Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-15
HUGHES To SUGGEST
NEW ARMS FARLEY
ON EUROPEAN TRIP
Secretary of State Cleans
Up Work Before Sail
ing for England

protect American interests abroad,
Secretary of State Hughes, leaving
the slate of problems before the
state department cleaner than it has
been for many years, departed from
Washington today and later sailed
for Europe.
Washington approximately month.
during which time he will visit at
least London and Paris among the.
European capitals.
JfrSn Mr.. Hughes return, the
next move of the United States in
the field of foreign affairs, so far
as can IT, seen now, is expected to
be an effort to bring about another
disarmament conference.
Such step by this administra-
ton, however, would depend on the
election of President Coolidge in No
vembe~, as it is believed doubtfui
t lat any action along that line
would be taken before the elections.
While Mr. Hughes European trip
is for the announced purpose Of at
tel ding the meeting of the Ameri.
can Bar association in London ana
taking a vacation, it is believed here
that he will take advantage of the
opportunity to judge when the Euv
ropean nations will be prepared to-
Join in another disarmament move
ment
The two steps taken by Mr..
Hughes before his departure FROM
Washington were:
A note was dispatched to vr-n-
Britain, France and Spain replying
to the invitation of those goveE~;
ments that the United States ap.
prove the Tangiers convention signed
in Paris to provide new admins
tration for that international zone
in Morocco.
Mr.. Hughes in his reply made
two main conditions to approval OF
the pact by this government: One.
the guarantees for protection of
American rights under the conven-
ton must be specified more clearly,
especially in regard to the malnten-
ance of the open door" at Tan
giers, and, second, this government
must decline for the present, he
said, to accept the role proposed for
the United States in the administers
ton of Tangiers, as American repre-:
sentation under the present form of
| the convention would be too slight
in comparison with the other pow
| erS
The fact that apparently no specif-
| ic objection was made by the Ameri-
can note to the provision of th@-
Tangiers convention abolishing tE-
extra-territorial rights of the powers
in Tangier was taken to indicate
that Washington will approve this
| phase. of the agreement if its other
objections be met.
A note was completed and prepare
/ tons made for it's dispatch to the
Chinese government through the
American embassy in Pekin on the
question of China's obligation to pro-
| tect American and other foreign
rights in the Chinese eastern railway.
This document is a reply to the
recent communication from China,
rebuffing this governments position
on the railroad question and stating
that this is a matter to be dealt
with alone by China and soviet Rus
| Sia
Mr.. Hughes answer today is un-
| derstood to reaffirm the position
taken by this government in it's no.e
last May holding China responsible
as trustee of the railway for ths
rights of American and other credi.
| ors of the road.
DISTINGUISHED LAWYERS
SAIL ON BERENGARIA
NEW YORK, July 13.-Headed by
! Secretary of State Charles f.,
Hughes as president Of the Ameri-
can Bar association, $50 distin.
guished lawyers and their families
sailed Saturday on the BereJg
J garia to attend the convention OF
the association in London on July
20. The barristers will meet in
Westminster Abbey and one of the
features Of the assembly will BIZ
| the presentation of a statue ct
Blackstone, the author of the world
! famous Commentarie, by the Amer.
! lean lawyers.
In addition to those on the Ber-
engaria, another party of American
lawyers numbering 400 sailed to-
day from Quebec 300 others on the
Laconia yesterday and 800 members
of the association on the Aquitania
last Thursday.
So great was the number of men
|
! lore and for their activities in pub
lie service on board the Berengaria,
that J. Hamilton Lewis, former
| United States senator from Illinois,
remarked as he stood on the sun
deck
81 don't think any vessel has
sailed from America since the war
with so -lany influential men as
| seem to be on this Ship
| Among those on board were for
mer United States Attorney General
George w. Wickersham, who wilJ
make the dedicatory address at the
pesentation of the Blackstone stat.
ue. The statue, made by Paul w.
Partlett, will cost 100000 che
sculptor has virtually completed the
cast which will be used in the dedi-
cation. The site for the monu-
ment will be either the great hall
| Of the law courts in London or
near the site Of Blackstones one
time chambers overlooking Fleet
street.
Blackstone was vital .orce In
| shaping our constitution" said Mr..
| Wickersham. For $50 years his
book has been the greatest text in
the education Of American lawyers"
Other notables on the Berengaria
! included Henry w. Taft. brother ri
Chief Justice Taft; Charles S. Whit
| man, former governor of New York:
Alton p. Parker. Samuel Seabury
and r. F.. l.. Saner. retiring presi-
Dent of the American Bar assocja-
| tlon.
How Manv Pounds Would