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The House of Peril -By LOUIS TRACY i (Continued from rage One.) look.” It was really that tint of camailleu girls which the illustrators of mediaeval Psalters and Horae lent to all saints and early Christian mar ts rs, whereas, Anthony van Cortland’* skin was usually a dusky red, he hav ing been a healthy young man and so physically tit that he could, and did, live a strenuous life. The butler was thoroughly scared now’. He hurried to the upper end of the room, and knelt by his mas ter's side, lifting his head and speak ing to him. "Wake up, Mr. van Cortland!” he said, quite loudly. “Wake up, sir! it's nearly half-past 7." The sound of his own voice was almost affrighting. It seemed wholly out of place in that room of aw e. Then, as gently as he had handled the goldfish, he lowered van Cortland's head to the rug. for his young em ployer would not wake up in this world. He, too, was dead. There was no doubting it. Kyes. mouth, lips, were eloquent witnesses of the great, silence. Kven the fingers of Vach hand were daw'-like in their con tt action. After a pause of breathless horror the butler nerved himself to conduct a hurried examination of each of the i entwining occupants of the room. He assured himself that they were alive but insensible. They reminded him of men under the influence of an anaes thetic, and the conceit added to his distress. Pulling himself together, in the manner of one accustOQied to mili tary dr.II, he stepped over the body of one of the revellers and stretched a hand toward a decanter half filled with liquor brandy. Hut he drew back. "No,” he muttered. "That won't do. This ts no time for Dutch cour age. God only knows what will hap pen if I make a mistake now’. I must keep my head clear until this affair is out of my control for good and all.” Again he glanced around the room. Beyond the raising of the blinds and the quickly abandoned effort to re store Van Cortland's consciousness he had literally touched nothing, he as sured himself. Nothing, except— "By jing!" he said. "I am forget ting the goldfish. Poor thing! Why should it have been killed, too?" At that moment he did not ston to ask himself why he used the word "killed" rather than "dead." He was more than a little dazed and terrified. | He really needed a nip of brandy, but resisted another prompting in the di rection of the decanter. “No, no! ho commanded himseir again. “Not yet. Not till the police ]mve come." The definite thought of the police, j and of what their visit would mean. , steadied him. He literally stole to the i door, as If fearful now of awakening any of the sleepers. In turning the j knob he touched a key, which he with- i drew, and locked the door from the outside, putting the key in the pocket ! which had held the ant eggs. He did , these stealthily, first looking about the ; gallery, up and down the stairs, and ! along a passage running parallel with the northern rooms to make certain ! he was not observed by any other j member of the household. Then he descended the stars, with the slow step of one who has a crushing weight | on his mind. "Well?’’ said the pert parlor maid, I though modulating her voice some- ' what. "An' what about it?” He halted, giving the girl a lack- ; luster stare which she did not appre-1 ciate, in either sense of the word, as i she was by way of being pretty, and ] the butler was a highly presentable I man. "Yes. Mr. Brown, It's really me,” she went on. “So I see. Marie," he replied, ut tering each word as though weigh ing it. “Will you kindly ring up the garage, and ask Morrison to bring the limousine at once?" "Why, Morrison'll be in bed!" said Marie. "Y'es. he may be. but he's to come here as quickly as possible.” Marie believed her master might appear at any second, so she tripped away to the telephone booth on the ground floor. She did the tripping very neatly, as the butler was watch ing her. she imagined. He was a steady, good looking fellow, who kept very much to himself. Anyhow, a girl never knew. Mr. Brown passed a hand over his forehead and eyes. "That's got rid of her." he mused. What to do next? Perhaps I'd bet ter find the nearest cop. He can phone the right people. He crossed the hall quickly, un latched a heavy door of glass and iron, drew the bolts of an outer door, and se»med to surprise a young man who had a hand out to press an elec tric bell. “Good work. Brown!” laughed the newcomer. "Is It thought reading or Christian Science?” "Oh, Captain Stuart. I am so glad to see you," gasped the butler, clos ing the glass door behind him. The slender, well-built soldier was probably surprised at the warmth of Ids welcome, but it conveyed noth ing to him otherwise. “No more than I’m glad to see you," he said. "Mr. Van Cortland and I are riding in the park at 8:15. and l ven tured to corne here early, hoping to join him in a cup of coffee and an • gg. They're a lazy crew In my place. So. please don't look so solemn, and shut me out." “Oh, sir, I didn’t mean to sav I was glad," muttered Brown, agitation mastering h;in now that he had com panionship far more than when he was ulone. "A terrible thing has hap pened here. Mr.—Mr. Van Cortland is dead!" "Head? Are you crazy?” "No, indeed, sir. I'm telling you tlie dreadrul truth. "When did he die? And how?" "Oh, I don't know. I can't even guess, sir. I went to the drawing room five minutes since—I can't he sure to a minute. I grn so upset— and there I found him dead, and the r est of 'em lying around him." "The rest of them? Do you mean that infernal Ace club? ' "Yes. sir." "Are they all dead?" "No*.no. sir. The other gentlemen —it seems to rfne—are drugged, or half poisoned ” "Let me in! Let me see them!" "Yes. sir. Of course. But—do you think It's wise?" "Have you sent for a doctor, and the police?" "Not yet, air. J was coming out—" "You’re damn well coming In. Open that door! I think you're out of your senses." Now it was the younger man who yielded to excitement, whereas the butler was recovering his shattered nerve. The mere bubbling forth of his frightful nerve had partially re stored his poise. "Please listen a moment, sir," he said, with something of his natural dignity of voice and manner. “I'm not a murderer flying from Justice, I am only trying to repay many a kindness shown me by a good master, an' I don’t want half New York about the house as soon as the story gets into the early editions of the evening papers. You, an' me are the only peo pie who know of this thing yet I want you to help, sir. A false step taken now cannot he put right, a bit later. I think Providence must have sent you here this morning Will you come in, and go upstairs with me? Don't say anything before the other servants." Evidently taking for granted the voting officer's acquiescence Brown produced a latch key, and unlocked the glaae Jbor. Btuart followed him 1 into the hall, keeping a wary eye on the butler's portly form, being alto gether doubtful whether to regard him as a criminal or a maniac. At that instant the parlor maid flounced out of the telephone booth. "Morrison was at the garage," she cried. "He'll be round In live minutes. An' let me tell you—” Then she became aware that Brown’s companion was not. as she supposed, a valet or groom from the opposite set of flats, for Captain Stuart wore a smart riding costume, and his shining boots were the dernier cri. He looked what he was. a quite capa ble cavalry officer. "Beg pardon, sir." she said blushing. Brown explained, in the best but lerian style. "I have sent for Mr. van Cortland's ear. sir. It. may prove useful.’’ Lopg afterwards. Btuart realized that he had never seen a more superb piece of acting. As matters stood, lie only became more suspicious of Brown's sanity. Not for an instant did ha dream that lie was thrusting his own head into a thorny thicket by interfering In a tragedy at this early stage of its discovery, nor, indeed, to do him Justice, would he have hesi tated at all in any dilemma where the Interests of a friend were con cerned. He spoke no word, and. naturally, Marie thought herself snubbed, since the woman does not breathe who fails to give the most trivial action a per sonal significance. “Wonder who the swell guy is?" she thought, eyeing the two covertly as they climbed the slairs. She was actually so flustered at not receiving so much as a glance from the stranger that her sharp cars failed to detect the unlocking of the draw- ! !ng room door. “Anyhow, I should worry. I’m skip ping out of this, quick." Once the two were inside the room Brown seemed to take the lead. While Stuart was looking with amazement | at the strange scene- before him the butler said impressively: "I wish to warn you. sir. not to touch anyone or anything. I have some experience of police methods, an' kntnv that detectives regard their difli culties as increased a hundred times when well-meaning folks butt In be fore them. “No offense, sir. 1 hope, but I can’t exactly pick an’ choose my words this morning.Come this way, sir. Never inind them others. They’re alive all right. . . . Here s my poor master. He’s been dead hours. This is a bad business. A lot of people will suffer before it's cleared up. Hid you know he was going to be mar ried?” Captain Stuart could only nod. He had seen death too often In France not to recognize its dread presentment here in New York. But this pallid husk of life had been Ills friend, a wild, tempestuousaouled one. it is true, yet a youngster without vice, with a nature oscillating between the tine impulses of a cavalier and the red eyed moods of an unbroken colt. Still, Stuart was a soldier, and be literally pulled himself together. His first words showed that lie had cast aside his momentary doubts. “Tell me, if you feel up to It, Just what has happened, Brown," he said. The butler, almost calm now, began to tell his story. He was interrupted by a knock on the door, which was partly opened before he could reach it, though he sprang forward with a catlike agility. It was Roberts, the valet, whom he was just in time to stop from entering. “Sorry, Mr. Brown." said the man, "hut Mr. van Cortland told me to call him at 7:30. He's not In his room, an' his bed hasn't been slept in, an' Marie sez—” "That's all right. Roberts." said the other. “He was to go riding with Captain Stuart. Isn't that correct, sir?" and he turned his head without letting the valet advance an Inch. "Yes, quite correct," agreed Stuart, marveling the while at the butler* presence of mind. "I'll let you know when you're want ed. Roberts,” sa:d Brown, and Roberts went aw;i” without the slightest sus picion that anything was wrong, save that he agreed with Marie that the party upstairs must have made a fierce night of it, judging from the whiff of air which he got in the door way. Stuart, who had been examining the faces and postures of the 12 insensible m<-n. broke in firmly when Brown would have resumed his narration. "Look here:'' he said, "we really must do something. There's no use in staring and wondering. A doctor must he sent for, and he will want assistance. These fellows are not so much under the Influence of alcohol. They've been doped. I suppose you are right about the polioe having the first Innings, and l fancy that no one else In going to die. Luckily I happen to know the chief of the detective bureau. It's early hours, hut he or one of his deputies may he on hand. Where is the telephone?” "The private phone is in Mr. van Cortland's room, sir. The first door ! on the left in the corridor." Marie was on the stairs as Stuart went out. Realizing her errand, he 1 said: "Is the car here?" "Yes, sir." “Would you mind asking the chauf feur to Walt"" He forced himself to smile, and Ma j tie smiled back. "feed his eyes this time, I s'pose," she mused. When she bfiied the truth later she deemed herself a quite unfairly treat ed girl, to whose good sense and strength of character neither Brown nor his gentleman friend had placed the slightest trust. wtuart was beginning already to sympathize with the butler. The whole affair was most awkward and perplex* !ng. The tragedy of van Portland* death was yielding swiftly to the diffi culties imposed on those who had to »lea I with its terrible legacy. The soldier, like the man servant, was vast ly puzzled to decide how to act for the best. ills first notion had been to dash a half glass of water into the face of Harry Holgate, one among the men whom he recognized, and see if this rough treatment would not re store the roysterer’s senses, hut, some how' or otip-r. Brown had managed to Infect him with a suspicion of foul play in regard to van Cortland. The dead goldfish figured nebulously in this theory, as the butler was con vinced that his pet not only was in fh« best of health overnight, hut had survived many heavy evenings of smoking and drinking by the members of the Ace club In that same room. If van Portland had actually been murdered, who could have done this thing? No young and healthy man In all the city was less likely to have a secret and deadly enemy. And what would Mary Dixon think when she knew that her promised husband had met his death In such a way? Stuart did not know Miss Dixon—had never seen her, ho believed, save in certain hardly recognizable pictures in the Sunday newspapers—hut she had the repute of being a most charming girl, a leader of the Junior league, New York’s galaxy of youthful beauty and social prominence, and in every way fitted to become the mistress of van Portland’s house and fortune. Crime or no crime, the death of her prom ised husband must he a dangerous ordeal for her. Certainly, the butler was right. They must tread warily If you like The Bee, tell your neighbor* about it. Ruhr Invasion, Court and League Problems for lIS. America to Be Called in to Set tle European Tangle When Right Time Comes, Observer Says. Mon 11 nut'll Krum I'afp One.) to pay it. there will continue to he a fluctuating fluid factor at precisely the point where the cornerstone of the world's economic future should he. From this point of view the Im portant thing about reparations is less the size of the sum than that the sum should be fixed at some figure. The vice of the Versailles treaty in this respect was that it left the amount indeterminate. I . S. Keeps ll.mils Off. Up to about the first of last De cember it was considered that repara tions was a problem not only of France and Germany, but of the whole world: and lhat the United States had concern in it such as gave the Ameri can government the right to press for solution. During December our gov ernment made a suggestion that the sum should be determined by a com mission of business men and bankers representing Germany, the allies and also, if desired, the United States. Tills suggestion was rejected by the French. Thereafter, the French gov ernment took a step which carried this whole matter into a new phase. With the invasion of the Ruhr Ameri ca withdrew its troops from the Rhine and otherwise made it clear that in the ne\y phase which the rela tions of France and Germany then assumed the American policy would be a steady one of “bands off." The matter of German reparations, the French occupation of the Ruhr and the terms on which that occupa tion shall cease are now wholly a question between Germany, on the one hand, and on tiie other hand, France, with Belgium acting ns a kind of small brother. The solution of this situation must arise out of direct negotiations between France and Germany, it is as if France had won the war without the assistance of the allies, and was now occupying that morning, or further mischief would ensue. He was greeted somewhat curtly by the man on duly In the detective bureau. All matters calling for police Inquiry must be reported to the head quarters of the local precinct. If people didn't know this it was time them did. ".Mr Winter will not be pleased when he hears how a friend's civil request for assistance was received." said Stuart decisively. "Oh. a friend of Sir. Winter’s, are you?" answered the Voice. "First you've said about that. What's the trouble?" Stuart gave a brief and by no mernanH lurid account of the tragedy, or accident. "Tell you w hat," said the voice. "Mr. Winter lives in Brr>oklyii, an' won't he here for another hour. Why not ring up Mr. Furneaux? He thus a Hat up your way, an' he can get the chief qulcker'n me if h© thinks it neces sary.” So, after a slight delay, another voice came over the telephone. a queer, high pitched. somewhat ill tempered voice, which, however, did not break in on Stuait's explanation of the call. “All r ght.” It said, after a pause. "Have that butler ready to admit me. I'll b© there in five minutes. And, for the love of Mike, keep any doctor out of the room till I've had a look around." Well within the stipulated five minutes Brown had to tackle another problem. He was chatting to the chauf feur. and trying to show cause why there had been such an urgent de mand for the car without any appar- i rnt reason, when a diminutive, dapper little man. who might tie either a fash ionable Jockey or a popular comedian of the song and dance type, hurried up to the door, am) announced that he was "Mr. Forneaux." Brown marly blurted out: "Of the detective bureau?" but sheer Incredu lity tied Ills tongue. Something of this must have p*eprd from his eyes, because the newcomer said acidly: "Hurry up. John Bull. I haven't kept Captain Stuart waiting, so you Just bring me to hint on the run." Brown simply turned and opened the glass door without another word, lie preceded the detective up the stairs, announced him, and waited to sec what effect "Mr. Kurncnux" produced on the young officer, lie was not dis appointed, Stuart gazed at the repre sentative of the law with an expression of blank astonishment. "Now. which of you two knows any thing about thia business’" said Kur ncHiix crisply. "Mr. Brown—the butler—can tell you something about it.” was Stuart's hesitating reply. a nn you: "Nothing.'" Furneaux wheeled on Hrown with the rapidity of a Jack-in-the-box. "Shoot!" he said. Stuart had not failed to notice that Furneaux's curioualy unprofessional guise did not prevent him from sum ming up the room and Its hlzarre eon j tents with an extraordinarily alert glance. While the butler talked the i detective listened, without the slight est Interruption. At the end lie hur i fled to the llreplui e, and knelt beside j van Cortland's body. "Why do you think lie haen't died | a natdral death?" he asked Hrow n. liaising his head In a pert way that j reminded Stuart of a sparrow "I—I don’t like Ins look, sir," was ! the answer. "'Have you seen other dead men?” "Yes, sir. A great many." "What were you? An undertaker?” "No, air. A policeman, ami after wards a soldier." "A policeman In Hendon?” "Yes, sir." Furneaux rose. "King up Or. George IJrlglit. Hast 83d street. Tell him I want him to hurry. Then get someone to help you to carry Mr. van t'inland to tils own room and lay him on the lied. Is there another man-servant available?" "Yes, sir. The valet.” "Good! Make sure he holds Ids tongue! Stun him with a punch on * Hie solar pb-xua If you can't lie rer tain of hitn.” As the butler left the room Fur iii-aux went to examine the goldfish lie smelt the water, and even tasted a few drops of It. Then he fixed Ills extraordinarily brilliant black eyes on Stuart. "Your friend haa been poisoned.” he j said. "Of I-burse, | cannot say yet whether ha was murdered or commit ted suicide. Hut that fellow, Hrown. Is a gem. Wlmt luck to have an ex policeman first on the ground In a i null like lids! Anybody else would have ralse.il hell half an hour ago, and spoiled every clue that may offer llHelf " H ontlnneil tn Mir K.ienlnt lie*-.) Sample* of CIlriiMlene are now being distributed to all homes, watch for them anil use It according to dlrec | Ilona - Advertisement. German territory for the purpose of exacting reparation*. Germany must of this kind of sentiment In some im deal directly with a successful antag otiisl. The German Government real izes this. In course of time the Ger man people will realize it. Time Holds Answer. As soon as the German government feels that the German people have be come sufficiently reconciled to the sit uation the German government will take steps that will lead to ultimate solution. Informal suggestions look ing to some kind of mild Intervention, of a sort not displeasing to either of the contestants, may come from Great Britain. But the position of the American government Is certain to be one of keeping hands off. There is no likelihood of our government ever taking any affirmative steps looking to intervention or to the solu tion of this problem until, and unless, it is asked to do so by both the parties in the issue. Not only is this obvious - ly the present position of our govern ment—it is now equally obvious that this position on the part of our gov renment is endorsed by the public opinion of the country. We do not now have that clamor for our govern ment to “do something'' about rep arations which was a continuing fea ture of our pubbllc life until the day France entered the Ruhr. In short, this aspect of our foreign relation* Is now definitely delimited. Only time can bring the answer. For the mo ment, German reparations and the French occupation of the Ruhr have passed out of the group of our im mediate problems of foreign rela tions. It may be assumed confidently that the time will come when both the parties to this controversy will ask the United States to help. When that time comes America will be ready. It will have done nothing to injure its standing with the govern ments of tlie peoples -of either con testant. The Integrity of its disinter estedness will be complete and It will be in a position to help. No league for llardiug. Next, -the. league of nations As to this, there is nothing and can be nothing more clear than the present policy of the American government. It has been stated In the most specific way, by President Harding: "The L'nlted States does not propose to enter the league of nations now by the side door, the back door, or the cellar door. The senate has so de clared. the executive has so declared, the people have so declared. Nothing could be more decisively stamped with finality." There are many in America who deplore that this Is so, but the fact remains that it Is so. The policy of the American government for the 22 months that remain of the Hard ing administration 1s one of having nothing whatever to do with the league of nations. Meantime, the league of nations pi : per*, grow s and functions with In creasing usefulness This fact is bet ter known to those who have looked into the activities of the league than to the American public generally. There are many among us who, be cause their emotions became aroused, are not contend merely with opposing America's entrance Into the league. In the Intensity of their oppostion they have passed to a state of emotfon which actually hates the league, wishes it 111 and deplores all news of its success-. Hfause ;:f the existence portant quarters, and because America is so distant from die league, our people do not realize as fully as those 1 who make It their business to look into it that the league has passed the point where its existence was a matter of any doubt and is steadily on the course of a growing institu tion. Jt now includes 53 of the na tions of tho world. With Ireland ap parently in the act of entering it, there remain, as the only considerable nations outs'de of the league, Russia. Germany, Turkey and the United States. Fails on Ruhr. There Is not space here to recite the considerable list of accomplish ments of the league which prove that it is an increasingly vital institution. But it is appropriate to mention ope thing the league has failed to do, which omission is cited as proof that the league is a failure by those Ameri cans who are not content merely to oppose America's joining the league, but pass on to actually hating the league. This Is the fact that the league h;.s not asserted Jurisdiction over the relations of France and Ger many. The friends of the league ad mlt that it is a possible Interpretation of the league’s proper functions to take account of the French invasion of the Ruhr as a thing likely to lead to war, and therefore a thing of which the league should take account. Tiie explanation of the failure of the league to act' about France and Germany, as given by those In the best position to know, is merely that no member of the league has called the matter officially to the attention of the league. The small nations who are members of the league refrain from initiative because of a feeling of delicacy and hesitancy. They re gard this, to put It in terms of Ameri can slang, as a "big league” matter, in which members of the "bush league" had better not "butt in.’’ As to the great nations within the league, France obviously does not asK the league lo take jurisdiction be cause France takes the view that under the letter of the treaty of Ver sailles this Is a matter which it has the right to handle. It would be easy for Great Britain to call this subject to the official attention of the league, hut Great Britain refrains be j cause, under the premiership of Lloyd George, Great Britain did many things to wound the sensibilities of the French, and under the premier ship of Bonar Law It is the policy of Great Britain to refrain from actions likely to wound French sus cept.blllty. Must Be Re\ised. For the present, however, and until the end of the Harding administra tion, the league of nations is outside the boundaries of America's foreign relations. We are outside it because, to repeat Harding's words, "The sen ate has so declared, the executive has so declared, the people ha\e so de clared." Until tlie people of America declare differently, and until they cause the senate and executive to de clare differently, the matter of Amer ica's joining the league of nations must be set down definitely as not an immediate question. At this point an additional state ment should be made. Those who have made it their business to Inquire closely about the recent policies of the men who are dominant in the league of nations are aware that the league is now’ in process of cautious and intricate modification of Its esse.v tial nature, which modification is in the direction of meeting the objec tions which were made to Americas joining it. Hand in hand with this g" certain developments in American politics. The democratic leaders have clearly got ten away from the position that Wil son demanded and the party adopted in 1920. The democratic leaders no longer demand that America enter the League as it is. Not long ago the man who was Cox's running mate, the candidate for vice president in 1920, Franklin D. Roosevelt, said in effect that It must be a ''revised league" that America is to enter. About the same time one of the leaders of that republican group which prevented our entrance into the league in 1920, Sen ator Pepper of Pennsylvania, said that If the league would revise itself so as to meet the American objections, thereafter America should join the league. He went so far as to suggest that he would lie willing to outline those changes In the league which in his Judgment would make it accept able to the people of the United States. Still further. Lord Cecil Roberts, when he was in America, said in ef fect that the league would be willing In order to make it acceptable to America to enter, to make any changes in the constitution that were consistent with its fundamental pur pose of preserving peace. The third main problem of our re lations with France fs the matter of our joining the international court. While it is a fact that at present this court is united to the league, it is equally clearly a fact that as an Amer ican problem the court Is separate from the league. President Harding has made It clear in the most em phatic terms that it is the purpose of his administration not to join the league He has made it equally clear that it is his purpose to Join the court. Inasmuch as all the objections that have been put forward to America Joining the court hang around the fact that there is an unhilical cord between the league and the court, it is clear that the controversy is going to rage around this Isolated fact. Practically none of the irreconsllahles. almost none of the isolationists, go so far In their pet policy as to say that America should not join any in ternational court whatever. We have already in years past joined interna tional couris and international tribu nals at The Hague. The republican party is on record with repeated dec larations in favor of an international court In general terms. It is an as piration of the American people. The number of isolatlonaists "ho will take the position that Amer ca should Join no court whatever Is so small as to he negligible. Ip fact, the most powerful opponents of President Harding's pro posals. men like Senator Horah, in the same breath in which they say they are opposed to this court say specifically and In detailed terms that they are in favor of a much more powerful court, one which has com pulsory Jurisdiction over the nations assenting to it. Practically the whole body of objections to the ratification of President Harding's proposal cen ters around the fact that there is OmI lot taimr tan away! Vu : Dfvoe Barn Paint Devon I .end and /roc Honan Paint Dnam Shintfla Stain Every Ray of Sunshine is a Firebrand! 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Burt, Way, Burt JOth and Cumtng E. Wir.hbo nni||l*t lOth and lltcko' v , a connection between the court and the league. t'nder these circumstances what rleitrly is going to happen is that during the debates in the senate America will make a counter pro posal to the court. America will pro pose that the objection raised In our country, the objection that there is a connection between the court and the league, shall be eliminated. A way to remove this objection has already been formulated. The connection between the court and the league lies in the fact that the act of ilnally selecting the Judges of the court from a panel nominated from outside is performed by the council and assembly of the league of nations. This objection can be re moved by substituting for this func tion, instead of the council and as sembly of the league, the ambassa dors and ministers of the nations that belong to the league resident at Brussels or The Hague. In short, the act of selecting the judges can he removed from Geneva, which Is the home of the league, to Brussels The ambassadors and ministers of the various nations resident In Brussels ran come together, can organise themsels-e* jn the same proportions of power for great nations and small nations as is now the case In the league, and. acting as a body, for this purpose and this purpose only and with this authority and this au thority only, can perform the func tion of selecting the judges of the court. By such an action the cord that binds the court to the league would be severed and the objection* raised in America would be remo'.Vr. It is strongly the judgment of the present writer that this is the com promise that will finally he proposed and which will enable the Vnlted States to join the court. 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