Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-16
|RECOLLECnONS Of
JOHN BASSETT MOORE
T.. N. vallandixhsm In Boston Herald.

r.. N. vnliandighsm In boston Herald.
Justice John Bassett Moore OF tho
great world court knew at Whining
ton when no was 20 years old. and had
recently taken his degree at the Uni
verrity Of Virginia. Ever since / have
met him Mt intervals and watched his
course with sympathetic interest. Moore
was aKent countian by birth. and his
middle name connotes his relationship
to tho Bayards. He was law student
In the Office of George Gray, afterwnrd
United States Senator. and now retired
| justice OF the Federal Circuit Court
OF Appeals
Moore waa from four to ten years
younger than the little group that fire.
ouented the simple bachelor homo that
| l helped to maintain along with Louis
c. vandegrlft, who died young after
n successful career Mt the bar, and as
United States district attorney. and
Charles Mlnot Curtis of Now England
blood, who has just retired from the
| Chancellorship of tho State after 12-
year term OF high credit to himself. He
would have been reappolnted but for
the ambition OF Coleman du Pont 10
be United States Senator. which led
to tho resignation of the Democratic
colleague of Senator Ball TO accept
the Chaneellorship, and the appoint
ment of Mr., du Pont as Senator for
the unfinished term.
In the same little group of men con-
tent TO accept the hospitality of q
| I,,t , =
was Howard Pyle, then we'll launched
upon his career as Illustrator and
author; Leighton Howe, the elder
brother OF NJ. A. DE Wolfe Howe, re.
/ membered by all who knew him 70,
his energetic and contentious spirit
! his personal charm and audacious hui
nor. Dahd T. Marvel. aftorwart
Judge Of the Delaware courts, and al
law student at Harvard much en-
4 joyed by Bostonians az an exotic
! product OF Southern Delaware; Johr
2 Biggs, aimee highly successful at th'
bar, with son now In the Harvard
Law school. Willard Salisbury, wh'
waited patiently half lifetime 70
his single distinguished term a
:. United States Senator, and, as oc
casional guest when ashore. John II
Martin. now a retired commodore q
the navy.
1t was group of beginners amon
whom Moore took his place with tn
+, quiet and unpretentious attitude tha
. has accompanied him throughout hi
II career. He was then youth of brow
q beard, medium height. and fun figure
10 He talked little but well. and alread
J. had no doubt of his career mapped on
IS for himself. Nandegrift early fecos
Il nized his solid ability. So, too. di
n Senator Bayard, and when the latte
became Secretary of State. Moore wa
Ie appointed To a clerkship in the stat
d Department, TO be promoted next yea
n To third assistant secretary. Then. q
since. his work was that of highl
instructed specialist IN the law {
B. nations. diplomacy and general inter
I national relations. George Bates,
. Delawarean and brother-in law ,
; Governor william l.. Russell OF Mass
n achusetts. represented the Unite
n States I'm the conference OF 1887 @
a the Samoan matter, and Moore, whoi
he had known, then q years old, wa
secretary to the conference.
On retiring from the State Depart
ment. Moore took the chair of inter
i national law and diplomacy at Colun
W bia University. Seven years later !
d served again for time in the sta
a, Department as acting secretary.
" went with Senator George Gray
vt Paris when the treaty with Spain WI
made after the war with that countr
BY this time he was widely recosniz'
as an authoritative writer upon II
m ternational law. and had had a varie
IN OF experience in highly important Il
to ternationsl conferences. When ! IN
n him, however, when he came TO NAL
N. a commencement address at the Ur
..nrsit,. nf Inla ". re he annrncd 70 Z,