Evening star., 1934-04-28
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY LAW SOCIETY.
EIihu Root and James Brown
Scott Reelected to
Posts.

Elihu Root was reelected honorary
president and James Brown Scott was
reelected president Of the American
Society of International Law at the
closing business session Of the twenty
eighth annual meeting today in the
Willard Hotel
The group of honorary vice presi-
dents was charged only by the elec-
ton of former Secretary Of War,
Newton D. Baker to succeed former
Secretary of State. Frank B. Kellogg.
Honorary vice presidents reelected
are Philip Marshall Brown, Charles
Henry Butler, Frederic p. Coudert,
James w. Garner, Charles Evans
Hughes, Cordell Hull. John Bassett
Moore, Jackson H. Ralston, Leo S.
Rowe, Henry L. Stimson, George
Grafton Wilson and George w. Wick
ersham.
Vice Presidents Chosen.
Chandler P. Anderson, Manley o.
Hudson and Jesse S. Reeves were re-
elected vice presidents. The execu-
tive council, following the elections,
reelected George A. Finch, secretary;
Lester H. Woolsey, treasurer, and
Charles Henry Butler. chairman of
the council.
New members of the executive
council, to serve until 1887. were
elected as follows: Tyler bennett,
Frederick S. Dunn, Karl F. Geiser,
Green H. Hackworth, Philip C. Jessup,
Arthur K Kuhn, Clarence E. Mar
tin and Quincy Wright.
Deficiencies of the securities act of
1888 were denounced last night by
speakers before the society.
United States Circuit Judge Martin
T. Manton of Brooklyn, N. Y, urged
that the Foreign Bondkolders' Pro-
tective Council be given power to
sue defaulting foreign nations in in
ternational tribunals, and that the
United States Government press
such claims automatically
Judge Manton said the linking Of
sovereignty and administration to
make nations immune from liability
for their acts prevents suits in our
courts to recover from defaulting ma
tions and the securities act gives re-
course only against the fiscal agent
of the defaulter.
Government Liable.
italian courts have originated
concept Of separation of sovereignty
from administrative acts" Judge
Manton said. which makes the gov
ernment liable for wrongful acts COM
mitted III administration. This
theory is not held in the United
States. England and France, however,
he added.
Utilization of the World Court to
force defaulting nations to fulfill their
international obligations also was
urged by Judge Manton. The only
question involved. he said, is whether
private claims constitute interna-
tional obligations to make foreign
nations justifable before international
tribunals.
Thompson Speaks.
Huston Thompson. former chairman
Of the Federal Trade Commission. de-
plored maintenance Of the activities
of the council by bankers, who con-
tribute approximately $4,000 annually
to its support. They were interested
in the sale Of the foreign securities
now in default, he said.
The relationship Of communistic
principles to international law was
considered at the session yesterday
afternoon. Clement L. Bouve of the
District bar discussed the legal status
of aliens under Soviet treaties and
T. A. Tarac2uzio, head of the Slavic
Department of the Harvard Law Lii
brary. talked on the effect of applied
communism on the principles of
international law.
The sessions will close with the
annual banquet at 7:30 o'clock to-
night. at which William Phillips, Un-
dersecretary Of State; Alexander A.
Troyanovsky, Ambassador Of Russia;
Florence E. Allen. United States cir
cult Judge. and Frederic R. Coudert
Of the New York bar will speak.