Evening star., 1925-04-25
LAWYERS VOTE AID
TO LEAGUE JURISTS
VIII Help in Codifying Inter-
national LaW-Hughes Ab-
sent During Row.

sent During Row.
An unofficial move TO assist the
Council of Jurists gathered at Geneva,
under the direction of the League of
Nations, in its proposed work of codi-
Tying International law, was taken to-
day by the American Society of Inter
Law. when it's executive coun-
Gil, meeting at the New Willard Hotel.
decided to appoint committee to COM
pile material to be submitted to the
jurists at Geneva for their considera-
tion. The report of the committee on
extension of international law submit
ted by Prof. Jesse h. Reeves, chair
man of the committee, containing an
invitation from the secretariat of the
League of Nations to submit material
for international law codification was
adopted by the executive council Of
the society today.
The society was requested to con
slider what are the problems Of inter
law, the solution Of which by
agreement would seem
to be most desirable and most easily
realized. Mr.. Reeves made ii plain
that 1t is a question of preparing a
list of topics and not a draft of con
Ventions. At the same time, however
members of the council agreed thai
the political weight and ihternationa
prominence of the men sitting on the
executive council would doubtless be
regarded as an unofficial gesture or
the part of international lawyers il
the United States TO assist the
League of Nations in preparation of =
draft for codification of internationa
law.
Committee Not Named.
Charles Evans Hughes. former Sec
rotary of State, who was reelected tc
the presidency of the society toda y
and presided as chairman OF the ex
ecutive council meetings, at which
the invitation of the League Of Ma
tions was accepted, did not immediate
ly appoint the committee to draw uI
the material for the league. 1t was
made plain that the society has con
sidered for several years the codifica
ton of international law as suggested
along the lines laid down by its hon
orary president. Elihu Root, at a con
ference at the Hague some time ago.
Mr. Hughes. as president of the
society, is directed to summon 8
special meeting of the executive
council in the latter part OF September
of this year, so that whatever com
munication the council decides is ap
propriate may be in the hands OF q
committee of experts at Geneva b,
October Is, 1925. The report of the
committee of jurists at The Hague
which was charged with drafting {
plan for the Permanent Court o.
International Justice in 1920. recon-
mended the restatement and clarifi
cation OF the principles of interna
tional law, as well as the consideration
of subjects not at present considered
as within the scope of internationa
law, but which might properly b.
brought within II.
Denies Attack on Jews.
Prof. Philip NJ. Brown of Princeton
today corrected widely published sen
sational reports that he had rehecteC
on the patriotism of Jews in speech
Yesterday at meeting here of th'
American Society of nternationa
Law.
Replying 10 am essage of protes
from Norris MendeIrohn of New York
commander-in-chief of the Jewish vet
erans of the Wars of the Republic
Prof. Brown declared his remarks hac
been grossly distorted in some pub
lished versions and that he had no
questioned the loyalty of the Jews.
What he did say with reference L
the question of dual nationality ha'
led to an immediate protest from tn
floor by Prof. A. B. Hart of Harvard
who caused a momentary stir by re
marking, after he had been ruled ou
OF order. that il not permitted to e&
press his views he would resign from
the society.
The incident pa assed quickly. and a!
though adjournment was taken 500
afterward. society officials said toda,
il had nothing to do with the pre-
yious clash of views. Mr.. Hughes
whose name was linked with the inc
dent in widely published stories. wa
not present at the time.
Officers Are Reelected.
All the present officers of the SC
ciety were reelected today as follows
Honorary president, Elihu Root; presl
dent, Charles Evans Hughes; honorar.
vice presidents, Simeon +. Baldwin
Charles Henry Butler, Frederick r
Coudert, Jacob NJ. Dickinson, Georg
Gray, Charles Noble Gregory, Harr,
d
Bassett Moore, Oscar s. Strauss
George Sutherland. William Howar
Taft, George Grafton Wilson, Thee
dore s Woolsey: vice presidents
James Brown Scott, David jayne Hi
and Chandler 2. Anderson. member
of the executive council to serve unit
1928, Hollis r. Bailey, Harry A. Gar
field, both of Massachusetts,; Frank L
Hinckley. California; Charles Cheene.
HYDE. New York; Frederick h. Neil
sen. Washington. d. c.; Edwin 3
Parker, Texas: Pitman B. Potter. Wis
consin; w. w. Wiuoughby, Mary
land.
After his reelection Mr.. Hughe
expressed his deep appreciation OF tn
confidence placed in him by the SC
ciety in a short address, declar RIM
that he considered it a great priviley
to serve the society in env way, re
ferring humorously to his ascent from
the realm of politics into the realm
of pure reason.
The conference today considere
further the developments of yester
day. when naturalization by birth n
bv law was the topic of discussion
by a half-doZen distinguished inter
national lawyers. Nielsen said ther
was great need Of an internationa
agreement on naturalization laws
urging a uniform code which woul
apply to all nations. Bailey declare
the naturalization laws of the Unite,
States need amendment, declarin;
that the period an alien must wal
for his final citizenship papers is to-
long.
Henri Fromageot, legal adviser t,
the French government. was electe,
an honorary member of the society
Election of Mr.. Fromagoet wa
recommended by Prof. Wilson in lin
with the society's custom of electin,
lin4ix,nI.Ichnd int ti1.r,al