Arizona republican., 1921-09-14
FUR FOUR
 SEATS LIN WORLD
 COURT ENL|vENS LEAGUE MEETING
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 GENEVA, Sept '13-Competition among about 35 of the AS states, members of the league of nations, for the Il seats on the bench. of the international court of justice and for the four seats in the league council gave life to the assembly sessions today.
 The aims of the leaders to have represented in the court all principal geographical divisions, and all races have been somewhat complicated by the ambitions of most states to be represented. Siam wants a member both on the court and in the council, while South American announces it will be content with one member in the council, but desires not less than three on the court.
 There remain eighty names on the list of nominations. including that of Elihu Root, who is regarded as hav- ing officially declined. Only about 34 however, are expected to receive votes. Viscount Finlay, Great Brit ain; Dr. Andre Weiss, France; Tor ozu Oda, Japan; Commentators Di- onisio Anzilotti, Italy; Dr. Ruy Bar bosa, Brazil; and Dr. E. P. c. Loder, Holland, are regarded as practically certain of election.
 JOkll D1SSClL 14OOIc Ol IQ6 n1IeQ States is considered a strong prob ability. Competition among the four remaining seats is very lively between South and Central American, Scan dinavian, the Czechs and the British dominion.
 A. s. De Bustamente of Cuba is much favored, as well as Dr. A. Al varez of Chile. It is impossible to figure how the south and Central Americans can elect more than one judge. so strong is the pressure of other countries, which otherwise | would be left unrepresented. Dr. Max Huber of Switzerland was most prominently mentioned as a German l speaking candidate. Judge Nyholm of Denmark and Judge Hammarslx- | jold of Sweden, are favored by the | Scandinavians; M. Jovanovic by the Slavs and Szechs. while Sir Robert L. Borden of Canada Is the leading candidate of the dominion. I 1t is thought likely Chile will suc- ceed Brazil as one of the four non- permanent members of the council. Czecho- Slovakia is strongly support ed to succeed Spain, while China, under the resolution adopted by the assembly last year providing that one of the on-permanent seats should go | again But the point has been raised that this was mere statement of sentiment and was not adopted as part of the procedure. Sweden is strong candidate for tho seat occu- 1 pied by Belgium.
 An official list was issued today containing the names of mer nomi- mated for international court judge ships who had declined to stand as i.<,c 7 Iox It-t 1<,x.r f0Il Gustave Ador. former president of Switzerland.
 Charles J. Doherty, Canadian min ister of justice.
 Leon Bourgeois of France. Manuel Gonzales Hontoria foreign minister of Spain.
 l Paul Hymans of Belgium, former 1 president of the league assembly.
 Raymond Poincare. former presi- dent of France.
 I Henri Fromageot of France. I Christian l.. Lange of Norway.
 Baron E. T. Marks de Wurtemberg .l of Sweden.
 The name of Elihu Root, from T whom a message was received yes- Il terday declining to be a candidate, : was still missing from the list today. Hungary is expected in league circles II to withdraw it's application for ad- mission to the league. Troubles be- tween Hungary and Austria have de- veloped a strong sentiment against ! admission of Hungary at present. I Charles J. Doherty, Canadian min
 ister of justice, said tonight he
 thought the most effective way of \ correcting unfavorable and erroneous II impressions of the league would be to
 make members of the assembly more
 directly the representatives of the
 peoples. thus making a league of peo- ples, rather than a league of states or
 governments.
 He suggested that better work
 would be done if the league attempted
 to do less.