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Show llES HIKES GIL ARGUMENT Deplores Partisanship i in i Discussing the Proposed J League of Nations. 5 NKW YORK, March 8. What Vic char-Jaclerizc-d as "partisan discussion" of the ;''jjlcague of nations covenant, was deplored hy Charles K Hughes in an address to-niplit to-niplit ut the "Victory dinner" of the lew York County lawyers' association. "I never believed in calling names in political discussions," Mr. Hughes said. S",ind I do nut recall ever having indulged in abuse in a political controversy, although al-though 1 have engaged in manM of them. .1 deprecate this league of nations controversy, con-troversy, with the imputation of un-.V un-.V worthy motives by one side to the other." 'i Mr. H ughes urged, however, that the 'Jproposed covenant bo studied carefully, isserting that "whatever we do we must Vnake no engagement which we do not inderstand." I He asserted that a certain number of kVeneralities aro absolutely necessary in a tVonstitution, and declared that, although Stlie framers of the constitution of the 'ji;uited States could not interpret all its generalities, "there were principles to be Applied, and we have had a most astound-'jng astound-'jng success under that constitution." "There was no reason.-liowever," he Continued, "for saying that every ambig-igulty ambig-igulty is to be defended." Mr. Hughes said he believed in an International In-ternational court with machinery for conference con-ference and in the organization 'of some 2ljonciliatingf body. fl Franklin D. Roosevelt, another speaker, Vsserted that the United States should jdopt some form of tftiiversal national iservice, regardless of the outedme of the ivLeaee conference. H "t believe we are going to carry through Jjiho league of nations." Mr. Roosevelt f iaid, "and I believe when the final draft ? ;omes Jt will meet the hearty goodwill -not only of the American people, ttut of Jjff heir representatives in the United States Senate. |