The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25
new PROPOSAL
ON WORLD COURT
is BEFORE SENATE
Amended Pr IN Expected
TO Lie Undisturbed Till
This Session Ends

WASHINGTON. May pa By the
Associated Press. AN amended pro-
posal for American membership in the
world court WAS approved by the Sem
ate foreign relations committee today
and placed on the Senate calendar,
where it is expected to repose undis-
turbed during the two remaining weeks
of the session. a.
Acting Just fifteen months to the day
after it received the membership pro-
posaI Of President Harding, the com
mittee reported by party vote reso-
luton requiring that American member
ship be conditioned on amendment Of
the world court statute to divorce the
tribunal completely from the League of
Nations, and providing, in. addition,
that this country reserve to itself the
Monroe doctrine and others of its
cherished policies. : tgS
The resolution was prepared by Sen
ator Pepper, republican, Pennsylvania,
who said it was builded on the founda-
ton laid down by President Harding
and approved by President Coolidge.
Opposed by johnson
On the COMMITTEES roll call it com
manded the support of Chairman Lodge
and all of the republican irreconcilables
but one, Senator johnson of California
alone leaving his party leadership to
oppose it. Senator Shipstead of Min
nesota, the farmer-labor member, also
supported the proposal, but said he did
not approve it and would lay before the
Senate shortly peace plan of his own.
The. democratic members, standing to-
gether, opposed the. Pepper plan and
gave notice they would bring in reso-
luton designed to follow more closely
the Recommendations of the two repub-
lican presidents. Their proposal, which
provides for the reservations framed by
Secretary Hughes but not for amend
ment, of the court statute itself, was
voted down in the committee, 10 to s,
with only democratic senators and Sem
ator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin,
supporting it.
Senator lodges plan for erection of
an entirely new court through the
agency of new Hague conference was
withdrawn by its author just before the
committee endorsed the Pepper plan by
vote of 10 to 9.
Neither among the friends or foes of
the court is there. any expectation that
any resolution on the subject can be
brought to vote before the adjourn
ment of Congress. The Democrats prob
ably will seek to bring their plan up for
debate in order to place themselves on
record before the country, but they rec
ognize that final verdict by the SEN
ate must wait until. next session, at
least.
None of the republican committee
members who sponsored the committee
proposal would undertake to say tonight
to what extent its details coincide with
the views Of the President, nor would
White House officials enlarge in any
way upon the authoritative declaration
Of yesterday that MFR. Coolidge was
standing square upon. the membership
plan as originally outlined by his pred
ecessor and commended by him last
fall to-. the favorable consideration of
the Senate,
The Pepper amendment to the court
statute, eand the reservations also in
cluded. in tie resolution, would strike
out various references to the league,
and would provide for equal voting
power for the United States and for Sc