Arizona republican., 1919-01-18
HUGHES AND HILL WARN AGAINST T0O
 BINDING A LEAGUE
Union Of Nations Favored
 But Warn It Must Not
 Be Too Close A One Keep Monroe Doctrine
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Union of the nations which fought to bring interna- tional law breakers to justice is the hope of the world for establishment of principles of humanity, David Jayne Hill, former ambassador to Germany declared here tonight. The union should consist of those nations, and no others, he asserted, and should be limited to the maintenance of interna- tional law.
 The former diplomat 'distrusted" any confederation with powers beyond this limitation. and predicted that the United States would never transfer to a league of nations ''of which it would be only a parochial part" authority vested by the constitution in the ire sponsible representatives of the peo- pie"
 Dr. Hill spoke at the annual meeting of the New York State Bar Associa- tion at which Charles E. Hughes, it's president, voiced the opinion that America's role in international affairs, her part in freeing humanity from the curse of war and laying the foundation for better international order do not call for any abridgement of the Mon roe doctrine or any subordination of national interests. There was no in- dication, Mir. Hughes said, that the American people wished to abandon the policy under which the United States had insisted on non-interference by European powers in the affairs of in- dependent nations on the American continents. Rather, he added, may we not expect that it will be con- firmed?"
 On International Law Speaking of the authority of interna- tional law, Dr. Hill said that "at nc time, perhaps since history began tC be reckoned has there existed so pro- found and so uniform a conviction O. l the value and necessity of law, anc particularly of the restraint of law, 1T controlling the activities of indepen- l dent sovereign states"
 If the entente allies, who hay, 1 fought together in this war to vindi- 1 cate the rights of nations, are not tC be trusted. and there is in them n' soul of honor, then the outlook fo i mankind is. indeed, d hopeless one ! he declared. But if they can b. 1 trusted in so great matter, the form ula for the defense of right is yer, simple
 MT. Hughes declared that the allie have it in their power to provid methods of fair adjustment of th' | problems raised by the war and pre- dicted that if this power was eXer cised, it is not an eXtravagant expec tation that by gradual and normal de velopment the long looked for reigl of justice may be established"
 Don't Carry League Too Far
 International agreements at pres ent. so far as the belligerent power 1 areconcerned," said MT. Hughes ''wil depend for their potency and promis | upon the sanction that the allies giv them. A similar difficulty is presente as to international courts. Would Great Britain or the United States O France or Italy be willing to submit
 serious controversy involving gray national interest to the arbitrement c a body in which Germans or Aus trians or representatives of certai neutral powers might possibly tur the scale? And yet, recognizing tn difficulty, it would be unfortunate we could not at least make a start i
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