Evening star., 1923-03-18
STAGE IS BEING SET
FOR NEW AIRING Of
S.F0RE|GN POLICY
Wide Discussion of World
Court in Senate Forecast
Before Vote Is Taken.
B0RAH FAVORS ROOT
PLAN OVER ONE URGED
Capper Sees Hearty Support Of
Presidents Proposal in
Middle West.
BY 6. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The stage is being set for another
airing of the foreign relations of the
United States-perhaps more correct
ly, the foreign policy of the admins
tration-before the country goes into
the throes Of a national campaign
and election next year.
The vehicle which apparently is 10
bring about and center the eyes of
the country upon this discussion is
the proposal Of President Harding
that the United States adhere to the
protocol relating to the establish
ment Of the Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice, organized under
the auspices of the league of nations.
When Congress reconvenes in De-
cember the Senate still will have be-
fore it this protocol, transmitted to
1t about a week before the last Con-
| gress closed. 1t must go to the Sen
ate foreign relations committee for
consideration-for amendment or for
the preparation of reservations on
the part Of the United States.
Wide Discussion Forecast.
Canvass of opinion of Senate lead
ers. among them members of the for
eign relations committee, shows
clearly that the question Of the
United States taking part in the
! world court as a member thereof is
going to be given very wide discus
sion before a vote is taken.
The sane canvass indicates. how
ever, that with reservations, the SEN
ate Will adopt the protocol.
BY no means, however, will public
| discussion of the subject await the
return to Washington of the Senate.
Already senators are delivering ad-
dresses touching upon the matter in
various parts Of the country. The
| President himself in travel across the
| continent this summer is expected TO
! discuss the matter. Criticism of the
foreign policy of the administration
| in recent months. it is known. has
| aroused the President, and in advo-
| eating the adherence of the United
| States to the protocol relating to the
World Court. it is expected Mr.. Hard
4 ing will reply to some of these criti-
cisms and will endeavor to show the
| country that the policy developed by
| the administration has been wise
Administrator Problem.
! The administrations problem, in
| connection with the World Court as
| it has been in regard to other mat
ters touching foreign relations. has
been to take part in bringing about
! friendly relations and peace among
nations without joining the league OF
nations.
! The world court, now organized at
| The Hague, was organized under the
| auspices of the league of nations.
| The opponents of the United States
going into the court are asserting
! that this is merely a way of dragging
| the United States through the back
door into the league of nations On
the other hand, both President Hard
! ing and Secretary Hughes of the
| State Department have made it clear
that it is not their intention at all
I'VE could not hope to participate
with an American accord if adher-
ence involved any relation to the
| his letter transmitting the protocol
to the Senate, and Secretary Hughes,
in a list of suggested reservations to
be adopted by the United States be-
fore giving assent to the protocol
heads them with the condition:
VIII Not Involve League.
That such adhesion shall not be
| taken to involve any legal relation
on the part of the United States to
the league of nations or the assump-
ton of any legal obligations by the
United States under the. covenant of
the league of nations constituting
part I of the treaty of Versailles"
Other reservations suggested by
Secretary Hughes look to the United
States taking part in the selection
of the judges of the world court; 10
the United States paying it's fair share
of the expenses of the court, and to
the United States having a voice in
any amendment of the statute under
which the world court was estab-
lished.
That there will be many other res
ervations offered Is a foregone con-
cIusion. The Senate has become adept
in the proposal of reservations since
the long fight over the Versailles
| treaty. Supporters of the league of
nations in the Senate are expected to
put forward reservations that would
bring the United States into legal CO.
operation with the league or to op-
pose the reservations seeking to di-
yorce the United States from any
| connection with the league. Still
others, it Is said, will offer reserva-
tions to strengthen the standing of
the world court as a judicial tri-
bunar dealing with international af-
fairs.
Borah Believes In Court.
Senator Borah of Idaho, an old op-
moment of the league of nations. IS
one of those who believes in world
court-divorced of course, from the
league, certainly so far as the United
States is concerned. He is convinced,
however, that the present world court
lis little more than an arbitration
| body. He frankly prefers the pro-
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