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Powerful Force Behind Court.

Indeed, the assembly the council and
the various permanent commissions OF
the league are Is essential to the lay
ing down of understandings for the
court to interpret and administer as
the senate and the house of the Unit
down of the agreements of the su-
preme court ITO interpret The league
may never attempt to enforce any OF
the decisions of the court any more
than the government of the United
States has attempted to enforce any
of the decisions of the court as be-
tween states Of the union, but the
league will always he a powerful force
behind the court of international JUS
Jice supporting it by the mere pres
tige of its presence and in the final
analysis by the knowledge of every
state within the league that the league
may at any time use its power of eco
nomic boycott against a nation violat-
ing the covenant, The court is able
to handle only questions of pure law.
1T Is not empowered to handle media
ton, arbitration or good offices which
functions are entrusted to the council
of the league.
I'm other words, the settlement Of
a mere question of law might still
leave untouched the more basic po-
litical questions involved and such ques-
tons are wholly beyond the compe-
tence of the court. The court, there
fore, will need the council as an essen
tial corrollary in these cases which 1t
may itself be unable to handle.
"This argument. 1t may perhaps be
state, has made a deep impression upon
Root He was much pleased that the
council did not itself endeavor to set
tie the legal points in the dispute about
the Aland Islands between Sweden and
Finland. but instead referred it to
committee of jurists. He also admits
that the decision Of that committee of
jurists on legal points involved may still
leave some action necessary, and recog-
nizes a wholly legitimate field of ac-
tivity for the political branch Of the
league.
The foregoing analysis, made on the
spot, by persons not a part Of Amer
.ica's political controversy, gives some
linking, however OF what Elihu Roots
difficulties will be In reconciling some
recent Republican utterances with his
own experience abroad
Copyright 1920. by David Lawrence.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

HARRISBURG, PA seaplane en-
route from Baltimore to Harrisburg
was wrecked at Yorkhaven when forced
to land because of rain and fog In
landing the plane struck the transformer
house of the Yerkhaven Power company,
and fell in Is feet of water The flyers
freed themselves and were rescued from
the water by boatmen. Both escaped
injury.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07
A New One, Men!

You'll enjoy a pure Havana smoke
ask for a Samelson's Epoca- Two for
ESQ and up. Pdv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

LONDON.--A dispatch to the Central
News from Rome says the Messagero
publishes a report of a joint revolt
against Serbia organized by Croats,
Hagyars, Hungarians and Montenegrins
The dispatch adds that revolution in
Serbia is imminent.
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depends on Rest of League.

The constitution of the court, there
fore, will depend entirely upon the ex-
lstence Of the rest of the league, II
there were no league. there would be
no method of selection of Judges. and
consequently the world would be in ex-
actly the same state as in 1907 when
The Hague conference created a full
court project without being able to
Sagree on the method of securing its per-
sonnet From this viewpoint it fol-
lows that nation not a member of
the league Of nations could not take
part in the selection Of the judges of
this court, for it would be represent
Cd on neither the assembly nor the
council OF the league.
But If the court is essential to the
league, the league is a thousand times
more essential to the court 1t is
through the league that the field of
international agreements is going to
be enlarged. The league already has
functioning bodies for the creation of
international understandings in inter-
national labor, health. transportation,
DISARMAMENT, financial, etc. While
every one of the agreements arrived
at in international conference under
the auspices of the league must be ap-
proved by the individual governments
before becoming effective for those gov
ernments, nevertheless, the existence Of
constant machinery of conference as
sures the development of whole vast
series of new agreements between ma
tons.
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TELEGRAPH BRIEFS


CLINTON. Ind.-Tbree men were
killed here Nv GAS eSnlosion IN the
Summarize mine 1yhils thay vvera feed
ing the mine mus ahont 800 feet from
the hoist The bodias xvark recnvered
by rescue marty Seventeen mules
were killed
n,an $3.50 ,ts r,g,s "a iaIse paI,y sSa
a night sttsct mon the Fsnad Head
coast enard IT,, ~ az DonccaI
coast. overcanse The garrison and car.
rfed off ali tie f;ras rms aouinnents
and amm,lnition Tbe figbt hetween
the garrison and the rsidars Ia sled two
hours anu 'iie r"iueiS ~
BELFAsT-A military lorrv contain
ing an arr,ad sa.nort hsol.a iou,r near
Ballymaykera cdsIntv Sork and was at.
tackled nv a Iarga hodv ~ civilians
The escort drove off the assailants, two
ed, The military suffered no casualties
T-Na--.--- 80
rx,.n ~
eraria,,eJ a. rla.--All macnlne operators
mana eys rsfnsed u" pn ooaS 1ee ~ ,hs,r
demands for an incresse If n cents
mar honr Tba ynonaaers 81 MI, Frn,,o
other towns and coptjpned onerstions
80
,rc,,,,o.t5 II
lOhlo.-At meeting OF representa-.
i've OF me chambers pi commerce OF
Istinn iS,v uas A ths ta shipps tes'st
ether co,,ntr;es and theroforeS % not
be said ~. resnect The can,nnor eood 'of
tba Sario,,, rat ions '"e soiiii'ioi' eoou VI
tNe
c,opn,,e r,,nre,rrr
.,IORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAN internS-
iunctionlng soon at LAREDO, Tex, with
me ,opject OF supplying Mexican labor
LoI american farmers ana TahcheTs, dG- I
cosulng 70 hanoolpn Hopertson' Ameri-
ian consul at Nuevo LAREDO VINO is
mere
Bangs, general manager of the Hen
dersonville Power and Light company,
was seriously injured during the Labor
day automobile races when a racing car
driven by Grant Kramer. of Hender
sonville struck him. The driver said
he either had to strike Bangs or drive
his car into the crowd which lined the
:
DALLAS Tex Tha e+o+a Toan,o.r, +io
executive comn1ittee's raturns ~ The
rnnooff nrinoarv ~ cs+nrdov va 5S
combined with other unofficial rsfi,rns
which the committaa hos hear ahIe 70 |
gather. give a noaioritv for BAT NJ Teff
don epsiie,, a. ~ 10, 100 urSr oosepn WEI
No-' A'e'' ~ we aniloui'oeu mere
,roa,,,,.
lOPEkA, kan.-Judge Ansell Clark, |
oI SterLng, Kan, district Judge ~ years
ana former kansas Legislator, is dead
az STEERING, according to word received
dren Of his own, but had reared 20
orphans.
-
DUBLIN.-A band of men disguised as
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BELFAST.-A military lorry contain
ing an armed escort broke down near
Ballymaykera, county Cork, and was at
tackled by a large body of civilians.
The escort drove off the assailants, two
of whom were killed and. three wound
ed. The military suffered no casualties.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

WILMINGTON, N. CDR George
Gillett Thomas, for a number of years
superintendent and cnief surgeon of the
relief department of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, is dead after a long i'll
ness at his home here. He was II years
old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07
spirit of Court" Important.

j"Nitally more important is what may
pc called the spirit of the court That
spirit has been drawn entirely from
the league of nations and will in the
future receive its greatest strength from
the league
Consider, first, the vastly intricate
problem of the method Of selecting saw
q dozen judges to sit as a permanent
court dealing with the interests of so
nations. This problem hitherto has
been utterly unsolved Upon its many
difficulties the second Hague confer
enoe in 1907 went to disaster No way
has, up till now, been found of solving
the conflict of interest between the big
powers who claimed the right always
70 nave representative on court and
the little powers who refused to recog-
ME any system of selection destroy
ing the theory of equality of sovereign
states. The existence of the league
solved this problem Immediately. Al.
ready IN the organization of the league
ITSELF distinction had been made be-
tween the big powers who are always
represented on the council and the little
powers who sit on the council by rota-
tion ana who form the assembly of the
ieasue. Around this scheme it was pos
slble to weave a system of Joint selec-
ton OF judges by the council which gave
the big powers reasonable assurance OF
constant representation on the court
without, at the same time, forcing the
niue powers to recognize the represen-
tatlon as matter of right This sou.
tlon, 1t should be noted, was proposed
ana put through by Elihu Root
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

NEW YORK.-William D. Haywood.
l. w. w. leader, who is out on bail after
being convicted ana sentenced to 20
years in prison and fined 100000 for
violating the espionage law, was the
principal speaker here at Socialist
Labor day protest meeting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

DONEGAL Irelaad.--A large party Of
nlen armed with rifles and bombs made
a night attack upon the Fanad Head
coast guard station on the Donegal
coast, overcafne the garrison and car.
rted off all its firearms, equipments
and ammunition The fight between
the garrison and the raiders lasted two
hours.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

CLINTON. Ind-Three men were
killed here by gas explosion in the
Submarine mine while they were feed
ing the mine mules about 200 feet from
the hoist. The bodies verb recovered
by a rescue party. Seventeen mules
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

TAMPA, Fla.--All machine operators
employed by moving picture houses In
this city. went on strike because the
demands for an increase of 10 cents
per hour. The managers got help from
other towns and continued operations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

ToKIO.-At meeting of representa-
the empire resolutions' were adopted
declaring that American shipping legis-
lation injuries the trade interests of
other, countries and therefore can not
be said to. respect the common good of
the various nations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-07

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texan interns-
functioning soon at Laredo, Tex, with
the object of supplying Mexican labor
for American farmers and ranchers, ac-
cording to Randolph Robertson, Amert-
can consul at Nuevo Laredo. who is
here. ..H.
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c. 0. P. SENTIMENT
. ON LEAGUE OUT OF
LINE WITH ROOTS
Lawrence Says Discussion
Abroad Reveals Leader Re-
: CARDS Separation of Court
From Organization as I'm
possible.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of the New


ScimItar.)
4 WASHINGTON, Sept 7.--Elihu Root
! has an entirely different conception OF
the relationship between the league OF
nations and the world court of justice
than prevails in the minds of many
Republican leaders, including perhaps
Senator Harding. For while the Repub
lican candidates latest speech has been
interpreted as meaning that the league
could be rejected and the world court
preserved, people who have recently dis
cussed the matter with Root in Europe
say separation of the two projects would
leave untouched vast number OF
causes OF war which are not within
the domain of jurists or legal bodies
created by the world court.
lone Of the most serious misappre-
pensions in America regarding the
league of nations" writes an American
who has just made an analysis of the
permanent court of Justice and the rest
OF the league and a Misrepresentation
which might have very reaching
and deplorable effects concerns the in
dependence of the permanent court of
international justice and the branches
OF league activity. Recent discussions
and press comment have shown ten
uency toward an utter nisunderstand-
ing of this relationship.
Court Backbone of League"
First, it must be stated unequivo-
cally that the permanent court is not
only an essential part of the league.
IS, indeed, the very backbone of the
league, but beyond that, is wholly in
separable from it. The two are inter-
twined and interdependent. to such a
degree that neither could function prop
erly without the other.
THE permanent court, in the first
place, owes its origin to the covenant
Of the league. 1t was because of article
IA of the covenant, because of nomna-
ton by the council of the league, and
through the extraordinary preparatory
work of the secretariat of the league
that the commission of jurists was able
70 meet at The Hague and carry out
its work so effectively Had It not
been for the league, the best that could
have been hoped for would have been
that some government of its own inita-
tive might have called such group
of men together, but these men would
have met with very little authority,
would have been the mere representa-
tives of chosen governments rather than
OF world organization, would have
been aided by practically no preliminary
work, and would have had such made
quate staff as single government could
give. This, however, is the mechanical
side.
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ANNISTON, Ala In a collision be-
tween a motorcycle and an automobile
near here the infant of Mr. and Mrs.
James Vincent, occupants of the motor
cycle, was instantly killed. Mrs. Vim
cent sustained a broken arm and leg,
and the father a broken leg and other
injuries.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
De VALERA R|D|CULES
GEORGES OFFERING
Of OLIVE BRANCH
Indorses "Acting President
Griffith's Message to Peo-
pie to Hold Fast.

New York, Dec, 15-Premier Lloyd
George surely does not think the world
will take his peace offer seriously. y
when the men "who alone can speak for
the people of Ireland are locked up in
English prisons Eamonn de Valera.
president of the Irish republic declared
in statement here Wednesday night
Mr.. De Valera said that he fully en-
dorsed the message of Acting Presi-
dent Arthur Griffith advising the Irish
people to hold fast; that he was ready
to discuss treaty of peace between the
two nations; that he had full confidence
in the men still were carrying on in
ireland, and that he had not asked of
Premier Lloyd George permission to
come to America" and would not ask for
it when the time came" for his re-
turn to Ireland.
Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of the
late Lord Mayor of Cork, arrived here
from Washington, where she has been
testifying before the committee of one
hundred inquiring into the conditions in
Ireland. She called on Mayor Hylan,
was greeted by number of alderman,
and said that she expected to remain
in America until after Christmas.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
VENICE bOOMS
WELCOME F0R
CREEK kEX-K KING
Constantine and amily
Met at Depot by Port
Admiral.

Venice, Dec. 15.-(By the Associated
Press Former King Constantine, of
Greece. on his way home from Switzer-
land and exile to reoccupy the throne
Of Greece, was received Wednesday
morning with all the honors due the
sovereign of a friendly nation by the
Italian government.
Constantine and the members of his
family arrived in the early hours of the
morning. They were met at the. rail-
way station by the Italian admiral Of the
port. the mayor OF Venice and other of
ficials, and NJ. Boromilas, the Greek
minister TO Italy, who married Miss
Cockrell, daughter Of the Late United
States Senator Cockrell,
Officers of the naval ships in port also
were present.
Shortly after his arrival Constantine
boarded the Greek cruiser Averoff
which doomed forth salute of 81 guns
The salute was taken UP by the old fort
on the island Of st. George.
Constantine will depart on the last
leg of his homeward journey between
5 and 6 o'clock Thursday morning. The
Averoff on the voyage to Greece will be
accompanied by destroyer escort and
a merchant ship which will have on
board the newspaper correspondents and
n few members of Constantines suite.
The Averoff and the destroyers will en-
ter Phaleron, the port of Athens, at
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
SENATORS ASK COLBY
TOPROTEST BRITISH
PASSPORT REFUSAL
Irish Investigation May Offset
Friendly Relations, Declares
Letter.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Ten members
of the senate in a joint letter Wednes-
day urged the state department to pro-
test to the British government against
the recent refusal of the British em
bassy here to wise passports for MEM
bers Of the committee. appointed to make
a first hand investigation of conditions
In Ireland by the commission of the
Committee of One Hundred investigat
ing the Irish question. The action of
the British ambassador, the letter said
is ian instance of the kind of govern
mental suppressing of truth and free
speech that may result in serious danger
to the friendly relations of Great Britain
and the United States"
The letter, addressed to Secretary
Colby, was signed by Senators Norris
of Nebraska; Walsh of Massachusetts:
Walsh of Montana; France of Maryland: !:
LaFollette of Wisconsin,; Ransden of
Louisiana; Gronna of North Dakota;
Chamberlain Of Oregon: Fletcher of
Florida, and Shields of Tennessee
In addition to urging protest to the
British government, the letter also ask
ed Secretary Colby to request that gov
ernment to explain publicly why it
refuses the right of travel in the British
Isles to representative American citi-
zens seeking to ascertain the truth as
to situation which, If permitted to
continue, may seriously affect the friend,
ly relations of the American and Eng
ish peoples"
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
COMMUNISTS ORDER
STRIKE At PRAGUE;
DEMANDS REFUSED
Attempts to Call Out Workers
On Railways and Skoda
Works Fail.

Washington, Dec. 1J.-The Czecho-
Slovak legation has received a cable
despatch from Prague, capitol of Czecho-
Slovakia, stating that the government
had refused to entertain demands OF
communists who have sought to cal
a general strike.
The dispatch states that the army
is performing it's functions and has
remained loyal to the government. At
tempts to call out the workers of the
important Skoda works have failed II
is further stated that the German social
democrats have decided against partici-
patton in the strike and the sentiment il
Bohemia is also said to be opposed tc
the communists.
The trouble arose when decision
of the supreme court as to the owner
ship Of a newspaper was resisted by
the communists. Following clashes with
the police the communists called gen
eral strike and appealed to the railway
workers and miners The despatch tc
the legation stated that the railway
workers and miners have refused te
join the movement.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
EIGHT GUARD
OMPAN|EsFOR
MONTANA SOON
Greenan Expects That
Number Will Be Ready
for Muster January |.
Every Officer Must Have
Seen Service in Regular
Army to Qualify.

Helena, Dec. 15.-By January Is,
1921, Montana will have eight COM
panies of her national guard ready for
muster, Adjutant General Phil Greenan
said Wednesday.
This will be the first step in four
year program of building the national
guard of Montana into an organization
of 132 officers and 1851 men, includ-
ing infantry, artillery and engineer
troops, as we'll as regimental head
quarters officers and men for the units
of infantry and engineers.
The units of the Montana national
guard are:
Division Troops.
Division troops: One regiment of in
fantry, one engineers regimental head
quarters. two companies of engineers,
one engineers regimental headquarters
service company. one animal drawn am
bulance company, one wagon company.
Corps troops: One battalion of artil-
lery, 155 millimeter howitzers; one bat
talon of engineers, combat troops: one
signal company, construction, one COM
pany Of military police; one heavy ord
nance maintenance company.
Each battalion of infantry under the
new regulations will include three COM
panes of infantry and one machine gun
company and with the regimental supply
company will bring the strength Of the
regiment on peace time basis to 81
officers and 1,591 men
MASTERING Towns
The towns where companies will be
mustered in soon with a strength of So
men to a company are, Bozeman, Bill
ings, Miles City, Glendive, Sidney, kal-
ispell, Roundup, Lewistown. Formation
of these companies has been going ahead
for six months under General Greenan
and Captain ] L. Tucker. Arrangements
have been made to rent armories in
towns where there are no state owned
buildings available.
Every officer, to qualify, must first
have had actual service. Plans are on
foot to organize the engineer units in
Butte because of the wealth of material
for the organization there. All ex-
service men may enlist for one year but
civilians must first enlist for three years.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-12-16
MONTANA ACCIDENT
BOARD To De MODEL
FOR BRITISH LAWS
Portland Consul EncIoses in Let
fer QUESTIONABLE to Be Fill
ed Out by Officials.

Helena, DEC. 15-The state industria
accident board has received request
from the British jpnsui at Portland, Ore.
for the filling out of questionable
submitted BY the British government tc
the Montana accident board in order that
the government might learn about the
Montana law and results obtained under
its administration.
john s. Grant is the consul at Port
land and in his letter asking that the
questionnaire be filled out, pays a high
compliment to the Montana board.
Mr.. Grants says in his letter:
You will realize that Montana has
created an international reputation for
herself in the enactment and enforce
ment of progressive labor legislation and
his majesty's government, accordingly
is disposed to attach great Importance
to all new legislation Of this kind ema-
mating from this state and the result
thereby produced