The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
|. Q. p. SENATOR'S REPUDIATE PLANK
 ON WORLD COURT
NOn-Partisan Canvas S Draws Affirmative Ans
 wers From Eleven
(By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The League of Nations Non-Partisan association announced today that the results of a recently conducted canvass of United States senators indicated that only II republican senators could be counted on t.: support their party's platform favor ing American membership in the world court
 They are listed as Mclean of Con necticut. Edge of New Jersey, Mckin- ley of Illinois, Cummins of Iowa, Cap per of Kansas, Hale of Manic, Couzens of Michigan, Willis of Ohio, Stanfield of Oregon, Elkins of West Virginia, and Warren of Wyoming.
 Senator Frazier of North Dakota was reported by the association to have replied that he twill not vote for il American membership in the world court) as now advocated" Two indexed as supporters of the Pepper plan were Senators Pepper and Reed of Pennsyl- vania.
 Many Refuse Answer
 The replies of nine other republicans senators were characterized as non committal," while the remaining 70 "did not answer" the letter of inquiry through which means the associations canvass was conducted.
 Contrasting the attitude of republl can senators with that of democratic. the report chronicles that "all the 19 democratic senators who replied to the inquiry answered in the affirmative. Of the 24 of those who failed to reply. three were stated to have been seriously iil and two were in Europe.
 The list of 19 included Senators Un- 6erwood of Alabama, Caraway of Al kansas, Bayard of Delaware, Fletcher of Florida, Ralston of Indiana, Rars- dell of Louisiana, Bruce of Maryland. Walsh of Massachusetts, Ferris ot Michigan, Walsh of Montana, JCnes of Carolina, Mayfield and Sheppard of Texas. King of Utah, Swanson ard Glass of Virginia, and Kendrick of Wyoming.
 Everett Colby, chairman of the asso- citation, undertook the canvass month ago. According to his report, he wrote to republican senators asking, in part, whether you will vote at the coming session of congress for American mem- bership in the world court, i'll accord ance Wltn Inc pIeuSe COitallicu HI tHe republican platform adopted at Cleve- land convention.
 Among the replies classed as mon eommittal," was that of Senator Smoor of Utah. It was quoted by Mir. Colby as follows:
 "I am inclined to support the Ameri- can membership in the world court, but before pledging myself to do so, l shall want to know all the details of the terms. l was in full accord with the Cleveland platform"
 BOrah Not Bound
 Senator Borah of Idaho was reported by Mir. Colby to have written that he did not feel ''in any sense bound by gen eral declaration in a platform" and adding, "I will state, however, that am in favor of the establishment of ar international justice tribunal and il must be absolutely free and independ ent of control of international politi' cal organizations"
 In his canvass, Mir. Colby wrote to democratic senators 10 inquire whether they, in the next congress, would vote flor the American membership in the world court, in accordance with the commitment made on behalf of the party in the acceptance spech of John W. Davis