Evening star., 1923-04-29
Lodge Sees World Court Free
From League As U. S. Idea
Senator Believes Satisfactory adjust.
nent" of Issue Will Be Made-Hopes
G.. O. p. VIII Not Be Rent.

cd, and whom the subject Of the
league court has been fully discuss
Cd and considered 1 hope and believe
tn that - satisf.ctory adjustment VIII
the questions which I have indicated
as to the league court and as arising
under the suggestions OF the Secre-
tary or state. what I said might be
an enort to forestal1 or forecast the
action Of tho Senate. which I have
neither the right nor the authority
to undertake"
Letter Strategic.
senator Lodges letter was regarded
IN some quarters last night as
strategic as the silence into which
many OF the republican senators ap-
pear TO have fallen since the Presi-
dent made his speech in New York.
Five days have elapsed since the Presi-
dent In vigorous fashion renewed his
savocacy OF the entry Of the United
States into the World Court. Since
then Senator Borah OF Idaho, and
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin
have issued statement in uneuuivocal
announcement Of the proposal, and
Two other republican senators, Nc
Nary OF Oregon and Sterling of South
Dakota, have just as emphatically
declared themselves favorable. The
statements from democratic senators
nave indicated they intend to support
the Presidents proposal with or with
out reservations.
G. o. p. Leaders Silent.
But the republican senator's gen
orally are Withholding comment
Not unnaturally the question is ask
prove the Presidents proposal, why
don't they say SO? it is possible
that some of them do not know
whether they approve or MOTT
would be more correct to say they
do not know whether they will ap-
prove or not. For 1t is eight mon tn 8
before they will be called upon to
take the stand. In the meantime IL
Is expected that sentiment through
out the country will crystalize 10 q
large extent upon the proposal
AT present senators who are say
ing nothing" when the World Court
is mentioned are pointing out that
they do not know in what form the
protocol providing for adherence is
TO reach them-with what reserva-
lions or amendments. Just now the
protocol is reposing in the files OF
the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee, together with the reserva-
tions proposed by Secretary Hughes
What the foreign relations commit
tee Is going TO do with this protocol
no one knows
Many Ways to XIII.
mere Is an olu saying tHat there
are more ways of killing q cat than
choking ii to death with cream. There
are more ways of killing a treaty-or
protocol-than voting on the PROPOSE
ton. See the fate of the we'll known
Versailles treaty and league of ma
tions covenant.
AS happened in the case of the Ver-
sailles treaty. it is possible TO vote
up so many reservations or amend
ments, that the world court protocol
might be unrecoEnizable to its spon-
sors. Then, too. il might get lost in
the foreign relations committee
treaties have been known to rest
there for years. A third contingency
is that the Senate might become so
engrossed in domestic issues that the
world court proposal might be lost
sight OF. This last is not likely to
happen. however, with the consent
OF the democrats.
Third Party Talk.
In the last few days there has been
a recrudcsence of third party talk
But the progressives among the re-
publican senators. while admitting
this fact. are not putting out any
statements in favor Of a third rarty
The organization OF new party
would have to he accomplished, they
say. through the voters and not BY
any group in Washington. But, they
say. II a third party did get into the
held. II Undoubtedly would have as
one OF its fundamental policies the
non -entan clement Of the United States
in European affairs. Furthermore il
would pledge itself to deal in a pro-
greesive manner with the problems
OF transportation; coal, OIL sugar sup
plies. etc. which have weighed heavily
upon the people in recent months.
Brookhart Silent.
Senator Brookhart OF Iowa, one of
the progressive bloc. was in Wash
ington yesterday on his way to
Europe. whore he will study particu-
larly the cooperative associations
He said he did not wish to discuss
the proposed entry OF this country
into the world court until his return
from Europe.
Representative Israel M. Foster OF
Ohio last night issued a statement
supporting the entrance Of the United
States into the proposed peace court
plan. He claimed the experiences of
Europe during the past two years
clearly demonstrated two things:
First. that the league OF nations
would not function in the interest OF
the United States, and second that
it is the plain duty OF the United
States to approve and engage in the
proposed peace court plan. The en-
tering Of one does not involve US in
the other. For twenty years we
have favored this very peace court
plan"