The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-22
j. s. Will Be
Represented
Unofficial Invitation to
Name Judges of World
Court to Be Accepted
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.



Wa>nin=."l. Iuu. ";.--Th" !Ht"H
states kor.ruu."at l"rkS ',:,n tr!"udl%
,cS ou II. c>i.,hH hnrnt OF the w"v!'!
our: ~ :a:,r'a':"&t' Justice. ,y':.
though lAa, nu:y has o.,n created by
he league oi u.,';. ~. The Harding ID
minis. ration. fearful Of tn" wrath ~
ne "irreconcIIl,h!r$." viii no; openly
end its ,nr!ucury - 'hc establishment
< the court. but h" ."ducii OF The
'rague cC nations has prudcntly saved
re Washington government much EN-
naraSSmcne BY 9d,ircSsing its invita-
on TO F:lihu Root. Judge Gray. of Dele
ware. and Oscar Straus. VIII" ar" the
ornament American members OF the
Ii1rrc tribunal
Without committing the Harding ,,G-
uaUiS,rat.cn IN any way 10 submit ITS
disputes 10 the jurisdiction OF the NJ"
ourt IN making III" constitution OF
which MIR. Roo. played =" ial'"rtau; a
art the invitation g nom nat" ;uLresi
OF the court viii Sc accepted. -, d.
artm"rt - STAT" hLs MAD" /; cI"a-
that tho United STATE. 60 'ra,;"r; -
Watching with considerable inter. = 'hc
,.ovelorrucn' rt III" court AMI Nhil. TN"
'&ct tra; -. court NJ made pvoS' ri"
- IN. '"a-r" i reIoEn;1"l. no CON-
mc1t - nAuc upor Arcri... = future
relationship ?" Il.
Selection OF judges.
ONrc.,!> or ~" Harding admins: ra-
.iou adm, that III" traditional difficulty
las boon m. sole. .ti"n { Judges. and
nat mary go. .,"sll"nt rr"Jc", during
he ll>; c.rl,.r. has !, "r wrecked be
.aGSs =, ~. us,'- possible 10 satisfy
III Il" 'Art.c> concerned IN the naming
',,...
used t? - ,ua" dim, ted aah the large
overs GN~i.rrt ." -" the court made
~ OF representatives o. small coun-
rics Thu solution came when the coun-
\ and thu a>srmhi! ct N" ic., ru" ~
',ationS actually in;,us sue. - >cna-t-
ion. The nations large And small have
,.cUr!c accuStcm"G sine the peace CON
.s.cpcc to TIL upper aud lower house.
- - srcaH. ~ the league OF nations,
..ud noH Th:!- ncrr nations arc made By
ne ccuuril. thu! must be ratified BY
the assembly.
once the judges are named tho IN
'crn4tiorfl court has really nothing
more to do with the ,'asuc of nations.
:. is absolutely Se.nratcd from any
.ciltical organization and Is intended TO
re supreme court OF the world max
Ing it's decisions irrespective OF na;iural
ntsrtSts and only for the common good
based upon right principles OF law. The
belief is growing that once the court is
N its feet and going concern. the
harding administrations Will NOT hest
tate 70 submit disputes 10 ;hat body. It
"yli be difficult for America 10 refuse
to do so II any dispute should arise
9Th some member of the league OF
nations which wants 10 let the inter-
issue.
Purpose OF the Court.
Th,. purpose OF the international
.ourt is 70 deal with purely legal aues-
;.ons. IL IS true that many wars have
r.sulted from the failure % nations 20
-et together on questions ot law. Th+
International court Will not deal with
o,itical or strictly sentimcnt2I Quc2-
oas but will render its decisions on Il
mass of problems which have hitherto
gone unsettled and have sooner "r later
.,rdled the fires Of international hatred
nd misunderstanding
The republican ?arty has again "ud
gain pledged itself to help max" an
0tvrnatipnal court and although me
o,cnant OF the leaGu" Of nations pro-
;dcG tu- ;hn creation OF such =. tr'-
Hural ther, we're iuauy spheres OF
..riliciSm mad. %hcr lue peace coven-
mt and treaty ~,r" made public and II
as found that tn" International court
vas left to ths future. Il "tS partly
- a result OF lhA' rc.ttctSm and partly
cause Of the desire pt foreign Gorein-
,reuts 20 get III" court started that the
aybponcn,s Of the plan decided not 10
Wait for American ratification ot the
.eace treaty but 10 invite Eihu Root
g IN : n ii
.4rlst 10 frame : constitution Tor the
ucw court. Mr.. Root sp'nt most Of last
,urnmcr in Turop" working uu tn" i'lIn
which Is nov h"ariuE fr'.it.
1oot TO Harding.
I: was while Mr.. Root v"> - London
hat h" cahlcd Mr.. Harding that x
vculd Pc Ur'>i>' - vr"I."um,' the
I-aeu. Of n.,'r"uS dad" for rs H1S al
rad pro,iuS It's usefulness IN max
.nS tn" international court r,at;y
s,er :Cars IT fi;ilc effort in ma; dlrcc-
ion. Nr. liardin-. hOw"N.r. heinz un-
.mjl.ar with What Mr.. Root wIs dis
"verins ct tn" "thvv side Q: tn. "
'artic mad. a speech Shnrt. ais"7 :Ac
LECTION echCin- S"uGt"r Lodges state
.rrr, that IN" lc1 2u' as dead. Mr..
harding confirmed ihiS lat,r on od, -
- now OF course insisted that tn rT"S-
dent y 1S Expressing ah 'pl"''h '.''''
40 far as the United States - con-
.~rned. Ia Other words the !"asuc
technically doesn't -Nis, with rc>pe",
70 America and Ambassador George
H2rley added Il Sentence /" the funeral
Grafton recently when he said that the
Ia riding admin 'stratton would not de.t!
nth the league directly or indirectly.
Tue foreign powers have sine" sent all
.r~ir commUu!,at'uoa through other
hannelS and the .N'es: I""iCc adapted
n, the couacI OF the league when Il
~ishcs TO r,a"n ihn \m"r.""n gov cr"-
nent ~ 70 ad:r,s = 400 90 the SUI
..rcna couur.. 81 "aich America -
'"p-eseHtci.