Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-21
JUDGE GRAY HOPES
|. FOR SUCCESS OF
WORLD COURT PLAN
He Does Not See How the
United States Can
Stand AIoof.
DUTIES ARE MOMENTOUS


Though Judge Gray said today he
had not heard officially of the pro~
posed invitation 10 himself. E,lihu Root
John Bassett Moore and Oscar $.
Straus. to nominate four candidates
for the proposed International Court
of Justices he did not doubt the correct
ness OF the press reports I'm that he
half, and. naturally. is much interest
ed. He is willing To serve in that
capacity. being hopeful OF the success
of the proposed plan of an information
al court.
Il do not see how the United states,
the wcalthiest. most powerful and most
influential nation in the world he
said. in discussing the matter. cau
st3I6 aside and not participate in the
deliberations OF the nations of the
World that are trying to prevent war
as . means OF settling disputes.
Regarding the work Of the proposed
commission on nominations. Judge
Gray spoke very highly OF the wisdom,
of the Council of the League of Ma
tions when, several months ago. IL
called upon q number Of high legal
authorities 90 draft the framework oi
tht new International Court OF Justice
Prominent among these was former
Secretary of state Islihu Root. wht
virtually mapped out the formation oi
the court and defined its functions.
Judge Gray compared the new WorlC
Court with the United States Supreme
Court. 1T will be court TO which al
nations can apply for settlement OF
IL. ia,
stead Of having TO resort 70 war. We
all know the horrible holocaust Of tbs
late world war but the mind cannot
conceive the horrors Of another war
with its accompaniment Of poisor
gases. disease germs and improved
methods Of killing.
Selection of Judges.
THE new World Court" Judge Graz
said. "wir be composed Of - per
n,anent judges. paid stated salaries
We arc asked. according 70 the ca.
blcgram from Geneva. 70 suggest foul
nIt nbers, only two Of whom shall bs
I Americans. 1t is a momentous iuty
and one which will require most care.
! ful consideration After the I'nitec
States commission and the other sim
liar commissions from the principa
nations comprising the League shal
have suggested names for members d
the perrnmnent court, the Council aTlf
the Assembly OF the League. meet.
ing coneurrertly in September, are L
elect the Justices According to tbs
provision OF the draft Of the new
court as drawn up by former Secre-
tary Root, should the Council and tbs
Assembly disagre on the justices
the deadlock will be broken by :
Joint committee selected from the twt
bodies.
Judge Gray hopes that the com
mission may be able 20 propose names
even though the United States is out
| side the League. Since these can
/ dldates are supposed to be entirel,
il dependent of governmental or po
itIcal considera tions. American names
| X presented. are believed certain o
election. it is said, according to cur
rent opinion in Geneva.
John Bassett Moore, like Judge Gray
is a Delawarean. aithugh after be
ing admitted TO the bar he moved L
Washington. He is looked upon a:
one of the foremost exponents of in
ternafionai law in the world. Mr.
Moore was born in Smyrna in 1850.
Judge Gray bears the distinction oi
having been not only one of tbs
original members Of the Internationa
Permanent Court Of Arbitration
which was named under the terms ot
The Hague Convention. but i8 tho
senior member of that body. He has
since been twice reappointed TO tht
Hague Tribunal Messrs. Root
Straus and Moore have been named tC
the original Permanent Court Of Ar
bitra ton since its orgination.