guess It will be all
right
Then turning back TO the interview
he said, That's one of the things we
do. When one of our Sunday school
children has been regular in attend
ance for a year and has always
brought his Bible along and acquitted
himself well we take him to a baseball
game. It's Just one Of the little de-
tails.
Then We have our summer outing
trips for mothers and children. And
we have a vacant lot adjoining the
church which belongs to us and we
use that for a playground for the lit
tie children. To my mind that 10 one
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More Than 900 Societies Now Devot.
ing Their Energies to Promote
Good Will Among Nations

out that in the United States no one Is
concerned about the residence OF a
Supreme Court Judge provided he Is
competent to discharge the duties of
his office, and this noteworthy example
should encourage the smaller nations
of the world to trust that the whole
body of electors in their selection of
the Judges would be guided by the
same high standards.
Under the McMillin plan each State
participating IN the conference Is to
appoint one or more electors who shall
come together in an electoral college
for the purpose OF electing the fifteen
Judges. Ninety days In advance of
the meeting OF the electoral college
the electors Of each nation shall nomi-
nate one candidate to be voted for,
who may or may not be OF their
nationality. but who must be OF high
character and thoroughly versed in
the law. To constitute an election a
nominee must receive a majority Of
the votes cast by the electors.
In arriving at the number OF votes
to be cast by the electors of each
nation three factors shall govern
soNerelgnty popuiation ana commerce.
From the viewpoint OF sovereignty
each State shall be entitled to one vote.
ON the basis OF population each state
shall nave at least one vote Whatever
its reputation, and the total NUMBER OF
votes TO which II Is entitled shall
increase IL ascending scale up TO eight
n the population exceeds 42o'oOO'oOO
On the ground or commercial impor-
lance each state h have at least
one vote and the number OF Its votes
shall Increase in ascending ratio up
to fourteen votes II its annual COM
merce exceeds s15'osO, 600 600.
In computing population and COM
merce colonies and dependencies are
to be considered and the last official
census figures are to be used with the
customary for increases.
No nation Is to be entitled to less
than three votes nor more than
twenty-five and no State shall have
more than n member OF the
One or more shall be elected from the
Asiatic States, n or more from the
South American States. one or more
from the North American States and
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REQUESTS OF A

A NNOJ-NCENr\T nae ,,,d. a
n
1 \ SUIT '""' ak" '"'' -
o. Howard, CNiof ~ mo h'"'
States Bureau of Entomology. Hai
declared 20 tho ,ucr..,, r,, 7
.
Wv "">''''"'" VI
ne would hequeath his brain ~ s'.'.'
tific study to n school tina, spcra'''f'
In neurology ,rmhe- ~ .-.e-
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~ VIM ''''"'''' WV
expressed admiration FOR Oh" 'r''S
action and are reported 20 no .r-
siderInr similar bo,uos,s % .,.., .o,
,r,,,.
iHere was a hr't.SN l..'' M
named Robert PEBBLES who ,r.,''a
sensation IN tordo, orl r..t.r.
several ysars or, h, r. ..-.....,
coaxinr Of atbro,as snr .r. ,,.,
Of studying >hrlr h,5..s ..,
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| but in It's moral standing as well. and
Internal pressure from its people
would no doubt become so strong that
the Government would be compelled
20 accept the decree OF the court.
In case the ou;lawed nation should
undertake to enforce It's claims by re-
sort to arms n attack any or all OF
the parties to the international agree
ment the combined military power OF
the other nations might be employed
to repel the attack. This p~resupposes
, a court sanctioned by the majority OF
the progressive nations and having "a
"A police force a military power far
greater than that OF n n of them.
The prototype of the world court Is
found in the union of the United
States and the Supreme Court, which
Is the arbiter of Justice between them.
From the point OF view of world con-
~servation there is neither English nor
German nor French nor American CIV
il!zation. but as Henri La Fontaine,
the Belgian Nobel prize laureate. hap
PLY expresses 1t, only one civilization.
human civilization.
At the last Hague conference the
Ib'eAA'h was NV AuliibtA ~
mode of selection OF the Judges. The
number OF nations required to consti-
tute "A practical working agreement
was not fixed, so that as soon as any
number Of them come to a decision in
regard to the number of Judges and the
method Of their selection the court may
be established. II seemed to be the
general opinion among the delegates
hat fifteen would be a suitable num-
Der of Judges. some II the plans SUBJ
mitted provided that each nation
should name one Judge, but this would
have resulted in too large a court TO
be effective.
Another plan proposed that each
state should appoint an e,cctor from
the Hague Court of Arbitration and
that these fOrty-fivc electors should
select the fifteen Judges. The eight
great word Powers would he expected
always to be represented in The court.
but some of these great Powers are
exceeded In commerce ty some of the
smaller nations. n 1t IL "A matter Of
history that the majority Of the ques-
| tiors brought before such a court are
commercial in their origin. To meet
the varied objections offered Emerson
McNi.lin of New FORK has devised
a plan which is receiving the favor
able consideration Of many students OF
the qursLon.
In the plan OF selection presented
by Mr.. McAIillin no State can elect its
own representative nor could the COM
bined votes of all the eight world
Powers, without the support of others.
elect a single Judge when all the
sovereign States cast all the votes to
! which they are entitled. 1t is pointed
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Leaders in Movement Discuss What
Was Accomplished at Cleveland
for international Harmony

I gress composed of such a variety Of
groups OF peace advocates must Of
necessity lack coordination and result
In confusion. The opposite vas the
case.
The specialists composing the pro
| gramme dismissed all minor questions
and localized upon the supreme ne.
cessity Of the hour. namely the es-
tablishment of a world court typed by
the Supreme Court Of the United
states. The sentiment OF the nation
has been aroused in support Of this
movement. The official report will be-
come a text book on international rela-
tons. responsibilities and procedure,
and from this standpoint will be in
valuable not only to peace advocates
hut to students Of international law
and all interested in the higher pa
triotism.
The spectacle Of all the peace So
cieties OF the country united in a COM
mon movement was inspiring. II uni
versal peace cannot be secured at once
the cooperation Of all the peace socie-
ties was a prophecy Of the uccese OF
the worldwide movement in view. In
the past there has been n little friction
among the pacihsts. The cry OF 10,
here!' and 'Lo. there!' has been dis
tracing. illustrating the very peril
which the peace movement is supposed
to combat; hat Is, misunderstanding,
division and indeed antagonism where
there should be sympathy. concord and
cooperation"
The campaign of education inau-
gurated by the World Court Congress
has two main objects in View said
ex-Chief Judge Alton 3. Parker Of the
New York Court of Appeals. First to
foster a public sentiment so pro-
nounced that when the time for action
comes the President Of the United
States will have no doubt In his mind
that the people Of this country not
only want n world court but also wish
to have the United States a member
OF the league Of nations creating II.
Second to exert the pressure Of public
opinion on the Senate and induce that
body to ratify the Presidents action
in the execution Of a treaty TO con-
stitute a league Of peace, which, at the
present moment. we cannot be sure II
would do.
Our experience with the treaties
between Great Britain and the United
States and between France and the
United States. signed in August. 1911.
warns us that the new treaty Great
ing the proposed league OF nations
might be subject to the same or
other objections and be ratified with
limiting conditions that would alto
gether nullify the principles on which
.he league would rest. We know that
not until the following March did
the Senate ratify these treaties. and
then conditioned upon the making OF
FIVE amendments which President
Taft regarded as destructive of the
treaties.
II was in sympathy with his view
nj that time and confirm It now. in
the light OF subsequent events. The
amendments were due. as / believe,
in large measure to lack of sympathy
with the aus which the makers OF
the treaties were working to promote.
one of these amendments prohibited
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TOW a whole churchill OF people
n got busy and in ten days
raised enough money to pay
off a long standing debt OF
$4,000, to provide $4,000 for modern
izing and improving the church build.
ing n to establish a fund OF $4,000
to be used for the social service work
OF the pastor was told in exultant
fashion the other day by the Rev. DR.
Christian F. Reisner. who is the pastor
IN question.
The story was told in his study in
the parish house OF the Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in West lO4th
street. The study itself looks more
like the working office Of an advertis-
ing agency than the retreat in which
. studious preacher might sit evolving
his ~discourses for the coming Sunday
Piled high with a miscellany Of papers
the study table is equipped with two
telephones, over which came inter-
ruptions to the story DIR. Reisner told
Photographs. clippings, b~illboards. all
h various means of appealing &c
the eye. are strewn around in profu-
sion.
81 did no. realize when came here
Or, Reisner said, what the conditions
were, but l came, and finding them,
set to work to do all | could. The
church conditions in New York city
are appalling. On every hand we sec
stately edifces hat are not filled by
vices, and even these buildings are be-
ing abandoned. now and again. be-
cause of the fact that people do not
go to them.
o course. my first aim was tc
secure attendance The church is q
large building with four auditorlums
the largest Of which seats 1900 per.
sons 1t was not supported by the
congregation, but a few men stood
behind II and paid the bills.
In order To- attract the people who
mr." hungry for religion, it is neces.
sary to bring the church and ths
church work TO their notice, and in
order I: do this / employ two means
First, ! advertise the church on the
same principles that | would utilize In
bringing customers to a business thai
might be running. suppose | am
q born advertiser, and my newspape,
experience has developed the origina,
instinct. was city editor of the
Atchison Champion before | entered
the ministry and aiterward did n 10,
OF work for the Kansas City Star
Probably ms ideas were strengthened
by that experience, And even now
am A member Of advertising clubs.
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yHILE the leading European
@\A/. nations are engaged in war,
80 w world peace propaganda has
S.ht... rt,I,an H., o.. tha int

a\A/ nations are engaged in war
world peace propaganda ha
fallen principally to the lo'
or Americans Not that the advocates
OF peace in Europe are silent. but
their voices are not powerful enough
to be heard above the tumult Of var
In this country the opponents OF wal
have seized the opportunity for the
advancement NJ the general nus
and are seeking to prepare the way
for the adoption of some construc-
tive plan which. II possible. shall rid
the world OF the wal terror for al
time.
More than 600 peace societies are
propaganda In the United States along
various lines Of activity. A number OF
them. international In scope. are CO.
operating with similar bodies in for
,eign lands to promote a better under.
standing Of international problems
and enable peace advocates. through
an interchange OF ideas. to agree
on the recommendations that will he
laid before the international confer
,ence to be held at The Hague when
h present war Is over
Out Of the constant agitation since
the outbreak OF the wan has devel-
oped a growing belief in the impera-
tive need Of a world court Of Justice
to which the nations shall agree to
refer their disputes for settlement
and to whose DEGREES they shall sub
init without resort to arms. on this
broad proposition many OF the lead
Ing opponents Of war are now unit
Ing.
p. The World Court Congress. recently
held at Cleveland, Ohio. was called with
the purpose Of focusing public at
? tention upon this subject and devils
ing ways and means for the practical
realization Of the project. Hundreds
Of men prominent in public life and
IN professional, financial and mercan-
tile lines were in attendance Many
suSSSstioHs III ittdIu 10 tue I1Out Ol
o~rganizations n the duties of the
proposed court were offered. A stand.
ing committee OF one hundred was
made permanent. and out Of this COM
vmittee a board of directors is being
organized by John Hays Hammond
chairman. to carry on an aggressive
campaign Of publicity throughout the
land.
In speaking Of the harmony and
cingleness OF purpose shown at the
Congress. DR.. John Wesley Hill, one
OF the most active workers for the
world court, said:
. Here was accomplished the assem-
bling of the representative men OF the
nation on one platform for the dis
lcusslon of one question, namely the
Judicial settlement OF international
disputes. II was prophesied by some
t!mid spirits in advance Of the con-
gress that its deliberations would be
characterized by friction. that a con
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There are now a. TIE Hague as 4
result Of the last conference the lG,or-
nat!ora. Commission OK Inquiry and
the Permanent Court OF Arbitrator. 20
which International questions MAY he
referred for investigation ard ad'ld.-
cation. bg' as ne,'her'o, these .ns',,u-
tons has authority % compel the
peaceful ~scttleneG. %: disputes re
peace palace stands to-day As a moau-
ment OF IL" !rcS:c.eHcy OF voluntary
arbitration as a mean %. prnvH.t.ss
war.
But given the expected spirit OF coz.
Citation on the par, az ;he nations NJ
the close OF host!l!t!es The next step
toward a world court would ~ r. Co.
fine and codify tnternat.ona, law.
which would Involve a legislative
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Photo by Brown Bros.
Money clock on the front of the
church.

down from the first was that no s,ngle
person should even solicit a donation,
There must always be at least TWO
to call together on the person to be
approached. ! never 20 alone myself
when ask for money. always
take a responsible business man from
the congregation with me and the
effect is good.
Then we wcedcd out our teams
until from the sixteen We selected
twelve, six Of which are composed
Of women and six of men. And then
we began drilling them. Night after
night for weeks we talked II over,
discussing the subject in every pos
sible way, before anybody was allowed
to ask anybody for n cent, until We
had all our workers enthused so that
they were really eager to begin,
Then We got ready to start. We
advertised for $50, 900, telling what
We wanted II for, And We pun up
posters in front Of the church, to-
gether with a huge clock dial, And
then we sent GU, our teams to see
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branch, for the function OF a w Is
not 20 make laws but 20 decide dis
putes arising under .Aem. The interua-
tional code being definitely determined
the judiciary could hear cases under f..
SHouid occasion demand the courts
ia~rees nigh, he sustained by Mill
'acy power. consisting Of the combined
aruamoE:s ~ ali the nations par..c!-
rat.HE In the agreement. But many
advocates %: the worlds court oppose
%" plan 20 have IS decisions bac%ed
S." force.
Sor3e %pac!fsts advise n policy Of
non-!Utercourse against any nation
nat might dety the courts decree. \
nation excluded from all intercourse
win. .ha civilized world would suffer
not only materially In It's commerce
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fun 100000 was rounded out. and
everybody was filled with rejoicing.
Then the climax came IN the final an
ncuncement of the other 5000. and
we had one grand Jubilee meeting.
Their We're some points about the
campaign which We're perhaps note
worthy. In the first place none OF our
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r TOW a whole churchill OF people
II got busy and in ten days
raised enough money to pay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-28
The A Age-Herald Pays Al Expenses
Judges Faii.
 And Impartial

The count of all bal lots deposited after ? D. m. Friday was made by the ju d g es, J. E. Shelby of the Cable Shelby : Burton Piano company; w. Blanks Everett, assistant sec- retary Chamber of Commerce; J. H. Ed mondson, m a n a g CT Birmingham M a nu- lecturers Permanent Exhibit association.
 The A H erald takes this opportunity to thank the candi- dates, their friends, the judges and local merchants and others for their parts in mak- ing it's motion picture campaign a great suc- cess.
 Of course, a majority of the candidates had to be dis appointed; it could not have been otherwise. The young women accepted this risk when they entered the race. Only five could win and the choice of this five was left to The Age-Herald readers.
 ''I do want to win awfully bad," said one young wom- an, "because my friends worked so hard for me. They did so much that I would feel their disappointment as well as my own. If l am de- feated I guess I must look at it the way politicians do when they do not meet with success.
 "If I lose I will be one of the first to congratulate my successful opponent and will wish her abundant success in the motion picture work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-28
DISTRICT No. 4

Grace Croddocks, Anniston, Ala. .... 1O,356 Myrtle Chapman, Columbiana, Ala. ..> 1O,843 Mary Lou Allison, Gadsden, Ala. :. 135,52O Alice D. Brown R. F. D. No. 4. ... 11,778 Della Bradford, Springfield, Ala. .... 9,321 Elva Graham, Bangor Ala. ....... 9,947 Laura Mogridge, Boyles, Ala. ....... 1765O Trixe Bruce, Talladega, Ala. ...... 9,S71
 DISTRICT No. 5
 Lena Barber, Marion Ala. ...... 1O,997 Jean Lemert, Bessemer, Ala ...... .123,441 Louise Lochleer, Townley, Ala. ..... 1O,916 Mary Lawson, Greensboro Ala. ... 1O,214 Mabel Jackson, Wardsworth Ala. :. 9,O98 Thema Porter, Woodward, Ala. .... 2O,397 Nell Bond, RusSellville, Ala. ...... .1O6,5O9 Fleming Corke, Marion, Ala ........ 11,O82 Hattie Lou Stoud, Marion Ala ..... 9,826 Billie Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1O,633 Tressie Quarles, Farmersville, Ala .. 9,5O5 Turner Alexander, Blocton, Ala. .... 9,O93 Evelyn Green, Blocton, Ala. ....... 9,O33 Nell Clark, Montgomery, Ala. ...... 1O,OO2 Anna Lee Jones, Selma, Ala. ....... 9,894 Margaret Grove, Selma, Ala. ...... 10,496