Evening star., 1923-04-29

dents proposal that the United States
adhere to the world court. Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, last night.
in a letter to Gov. Arthur NJ. Hyde
OF Missouri. said:
when the subject OF the league
court has been fully discussed and
considered 1 hope and believe that a
satisfactory adjustment will be
reached"
What the satisfactory adjustment
will contain. the republican leader
and chairman Of the foreign relations
committee does not specify. He
strongly indicates. however, that tha
Senate will propose q number OF
in addition to those ad-
vocated by Secretary HugheA
Senator Lodge suggests that a
world court formed Independently
having no connection with the league
OF nations. would have received
practically universal approval not
only in the Senate but among the
people. Whether the Senate will en-
deavor TO substitute such court
proposal for that advanced by the
President. however. Senator Lodge
leaves to the Imagination.
Hopes for Harmony.
The republican leader has included
in his letter an earnest wish for the
success OF the republican party-for
party harmony-and also for the re.
election Of President Harding.
The letter was written in reply to
a telegram received from Gov. Hyde
in which the governor said that 5o0,-
900 Missouri republicans were look
ing to Mr.. Lodge to kill of the pro-
posal that the United States enter the
lea que court.
Senator Lodge reiterated his oppo-
sition to the league OF nations. and
called attention particularly 10 that
part OF the Presidents New York
address in which the chief executive
declared he would never consent to
have the United States enter the
league.
An inference. which may be drawn
from Senator Lodges letter, is that
he does not like the idea of the United
States going into the World Court as
now constituted-though he does not
say so directly.
In fact. the letter OF Senator Lodge
declines TO discuss the questions he
raises In connection with what he
calls the league court" He does not
desire. he says. TO be put in the posi-
tion Of speaking for, or of forecast
ing the action of the Senate. The text
of his letter to Gov. Hyde follows:
II have received your telegram
in which you say. 100000 Missouri
republicans are looking hopefully to
you to prevent the disaster to nation
and party Of any membership in the
league court. May we not depend
upon you to serve US in the present
cris
Outlines His Views.
1T has always been the policy of
the United States, and very emphat-
ically the policy of the republican
party. to promote in every way pos
sible the settlement OF international
by arbitration and through
the medium Of arbitral tribunals. We
have advocated in the past the estab-
lishment of permanent court OF
arbitration II il had been proposed
TO establish q permanent interna-
tional court for the settlement of in
ternational disputes, selected, as is
proposed in the league court, from
the panel created by groups under
the terms of The Hague convention:
If il had been proposed TO make the
Judges thus selected permanent and
to be appointed by the nations sew
orally and Independently and not by
a majority of the council and as
~ f,f n a
terms and sufficient salaries. in my
Judgment such court would have
received practically universal ap-
proval not only in the Senate OF the
United States but by the people OF
The United States
day. April "a. the President said: !
have no unseemly comment TO offer
on the league. If II Is serving the
old world helpfully, more power TO
il. But it is not for u.s. The Senate
has so declared, the executive has SO
declared, the people have SO declared
Nothing could be more decisively
stamped with finality.' With this
strong and complete statement, be-
lieve that the great mass of the
American people are in full accord,
certainly am. Nothing would ever
have induced me to have voted for the
covenant of the league of nations
which Mr.. Wilson laid before the Sen
ate on July 10. 1919. But 1 voted twice
in favor of the treaty with the reser-
vations adopted by the Senate. AS
have watched during the past three
years the performances and utilities
Of the league of nations I have be-
come convinced that it was fortunate
that the Senate rejected 1t and that
it is best for the world, for the cause
Of world peace and for the American
people that the United States should
not. under any circumstances become
q member of the league.
I'm the plan now before US the Per-
manent Court of International Justice
is not to be formed by the nations in
dependently, but is to be the court
already elected by the council and
assembly Of the league OF nations, and
this fact. as is already obvious, will
lead to much discussion, and 1t will
have to be decided whether the Sem
ate will assent to accepting the court
as proposed and chosen by the league.
The Secretary Of State, in his let
ter accompanying the President
message recommending our partici-
conditions to be appended to the
resolution to be passed by the Sen
ate in giving their advice and con-
sent to the signature OF the protocol
or statute creating tho international
court. These conditions must include
United States to Join the league OF
nations and, second, a declaration
that the United States shall have an
equality of representation both in the
council and in the assembly in voting
for the election OF the Judge Of the
court. These two suggestions of the
Secretary OF State are vitality i'm
portant.
Sees Reservations.
therefore, to frame conditions under
the first two suggestions Of the Sec
retary Of State and 1t also may be
assumed that the Senate may very
possibly originate and propose other
conditions What the attitude Of the
Senate will be upon the question OF
joining . court elected by the coun-
Gil and assembly of the league Of