Evening star., 1924-04-23

PRESIDENT Coolidge's proposal con-
tdJned in his address at the Asso-
2ated Press luncheon in New York
yesterday in favor of another world
conference on the limitation of arma-
ment and the ratification Of interna-
tlonal law for tho better establish
ment OF world peace is practically
identical with a resolution introduced
IN the Senate April by Senator
Pepper of Pennsylvania and now be-
lore the Senate foreign relations
committee. This resolution, in view
or the statement made by the Presi-
dent, is likely to receive early con-
sideration by the committee, it was
indicated today.
The proposal of the President for
world conference has met with
much favorable response among the
senators on the Republican side of
the chamber. Whether the proposal
VIII result in Sidetracking tempo
rarily consideration of the protocol
proposing adherence of the United
States to the world court remains to
be seen.
Hearings to start April 10.
subcommittee Of the foreign rela-
tions committee which is to begin
hearings April 30 on he world court
AS soon as those hearings are com
pleted the subcommittee Will report
TO the full committee, and the attl-
tude of the full committee to the
protocol will then be developed.
If it appears that the committee
is opposed to the adherence of the
United states TO the world court as
now constituted on the ground that
it is "A league of nations court. as
has been declared by Senator Lodge,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, it is expected that Senator
Pepper will then urge action on his
resolution which informs the Presl-
G@nt that in the judgment of the Sen
ate the time has come for world
conference, similar to those hereto
fore held at The Hague, which should
be assembled for consideration Of
questions affecting the peace of the
world
The Pepper resolution suggests
the following agenda for such a con
ference:
"A consideration of the further re-
duction of naval armament and of
the limitation OF land and aerial
armaments.
"A consideration Of the way in
which international law may be made
at once more certain and more re-
.Isonsive to present and future needs.
Seeks World Court Plan.
a consideration of plans for q
world court, either through a further
development of the present Perma-
nent Court of Arbitration at The
Hague or through the disaSsociation
of N NJ. rrt of
International Justice at The Hague
from the league of nations"
Should the Senate committee decide
to go ahead with the pending pro-
tocol proposing adherence to the
world court. Senator Capper would
then eliminate from his resolution
the third subject for conSid GRAFTON
at the proposed world conference and
seek action on the resolution per-
tanning to the first two subjects
II is considered unlikely. however
that the Senate committee will he
willing to go ahead with the pending
protocal. Undoubtedly Democratic
senators Will seek to have the pend
ing protocal favorably considered.
however.
Suggestion II Surprise.
The Presidents suggestion OF a
sworld conference came as surprise
ITO many of the senators who have be
lieyed that the administration was
opposed 10 II lurIntf conference on
the limitation of armament until con-
ditions in Europe gave greater prom
Use Of success. The President is bas-
ing his hopes for such conference
on the expectation that there would
soon be a settlement of the German
reparations question through the
adoption of the Dawes report recent
~ made.
In the opinion of Senator Pepper
such world conference should be
held in Europe and not in Wash
fngton, probably in Brussels and on
the call of the King of Belgium. The
Washington arms conference, which.
resulted IN the limitation of capital