Show S GERMAN SUPPORTS ROOTS ROOT'S T'S TS THEORY 7 OF LEAGUE 1 i es Function Should B B. Be e That of C Court urt for for World J f BERLIN Nov 26 Professor German Walter Waite r a lea leading German pacifist and a democratic member of t the c meon Ell Hoots Hoot's contention n that tar tag supports e one of the main functions of ot the league g e of oC will be in securing interns International Justice through the operations of a world court Professor who hoa has s Just tes re returned returned re- re turned from the Scand Scandinavian r states Where he has the guest of 0 a athe the a Nobel l Institute and prominent civic and professional s atonal not al o organizations tons told the Associated Press correspondent that the United States should not absent a herself from tho league but help to constitute It as the holy alliance of or nations TO BE UNIVERSAL added this consummation onu however can only be e if the e league elements of or universality must be more than h a mere syndicate y of k r e i In or that a It r should h a also comprise corn com prise the vanquished The league should be genuinely fie t Idely democratic demo demo- C cratic atie in respect of it its organic equipment and the sittings of its council of ot state representatives should be paralleled by by bya a a. world parliament he said Structurally Structurally it should be so 50 coordinated that thin thin- v in Hs Its function as an international in instrument in strument of law the league shall truly b qualified to safeguard the peace of the world I DIPLOMATIC TOOL Sch fears that the league league as now constituted threatens to become the tool of diplomacy In contradiction nr of 0 the conception that its function is that of an international tribunal He stated that the leagues league's present present formation f warrants the suspicion that diplomatic rivalries and intrigues will continue to flourish The leagues league's function as an International international court of justice as emphasized b by i R Root ot should be made its predominating tea feature ure stated staled ELIMINATE COUNCIL This would mean the elimination of the present council as the sole competent tribunal for adjudicating political contro contro- By virtue of a coU collective cUye treaty c entered into by all the leagues league's members Controversies which are outside the trio inc of regular courts would be he referred i JO tin nn International forum would I not be e. e Influenced by the prevailing con- con in In n world politics thus thus' fully full qualifying It to render an objective verdict ver ver- dict a. a Its Judgments could then also b be made obligatory In the case of political conflicts This would promptly result i ir n branding war as a crime in every In in- in stance bellev believes s that an any progress s in the formal contact between the state states depends upon treating the problems ef International Intercourse as ques of ot law He questions whether th e league as now constituted is suitably equipped for such a procedure and he be Ieves that American cooperation will ef ef- feet sired an improvement In J the direction de- de sited sired The heP Paris league t of nations t se the head d r of Janus u he added d lik tk e the hOly alliance alance which to estabI lish eternal P peace CC but bUl I which Was con laminated b by the of e epochs T The Paris Paris' league of vt nations i II 8 tainted with Imperialism n. n which is now no no w a a. thing of f the past And Vet vet et the tho leaguE e Is fa supposed to be ew the harbinger of a a. ne ne w era and a h brighter t future One there there- f h fore p should I- I 1 not summarily reject the ih thein e league in but instead contribute to ing It a and amplifying its usefulness |