New Britain herald., 1921-09-15
WORK TODAY TO
 BREAK DEADLOCK
No Settlement Yet on Appoint
 ment Of Fourth Judge

Geneva. Sept. 15-(By Associated
 Prcss) Efforts to break tho deadlock between the council of the league of nations and the assembly of the league over the election of the fourth deputy judge of the international court of
 justice, were begun at the opening of
 today's session of the assembly. A conference committee was named to
 meet n similar body from the council.
 The system adopted for the election
 of judges required that all judges and four deputies should be chosen sepa- rately and simultaneously by the as sembly and council Those chosen by
 both were to be declared elected. but provision was made that when there was n difference between the lists of the assembly and the council there must be further balloting. This is a situation which the conferees were charged to meet
 When the first ballot was taken yes terday it was found that the leading nine names on the council and assem- bly lists had a majority. and these persons were declared elected The balloting continued for the two other judges. Max Huber of Switzerland and Dr. Alejandro Alvarez of Chile being chosen by the assembly. but none by
 
 Nyholm of Denmark and Baron Des- camps of Belgium. were chosen by the council. but not by the assembly. The status of all four was that of unsuc- cessful candidates.
 The voting continued in both bodies, tho assembly choosing Nyholm of the council list and again voting heavily for Huber. pr. Alvarez was, there fore. eliminated. The council again chose Nyholm. which brought about his election. and accepted the assem- bly's choice of Huber in the place of Baron Descamps.
 This completed the list of judges. and when balIoting began for deputy judges. pr. Alvarez and Baron Des- camps were again on the lists, Dr. AL varez being chosen by the assembly but not by the council. In order to secure an agreement. successive bal lots were taken, hut the assembly stuck to pr Alvarez on their three votes while the council continued to vote for Baron Descamps.
 Under the rules. if after three bal- lots in both houses there was a fail- | urc to secure an agreement provision l was made for the appointment of a | committee from each body which | would agree upon a fandidate accept l able to both. It appeared today that | a third man would be selected as a | 
 In the assembly this forenoon Del egate Edwards of Chile thanked the | assembly. on behalf of the Chilean for its sustained support of pr. Alvarez for a deputy judgeship.
 The assembly chose by ballot its of three members to meet . committee of the council to break L Inc deadlock between the assembly.t and the council on the election of he fourth deputy judge.
 The committeeman named were Delegates Motta of Switzerland. Won of Holland and Zahl of Denmark.
 The conference committee appoint ed by the council comprises Paul Hymans of Belgium, Count Quinones 1e Leon of Spain and pr. Wellington Koo of China.
 The debate in the assembly was re- opened this forenoon by Delegate Lange of Norway. who severely criti- cized the inaction of tho council on The Washington con ference, he said. represented most lauda ble initiative on the part of President Harding. but the intention, he understood was that 1t should dis cuss naval armaments.
 Public opinion. declared the Nor wegian delegate. demanded that the league push efforts to secure disarma- ment on land, but instead of handling he question from the standpoint of he assembly, as that body had indi- ,ated its attitude. the council, through he military commission of the league was dealing with it from the view-sl point of the military attaches.
 Bishop Fannoll of Albania< thanked he assembly on behalf of the All 1anian people for admitting that to the league.