Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-18
.DAv|D HILL WOULD BAR
OUT ALL BUT ALLIES
Forlucr Ambassador to German,
Urges Limit to League
of Nations.
UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL LAW
Churlcs l.. Hughes Declares in Pub
lie Address lie Would Go Slow
in Dclcgating Power To New
Union
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BY Associated Press
MIN Nokt\ January l,.--taior 90
the nations which fought 70 hiring ia
;e:national law breakers 10 justice 80
the horc OF the world for establish
Jayne fi0. former ambassador 20 Ger
many, declared here Tonight. Tho
onion should conslS; OF those nations
sud no others. he asserted. and shoIid
h' limited Ia tho maintenance of inter
rational law
The former dipiom;. "distrusied''
any CONFEDERATION with rowers beyond
this limitation. ana predicted That The
United States would never transfer -
league Of nations. 'ot which i
would be only. 4 parochial part" au-
Uvcs Of the people"
Or. HI spoke q, The annual met :
# the New York State BIr AssoCia =
lion. at which Charles T.. hughes its
president, vo!ced the opiriom tina;
Americas role in international affairs.
her part ia freeing humanity from the
curse 9: war and laying the found +
ton fcr hotter International order. do
Gnt call 70" any abridgmcnt of the
Ionro" poctrinc or any suhnrdiuation
OF national interests
Hl,. HILL SPEARS or
NEED FOR INTER- NATION "a NV
Sncakius OF tlr authority Of inter
p3ticnal l4w. Dr. Yin said tha; at $40
t'mS perhaps. since history began u
70 r'"""dcd, has there existed 50 rro-
sHGlli F.lIN so Iil.N - So u bnNltlipD
al the v2lu" aUd necessity Of lazy. and
p3:tiCuid"lY II ia. restraint Of law in
cpUlrh'lnr the activities Of iud"pemG
~ sovereign states.
He crnti!,Utd'
submit that there j., no question
befcra tn Delegates Of the powers
%'cj"ritus II he great war. nHw as
svmDled l." c"ncludv "a w"r,G rca,..
;nat ocnuMl,s IN import ana C"nSc
ducnce TO mankind With The issue.
What. in the future. - 10 u. tn" au-
'NoritN o. international lax"
JAS i.iirLE TAITH ~
Df!ArtiBE!D Rf.I'ENTANtES
Il rrofoundly disirust the profcs-
Siors and the plaus!bi!i;!cs Of dcathbei
rcnontancca. and also the Improvement.
OF society supposed TO result from mere.
build wisely. We Shall build on the
foundations Of tested Knowledge and
yNpcrienec. We shall put no trust IN
what pious rhrascolcay it may be in
srrihcd. EXCEPT in so FAR as We know
thai there are both strength and char
9ctrr behind it,
Nir. hughes declared the allies have
Il ~ ;hcir power 10 provide methods
Of fair adjustment OF tn" problems
CIisri by the war. and predicted that
an "NtraNaSant expectation that by
gradual and normai development the
l"nS- looked for reign OF justice may
!o established.
SANCTION OF ALLIES
"lHternational. agreements at pres
eat. 50 far as the bcll!Gerent powers
gre concerned said Mr.. Hughes. Wi.
DEFEND for their potency and promise
npou til" sanction that the allies give
,ncnl. y similar difficulty is presented
AZ 10 International courts. WouiG
Greal Britain or the United States ~
?Erancc pr Italy be willing TO suhmI
a, serious controversy involving grave
t.,ttioaal interests to the arbitramcnt
OF a pod. N which Germans or Aus.
}tyians or representatives Of ccrta ~
Neutral poNcrs might possibly turn
TIC scale" And yet. recognizing thu
d;iicuity, 1t would be unfortunate II
VIC could not at least make Il start il
providing the machinery %: judicial a..
termination and Of couci'H,i!on Til"
present relations Of tho allies. shariig
III" victory won hv their united ct.
fort. furnish basis for future CO.
operation, and this is an opportunit.
which IL would hc folly 10 neglect
ARRANGEMENTS 80 facilitate invest; =
cation aud discussion and 10 secure
this c"-prcratiou. where pructicabI,.,
are tmporjunt. but il may h. regarded
as clear That "" shall actually under
take only inst measure OF CO. opcrativ,
effort which ~ q given time and for 4
dcttri'r purpose is understood To be