Evening star., 1921-04-28
ASSERTS SUSPICION
BARS WORLD COURT
J. B. Scott Points Out OBJ
stacIes to Society of Inter-
national Law.

suspicion by nations of each other s
motives in considering international
questions is the main obstacle in the
way Of the esta blsi,ment of a perma-
nent court of international law. James
Brown Scott, director OF the division
of international law Of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
told the delegates at the twelfth
meeting of the American Society OF
International Law at the Shoreham
since the conclusion of the war.
Regular meetings of representatives
OF All nations to determine what
questions can be taken from the po-
ferred to the judicial forum was
urged by MIR. Scott. Nations. he said.
are chary about agreeing to problems
for the consideration of an interna-
tional court. because they considered
that such steps would be leap in
the dark.
Courts of arbitration in particular
disputes are adhered to, he pointed
out because the principles upon
which decision would be based is
known in advance and those compos-
ing the courts can be instructed.
whereas in an international court of
justice the nations now have no guar
antee that the conditions existing
Will apply in a particular case.
Gives History OF Munitions.
An historical review of the NUM-
tons trade. covering ancient and
modern wars. was given by Lester Fl.
Woolsey. former solicitor of the De
partnent of State. Charles Cheney
Hyde. professor of international law
In Northwestern University, spoke on
conditional contrabrand, and George
Grafton Wilson. professor of inter
national law in Harvard University.
GeiiTered a paper on continuous
Voyage"
Elihu Root. president of the society.
occupied the chair at the morning
meeting. The members of the So
ciety VIII be received by President
Harding tomorrow afternoon.
Threatens International Law.
Any action tending to support the
soviet regime, whether for sentiment
or for trade. is a hindrance to the
restoration of law and the rule OF in
ternational justice" Elihu Root. head
of the American mission to Russia OF
1917. declared last night at the open
ing session.
The rapid development of interna
tionalism is one of the most threaten
ing obstacles to international law, MIR.
Root said. adding:
This is presented by the avowed
purposes of the third internationaie
aiming at the destruction of national
governments and the universal empire
of the proletariat; by the fact that the
brutal and cruel despotism of Lenin
and his associated group has been
able to maintain it's ascendency over
the vast territory and population of
Russia. calling itself a dictatorship OF
the proletariat. but making itself a
dictatorship over the proletariat as
well as all other classes and ruling in
the name of world revolution for
the accomplishment of the purposes
of the third internationale."
There is no common ground upon
which one can discuss the obligations
of international law with the third
internationale," MIR. Root further as
serted and just so far as the ideas
of Lenin and Trotsky influence the
people of civilized country, just so
far the government of that country is
weakened in the performance of its
international obligation"
Moncel de Oliveira Lima. former
Brazilian minister to Japan, also
spoke.