The Ward County independent., 1921-12-22


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colored races; and it created q world
platform from which the constructive
and humanitarian measures sponsored
by the League, such as the removal of
trade restrictions or the suppression
OF the traffic in women and children.
could be urged on public atteneion.
Every meeting of the Assembly was
held in public, and the correspondents.
instead of complaining of lack Of
news, complained that it was impos-
sible for them to follow all the ules-
tions. So much for the peneralities
But these will not suffice. Il is nee.
essary to give tangibly what the AS
sembly has done which will Justify its
existence. Let us then see what the
Assembly of 1921 has done tn leave
the world better off than it found it.
The Court of International Justice
There we are on indisputable ground
me Assembly fulfilled one Function
winch alone would have justified
bringing together the statesmen of the
word. 1t succeeded where the Ha ome
conference of 1907 failed. Il elecfed
n1teen OF the foremost judges Of tha
world who will form the Court. Eor
1ne hrst time in its history, the world
mas Supreme Court. The ;nSaas
elected represent all the great Iaee1
system and stand above all nersonoi sa. q.
national partisanship. and o-a. are raaS.. u
at any moment to Judge anv o,ast;uyy uy
OF law submitted to them h..Ill hw 4In
ad d'tons' IONS dhe Court is an accom- mplish-
81 n1a aas', asc.. Only last week it was INV
pisairre s;st t. aa TO go to the Hague and to as
,,sa n'se :. completing a contract for the
Gar, se VI tne Peace Palace built by Mr.,
Hanegie = Wnzg at the Hague for the use Of
i 1ies "or'o OF 1 Court; To-day that contract
;tes ;ts on on my desk. The Court will hold
rs Ts,,n nrst meeting in January of 192e
;,,Is: mGs 1ne long sought method If
sIulclal 5s;en settlement of internationsi
u;.sputes has now been reduced to def.
.aI .niee and concrete form. America has
saken "a En- considerable part in this Conrt a1t
as as Mr. Ellhu Root was one of ths
!eIaolng Jurists who helped draw 'e
s1e conventions and Mr.. John Ra.estt
3Moore, one of Americas foremost
lawyers, has been elected ono of +he
International OrRanization
Inc Court constitututed ona ~ ~.
greatest steps in international oroon ~ o,ae
lzatlon by the Assembly. hnt = ,1..
not the only one. The ASSEMBLE
went on with the organization ~ ~
League quietly and confidentiv III T.
approved in general the lines workaS
out IN the experiences Of last vear anJ I
gave It's authority to the varions cono u
missions and committees alreadv an
eratlng IN the main fields of ;n+or
nstlonal interests. It voted a bndeat
OF about 100000 divided an,ougst nouset
m1ty-one nations. Let those who
think the League is dead ~ nr d,s;ne wao
analyse the significance of tha ynt faat
.nat second time, after the most in
LIN t1lisive study OF expenses, the Assem-
osy ,o voeed practically the same budget
as last year. After all, the dollars and
eeHts test is not bad one when it re-
cures the nations to reach down into
thelr own pockets for funds to carry
on the League. ~ >'
Financial Organization
There has been set up bv tho frs+i
assembly Provisional Economic and
Financial Committee It constitutes
body Of some of the foremost econ
nomists and financiers Of the world
who We're first brought together by the
League Conference at Brussels and
who have since served as an expert
body for the reference and study Of
many important problems. It was to
them, for instance, that the Supreme
Council appealed when it finally reco-
gnized that it had reached the stage.
of desperation in Austria and it an
pealed successfully, for that body
worked out the complete plans for the
financial and economic rehabilitation
Of Austria, secured the endorsement of
all the nations and now awaits only
the slow-coming approval of the
United States. All this work was re-
ported to the Assembly and a series of
resolutions were passed endorsing and
approving it.
Transient Organization
Here again there is an expert body
Whic hows it's being to the. Leagues
Conference on Transit at Barcelona
and which likewise is composed of the
Heading transit authorities in Europe.
1t has the homely task of attempting
to remove as many as possible Of the
economic barriers now impeding trade,
to expedite traffic as much as possible
and to evolve world agreements by
which the nations mutually agree to
facilitate each others commerce by
uniform privileges and rules. Here
again the Assembly approved what
had been done, made several new sug-
gestions and added its own authority
towards securing acceptance of the
Committees recommendations.
Health Organization
The last of the three great technical
organisations is the Provisional Health
Committee. Here the plans made by
the First Assembly has been blocked
by Americas refusal to allow the Of
fetal International d'Hygiene Publique
of which she is member-to ANAL
gamate with the League Neuerthe-