Evening star., 1944-01-29
Burton Urges Allies
Meet Here 10 Form
World Peace Plans
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

All lnLernarlonal conference IN
Washington "for the purpose Of
forming an organization Of the
United Nations in the interest Of
establishing and maintaining peace
and security in the world" was pro-
posed last night by Senator Burton,
Republican, of Ohio.
"The time for such a step is now"
he told distinguished gathering of
international lawyers and diplomats
at the Pan-American Union. 1t was
a joint session of the Inter- -Ameri-
can Bar Association Executive
Council, and the Section on Inter-
national and Comparative Law of
the American Bar Association.
The Senator's recommendation, to
implement the Moscow agreement,
and other declarations by this Gov
ernment, came as a climax to a days
sessions in which the lawyers made
suggestions for some kind of an in
ternational world organization to
keep the peace.
Association Head Speaks.
Speaking for the Inter American
Bar Association, its president, Car
los Sanchez Mejorada of Mexico
City, who preceded Senator Burton
on the program, commended reso-
luton Of the Inter-American Bar
Association at its Rio Conference
last August. He read in English the
resolution which recommended "es-
tablishment and maintenance at the
earliest possible moment of uni
versal international system with
juridical, Legislative and executive
functions based on moral and jurid-
ical principles and on the internal
experience of all nations and adapt
ed to the requirements and limita-
tionS Of international cooperation"
Plans were laid for the next meet
ing of the nter-American Bar As
sociation in Mexico City August l
to 8.
Earlier in the day, in the same
Hall of the Americas, the Section OF
International and Comparative Law
of the American Bar Association
adopted a series Of resolutions pro-
posing bicameral system Of in
ternational organization with an
assembly" and council" The
resolutions will be laid before the
House of Delegates of the ABA at
Chicago February % and %.
Setup of Assembly.
The assembly would be con-
stituted of one representative from
each member nation, but the coun-
Gil would have representation on
the basis of ability of the nations to
contribute to the peace. From the
floor a speaker made it clear that
the council would be controlled by
the nations with the most ability
and resources. A permanent court
of international justice also was
proposed as part of an adequate
judicial system of which that court
shall be the court of last resort"
The resolutions were adopted
after some debate on a report of
the special committee on "constitu-
tional principles of world order"
with William R. Valance, acting
chairman representing Frederick r.
Coudert of New York City, chair
man, who was absent. Amos J.
Peaslee of Clarksboro. N. j., report
ing tentatively for the committee
on the postwar judicial organiza-
ton said his committee had not yet
mple t e d its recommendations
Mitchell B. Carroll of New York
City, chairman of the Section of
International and Comparative haw
who presided characterized the
resolutions as very important and
historic"
DR.. Sanchez Mejorada, who
arrived by plane yesterday will be
in Washington until Tuesday. He
is accompanied by Enrique Perez
Verdia Of Mexico City, an assistant
secretary general of the Inter-
American Bar Association.