Show RATIONAL CO COURT RT URGED R O Oi i Of DY lAN LANSING IN Secretary I secretary of State Says Nations Na Na- iI 1 aP Are Influenced by Selfishness r By Associated Press sd BOSTON m ni BOSTON Sept 5 Secretary Lansing Lansing Lans Lans- ing before the American Bar association tion here today in his first public speech since returning from the peace f conference gave a warning that the r theory of internationalism of muni mun I i which received great impei impe- impe i j t during the war constituted a af f t grave travo danger to world order but ex- ex 1 to pressed his conviction that democratic democratic demo- demo I cratic nationalism as sanctioned by byr c r c the peace conference would survive os as the basis of society Secretary Lansing urged strongly the he establishment of an international a I i court as modeled by The Hague convention convention convention con con- and founded in the principle of strict legal Justice for the settlement settlement settle settle- ment of disputes between states and j the codification of international law into an exact system He paid tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to The Hague convention of 1907 y 1 t Without an International court and codified laws Secretary Lansing predicted predicted pre pre- a a. return to diplomatic anarchy i Ca C since nations today are influenced more by selfishness than by an ala al- al MJ a sentiment of justice He Head Heart rj art no gave warning that We should not deceive ourselves by assuming that r the policies of ot other governments are founded on unselfishness or on a conoW con- con oW Ba stant purpose to be just even though i the consequences be contrary to their immediate interests Let us then with as little delay as possible said he establish an international In International international in- in tribunal or tribunals of justice with The Hague court as a foundation let us provide an easier easler a cheaper and a a. better procedures procedure s c.- c. athan than now exists and let us draft a 1 and concise body of legal prinT prina prin- prin T- T 1 a to be applied to the questions to be adjudicated Speaking of the plans of ot the peace conference to place on trial in a judi- judi 0 judi-cial judi aCial court the former German emI em- em 1 l I Mr Lansing recalled that it was the commissioners of the United 8 B o U j States who stood opposed to such 1 trial although it was recognized d that I n it A i he had committed a great moral moraln i n n crime an unpardonable offense against 8 I humanity a e o 0 The stand of the American come com- com J e 6 missioners he said was based on the conviction that there was no provision provi- provi y t sion slon of written or unwritten law for the definition and punishment of crimes against humanity In conclusion Mr Lansing reiterated reiterated reiter reiter- that nationalism must be maln- maln t at all hazards and that it is I equally imperative that within the na- na I tJ tion individualism must must not be esua- esua supplanted sup sup- p i a g planted by True peace between nations nation's would come he said only when the conduct conduct con- con duct of nations toward one another r 3 was governed by just laws and when fi they submitted their controversies to f r yr pan Hoan an impartial judiciary |