Evening star., 1935-04-15
SCOTT ASKS COURT
FOR PAN-AMER|CA
Bolivar's Dream of 100
Years Ago Held Near
Realization.

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court of justice for the arbitration Of
disputes, as proposed century ago
by Simon Bolivar, the hberator OF
South America, was predicted today
by DR.. James Brown Scott, secretary
of the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace, in an address at
George Washington University.
DR.. Scott, who is a world authority
on international law and inter-Amer-
lean relations, was the speaker at the
annual Pan-American day convoca-
ton held in Corcoran Hall before the
assembled faculties of George Wash
ington University and distinguished
audience. Especially invited guests in
cluded members of the diplomatic
corps, the State Department, Pan
American Union and members of the
international relations clubs of other
universities in Washington.
DR.. Scott pictured Bolivar as the
true "idealized hero of the Americas"
whose great political ideal of an in
ter-American confederation failed of
realization before his death, but is
taking fruit in the declarations and
conventions of the present Pan-Amer-
ican Union.
Americas Unity Evidenced.
1.-THE oneness OF America" he de-
clared, sis evidenced on this Pan
American day in 1885 by the Govern
ing Board of the Pan American Union
and by the constantly expanding pub
l., oF 60 ha
fu. settlement of such disputes as may
conceivably arise between and among
the republics of the inter- American
country.
"If the equality of every Ameri-
can citizen before the law, which
the Lberator had prescribed for the
constitution of the South American
Republic which bears his name were
adopted as the foundation of the law
and practice of every American State
In it's domestic as well as its foreign
relations, who could deny that our
Western world is still the land Of
realized Utopias?" DR.. Scott asked
in conclusion.
''Bolivar's military and political sue
cesses are Of the past" DR.. Scott de-
clared, but the ideals of which he
was possessed are as fresh today as
when they were first made"
BoIivar's Ideal Set Out.
In expressing the hope for an inter-
referred to Boiivar'S ideal of an Ameri-
can public law set forth in his treaty
with Colombia. an assembly of pleni-
potentiaries that would act as a court
or a body of conciliation for the ad-
justment between the American re-
publics. That was his dream" he
said.
I'm this treaty" Dr. Scott said, 1--WE
have the means prescribed in advance
to which during the past 100 years
the states of the world have been en-
deavoring to give form"
THE judiciary assembly which Bol-
ivar proposed, will one day, we hope,
assume the form of an inter-Ameri-
can court of justice, in which each of
the American republics will be repre-
sented by persons possessing diplo-
matte status and judicial powers au-
thorized to express the judicial pow
ers of their respective countries in
every case which may come before
such court.
National Bonds Sought.
"In other Words he said, leach
country will. we hope, authorize its
representative to unite in decision
of disputes presented to the court,
these decisions to have binding ef-
feet not merely as an international
decision but of national decision on
the parties in controversy"
Each of the Pan-American confer
enceS, DR.. Scott declared, has carried
out piecemeal Bolivar's ideal of an
American public law.
Little by little, matters of interna-
tional importance have been given the
form of treaty or convention, he ex-
planned, so that each conference makes
progress toward a codification of the
law to be applied to inter-American
relations.
"Bolivars failures are becoming sue
cesses and in the future will be aston
ishing victories over the powers of in
ternational darkness and disorders"
he predicted.
Dr.. A. Curtis Wilgur1, director of the
center OF inter- American studies at
George Washington University, presid-
ed at the convocation and made the
opening address. The exercises were
being held, he said, in conformity with
the proclamation of former President
Hoover in 1880 setting aside Pam
American day as one of Nationwide
observance.
students are turning their atten-
ton more and more toward an under
standing Of pan-Americanism charac-
terized by a growing intellectual ap-
probation Of American cultures and
civilizations other than their own," DR..
Wilgus said. George Washington
University has played leading part
In the accomplishment of these aims"
The convocation program was broad
cast.
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