Evening star., 1924-05-21
Early Approval of Plan, With
Reservations Against
League, Predicted.
ACTION BY SENATORS
THIS SESSION DOUBTED
Foreign Relations Committee Con-
tinues Consideration Of Four
Plans for q. S. Participation.

Following two-hour discussion
today by the Senate foreign relations
committee of the proposed adherence
| of the United States to the world
court, the opinion was expressed by
Senator Lodge, chairman Of the COM
| mittee, that resolution would be
reported to the Senate by the COM
mittee looking to the adherence OF
this country to the court, with res
ervations which would effectually
| disassociate the court from the
league of nations.
| While it was expected that such
a resolution will be reported favora-
bly, from the committee at the pres
ent session, and before the Repub-
lican national convention in Cleve-
land, ii is very doubtful that any
action can be had on it in the Sem
ate in view of the short time re-
naming and the great amount OF
legislation pressing for consideration.
The foreign relations committee
will meet again tomorrow morning
to continue its consideration of the
world court proposal. The Swanson
resolution proposing adherence to the
world court, in accordance with the
z
President Harding and by President
Coolidge, was before the committed
for consideration at its meeting today
and it was to that resolution that
committee has before it also resolu-
tions offered by Senator Lenroot of
Wisconsin, Senator Pepper of Penn
sylvania and the resolution recently
introduced by Senator Lodge sug-
gesting that a new international tri-
bunal be created.
Amendments Proposed.
The disposition of many of the COM
mIttee members. it was said follow
ing the meeting, was to draft a reso-
luton which would allow the exist
ing tribunal to stand with such
anne ndments as would disassociate it
from the league of nations, with the
understanding that in that event the
United States would join in the court
Two matters which must be given
careful consideration, it was said,
relate to the method of appointment
of the judges of the world court and
TO the payment of the expenses of
the court.
Would Require Wsrld o. n.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
another member of the foreign rela-
tions committee. also expects a res
olution regarding the world court to
be reported to the Senate prior to
the Republican national convention
Senator Pepper of PENNSYLVANIA, it
was learned, was authorized to draft
plan for dissertation OF the world
court from the league.
If the Senate works out such a
plan and the United States proposes
to join in the world court, provided
the court and the league are legally
divorced, 1t will then be up to the
nations taking part in the world
court to agree to such enforcement and
probably to amend the act creating
the world court if they desire to have
this country member of the court
Whether the Democratic members
of the foreign relations committee
and of the Senate will look with
favor upon such drastic resolution
remains to be seen. Many of them
in the past supported the proposal
that the United States should enter
the league of nations itself, and the
fact that the existing world court is
connected with the league of nations
them.
Position Is Unchanged.
Republican members of the Senate
foreign relations committee were told
by the President at a White House
conference last night that his posi-
ton with reference to the world court
question was the same as indicated
in his message on the subject and in
various statements since made.
The committee members. who were
headed by Chairman Lodge, it was
said, would attempt to formulate a
plan which would be in harmony
with the Presidents position
The conference was described as
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