Show U. U SD S. URGED TO G GUARD U A R r Nr TEA AE ES rs IS A r P A AIS I Americas America's s Position ll Lion oil in t j jl League L b of All 1 Nations Has Hav- M Mr f r el ing Too roo Great rz e t Powers Disel Dis Dis- H. H i t trusted lusted by David Da i d J. J RiB Hill t th 3 i h 1 e NE I I V r YORK TORN Jan 17 1 Union 1 Un Union o oC or I 9 H 1 th the nations nation which lou fOll lit to 10 t bring g international Jaw lawbreakers to tor 1 r 1 is the hope oC of orthe the world for c establishment of principles of human f it its I David Jane Jayne Hill former ambas- ambas sailor saIlor to Germany declared here to to- to night The union colon should consist of t those tose nations an and no others ho he ass assorted as- as s sorted and should be limited to the s maintenance of international law 1 The former diplomat U distrusted any ny confederation with powers be- be yond jond ond this limitation imitation and predicted 4 4 that the United States would never cr transfer to n a league of nations of I which h it would be bc only a a. parochial 1 the constitution J part authority vested est by tulion solely in the H responsible representatives Cs of or the people Dr Hill spoke at the annual meeting I 1 r of oC tho the ew cw York State stale Bar Dar association I at which Charles E 13 E. Hughes Its president president dent ent voiced the opinion that Americas America's role rolo In international affairs her part in freeing treeing humanity from the tho curse of ot war f and nd la laying the foundation for better international order do not call tor for an any abridgement ment of oC tho the Monroe doctrine or oran an any subordination of oC national Interests Monroe o Doctrine d c In 4 There was as no indication Mr Hughes I aid ald that the tho American people wished to abandon tho the policy under which tho the United States had insisted on on noninterference ference ferenc by European powers po in the affairs at- at fairs faire of ot h independent n nations on oa tho the American continents Rather r he added may we tee not e expect that 1 it will be c nf n- n f 11 Speaking of ot the authority of oC International International international Inter Inter- national la law Dr Hill said that at no notime time perhaps since history be began be-an pan to tobe tobe be ue recorded has there existed so 80 profound profound profound pro pro- found and so universal a conviction con of oC tho the value and necessity of oC law lw and particularly of or tho the restraint of or law I f lir controlling tho the activities of or Independent independent dent states lie He continued l I 1 submit that there ther is no question before the tho delegates deles of oC the tho powers victorious victorious vic vic- in the great reat war ar now assembled assembled assem assem- assembled bled to conclude a world peace that i compares in import and consequence II to mankind with tho What in tho time future is to be bo the authority of oC International international inter Inter- national law a- a Need d cd G General Defense To what end arc new geographic boundaries to be drawn on the map mao of or Europe and of oC the world worl oppressed oppressed nations to be bo endowed with n a right of oC self determination which needs to be guaranteed b by others territories restored restored re- re stored to their rightful connection connection con con- b by n treat treaty of or peace and ami partial partial partial par par- reparation made for COl reparable damages inflicted if JC International lawIs law lawis is to be left without permanent de defene defense do- do tense fene I J profoundly distrust the tho professions professions Ilon and the of oC deathbed deathbed death death- bed rp and also the Improvements Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- I ments of oC society supposed to result from merely emotional Impulses If wo we arc to build wisely wisch we wo shall build on the tho foundations of oC tested 1 know knowl knowledge I- I ed edge e and experience We Ye shall put no trust in an any scrap of oC paper no matter with what pious Jlou phraseology y It ma may be Inscribed except in PO so far fars as s we wc know that there are ne both strength and character character character char char- acter behind it H. OlMi T Talk lk 1111 We e went ent into this war a free fleo people Let us come out of oC It a frog people Men Ien talk glibly of oC world te federation What hat does doe it mean menn It Il means mel if Ie it signifies anything that this nation nt with ith other nations 1 I Is to Itself under sonic some kind lInd of oC a n central authority with power to ral raise c and e expend taxes to organize and command armies to reg rc regulate ato tra trado o and commerce of the world and upon occasion to declare waY was powers patters which under our national nation nation- al iii constitution the most seeing far document of oC government o ever e written b by the hand of oC man man arc are placed pl solely in tho the control of oC tho the responsible representatives tI es of oC the people of oC the United Slat Slates s. s Those powers will IJ I believe bellove never ne be transferred to a now nation naLlon of oC which the United Slates States would be on only I a 11 parochial part nor will they ever r. r be I b b t u I s s of nay a association o whatever e without the tho free Cree consent of oC our own making law bodies League LeaRtic Eihl I- I Let there be then a n union for tor the maintenance of tile the law Such a 0 union no now happily exists It consists of oC tho time nations that have o had tho the force and tho time courage to Lo enter cater tho the war In order ordel I to bring lawbreakers to Justice and of oC no others I sa say of oC no other because be because be- be eau cause e a nation noLlon is of ot value In pro providing j I a scat real sanction to the authority of ot law j I j only when It is Js ready to defend time the In law v. If Ie the entente allies who have fought to together etl el in n this war to vindi vindi- vindicate IndIcate cate cato the rights of or nations aro are not nol to tobo be bo trusted and there Is In them no soul I of or honor then the tho outlook for mankInd mankind mankind man man- kind Js Is is Indeed a hopeless one ho declared But If IC they the can cnn be trusted in eo co great a matter tho the formula for fOl forthe forthe the defense cense of or right Is 19 very cry simple Solution In tills Ioner Mr 11 HuShes Hughes declared that the allies have It In their power to provide pro methods of oC fair fall adjustment of or tho the problems raised b by tho the war and amI pro- pro dieted that If IC this power lOwer was exer exer- exercised exercised it is not an extravagant extra expectation expectation expectatIon tation that that-by that by gradual and normal development de development de- de time the long 1001 looked ed for reign n nor of or Justice may mayy mabe be established ed International International I agreements at present present pres pres- ent so tar far as the belligerent powers are arc concerned said Mr 11 Hughes will depend for Cor their potency and promise upon tho sanction R that tho allies give o them A A similar difficulty Is Ig presented present present- ed as to International courts Would rould I Great Britain or the United States or prance rance or Ital Italy bo be willing to submit a serious controversy Involving In grave national Interests to the tho 4 of oC a bod body in which Germans or Austrians Aus- Aus Austrians or representatives of or c certain certain I I 1 neutral powers might possibly turn tho scale Mart Should JJ He lie Made And nd yet ret recognizing tho the difficulty difficult it would be unfortunate if Ie we e could not at least make mako a start In providing pro g the machinery of Judicial determination determination tion and conciliation Tho The present re relations relations relations re- re lations of oC tho allies sharing charing the victory victory vic vic- tor tory won b by their united efforts fUrnish furnish furnish fur fUr- nish a 1 basis for tor future operation co-operation and this Is I an opportunity which It would be Coli folly to neglect Arrangements to facilitate Investigation gation gatlon and discussion and to secure this operation co where practicable are arc Important but it may be regarded as clear dear that wo actually undertake undertake under under- take tako only that measure of ot operative co effort which at a given Jhen time lime and fo foa for Cor Cora fora r a definite purpose Is understood to be desirable |