Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-15
Of JUSTICE |
"opens AT HAGUE
vent Hailed as New Milestone
Ii Progress Toward
~ World Peace
I1iNENT JURIsTs PRESENT
BY the Associated Press

Ihe Hague, Feb. Is. - The Peace
AIAto, which cynics during the war
qbcled "closed owing to bankruptcy" :"
was the scene today Of tho inaugural
iee9pt0n Of the Permanent Court of In
ttrnltional Justice, the cornerstone Of
the league Of Nations. The event was
hailed BY adhcrents Of pacifst ideals as
= new milestone In the evolutionary
proGrcss of the world toward peace
~, IN the words Of Lord Curzon. 9Th"
beginning of a new era Of peace and
concord among nations"
M At the opening session the judges
took the oath to fulfill their Offices
sshonorably. faithfully. impartially and
conecientious1y. In their future sit
tings they are expected not only to clear
up such doubtful points OF intorna-
tional law as may come before them.
but also to create laws Whenever their
\ seed Is apparent.
The first meeting was held in the
(reat hall Of justice. chapel-like
eaamber, the carved oRken walls Of which
have not yet assumed the darker tints
q age, but the appointments Of which
eombine to give the appropriate atmos-
phere of judicial solemnty.
Twelve Nationalities Represented
Members Of the court represent
twelve nstionalities and Eastern and
Western worlds. Tho judges. in accord.
once with the law creating the court.
possess ''the qualifications required In
their respective countries for appoint
meut TO the highest judicial Offices or
are "jurisconsults of recognized COM
petence in international law"
The representative Of the United
States Is John Bassett Moore. Others
present in The Hague for the meeting
are: The president, or chief justice.
Bernard Cornelius Johannes I,oder.
Holland; DR.. Rafael Altamira y Crc-
yea, Spain; Commentators Dronisio
Ansiiotti. Italy; .Viscount Robert Fin-
lay, Great Britain; DR.. Max Huber,
Switserland: Didrik Nyholm, Denmark
DR.. Yorozu Oda, Japan. and Dr. Andre
Weiss, France. The other two Judges.
Or. Ruy Barbosa. Of Brazil. and DR..
were unable to come to The llnguc.
Three of the deputy judges are hcrc
IF. V. y. Beichmann. of Norway
Demetriu Ncgulesco. of Rumania. and
Michaile Yovanovitch, Of Jugo- Slavia.
DR.. Warg Chung Hui, Of China, is alb
Seat.
leCnuICah AOVlSerS I'TeSent
At the time OF their election some
comment was evoked by the absence Of
Z representative Of Mohnmmedsn Law. |
hpt Judge Nyholm. Of Denmark. has
eerved on the international mixed tribu-
nal In Cairo since 1896, and Is held to
b m authority on the subject.
The judges and deputy judges have
q their disposal two panels OF tech ;
Nteal assessors to advise them on points |
erjsing in labor and transit questions. |
There src no Americans on either
Panel. The labor panel comprises two |
asbeseors nominated by each member Of !,
tAe League of Nations and one en-
ployers' and one workers representa-
tive from each member country. chosen
By the Leagues labor oficc. The tran.
1T and communications panel is COM
posed Of two nominees Of each member
State.
Choice OF The Hague ms 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 Palace, became
the founder Of the science of interna-
tional law early in the seventeenth CEN
tufy.