Show ROOT HOOT AND THE TH COURT n OURT OF NATIONS J Elihu Root noot portrait herewith believed by many people to t have one a of the most most commanding Intellects of t J. t the e day is iss doubly in the limelight limelight- Imell ht- ht at i. i lt present For one thing he is a sort eort art 1 d f of unofficial for Ifor forthe i L Jt spokesman on policy 1 the Republicans He has just announced an an- y 3 orx t. t N. N f. f t. ht 1 however however- that he will ill not be bea m ml l f r n e 9 r. r a delegate to the Republican national w lt mg ronY convention nUon y Wf The reason that u at he will not be a a tG delegate is that he expects to attend attend tt 4 Ht the international confer conference nce for the 1 establishing of a Do court of nations f. X I which I A b June is scheduled to meet in Paris ParisI r- r 1 1 ti f l Elihu Root Roat Is one of a number of t 1 1 from fromm various coup tries who have been invited to become become be be- r be-r come members of the committee to I prepare plans for the constitution of aP a p P permanent court of International jus jus- 9 tice The list was announced at a session session session ses ses- sion of the council of the League of Nations A. A J. J Balfour presiding over ove the council sessions after rc reading the names of the men invited to become members of the committee said Maybe l for one reas reason n or another Mr Root noot may not I deem It desirable to accept the councils council's invitation The council hopes he will always remember that he be will be welcome at what whatever ver stage of o our r sittings he may be privileged privileged to accept to add to our deliberations the great weight of his learning and name |