Evening star., 1925-10-04
LAW COD|F|CAT|ON
PLAN |ND0RSED BY
WORLD congress
Disarmament to Be Discuss
ed Monday by Interpar|ia-
mentary Union Delegates.

The twenty-third conference of the
Interparliamentary Union. in a reso-
luton adopted last night, indorsed the
efforts of the League of Nations and
the Pan-American Union to codify in
ternational laws, and called for a gen
eral and constructive plan for codifica-
ton based on progress made in recent
years.
The conference also adopted a reso-
luton providing for "a declaration of
rights and duties of nations" and an
other directing study to prevent
wars of aggression.
The resolutions were adopted after
three days OF full discussion of the SUBJ
jects and cleared the way for the con-
ference to consider at it's next session.
tomorrow. the question of reduction Of
ornaments.
Root Draft Approved.
The resolution on codification of in.
ternational laws was drafted by Elihu
Root, whose paper on the subject had
been read earlier in the day by Repre-
sentative Theodore Burton of Ohio. 1t
expressed appreciation for the work of
the League of Nations and Pan-Amer-
lean Union on codification, and urged
"a general and constructive plan for
such codification. based on the prog
ress made during recent years, with
view to defining the fundamental con-
ditions of the regime of peace to be in
stituted between the nations"
1t also would provide a plan for the
juridical settlement of disputes
(which constitute a threat to that
regime, nd to the application. II nee
essary. Of methods of execution and Of
sanction"
Seeks Sense Of Order.
The second resolution, reported by
Senator H. La Fontaine of the Bel
gian group, provided for "a declara.
ton Of rights and duties Of nations
which would prove powerful factor
in promoting among them the sense Of
order, of international justice and of
responsibility"
1t requested the committee for the
study of juridical questions Ito pre-
pare a draft declaration which could
be submitted to an ensuing conference
of nations" and which would take into
account economic conditions guaran-
teeing the rights OF nations to exist
ence."
V. V. Pella of the Rumanian group
introduced the third resolution, which
would create a permanent subcommit-
tee Of the committee on juridical ques-
titons ito undertake the study of all
the social, political, economic and
moral causes of wars of aggression
and to find practical tsolutions for the
prevention Of that crime" and to draw
up a preliminary draft of an interna-
tional legal CODE
Irish Protest Suppressed.
While the conference was in session
q small group of Irish Republican SYM
nat hiZers threatened to storm the hall
in protest to the exclusion from the
meeting of Mary MacSwiney, an Irish
Republican advocate. The demonstrate
orS. however, were peacefully escorted
by police from the Capitol grounds
under protest.
Debate on the subject of codifica :
tion which occupied most of the days S
session, was opened by Representa- :
tive Burton, with the reading of MIR.
Roots paper, which Endorsed the
work of the league, the World Court,
The Hague tribunal, and argued for
codification of laws as an aid in pro-
noting peace and adjusting contro-
versies between nations without re-
sort to war.
Mr.. Roots paper and Mr.. Burton's
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