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17. (Page 2) (Cohumns 4 & 5) THEAQUPREME COURT AND run fersaenson TRIBUNAL The "GERMAN AMERICAN" has already dealt tshh—=sws in its previous issue with the question of the appeal of the Japenese war criminals to the American Supreme Court. Meanwhile this court has decided with 4 vote of 5 to 4 to heer these appeals and then decide whether this court wes competent in these cases or not. This wes & decision of great importance even if the finel deci regerding the competence has not yet been handed down. The Presicent of the Supreme Sourt , Justice ROBERT wKcxson, who, by means of his vote in the effirm-tive , finally removed the prevailing equelity of votes, stressed in his statement that foreign countries would lose all confidence in the ability of the President of the United States to C negotiate internationally if the Supreme ourt were to declare itself competent in such cases. This is « noteworthy viewpoint end Justice coom:e te ha va Seems tO we oO cannot decide on decisions which were handed down by an intemstionsal . tribunal. ‘ But much more importent is the fact thet four judges in our Supreme Court gy represented the opinion before the world public thet there was e higher court then & @#@t an international tribunal . and that this court possibly was the “mericen Supreme tourt. ‘his