Evening star., 1924-10-27
Il c. O.P. SENATORS
FOR WORLD COURT
Poll Shows Majority Opposed
to Plank in Party
Platform.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 21-Thc
League of Nations Non Partisan As
ISOLATION announced yesterday that
the results of a recently conduct ed
canvass of United States Senators in
dicated that only IL Republican SEN
ators could be counted on to sup
port their party's platform favoriug
American membership in sthe World
Court
They were listed as Senators Nc
Lean of Connecticut. Edge of New
Jersey, Mckinley of Illinois, Cum
minis of Iowa, Capper of Kansas. Hale
of Maine, 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 will not vote
for it tAmerican membership in he
World CourD as now advocated" Two
indexed as supporters of the Pepper
plan We're Senators Pepper and Reed
of Pennsylvania.
Nine Nom -COmmittnI.
The replies of nine other Republi-
can Senator's were characterized as
mon n-committal." while the remain
1ng 25 did not answer the letter Of
inquiry through which means the as
Sociation's canvass was conducted.
Contrasting the attitude of Re
publican Senator's with that of Demo-
cratic. the report chronicles that "ali
the 10 Democratic Senators who re-
piled to the inquiry answered in the
affirmative" OF the five who failed
70 reply. three were stated TO have
been seriously i'll and two were in
Europe
The list OF /? included Senators
Underwood of Alabama. Caraway of
Arkansas, Bayard of Delaware.
Fletcher of Florida. Ralston of In
diana, Ransdell of Louisiana. Bruce
&C Maryland Walsh of Massachusetts,
Ferris of Michigan, Walsh of Mon
tana. Jones of New Mexico, Smith
and Dial of South Carolina. Maytield
and Sheppard of Texas. King of
Utah. Swanson and Glass Of Virginia
and kendr;ck of Wyoming.
Everett Colby. chairman of the as
Spciation, undertook the canvass Il
month ago According to his report,
he wrote to Republican Senator'S ask
ing, in part, whether you will vote
at the coming session OF Congress
Tor American mem oershin in the
World Court, in accordance with the
pledge contained in the Republican
platform adopted at the Cleveland
convention.
Quotes SmOot Reply.
Among the replies classed as non
commtttal" was that of Senator
Srnoot of Utah 1t was quoted by
Mr.. Colby as follows:
Il am inclined to support the
American membership in the World
Court, but before pledging myself
TO 90 so L shall want to know all
the details of the terms | was in
1uil accord with the Cleveland plat
form
Senator Jones of Washington wrote
have Il strong inclination now
10 vote for the World Court pro-
posat in some form. but | hold my
self free to do what I deem wiSest
and best when the time for action
comes"
Senator Borah OF Idaho was report
ed by Mr.. Colby to have written
that he did not feel lin any sense
bound by n general declaration in
platform" and adding. Il will state
however. that | am in favor of the
establish ment of an fnternatioual
Judicial tribunal and it must be alb
solutely free and independent of CON
troll of international political organi-
cations"
Demands "Protection."
Senator Elkius wrote that he was
IN favor of the United States becom-
ing a member Of the world court pro
Fid"d It's interests are properly pro-
fccted. He was listed as one " hO
could be counted upon to support the
tsepuhllcan Platforms pledge cover
ing the world court, as was Senator
touHcnS, who wrote that he would
vote for American membership in rho
court IF ! am elected at the Noyam-