The Washington times., 1923-04-28
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CHANGES
HUGHES
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Note Here Shows No Bar Win
Be Permitted That Might
Keep America Out.
By H. X. REYNOLDS.
Tnterrat,onat New. service.

international News Service.
Great Britain is willing to ac-
cept any reasonable reservations
which may be adopted by the
Senate in approving the entry Of
the United States into the Inter
national CouI d Justice and has
communicated this attftuds to
officials of de Harding Admin
istration, # was learned authori-
tatively today.
One Vote for Britain.
Among these reservations viii be
a provision giving the British only
one vote in the election OF judges at
Geneva. although the British empire
has six separate voices at the council
table. The precedent was established
at the Washington armament con-
ference, and Great Britain 10 said to
be ready to again accede to Ameri.
can wishes in this respect II Ameri-
can entrance into the world court
can thus be assured.
Having been advised that the re-
sponsible leaders of the Republican
party can be lined up behind their
proposal to take the United States
into the court through the adoption
of amendments to the original pro-
tocol. President Harding and Secre-
tary of State Hughes have enlisted
the aid of a number of noted inter-
national lawyers to draft suitable
reservations.
Backed by Law Leaders.
The American Society of Interna-
tional Law, which has been in ses-
sion here for the past week, is
backing the Harding world court
program, and members of this or
ganization are expected to come for
ward with offers of assistance.
Some of these reservations may
go so far as to provide for the CON-
plete ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the world
court from the League of Nations,
but this is still undecided, as Presi-
dent Harding, by his latest utter
ances on the subject, has left the
question wide open.
Discussion of the world court sit
uation in political circles here to-
day conferred around the speeches
delivered last night by Secretary OF
State Hughes and Senator Watson
of Indiana.
Hughes denied that the United
States would become involved In
the League Of Nations by entering
the court, while Watson, speaking
in Pittsburgh, declared that the Re
publican party would not permit
itself to be divided over the court
issue.
Another comprehensive statement
from President Harding himself on
the Administration foreign policy
NAV be made tonight when he ad-
dresses the American Society OF
Newspaper Editors here.
Lodge Refuses Statement.
Senator Henry. Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts. the Republican chair.
man of the Senate Foreign Rela.
tons Committee, still declined today
TO discuss the Administration
court program. to which he is re-
ported to be opposed, but which he
would be expected to support If
certain reservations, divorcing the
court from the league, were
adopted.
I'm not going to make. any
statement about the world court
for the present" Senator Lodge
said. ct don't care to discuss any
political question now. I'm on my
vacation and l intend to enjoy it
without interruption from political
matters"
Senator Lodge has not seen
President Harding since the latter
delivered his court speech in New
York on Tuesday.
No word has yet been received
here from Senator johnson, Repub-
Iican of California, or Senator Noses
Republican OF New Hampshire. who
are in Europe. Both are listed az