Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-29
BY RENE NINIANI.

PARIS, Jan. 2S.--ln working out a
detailed plan for the operation of the
league of nations we will inevitably
encounter contradictions which must
be reconciled. Wounded pride and
! shattered hopes will have to be reckon
cd with.
We might. for example. establish the
proposed supreme court at Brussels.
The associated nations are to send
representatives--but what representa-
lives? 1t has been proposed that the
heads of the several states. or at least
the Premiers be sent in order TO give
inc .;, court more lustre and force.
ment What are the conceptions we
have of this court and its attributes?
DO we think of Il holding annual ses-
SionS, surrounded by the Socinnity and
Domp of Il pageant?
Ihat is Il wrong picture. The league
Will necessarily be in continuous ses-
sion. and. therefore. neither the heads
of states. Prcmiers. nor active min
| listers could divide their time between
their own work ana this international
TASK Moreover. ministers are sub
iec,ed TO all the political variations Of
thc!r own country and are Liable 10 be
oHcrthrown 1t any moment
EMINENT MEN NEEDED
FROM EVERY COUNTRY
Each country must designate an i'm
pcrtant and eminent man as its spe-
Z IL
double one: To forestall conflicts and
70 abjugate such may occur To
forestall them. he must know the
situation thoroughly. lie must have
tralized form. He must be forewarneG
of everything He must be in constant
communication with his colleagues
from the various other countries.
How is the league to be established?
There are in the world forty-four
states, among which eight or ten are
feasible. II seems necessary TO choose
by rotation the states 10 be repre-
sented possibly SO that there will be
eleven delegates each year among
whom Il shall tell later why) the five
great powers are entitled 20 continuous
seats.
DECLARES TO HAVE THREE
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
But how will this court work: 1t
VIII have three functions
!. To forcstall.
:, To supervise the execution of the
peace treaty.
8. To impose sentences.
suppose eleven representatives are
appointed. In them everything will be
centralized their capacity is that OF
a court clerk. or general secretary, and
they VIII be assisted by administrative
officers and archives.
These eleven delegates would not be
in continuous session. but would be
them tthe president remains aparD
are to meet. to deliberate, TO watch
10 discuss and to sec everything. These
five members should be endowed with
the general power of a continual in
puiry. Their duty would be to make
! the government OF all countries keep
watch and give warning when there
is possible cause for trouble through
budding political conflicts.
COULD SUMMON NATIONS
BEFORE COURT FOR INQUIRY
1t would be for them OF inform the
court. and summon before it the coun-
| tries making conflicting demands
! Thus. there will be two phases of the
! prospective work:
/ l. Reconciliation after investigation
/ by the permanent officials of the So
| ciety OF nations.
| 2. II reconciliation fails. the convo-
cation OF the court and the rendering
! OF Judgment.
How will this verdict, when pro-
/ nounced, be applied? 7 have suggested
eleven judges. representing big and
| small States. X is impossible to con
( tide the prodigious task which I have
described. 20 the great powers alone
/ That would be = resurrection of tho
/ Holy Alliance. of 1915. and the sup