Show The e League a ue and TIle Hague Editor Herald Advocates of the league of nations sometimes say that this plan is but a development and Improvement improvement improvement im Im- provement of oC the scheme of or arbitration arbitration arbitration tion created by the treaty l known as the Hague convention By that convention convention con con- they thoy say we consent to arbitrate arbitrate ar ar- ar- ar many questions by this plan wo we simply consent to arbitrate many more Radical dl differences are aro quickly to be noted however between the arbitration arbitration arbitration ar ar- provided by the Hague convention convention convention con con- and that provided by the covenant covenant covenant cov cov- of ot the league 1 Arbitration by tho the Hague tribunals tribunals tribunals tribu tribu- nals is optional with any nation In the league it is optional with the court Tho The new tribunals can take lake jurisdiction tion at nt the tho request of ot either cither party part or against tho the protest of both This is all ait innovation Inno upon every system of ot I Jurisprudence hen heretofore known I 2 Tho The nations in the Hague convention con con- convention con I mUon retained a no control of or the tribunals constituted by it enabling them to know that a n majority of or tho the court should be capable jurists unpreJudiced unprejudiced unprejudiced un un- un- un prejudiced against a them Under the league covenant co an any nation can sidestep sidestep side side- step a decision b by the council or its particular courts and can carry any controversy ers t to the assembly where neither p party has a vote nor an any voice in the selection or method o of or selection of the members who are arc to decide These members are the time politically politically politic politic- all ally chosen representatives of or Cort forty or more nations swa swayed ed b by national national-in In- In and animosities racial and re religious religious re- re prejudices and andy by y personal ambitions am nm- ambitions and which would quickly mako make of oC the league assembly a great stench pool America can enter en en- en ter into no rivalry in the purchase of oC court decisions will other nations be so so forbearing Scan the composition of oC the assembly as a a. lawyer would the jury jur list How many real friends have wo we there Al Allow Allow Allow Al- Al low each side a half dozen do challenges to remove immediate prejudices and our opponent could strike off ocr evor every friend we have In tho the world When the league Is 11 adopted the governments of or Hayti and of or Honduras become prizes of international politics The bribes of oC outsiders will control their revolutions ro We rc subject our liberty justice and peace to the discretion of or ora ofa a n Castro Huerta General Sam or the countless venal parvenus of ot Spanish American lOc politics When the court decides we arc are bound When hen the court cannot reach a decision we have made no progress toward a settlement of an any difficulty We Vc have however suffered a del delay which Is s often otten equivalent to a denial of or justice and we have Impaired the moral strength th of ot our position and our physical to maintain it J. J J F P. I I. I |