Evening star., 1923-02-27
ACTION ON WORLD
COURT POSTPONED
UNTIL NEXT TERM
Members of Senate FOREIGN
Relations Committee Ask
President for Data.
SENATOR LODGE TO VISIT
WHITE HOUSE TOMORROW
Formal Action to Defer Move Not
Taken. But Sentiment Is
Almost Unanimous.

Postponement of action until the
next session of Congress upon Presi-
dent Harding's request for authority
to enter the International court set up
by the league Of nations virtually was
decided on today by the Senate for
eign relations committee.
No vote was taken, but senators
representing all views. said the con-
sensus Of opinion was that the matter
could not be brought before the SEN
ate in the time remaining before the
present session ends.
Asks Further Information.
The committee decided however. To
ask for further information. Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts. chair
man. said he expected to confer to-
morrow with President Harding.
Information deemed necessary by
the committee relates especially TO
the powers and jurisdiction OF the
international court and the form of
adhesion of other nations to 1T, in.
cluding what reservations they had
adopted The extent to which the
labor section of the treaty of Yer
sailles may be associated with the
court is another point upon which
information will be sought,
Senator Borah. republican, OF
Idaho presented the committee reso-
luton calling upon the President for
further information. 1t was adopted
without a record vote. but with SEN
ator kellogg. republican. Mime
sofa. expressing his disapproval. 1t
provides:
Text of Resolution.
That the President be requested
to advise the committee whether he
favors an agreement obligatinG all
powers or governments who ere
signers of the protocol creating the
court to submit all questions about
which there is dispute and which
cannot be settled by diplomatic ef-
forts. relative to:
"fa) The Interpretation Of treaties.
"(b) Any question of international
law.
which. il established. would consti-
tute breach of an international
obligation.
"td) The nature or extent of repara-
ton to be made for the breach of IN
international obligation.
"(e) The Interpretation of a SEN
| tence passed by the court.
Want State secretary's Views.
Secondly, if the Secretary of State
favors such an agreement. does he
deem it advisable to communicate
with the other powers to ascertain
whether they are willing to obligate
themselves as aforesaid.
I'm other words, are those who are
signers of the protocol creating the
court willing to obligate themselves
by agreement to submit such ques-
tions as aforesaid, or are they to in
/ sist that such questions shall only be
submitted in case both. or all. parties
| after the controversy arises
1t was reiterated at the White House
today that President Harding would
not call a special session of the Sen
ate to consider the proposal of Ameri-
can participation in the international
court.
Referring to criticism of the delay
in laying the plan before the Senate
until the closing days of the present
session. White House spokesmen said
the executive had carefully taken into
consideration the attitude of the Sem
ate toward American participation.
and had awaited a moment when
after careful and diplomatic feelers
had been put out he could act. In view
of the administrations determination
that it could only adhere to the in
ternational court with reservations. il
| had to be informed beforehand as to
! the acceptability of such reservations,
! it was said by the other powers.
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