Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
SAYS DEMOCRAC|ES :
MUST RULE WORLD
Oscar Straus Shows Duty in
Speech Before lnterna-
tionaI Law Society.
TALKS AT ANNUAL BANQUET

A plea that 1.-The dominant nations OF
the world. being democracies," may
never lay down their arms until law
and international justice are upheld,
now that the United States of Amer
lea has entered the war, was voted last
night by Oscar S. Straus. former am
bassador to Turkey.
Mr. Straus delivered an address in
which he voiced these sentiments. re-
calling the immortal words of Lin
coin to the effect that this country
ca mot be half slave and half free
at the eleventh annual banquet last
night. held at the New Willard Hotel,
of the American Society Of 1nterna-
tional Law. which has been in conven-
ton in Washington the past few days
A number of other speakers. includ-
ing Justice Russell of the supreme
court of Nova Scotia, Judge Amos OF
Egypt. Thomas ]. O'Brien former am
bassador to Japan. and Prof ~ Shat-
sky of Russia. also delivered addresses.
describing the basic causes of the war
and the relation of these causes. as
well as past and possible future events.
to international justice. Dr. DAVID
Jayne Hill, former ambassador to Ger
Speech of Canadian Jurist.
Justice Russell and others recited
some of the wrongs of autocratic gov
ernments against democratic peoples,
predicting as a consequence OF the en-
trance Of the United states into the
great conflict, in the quoted words OF
President Wilson. "a partnership OF
do
people to bring peace and saiety 70
ALI nations and make the world itself
at last free"
This meeting in our capital" Mr..
Straus said, lis in keeping not only with
the spirit of our democratic institutions,
but the fact that we are here assembled,
in the throes of the preparation 10 take
our part in the world war. is PROOF
that in America the laws are never
silent The laws which embody the con-
science of the nation are never silent
Justice Russell and other speakers
from foreign lands welcomed the people
of the United States into the war and
spoke of the possibility that the de-
cision of the United States to take part
in the struggle, equipped as the United
States is with tremendous resources,
will prove decisive factor and make
certain the eventual triumph OF the ideal
of democracy over autocracy.
Representative Montague OF Virginia,
Representative Temple of PennsylVa-
MIA and Senator williams of Missis-
sippi. who were to have been among
the speakers, were detained IN Con-
gress by the discussion of the admins
tration measure to raise an army by
the draft system instead of the volun-
teer system.
Those at the Banquet.
Among those at the banquet were:
David Jayne Hill, Justice Russell Of
Nova Scotia. Oscar S. Straus. John K.
Shields. John Barrett, Thomas j..
O'Brien, Edwin F. Sweet, William n.
Baldwin. Rev. H. NJ Couden, Melville
Church, Sterling E. Edmunds, Edward
C. Eliot. Senator Henri La Fontafne OF
Belgium. H: B. Tompktns; Sathanlsi
.. s. n. retired: Capt. W. B. Fletcher.
U. s. N: Capt. w. B. Shoemaker, U. 8.
N: Prof. George C. Wilson. Prof.
B. Shatsky Of Petrograd, Edward A.
Hartman. Ralph Easley. E. B. Adams,
S. K. Hornbeck. Fred Nelson.
william McNeir. John Poole, NJ.
Justice Amos of Egypt. Allison V. Ar
Martin a. knapp. James Brown Scott.
James L. Slayden. Edward H. Wales.
Charles B. Warren, w. c. Dennis.
George A. Finch, Nelson Gammans.
Charles Cheney Hyde. John H. Latane.
Alpheus H. Snow. Cyrus F. Wicker.
Lester H. Wooisey. Stedman S. Hanks.
C. yey Holman. Scion Menos Of Haiti.
Grafton Minot. J. w. Riddle. L. ]. Ro-
senberg, Theodore N. Wander Lyn. F.
w. Aymar, Charles Ray Dean. Law
renee B. Evans. Senior La Guardia,
Rafael Montufar. Walter s. Penfie1d. c.
D. Pugsley. Jose Romero OF Mexico.
Maitre Federic Allain. Maurice Leon.
George A. King. John Mackay of Can
ada, H. B. F. Mcfarland, Alfred s.
Niles. Harry Niles. Jackson H. Ralston.
Charles S. Brand. William J. Conlen,
Wilbur s. Finch. Fred Irland. Fulton
Mcmahon. D. p. Myers. Soterios Nichol-
son. Louis Z. Wise.