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By W. E. McKenney

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1932.

PREVENTION OF WARFARE

NATIONS MUST HONOUR OBLIGATIONS

ROTARY TALK

Holding four amall of a sult headed by an ace, opposite four)

That the possibility of war is amall headed by the queen seems negligible if signatories of the to be a combination of cards that League of Nations Covenant and is rather difficult for the begin the "Kellogg Pact ndhere to their ner to play. So many make the tion of Mr. R. C. H. Lim, barrik- treaty obligations, was the conten- mistake of leading the queen. The ter-at-law, in his address to mem- proper play is given in the follow-bers of the Rotary Club at the ing hand:

weekly tim yesterday.

AJ-7-6 ❤Q-9-4-3

♦A-Q-6

$5.4-2

AK-9-5

NORTH

K-10-65 M

•K-9.8

410-8. 3-2 J-8

#J-9-8-3

Dealer

SOUTH

AA-Q-4

VA-7-5-2

J-10-7

K-Q-10

The Bidding,

• 5-4-3- Z A-7-6

280

The contract bidding was South, the dealer, one No Trump: North, two No Trump and South. three. No Tramp. East and West having no defensive bids.

The Play.

Mr. Lims subject was "Some Re- cent International Treaties." In his address he dealt mainly with the Covenant of the League of Na- uous, ang the greatest peace ges ture ever made by the United States of America, the Kellogg Pact.

Some of the International Peace Treaties which I would like to pre- sent to you, anid Mr. Lìm, are the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Kellogg Pact. In my opinion all members of the League and all the signatories of the Pact adhere strictly to their treaty obligations, the possibility of war is really negligible. In fact I daresay that it would be NO negligible that even the militarista and naval experts would at once withdraw most, if not all of their ment, but as we all know such is objections to a general disarma- not yet our happy let.

Absence of Sanction.

The absence of sanction to en- force any rules of International Law is certainly a great drawback. In Municipal law we have the The opening lead by West is Police force and the Courts of Law his fourth best club, the three from which redress could be sought spot. East wins the trick with] and obtained. In International the tee, and returns the seven of Law it is true that we have the clubs which the

declarer

wins with the queen. Declarer then plays the juck of diamonds which West covers with the king, North, the dummy winning the trick with the ace.

is

court, which came into existence only a decade ago; but the ao ent of any efficient body to enforce any judgment of the Court makes nations reluctant to refer their dis- putes to the Permanent Court of International Justice. It show eyer gratifying to note that all the Declarer can Bow count three judgments that were delivered and djamand tricks, two club tricks, the opinions referred to the Court the ace of hearts and the ace of by the Council of the League have been faithfully carried out.. AL spades. If the spade finesse

this juncture I would like to men- successful, it would only give him tion the optional clalise. When the two odd. He must try for a break Jurists, by virtue of article 14 in the heart suit. If the declarer of the Convenant of the League of were to lead the queen of hearts Nations, set to draw out the statute from dummy and East held the national Justice they were faced of the Permanent Court of Inter- king he would cover and the de-with the very difficult problem of clarer would be forced to go up whether the jurisdiction of the with the ace, while if East does not hold the king, West will win the trick. It is a good rule never to lead an honour to take a finesse unless you have something behind it to establish.

.

Court should be made compulsory or voluntary. They were forced to a compromise which resulted in article 36 of the Statute. This article is now known as the Optional Clause because, by this clause The correct play is for the de- nf choosing either a compulsory or nationa are given the option clarer to lead the three of hearts the voluntary jurisdiction of the from the dummy and go right up Court. If they choose the com- with the ace in his own hand. Iepulsory jurisdiction, they sign this should then return the deuce of clause which binds them to abide hearts and when West plays the by the judgment which the Court ten should play the queen from may deliver in any dispute to which dummy. Now the small heart is returned and West is forced to option of signing this clause entire

they are parties. They have the win with the king.

ly at their own discretion. Let mu West leads a club which the de

in passing say that Great Britain. clarer wins with the king. Declar-signed the clause about two years er should lead the seven of hearts, ago and she was subsequently Weat will discard the tive of followed by quite few others. Japan spades and the declarer will win has not signed it and the Chinese the trick with the nine in dummy. signature has lapsed. The six of diamonds is returned to the declarer's ten and the seven

I now come to my main argument. of diamonds played back

mainely that the possibility of war dummy's queen. This puts the s neligible. If all members of the declarer in a position to take the League and the signatories of the spade finesse if he so desires, The Pact adhere strictly to their treaty jack of spades should be led from obligations. By the Articles 44, dummy and when East plays the 12, 13, 15 of the Convenant the eight the finesse should not be members, of the League agreed that taken, because if West happens to should any dispute arise between hold the good diamond as well as them, they will submit them to the good club, with the king, of either (n) Arbitration, (b) Judicial spades, the declarer's contract Settlement, (c) Inquiry by the will be lost. Declarer should go council of the League, and further right up with his ace of spades that they will not go to war until nud grant his opponents the last three months after the award of the two tricks.

arbitration; the decision of the Permanent Court, or the report of the Council. All these three bodies are to deliver their respective de.

berations within six months of

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By leading a small heart to the ace and a small heart back to the queen the declarer has made his Contract of three No Trump.

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