New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-01
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IN WORLD COURT
Elihu Root Heads Body Urging
Nation TO Join

New York, March 1.-The commit
tee on international law OF the as
ISOLATION OF the bar OF the city OF
New York, headed by Elihu Root,
has recommended to the association
adoption Of resolution setting
forth that the United States should
become one Of the supporters OF the
permanent court of International
justice and indorsing President
Harding's recent message TO the
senate.
The recommendation was made In
a report OF the committee submitted
to the association. The resolution
read:
THE association of the bar of the
city of New York joins In what Is
believed TO be the wise judgment
OF the American people that the
United States ought to become one
OF the supporters of the permanent
court of international justice at The
Hague. and that our government
should therefore adhere to the
protocol establishing the court in
the manner set forth by the presl-
dent In his message to the senate of
February "a, 1928"
Similar to 1907 Project.
OF the resolution. the report said:
In the opinion of your committee
this court in every material respect
conforms to the project urged upon
the second Hague conference in
1907 by the American delegation
under the express instructions OF
the American government and pow
erfully maintained by joseph II.
Choate as the head of the deleea-
ton.
1T was based upon the example OF
the supreme court of the United States
and is intended to apply to interna-
tional controversies the same methods
Of hearing and decision which that
court has applied to controversies be-
tween the states of the American
Union.
Responds To Former Policy
1T responds to the established and
unvarying policy of the United States
which found early expression in the
Jay treaty with Great Britain of 1894
and which has been illustrated by
scores of treaties and repeated reso-
lutions of Congress and by the declar-
atoms and acts of substantially ev-
cry administration for more than |
century in favor of the peaceful set
tlement of international controversies.
The creation of the court is mod
crate step in progress in pursuance of
that established American policy and |
along the line urged upon the other
nations by the government of the
United States.
Such a permanent court was pro-
posed by the United States to the first
Hague conference in 1899 under in
to the American delegation
by secretary in the administration of
President Mckinley"
Cites Roosevelt's Report.
The report then cited instructions
to the American delegates to the sec
ond Hague conference in 1907 to seek !
esta Enlistment of an international |
court, the report made to Congress in |
1907 by President Roosevelt on the !
progress made at the conference, and |
the expression of regret voiced by
1909 during the Taft administration
hat the court had not been estab-
ished.
Closing the report said:
For practically all the nations
Upon whom the United States urged
he establishment of such a court as
his while Roosevelt was president.
he then unsettled question has been
settled by time and good temper as
Roosevelt prophesied. The question
low is whether the United States
hall repudiate its own policy when
'ther nations have accepted it,"
Besides Mr.. Root, those signing the
'eport were: Abram l. Elkus, John G.
filburn, Morgan j. O'Brien, Alton B.
'arker. Frank l.. Polk, Munroe Smith.
Charles II. Strong and George w.