Show REMAINS Circular Note Sent to the Powers by Secretary Knox Washington Jan a view of oC making International arbitration judicial in fact as well as In theory Secretary Knox has addressed n a circular note to the powers proposing that the jurl jurisdiction of the International prize court author authorized authorized In 1907 1007 by The Hague peace confer conference conference ence be extended 50 o as to make malte it a court of arbitral justice i This note was dated October 18 1909 No responses have haTe been received A statement explainIng the of the note and reasons the prop proposal l was made was given out tonIght by Secretary The international prize was to be composed of fifteen judges eight to be chosen from the larger maritime coun countries countries tries Germany A France Great Britain Italy Japan anti the United States to serve sic years OUter Other judges were to be chosen from other na nations tiara and were to sit for a longer Or short shorter or er period as determined by the maritime standing of their respective countries |