Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - October 25, 1920, Madison, WisconsinN
R o o t 's W o r k
A t The
Hague
Hmr By Milton Bonner UZZI
I O N T *O N - If E l i hu R o o f s w orkan d speechfts in E u w p � in h e lp �in g to fo rm the p lan fo r a pcr-
mn.nen; court o f in te rn ation a l Justice
m ean anything?, they m ean that H oot VOL. 135. NO. 25.
fu lly recognizes a n d is in fa v o r o f th *
I * 'ague of N a t io n s covenant th at W a r �
ren Q . H a r d in g trays ho w ou ld d itch
i f ejected president.
I run ab le now to reveal fo r the first
tim e the in sid e s to ry o f R o o t 's part
In fo rm u la t in g the court. In thew'
n e go tia tio n * R o o t in v a r ia b ly reen*-
nized the ex istence o f the L m g u o of
N a t io n *
R o o t went to T h * H a g it*, not aa a
representative o f the U n ite d S ta te s
w hich is not a m em ber of the League I -
o f N ation s, but v ir tu a lly a s an em - |
p loy* of tho le a g u e itself.
W h e n the com m ittee o f g re a t Jur�
is t s from Ita ly , Japan, Spa in , B raz il, J
Be lg iu m , N o rw ay , France, H o lland , j
a n d B r ita in met, the first tangle w a s j
o ve r the m ethod o f ch oo sin g m em bers |
o f th * in te rnationa l court. G reat pow - j
era w anted to be sure they w ou ld a i- I
w a y s be represented. l i t t le pow ers j
feared too con stan t dom ination by the
lu g ones. ^
R oo t so l v o l the question by s a y in g
th at they a lre ad y had in the le a g u e
m nchinery, that som ew hat resem bled
the two houses o f the A m e rican co n �
gress, a council in w h ich the grvat
pow ers w ou ld a lw a y s have a m ajo r ity
X T end an ..ssem biy in w h ich the sm a ll
V pow ers w ou ld a lw a y s have a m ajority . I
R o o t proposed th a t the m en n o m i�
nated for Justices m u st I** elected by
separate votes in the a sse m b ly and the
council body.
R o o t th u s sp ec ifica lly recognized the
m ach in e ry o f tho I o-stgue a s a m eana
o f se le ctin g a n in te rn ation a l coorb
T h o next b ig a u w tio n solve*! by h is
keen bruin w a s when the com m ittee
d iscu ssed w hether tile court cou ld or
shou ld h ave jxiwmra w h ich n ation s
w ould bo ob liged to recognize. In o th �
er wordn, the r ig h t o f com pu lsory a d �
jud ication.
^ T h o b ig powers, in the m ain. were
I h e w l s c o I e J o u r n a l
City Edition
FOURTEEN PAGES
81st Year. MADISON, WTS., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 25, 1920. PRICE THREE CENTS
FRANCE MAY
QUIT LEAGUE
FOR U. S.PACT
Plans for Proposed Alliance
to Be Negotiated by New
Ambassador, Is Report
in Washington
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opposed w h ile the little i*r*w*-n� f a �
vored com p u lso ry ad jud ication. Roo t
asked the com m ittee to turn to A rtic le
IS o f the J gun covenant, inserted
try W ilso n a t h is request.
T h is a rtic le recognized the d e s ira b il�
ity of obligatory ' a rb itra tion fo r fo u r
Clarita rn o f coses. J'joot sa id tho n a �
t ion * w h ich accepted the Is 'a g u e of
N a t io n s covenan t a lso accepted this.
T h e y recognized th e necessity o f c o m �
p u lso ry a rb itra tion .
charry th is a little fa r th e r a lo n g and
yo u create a perm anent c o u rt under
tl,e I s a g u e a u sp ice s w h ich w ou ld have
pow ers o f co m p u lso ry ad jud ication.
A K H IN G T O N - M_ Jo ie s J u sso r-
;uid, am lMLM&dor from FYanoe,
now abroad, w ill return to the
U n ite d S ta te s w ith in the next few
w tvias and sh o rt ly ther>,Lfw*r w ill be,
.tra-isferred to an FJLuroj*ean em bassy. 1
it w a s learned today.
T h o F ren ch govt m m ent, it w as !
stated, w ill send h is su cce sso r sh o rt- j
ly a fte r n* f i 'tn n n n r in 'i i n th -
-JuHUcUbV, dS.epxiW w as w holly tool W iteon adm tnW rm U on a Kainst lh ity ll,.p a . tn jf tr t o f lh " ^ p u b lio M l b ig d ^ S l Im lay of
se n tim e n ts ex p ressed In V1.wv.n1nt IiatJonal co m m ittee . re p o rts Hurt he h a s p lo tted to becom e
G re y * le t te r which, it s ta te d , oonwti - j tt s ta te m e n t ca teg o ric a lly d e n y in g ) m ilita ry db tu to r o f I ta ly . R eport *
to te d p la in in te rferen ce in A m erican j Rgtpom** a c c u sa l ions. R oosevelt sa id had reach ed Rom e th a t , d u rin g the
p a r tis a n polities, th a t th e I'tan fo r a J h* a lso woe in s tru c tin g h is a tto rn ey * (v ic to ry ce leb ra tio n in Rom e Nov. 4 . so l- j
fo rm a l do cu m en t w as jwHtponesl by J to b rin g c iv il su it a g a in s t R a th o m a n d d tr r s w ill ra ise a c ry fo r d ic ta to rsh ip
T E L E G R A P H E R S '
S T R IK E ENDED
T h e F re n ch m a n 's d ra ft w a * road to
the ObtiLiiUUi'� an d p.ulJy am ended to
con fu rm lo m e wisher* o f all. T h e re �
fore the report m u s t be a ssu m ed to
represent the th ou gh t o f o il the c o m �
m itteem en, in c lu d in g Root.
Now , s ign if ic a n tly enough, one se c �
tion read.-* aw fo llo w s
"K u ita m ay be b rou gh t to the court
b y s ta te s a g a in s t statu*. lin e s thin
m ean only, theme i*b o are m em bers of
the I a 'eg u� o f N a t io n s ? O w in g to e x �
ceptional c ircum stance s, w h ich every J v*x-\�
one believes to Im- on ly tem porary, the I N e w
U nited sta te s, w h ich are m entioned . theater
in the treaty o f V e r * a � > s am o n g the
o r ig in a l m em bers o f the League, have
not yet joined the le a g u e ; the U n ited
S ta te s have signed tho covenant but
have not yet ratified it and are there�
fore in an exceptional position. Su ch
a n tu a t io n cat.* fo r special treatment.
T h e court i s t o b e open to them ."
I f th is m ea n s an;, th ing, it m eans I
that the com m ittee of w h ic h it***1. wa.-
one, be ic veil th** I n iti\i f lu t e s would A h I IK N S -
jo in , m n A le a g u e , b u t THI-, cl.N I.I u iio h im g .
league of w h ich they took cognizance. ( ku l " t in b>
' he coli u t1! I o f w hich I s now et H nur-
tft-hS co n s id e r in g th is very court p ier
w h ich R oo t d id so in im:a to dra w' up
the J Yen ch and B r it ish cab in e ts an d
w as abandoned a ltoge ther w ith the
d o w n fa ll o f (Terne nceu.
F ra nee has g iven u p hope that the
present league w ill be ratified and.
together wr.th En g la n d , it w a * learned ter** I wej-e in co no s r lio n w ith
in ottlcjaJ circles, even went so f�u. j ciiargw from the navy.
early .ii the yr.ir. to con side r p u b l i - J ----
ca tio n o f a statem ent m a k in g c l e a r
the fact that they were w illin g and
ready u� arrovpt a ll the reservation s
propose*! by the repubitoan senate.
F R A N C E W A N T S U. S.
S h o r t ly after re tu rn in g home from
h is rpe�ial m iss io n to the t in ge d
States, V isco u n t Grey, in conve rsation
w ith I YPin ier C lemenoeati. It w-as
sta te d lo rn, su tx-ended in c on v in c in g |
th at astute d ip lom at o f the od v is - j
a . ' fcii-h a s'* P I , barge*I t>ec;mse t!, in fused to work
T h o anx iety o f F rance fi*r the o r- I un 4j^P certa in conditions H a rr in g to n
gan izatsm of a n*'w (Utsociatlon o. I �tr 1 ke w:m i*ni,iK-�v*ssfiil.
nations, it wan stated here today, is I
dur. siuiwr.~rady'^ ii:;fid that no v o t e r s t o p a s s
league can Im* a su cce ss WI tin s i t the |
U n i t 'd Stat*"*, w ith i ts g re a t m an 1
p o w e r and s tup en d o u s r*'e*�irc*-H. be- _
ifig a m ember. i W A R M IN G T O N Settlem ent o f J a -
2. la k e m a n y m em ber" o f the pan s p ro test a g a in s t the proposed tN ii-
U n ite d S ta te * sersit'*. she do�vi not j |f*�rnia law, p ro n ib itiu g lar.d h o ld in g
r> be bound by a n y such hard
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HELD ACCIDENTAL
A S R U S A WA YS
'a i l p e r s o n a a n d newspai�ej-s c o n n e c t - 1 In a n sw e r to th e cr* . I 1 Ann u n vin w .is .
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Lion o f th e libel.'' j p lane, a p p e a r in g a s th o an c I c f th* j
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com p lica t ion *
FIRE D A M A G E S
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TO R K T he W in te r G a rd en
va* bad ly d am ag ed by fire
e a r ly Sun d ay m o rn in g J. J . fthubert,
then her m agnate , and a firem an were
in jured , th e fo rm er by fa ll ing glass
Tho d a m a g e am o u n ted to 1500 000.
K I N G 'S CONDITION
IS U N C H A N G E D
K ing A lex an d er 's cond ition
J, a cco rd in g to a n official
ourt p h y sic ia n s today .
i by Japan*****-, p robab ly w ill aw ait d* countries, this
gove rn m ent h a v in g dehanded that all
Japanese lai�"r im m ig ru t ion Im* si *pp*-d
and Ju lian h a v in g asked that all A m i t *
c a n la w s considered d iscrim itia* try to
I lier p**ople lie w.ped out.
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C A T C H OFFICIALS
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lu g the fttr^o-tn w**%riri|c t iii * "h o ii or'
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