Evening star., 1921-09-10
ROOT TO GET VOTE
|. Of SOUTH AMERICA
Unanimous Support Promised
in Election as lnterna-
tionaI Court Judge.
URGED AS CHIEF JUSTICE
Generally Believed American Jurist
Would Accept Post-Moore
Is Next Choice.
URGED AS CHIEF JUSTICE
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GENEVA. September 1O.-Elihu
Root,'the American jurist. will receive
the unanimous vote OF the South
American delegates to ffie lengue of
nations assembly when the election OF
judges for the nermanent interna-
tional court of justice is held on
Wednesday next Many of them also
favor Mr.. Root as chief justice of the
court. They express confidence that
Mr.. Root will accept the post when
that he serve, and plans for his cleo
tion are going forward on this theory.
Acceptance Seen.
Dispatches from Washington telling
of Mr. Root comforting with President
Harding are interpreted in league
circles to mean that Mr.. Root will
withdraw his objections to election to
the court if President Harding ap-
proves. The delegates to the assem-
bly, express the hope that they will
receive definite indications that Mr..
Root will accept before the assembly
election of judges is held.
A. F. Restrepo, head of the Colom-
bian delegation, made the assertion
today that all the South American
countries would vote for Mr.. Root.
COLOMBIA and, I believe. all the
Mr.. Root in the international court. y
said Senior Restrepo. HIS election Is
assured"
League officials are endeavoring to
get in touch with Tomasso Tittoni.
the Italian statesman. now visiting
the United States, who is presumed
to be the only man closely connected
with the league who knows exactly
what are MIR. Roots intentions re-
garding his nomination to the inter-
national bench.
Other Candidates..
- OF the candidates for election it is
generally conceded that DR.. Ruy Bar
bosa of Brazil will be chosen. Others
considered as having the best chances
of election are Lord Robert Finley,
Great Britain: DIR. B. T. c. Loder. Hol-
land: Baron f. 7. Marks Won Wurt-
semberg. Sweden; Elihu Root or John
Bassett Moore, United States; DIR. AMI
Dire Weiss. judge of The Hague
court, France: Michailo Jovanovic.
Jugoslavia; Dionisio Anzilotti, Italy;
DIR. Yorozu Oda. Japan; DIR. Franz
of the British dominions, Sir Robert
L. Borden or Charles j. Doherty,
Canada. or Sir Johannes Wilhelmus
Vessels. South Africa.
The American group of judges at
The Hague court allowed the time
limit to expire without sending in a
nominee. The delegates here general
1y agree that an American must be
elected to-the court, and that he will
be Mr.. Root, if he does not officially
decline, in WHICH case probably Mr..
Moore will be chosen.
Long Election Expected.
The election is expected TO be Il
lcng one. with many of the countries
voting for favorite sons, who are
considered as having no real chance
of election. 1t will require twenty
ore votes to elect. if all the states
now present at the assembly partici-
pate in the election. The appoint
1nent of joint committee of the as
sembly and the council. composed of
three men from each party. as pro-
vided for in the statutes. it is gen
orally expected will not be- necessary
in order TO reconcile the lists which
will be elected separately by the
council and the assembly.
Discussion of the work done by the
council of the league of nations dur
ing the past year was resumed by
the assembly of the league at this
mornings session. There was evident
desire on the part of the delegates
present 20 finish the debate before
Monday so that the way might be
cleared for the election of judges to
the international court, which will
be held next "Wednesday. Six dele
gates. including A. !. Balfour of
Great Britain, Viscount Ishii of Japan
and v. K. wellington Koo of China
were to speak during the day.
Former Enemy Appears.
Former enemy states made their
first appearance in the debates Of the
present assembly Of the league of ma
tions when Count Albert MensdorR-
Pouilly- ly-Dietrichstein. the Austrian
delegate, took the floor this morning
to speak OIL the work of the council
of the league. He sp0- in French and
was well received by, the assembly
Count Mensdorn pictured the economic
and financial situation of Austria and