Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-14
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WORLD COURT
First American to Be Elect
ed to Sit on Bench Of the
World Tribunal. Election
Approved by Entire Coun-
Gil.
(By Associated Press)

GENEVA, Sept. 14.-John Bassett
Moore of the United States of Ameri-
ca, has been elected judge Of the
International Court of Justice by the
League Of Nations in session this
morning. The council approved he
election.
The following is a list of the nom
nees for the International Court of
Justice from which Is judges are to
be elected by the assembly Of the
League of Nations now in session at
Geneva. Names of the county by which
the nominee was elected are given
within brackets. Four of the Is
judges will be alternates.
The letter Fl indicates membership
in the Hague Court of Arbitration;
while the letter J indicates member
ship in the Committee of international
Jurists. The list follows:
DR.. Rafael Altamira v Crevea of
Spain; senator and professor of law
at the University of Madrid. (Spain,
Venezuela). (U.
DR.. Alexandra Alvarez of Chile;
former legal advisor of the foreign
office. Brazil, Chile). (H)
Commentators Dionisio Anzilotti of
Italy; Under secretary of tire league
OF nations. Ntaly). CID
DR.. Ruy Barbose of Brazil; senator
and former ambassador. Bolivia, Bra
zil, Chile, Venezuela.) CID
Judge F. V. N. Beichmann of NnNr-
wya; president of the Court of APP
peals of Drontheim. Denmark. Nor
way.) CID
Clovis Bevilaqua of Brazil; legal
advisor to the foreign office. (Portu-
gaD. (HJ.)
Auguste Bonamy of Haiti. President
of the court of Cassat,ons. (Hait) (HD
Sir Robert L. Borden of Canada
Ex-premiar. (Canada.)
Eugene Borel of Switzerland; Pro-
fessor of Law at the University of
Geneva. (Switzerland)
Louis Borno of Haiti. (HaitD CID
Leon Bourgeois of France. Presi-
dent of the senate. (Bolivia) CID
DR.. Antonio S. de Bustamenta of
Cuba. Senator and professor Of In
ternational law at the University Ct
Havana. (Cuba) CID
Juan Francisco Bustillos of Vene-
zuela. (Venezuola)
DR.. Stoyan Daneff of Bulgaria En-
premier and professor of international
law at the University of Sofia. (Bul-
garia)
Baron Descamps Of Belgium. See
retary general of the Institute of In
ternational Law at Brussels. (tirecce,
Japan) OF. j.
Rt. Hon. Charles J. Doherty of Carr
ada. Minister of JuJstice. (Canada)
Charles Dupuis of France. (Polard)
Rafael Erich of Finland. Expire
mier. (Finland) (H)
Josef Fadenhecht of Bulgaria. Pro-
fessor of law at the University of
Sofia. (Bulgaria.)
Viscoun Robert Finlay of Great Bri-
tain. (Chile, Great Britain, Greece,
Holland) (H)
M. P. Friis of Denmark. Justice of
the Supreme Court. (Siam)
Henri Fromageot of France. (Hol-
land) (H)
Prof. Joaquin V. Gonzalez of Ar
gentina. Senator and president of the
National University of La Plata. (Bra-
ziD (H)
Manuel Gonzales. (Spain)
Judge GregerS w. w. Gfam OF NOR
way. Exjustice of the supreme court
arbitrator New Foundland fisheries
Behring Sea seal fisheries, the Swar-
kar case and other important interna-
tionai disputes. (Sweden) CID
Alfred Halban of Poland. Professor
of Law at the University of Lemberg
| (Poland) (H)
Judge X. Hjalmar L. Hammarskjold
of Sweden. Expremier. (Sweden) CHI
Judge Michael Hanson of Norway
Judge of the international Court a
Mansourah, Egypt. Norway.
Mira Hassan- Kahn Mochirod Dow