Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-30
Country Approves Naming
Of Kellogg to World Court

The election of Frank b. Kellogg to
membership in the World Court to fill
out the unexpired term Of Charles
Evans Hughes, which ends January /,
1881, with the assumption that Mr..
Kellogg will prior to that date be
named for the ensuing term OF nine
years, meets with general approval.
mo more fitting honor could have
come to former Secretary of State KEEL
logg of st. Paul to crown his very dis
tinguished career than that which the
League of Nations accorded him in call
ing him to the bench Of the World
Court" says the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
affirming that MIR. Kellogg has bril-
liantly served his State and the United
States" and that he is now Ito per-
form service to the community of the
world, which derives its especial appro-
priateneSS from his own contributions
to the IDEAL of international peace"
Also laudatory IN its remarks is the
Duluth Herald as it declares that mo
man in Minnesota's history ever had
SO distinguished career, and Frank B.
Kellogg has given distinguished service
in every public capacity to which he
has been called. Minnesota is proud of
that career, as 1t has every right to be, y
concludes the Herald
That m. Brands warm advocacy of
the selection was couched in more than
terms Of perfunctory courtesy is pleas
ing to the Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin, and the Asbury Park Evening Press
sees in his selection "a friendly gesture
to the American people and a tribute
to the peace pact of which he is the
author" The South Bend Tribune
considers the honor emphasized by the
fact that it was not for lack of other
distinguished American nominees" AS
the Worcester Daily Telegram says,
THE American nominee was elected by
tie Assembly and the Council of the
League of Nations by an overwhelming
vote" and instead of aloofness and
hostility there were mutual compli-
ments." Noting that $50 votes out of
AZ were cast for Mr.. Kellogg" the SYRIA
cuse Herald says, THE opposing votes
had but a negligible significance, as
they were presumably distributed among
other Americans, owing to previous
commitments"
Concerning Mr. Kellogg himself, the
comments vary from that OF the Rich
mond News-Lsader, which calls the cleo
ton 1.-The climax of O. comeback" to
that of the Wheeling Intelligencer,
which remarks: This elevation is a
singularly happy one. Mr. Kellogg is
one Ol TIE IOr6nlOSI duJflCFltl6S III IN
ternational law" To the Utica OBJ
server-DiSpatch the election is zone of
those appropriate results which some
times appear in public events" In the
opinion of the Columbus Ohio State
Journal, Mr.. Kellogg has great legal
mind, and while he has made minor
mistakes, recent years brought him OPP
portunities for world service which he
met successfully" AS the Flint Daily
Journal puts it, che is a conservative,
level-headed man and possessed of that
rare attribute, an international mind"
AS is natural, this selection of Mr..
Kellogg has renewed interest in both
the kellogg peace pact and the World
Court itself, with some discussion as to
the prospect of American adherence to
that Court. Says the Manchester
Union, I'm one respect this election
is apt to prove a disappointment in
League circles" and this will be assoc
ciated with the. alleged influence that
he will be able to exert toward bringing
the United States into the World Court.
This question will doubtless come up for
final solution at the next Congress, but