New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

today began with the following statement:
 The Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States at Berne, Mr. Jay Pierrepont Moffat has been au- thorized by the President and Will sign today December 9, 1929) on behalf of the United States: . |. The Protocol of Signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
 .. The Protocol of Accession of the United States of America to the Protocol of Signature Of the Statute of the Permanent Court of 1nterna- tional Justice, and
 3. The Protocol of Revision Of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
 Then followed nine pages of cor respondence between President Hoover and Secretary of State Henry l.. Stimson, which was called "self-eXplanatory."
 What this means is that the United States today will afflX its signature to the protocol of the World Court. After that only one more step remains to be taken to complete American adherence to the international tribunal-Senate ratl- fcation to the formula provided by Tlihu Root modifying the fifth reservation. The Senate in January. 1926, voted to have the United states become a member of the Court. but with five reservations. Eour of them were merely technical. but the fifth required deep study by the other signatories.
 Senate irreconcilables will make 8 last attempt to prevent Amerlcan 'r entry into the court but they ad- mittedly are weakened. Pubic opinion favors entry. The outlook Is 
 that the Senate will ratify entry under the reservations
 The meticulous care with which the Senate. in the fifth reservation for World Court entry passed on January 27. 1926, sought to guard against advisory opinions without a nublic hearing, nor that the Court entertain a request for 2n advisory opinion touching any dispute oI ouestion in which the United States claims an interest. was well incor- porated in the Courts rules as iar back as 1925. In April of thai year the Court was asked 10 render an advisory opinion regarding { treaty between Finland and Russi; respecting the autonomy of Easterr Carolia It was found, however. tha Russia refused to take part in tlI' proceedings. Thereupon the Cour refused to go forward with an ad yisorv opinion, announcing it to b.
 well established in internationa law that 10 state can without It consent be compelled to submit 1t dispute to other states. m Court cannot even in givini advisory opinions depart from tn essential rules guiding their actiNi ties as a Court"
 As the Senate's first four reserva tions were readily adopted, and tn fifth though this procedure is n longer important, there can be n objection whatever against signinl the protocols.
 For more than half century, a Secretary Stimson eloquentiy em phasizes the United States has talk en a leading part in promoting judi cial settlements of international dis putes, The government itself ha participated in important arbitra tions. and Presidents and our 1ot cign ministers have acted as arbitra tors. The American delegation the first Hague Conference in 1S9 secured the establishment of tn Permanent Court of Arbitration which still exists. and Presider Roosevelt submitted to that body il first case a controversy between tn United States and Mexico. Tn