The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-28
Hague Court Plan Does
Not Conflict With
League.
T. PART OF THE PLAN
Root Idea Is An Accessory to
the Scheme for Intelna-
tional Jurisprudence.

or nations issue lS the report lubt
made OF the league to enforce peace
membership In America by Herbert
S. Houston, chairman OF the COM
mittee on information, who has just
returned from a trip abroad
Concerning Ehhu Roots trip
abroad for the purpose OF collaborat-
ing In the formation OF a court Of in
,ternational Justice, MIR. Houston
says:
Since returning TO America, l
have been astonished to hear the
suggestion that Mr.. Roots real pur-
pose in going to Europe was 10 scut-
tie the league Of nations through
supplanting II with the Hague court
and that certain senators were par
ties to the plan. The statesmen OF
Europe did not seem to be aware OF
that sinister purpose Few weeks
ago, but expressed the kecnost sat
isfaction over Nj. Roots acceptance
OF the leagues invitation to become
q member OF the commission to
formulate the plan for the court In
that acceptance. they seemed to find
n happy augury OF more favorable
attitude in this country towards our
Joining the league. Surely these
statesmen did not suspect that Mr..
Root was n willy Greek coming with
in the Trojan walls in wooden
fhorse. The facts are. OF course. that
senator Root went 20 Europe at the
invitation Of the league OF nations 10
take part in the creation of perma
nent judicial court provided Tor IN
the Paris covenant for a league OF
a al
court will function as an organ or
the league OF nations. Mr. Root car
ripd out this commission TO the let
ter and with such consummate SKIN
that the court Is practically certain
within a few months. to be fultllling
it's beneticicnt purpose towards the
maintenance Of world peace
Views of the French Leaders.
"In Paris ! bid the privilege OF
conference wits the three most IN
fluential members Of Frances dele-
cation at Versailles -- Clemenceau'
Bourgeois and Tardieu. Their toll
Grant attitude towards Americas De
Law in Joining the league was harder
TO hear than the expected criticism
would have been. They seem TO re-
alize the difficulty which America
had to face in order to join the
league. because. as they put 1t, THIS
REOt'IRED A DEFINITE BREAK
ING WITH OUR TRADITIONS AND
WITH THE POLICY OF ISOLATION
WHICH WE HAD INHERITED
FROM THE PAST. When these men
asked me what Americas probabIe
attitude and action would be in re-
gard to rat.fying the treaty and Joln-
ing the league. l always replied that
I'm my Judgment, America would both
ratify the treaty and join the league
after our presidential election. NJ.
Clemenccau, in particular, STATED
that he believed that Frenchmen
generally understood that nothing
could be done while the league or
nations issue was pending in pres
idential campaign, but that they
hoped that America would JON When
the election was over.
Various Leagues for the League
There is one point when NJ
Bourgeois laid particular stress on
that | must report TO the members
Of the league to enforce peace in de-
tail II was with reference not mere
ly TO the desirability but, as ne put
a. the absolute necessity OF our
league being represented In the con-
ference Of related societies such as
the one held in Brussels and the one
that is to be held somewhere IN Eur
one in october. lie especially com
missioned me TO bring back from the
French league of nations society OF
which ne is the president It's mes
sage and his own, urging us 10 ue
' represented in all future gatherlhsS.
1 told him that our iailure 10 attehd
The meetings thus far held was due
IA our desire to do nothing that
would In any way prejudice Amer
ica's pOsition or seem To commit TINS
country TO the league before the
peace treaty had been ratified, Ills
instant reioinder to this was that the
League 10 Enforce Peace differed IN
no degree from the French league or
nations society
Saws League Is Working Successfully
"The league of nations. of course,
il on trial before the world, but /
am glad to report that its irlehds
abroad fell that 1t is meeting the TEST
successfully. NJ. Bourgeois was most
hopeful as to the record OF accom- 7, ,
plishment which the league would
soon have TO its credit, although he
did not hesitate to say that the
League could never measure up TO lts
fun RESPONSIBILITIES and opportunities
\ until America and all other nations
were mbers OF 1t,
I'm France | found no opposition
whatever to Germany becoming a
member OF the league Just as soon
as the German government showed
It's good faith by carrying out the
provisions Of the Versailles treaty
but Frenchmen of all shades OF opin'
ion agreed In saying that France
should not be expected TO acquiesc'
m economic restoration Of Germany
unless and until the treaty's basic
guaranty OF Germauy's disarmament
had been carried out. They called
attention to the fact that the confer
ences at San Reno, Hythe and spa
had been necessary before Germany
was brought TO the point Of ever
making a promise Of carrying ou
the treaty's provision in regard Il
disarmament. Although this guar
anty has not yet been made and al
though the rcparation has not beer
determined or any part OF II paid
v France has gone forward with he
work of reconstruction in a way tina
really repeats the miracle OF tn
Marne" After crossing France iron
the Spanish border 10 the Englisl
channel all by daylight, and aftc
covering several hundred miles Of IN
devastated region ny motorcar, an