Evening star., 1922-07-15
HUGHES DEFENDS
PACT WITH berlin
Tells Holt Separate Treaty
Aid, Rather Than In
jury, to Allies.
DENIES BLOCKING COURT
Fails to See How League Member.
ship by U. S. Would Have
Aided Arms Farley.

Denying that he has interfered with
the organization of the world court
at The Hague or that the Washington
conference for limitation of arma-
ment would have accomplished more
if the United States had been a men,
Der OF the league of nations, Secretary
Hughes replied yesterday to a letter
from Hamilton Holt, president of the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation. criti-
cizing his attitude toward the league.
There has been much fruitless
talk, said Mr.. Hughes in his letter to
MIR. Holt. about answering communi-
cations from the league. 1t may be
pointed out that large number of
these are of 4 purely formal nature,
for the purpose of giving Information.
! have endeavored to deal with all
communications courteously and ap-
propriately, and reports to the con-
trary are evidently based on made
ever your wishes may be, the fact is
that she United States is not a men,
Der of the league, and / have no au-
thority TO act as il it We're.
ENJOYS mt Health Parleys.
We have had appropriate repre-
sentation at health conferences
am advised of the work of the in
Parls, and do not believe that the
interests of International health have
been injured by the fact that that Of
nee has remained intact.
You are in error in your state
ment that | have prevented the
American Hague judges from sending
In nominations for the permanent
court OF international justice OF the
league. The American Hague Judges
acted IN accordance with their own
views OF propriety. So far as the court
itself is concerned, l have TOO long
advocated the judicial settlement OF
1dstlclable controversies between ma
tons to make it necessary for me to
discuss my general attitude. l may
point out, however. that under the
present constitution of the interna-
tional court, this government has no
voice IN the election of the Judges of
the court, as the judges are elected
by the council and assembly of the
league of nations.
Il do not agree with your comment
that the results of the recent confer
ence on limitation of armament could
nave been accomplished or the work
Nave been done better and long ago
had the United States been a member
of the league. l do not care to dis
cuss matters which are obviously
subjetcs of conjecture.
Denies Allies Abandoned
II may add that 1 regret that you
should permit yourself, in your zeal
Tor the cause you have espoused. to
say that l had abandoned our late
allies in making separate peace
with Germany. The separate treaty
with Germany was concluded for the
sufficient reason that it became per-
fectly clear, after the most careful
consideration. that the re-submission
of the treaty of Versailles with sug-
Eested reservations would have no
other result than the renewal of the
former controversy and its continu-
ance for an indefinite time. 1t was
In the interest of the allies, as we'll
as of ourselves, and it was essential
to the cause of peace that we should
dispose of the matter by a separate
treaty. and this was accomplished in
a manner confirming our own rights
and not derogating from those of the
allies.
81 must decline to comply with your
request for a discussion of govern
mental policies in this correspond
ence. as these will be the subject of
time as may be found to be advisable.
The administration has been endeav
oring and will continue to endeavor
to promote the cause of peace in
every practicable way, and / think
there has been degree of success
in this effort, which is even greater
than could reasonably have been an
ticipated eighteen months ago"