Evening star., 1923-08-07
COOLIDGE STRONG,
IS VIEW OF LODGE
Senate Leader. After Confer
ence, Says New Chief Will
Make Good Official.

President Coolidge today confer
red with Senator Lodge, republican
leader of the Senate, regarding the
for President Hard
ing's funeral, particularly with ref
erence to the part that the legis-
lative branch will have In the cere-
monies
Following his conference with the
President. Senator Lodge said:
president Coolidge' will make a
good President. he will make a
strong President. and the whole
country will get behind him."s
1t was suggested to Senator Lodge
that reports from the far west indi-
Gated that Mr.. Coolidge is partfcu-
larly strong in that section of the
country.
He is strong in Massachusetts.
too" was the smiling comment of
the senator. :,
Senator Lodge reached Washington
last night and is staying at his home
on Massachusetts avenue. He called
upon President Coolidge about II p m.
and was with the President for some
time. 1t is understood that at that
time he talked with Mr.. Coolidge re-
garding the calling of special ses-
sion of Congress ard that he recon-
mended strongly aGaNst such a step.
1t is believed that the President also
iS opposed to a special seSSion-un-
less there should be unusual condi-
tions that will neoessitate il.
1t is believed that should negotia- :
tions between the anthracite opera :
tors and the coal miners remain dead
locked and a strike be imminent, Mr..
", al dcrn mil toll d%- Il
mined action to save the country from
such distressing conditions as existed
last winter.
The vacation which Senator Lodge
has had since ;he adjournment OF
Congress has agreed with him and he
looks today in excellent health. He
will be in Washington for several
days and it is expected that after the
interment of the late President the
Senate leader will take up with the
President matters of policy, and as
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, it is to be expected that
Mr.. Lodge Will have much to say re-
garding the proposed adherence OF
the United States to the world court
Refuses 10 Discuss Court.
Senator Lodge was asked this
morning whether he had anything
to say regarding the world court. fol.
lowing his two conversations with the
President.
I'VE are rot talking world court
at this junctnre," said Senator Lodge
with considerable emphasis "All ]
have had tc say in regard to the
world court / said in my Telegram
to the Governor of Missouri"
Last spring Senator Lodge. in re.
ply to a message from Gov. Spry OF
Missouri, urging him to oppose the
world court protocol, at considerable
length explained that the court prop.
position would be given much study
before any action was taken by the
Senate. He designated the court as
the league court" however, through
the telegram, and the general impress
sion was that he was against it.
President Coolidge, notwithstandine
his decision that there would be nt
public statement regarding policie:
until after the funeral of President
Harding, is receiving not a little ad
vice regarding the league of nations
and the world court. One of the
legislators who saw him toda,
brought word that In the middle
west there is little real interest be.
ing taken in the world court pro.
posal and that such interest as ha.
been manifested shows at 6 to
against the proposed adherence to the
court.
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut
an "irreeoncilable," who saw Presi-
dent Coolidge for two hours on Sun
day, is saying nothing regarding his
interview with the President. but it
became known today that he had a
very satisfactory" talk with the
President. This. in the opinion of
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