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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTJEVENT5 Our Adhesion to World Court Again Up to Senate. By EDWARD W. PICKARD SO FAIt as the administration can go with It, the United Slates has now adhered to the World court. Under Instructions from President Hoover and Secretary Secre-tary of State Stiinson, the American Ameri-can charge d'affaires at Berne, Switzerland, Jay Plerrepont Moffat, signed all the protocols Involved in America s entry into the tribunal. Albania, Abyssinia and Lithuania have yet to sign the Hoot protocol, and then, at what he deems n propitious pro-pitious time, Mr. Hoover will send to the senate the revised protocol of adherence and ask its approval. The President's action followed the receipt of a note from Secretary Secre-tary Stimson analyzing the situation situa-tion and urging acceptance of the iew protocol. Mr. Stimson holds (that the amendments to the court ;statiite safeguard the rights of the United States and sufficiently meet the objections and reservations jnade by the senate. "The amendments," he says, "are shown to be, general In character, so as to include all nations; they also show that the reason why it Is proposed' to assimilate the procedure pro-cedure on advisory opinions to the procedure on contentious cases is the fundamental reason that unless Loth parties to a dispute are present pres-ent and heard the opinion will not carry any weight. The report, therefore, makes it clear beyond peradventure that the consent of the disputant nations is required in every case as a precondition to the granting of an advisory opinion Involving any dispute. "By this ruling and amendment another fear as to advisory opinions opin-ions is removed. If the United States is involved in any dispute or controversy, to whatever degree, with another country, that matter cannot be brought before the World court without the consent of the United States, even for the purpose of obtaining an advisory 'opinion." In conclusion the secretary of state says: "Is there any reason why, on such terms, our government govern-ment should not join in the support, sup-port, moral and financial of such a court, or why it should not lend its efforts toward the selection of Judges who will act in this great work in accordance with the noble traditions of the American judiciary? judi-ciary? Or why our-government's great power should not be placed In a position where it can influence for good or check against evil in the future development of the court's charter and work? I think not." ' That there will be a warm fight In the senate over ratification of the protocol is certain. The opposition oppo-sition asserts that, by the scheming schem-ing of the British government, the fifth and "most important" reservation reser-vation of the senate has been nullified. nul-lified. Under this reservation it would be impossible for Great Britain Brit-ain and other European powers operating through the League of Nations to invoke the aid of the court in furthering their designs on the United States with respect to war debts, restriction of immigration immi-gration and numerous other conflicts con-flicts of Interest between the Old and the New worlds. The Root formula provides for the withdrawal withdraw-al of the United States from the court if there is insistence on an advisory opinion to which this country objects. T OSEril R. GRUNDY, the wealthy J high priest of the high tariff eult, has been appointed United States senator from Pennsylvania, to fill the seat which was denied to William S. Vare. The appointment expires in December, 1030, and was made by Gov. J. ' S. Fisher with the understanding that Grundy Grun-dy will he a candidate next November No-vember to succeed himself, when the other primary contestants probably prob-ably will be Mr. Vare and former Gov. Gifford Plnchot. The power of the Mellon organization, of which Grundy is a part, will back him in that fight. Some of the radical senators from the West who, .Grundy has said, have too much voice in na-tlonu1 na-tlonu1 affairs in comparison to the Importance of their states, were desirous of refusing him admittance admit-tance to the senate. But Senator Caraway of Arkansas, chairman of the lobby investigating committee, recognized that a fight against Grundy would he futile and refused re-fused to oppose his seating. "I think," said he, "that it will be a good thing for the Democratic party to admit him to the senate." Consequently, when Grundy presented pre-sented himself Thursday, accompanied accom-panied by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, he was permitted to take the oath. But not before the radical rad-ical senators had told him what they thought of him and his appointment. ap-pointment. It was their last chance for such plain speaking and they made the most of It, castigating Grundy severely and declaring that Governor Fisher had disgraced the state of Pennsylvania and insulted the senate by naming the super-lobbyist super-lobbyist a member of that august body. Senator Nye of North Dakota asserted as-serted that, Instead of an election, there had been an auction sale. The senatorship had been knocked down, he said, to the highest bidder, bid-der, Mr. Grundy, whose expenditures expendi-tures for Governor Fisher were greater than those of Mr. Vare. Senators Cutting, Norris, Wheeler, Barkley, Plttman and others were no less severe. But Robinson and Norris and others who are lawyers law-yers told them there was no legal reason for refusing to admit Grundy Grun-dy to his seat. Nye, however, offered of-fered a resolution that Grundy be declared not entitled to retain his seat because of his participation in a campaign where such huge sums were expended, and it was referred to the committee on privileges and elections. , Mr. Grundy, who is the president presi-dent of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Manufac-turers' association, has been active in politics for forty years, and became be-came a Republican leader in the state after the death of Boies Penrose, BY A vote of 239 to 100 the house of representatives approved ap-proved the Mellon-Berenger agreement agree-ment for settlement of the French debt. Although the debt resolution has not been voted on previously in the senate, the indications are that it will pass that body by about the same proportionate majority it received re-ceived in the house, and as the French chamber of deputies ratified rati-fied the agreement on July 27, approval ap-proval by the senate will make it effective. RIOTOUS demonstrations in Haiti have ceased at least for the present and the American marines as usual "have the situation well in hand." Total casualties in the worst of the clashes between the marines and natives, the one at Aux Cayes, were ten Haitians killed and thirty wounded. The disorders were directed against President Borno and the Americans who have been assisting his administration, admin-istration, and Gen. John H. Russell, Rus-sell, American high commissioner, considered the situation so serious that he asked for more marines. Reinforcements were started but the quieting down of the trouble made them unnecessary- President Presi-dent Borno made a statement that he would not seek re-election and Russell said this had a most telling tell-ing effect in restoring order. President Hoover thinks condi- . tions in the island republic are so chaotic that they should be investigated inves-tigated and asked congress to authorize au-thorize him to appoint a commission commis-sion to make an inquiry and advise the administration as to its wisest course. Some of the Democrats and radicals objected loudly to this, declaring that the President himself him-self was responsible for conditions in Haiti and was seeking to unload it on congress. FOR the second time in five months convicts in the New York state prison at Auburn made a wild and murderous attempt to escape. es-cape. A group of them captured Warden Edgar S. Jennings and seven guards, released other desperate des-perate criminals from their cells and sent word to troopers, guards and state police gathered outside that they must be allowed to go out unhindered or they would kill their captives. When the doors of the main hall were opened the troopers threw in gas bombs and a lively gun-fight ensued in the course of which three convicts were killed, a number wounded and the warden was rescued. The other prisoners retreated to another anoth-er hall and kept up the battle and before they surrendered five more j of them were shot to death. Principal Prin-cipal Keeper G. A. Durnford was fatally shot by the convicts early In the uprising when they tried to seize hini as hostage. The rioters were comparatively few in number and during the battle 1,500 others remained quietly in the prison yard. TERRIFIC storms swept over the Atlantic for days, resulting in the wrecking of many small vessels and some larger ones on the European Eu-ropean side and the loss of more than one hundred lives. In the southern and western parts of England Eng-land the flooded rivers inundated towns and farm lands and did vast damage. The Thames valley, Somerset Som-erset and parts of the western midland, mid-land, counties were the worst sufferers. suf-ferers. Roads were made impassible impassi-ble by the water and some smaller railroad lines suspended service. WHAT was described as the worst studio fire in the his-, tory of the movies in America cost the lives of ten persons in New York city and many others were seriously burned. Four of the dead were chorus girls. A company of 110 was making a picture in the studio, on the Harlem river, when a curtain was fired by a piece of arc light carbon or a cigarette. The flames spread so rapidly that it was with greatest difficulty that any of the occupants of the building escaped. es-caped. John C. Flynn, vice president presi-dent of the Pathe Film company, and Henry Lally, production manager, man-ager, were arrested on charges of "excusable manslaughter" and culpable cul-pable negligence. NEXT of the groups to organize a co-operative marketing system sys-tem in compliance with the plans of the federal farm board so as to obtain its financial aid are the fruit growers of Michigan and Wisconsin. The board announced that a tentative understanding had been reached with representatives of fruit growers' co-operative organizations or-ganizations of the two states "looking "look-ing to the development of a unified co-operative marketing program." Two regional corporations are planned. Tne board Is willing to lend to the fruit growers as facilities facil-ities loans a total of $1,920,000, to be advanced to individual cooperatives co-operatives on a basis of 00 per cent of the properties acquired or constructed. con-structed. COL. PATRICK J. HURLEY, who has been assistant secretary oi war, has been promoted by President Presi-dent Hoover to be head of the department de-partment to succeed the late Secretary Sec-retary Good. Colonel Hurley hails from Oklahoma and has had a varied career, distinguishing himself him-self in various ways. He is the youngest member of the cabinet. The President appointed William A. Castle, first assistant secretary of state for the last three years, to be special ambassador to Japan to serve during the period covered by the naval limitation conference in Lendon. In making the appointment appoint-ment known it was stated at the White House that Mr. Castle would return to his present duties when the armament conference is concluded. con-cluded. His selection for special ambassadorial duties was made so that the administration would have -a trained diplomat, thoroughly conversant con-versant with the naval situation, in Tokyo while the naval conference confer-ence was in session. REPORTS from Canton tell oi a great victory of the Chinese Nationalist forces over the rebellious rebel-lious "ironsides" division just outside out-side the city in which it was believed be-lieved half of Gen. Chang Fak-wei's Fak-wei's troops had been killed, wounded wound-ed or captured. An attack by the Kwangsi rebels along the West river also was repulsed. There was fighting with the mutineers in Honan and Anhwei provinces and fifty miles north Nanking. ADMIRAL KONDOURIOTIS has resigned us president of the Grecian republic because of his advanced ad-vanced age and failing health. He is seventy-four years of age and has had a distinguished career. He was the victorious commander oi the Greek ileet in the Balkan war of 1912-13 and a regent after the death of King Alexander in 1020. and again after the departure of King George II in 1923. He has been president since December 4 1920. President Zaimis of the sen-nte sen-nte took over the duties of president presi-dent pending the election of a new chief executive, and he Is being boomed for the place, j (c). 1 D J3. Weslerc Newspaper Union.) |
