Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
WALSH HITS CRITICS.
IN I'm ALONE CASE.
Senator DepIores Suspicion
of Arbitration Expressed
by U. S. Citizens.

American critics of the policy Of sub
hitting the I'm Alone case to for
eigners" for adjudication we're sharply
scored last night by Senator Thomas J.
Walsh. Democrat, of Montana.
Speaking before the American Society
of International Law in annual b2r-
quet at the Willard Hotel. the Senator
deplored what he said was an expressed
American suspicion that judges from
another country might be Influenced by
their personal views on prohibition.
'Multitudes of our people," he de-
clared, decline TO give to the judges
coming from other countries credit for
the possession of the heroic virtues they
justly assign to our nationals"
Senator Walsh spoke specifically of
the recent discussion over submitting
the case of the Coast Guards sinking
of the Canadian rum runner in the
Gulf of Mexico to the Permanent Court
OF international Arbitration.
The case has been submitted by agree
ment of Canada and the United States
terms OF the anti-smuggling treaty of
1924 between the two powers
Hughes Speaks.
Other speakers at the dinner in
Guided Charles Evans Hughes, retiring
president of the society. who has been
named judge on the Permanent Court
of International Arbitration: Senator
David l. Walsh, who pleaded for firmer
establishment of the Kellogg BRAND
peace treaty principle: Senior Don
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal. formerly
Ambassador Of Chile to the United
States, and Dean Roscoe Pound, of the
Harvard Law School.
In discussing the I'm Alone" case.
Senator Walsh of Montana, took up
for answer the reported jocular remark
of an unnamed distinguished Senator"
from great State" who remarked
posal to commit the dispute to a court
composed Of IS foreigners
Walsh Cites U. s. Decisions.
cit follows" declared Senator Walsh,
"that we ought never to resort to such
method of the adjustment of interna-
tional differences, but making ourselves
secure in military way, accord TO
other nations such measure OF justice,
az we, an interested party, may choose
to extend or exact from II by force of
arms: in other words play the part Of
an international bully.
"A long line of cases has gone to the
Supreme Court Of the United States
arising out of the prohibition amend
nient and the laws enacted to enforce
it. If any one ever speculated in fore
casting the decision of that tribunal
on any such, on how many Of Its mem
bers were wet how many dry he must
have been equally ignorant Of the
record Of the court, and of the char
acter Of the men comprising it.
Questions Are Outlined.
''To bare the imputation to the bones,
let it be understood that the questions
at issue are whether the vessel sunk
vas or was not, when the pursuit began,
whether the pursuit was hot and con-
tinuous, and whether it was necessary
to resort to gunfire to prevent escape
to avoid search; whether, as q matter
of international law, the right existed
to follow the suspected craft from
within the tinree-mile or wider treaty
limit into the waters beyond, and
whether an auxiliary ship joining the
pursuit IN the outer waters might sink
her, or whether she might justinably be
sunk ct AL"
Hughes Is Praised.
Mr.. Hughes was generously praised,
especially by Senator Walsh, and the
new president Of the society, James
Brown Scott.
Referring to Mr.. Hughes appoint
nent TO the World Court bench. Sen
ator walsh characterized the former
Secretary of State as the much adj
mired Mr.. Hughes, justly so admired"
and declared he would assume his
duties on the court In the enjoyment
Of the same measure Of confidence
OF the American people Ia his integrity
and loftiness Of purpose."