Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-15
OPEN WORLD COURT
|NPALACEAT HAGUE
Corner Stone of League of
Nations Inaugurated-0ne
American Judge.
By the Associated Press.

) By the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, February 1.-THE
Peace Palace. which cynics during
the war labeled CLOSED owing to
bankruptcy" was the scene today Of
the inaugural of the permanent
court of international justice, the
e. corner stone OF the league of nations.
The event was hailed by adherents
of pacif1st ideals as a new milestone
2 in the evolutionary progress Of the
world toward peace-or, in the words
of Lord Curzon. the beginning of a
new era Of peace and concord among
nations"
Like PraetOrs of Rome.
At the opening session the judges
were able to take the oath to fulfill
+. their offices ''honorably, faithfully,
impartially and conscientiously." In
their future sittings they are ex-
pected not only to clear up such
doubtful points of international law
as may come before them. but also
to create laws whenever their need
is apparent, like the praetors of an
cient Rome.
I, The first meeting was held in the
great hall of justice, q chapel-like
chamber, the carved. eaken walls OF
X which have not yet assumed the
darker tints of age, but the appoint
ments of which combine to give the
appropriate atmosphere Of judicial
solemnity.
L: Nationalities Represented.
Members of the court represent
; twelve nationalities. and eastern and
western worlds. The judges. in ac-
cordance with the law creating the
court. possess tie qualifications re-
quired in their respective countries
for appointment to the highest jul
dicial offices, or e"jurisconsults of
recognized competence in interna-
tional law"
The represent ative of the United
: States is John Bassett. Moore, and
the others present in The Hague for
the meeting are: The president, or
chief justice. Bernard Cornelius Jo-
names Loder, Holland; DR.. Rafael
Altamira Y. Crevea, Spain; Common
datore Dionisic Anzilotti. Italy; Wis
: count Robert Fin.ay. Great Britain;
Dr.. Max Huber. Switzerland: Didrik
Nyholm, Denmark; DR.. lorozu Oda.
Japan. and DIR. Andre Weiss, France.
Tie other two judges, DR.. Ruy Bar
.bosa of Brazil and DIR. Antonio s. De
Bustamente of Cuba, were unable to
come to The Hague.
Chinese Deputy Absent.
:, Three of the deputy judges are
here: F. V. n. Beichmann of Norway,
Demetriu Negulesco of Rumania and
Michailo Iovanovitch of Jugoslavia;
Or Wang Chung-Hui of China being
absent.
= AT the time of their election some
: Comment vas evoked by the absence
OF representative of Mohammedan
law. buI Judge Nyholm of Denmark
served on the International mixed
tribunal in Cairo since 1896, and is
held 10 be an authority on the sub
ject.
- The judges and deputy judges have
g. tnelr disposal two panels OF tech
nical assessors to advise them on
: points arising in labor and transit
: questions. There are no Americans
ON either panel. The labor panel
comprises two assessors nominated
nations. and one employers and one
workers representative from each
member coantry, chosen by the
leagues labor office. The transit and
OF two nominees of each member |
state.
Lists of Nominees. |
recapitulation OF the lists of !!
nominees shows that on the transit |
and communications panel there are |
two representa- as each of Letvia. |
Chile, Denmark. India. Bulgaria. !
Czechoslovakia, China. Italy. Great !
Britain, Uruguay. France, Belgium, |
Sweden, Japan. Spain, Switzerland,
brazil, Rumania, Greece Austria. !;
Norway. Finland and Poland, and |;
one each OF Haiti and Holland The
labor panel includes one or more |
states. excepting France and Greece,
and with addition of appointees from
Colombia and those delegated by |
the labor Once from various coun- !!
tries.
HOllanderS Show Pride. |
Choice of The Hague as the seat !
OF the new court is the cause of |
much pride among Hollanders, who |
point out that Hugo Grotius, whose
bust is in the library of the Peace
science of international law early
in the seventeenth century,
The social entertainment of the
SoN9SS ~ VIC Soui up 70 lnlS time
has been confined to meeting a few
personal friends. They will begin
in earnest when Queen Wilhelmina
gives reception at the royal palace
in their honor tonight. Jonkheer
Van karnebeek, the Dutch foreign
minister, entertained the judges at
a reception last evening Friday
night there will be gala perform
ance for them at the Royal Theater.
Queen Wilhelmina, Prince Consort
Henry and Dowager Queen Emma
will attend the performance.
CoDSratulations Pour In.
=Congratulatory kilograms were
flowing in today. Among them was |,
one from Foreign Minister Uchida of
Japan. saying:
: This surely is a great step towards
the realization of the ideal of uni II
versal peace, and Japan, which Yields
to none in it's love Of peace and III
justice, rejoices profoundly. There-
fore have the honor to express in II
the name Of the imperial government n
my sincere wishes for the develop u
ment Of the new institution" II
kilograms of regret at their in
ability to be present because of urgent
affairs at Paris were received from
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
Leon Bourgeois and Quinones de Leon
Spanish ambassador to France
The International Law Association
Of London. through its chairman, Lord
Philltmore. conveyed it's congratula-i
tions to the court, which, his message