The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

Undaunted by the seeming odds
against them, the remnants of the
old Battalion of Death Of league
days will oppose it savagely The ap-
position makes up in ability and re-
sourcefulness what it lacks in num-
bers.
Opposition Has Hopes.
Borah, Johnson and their associates
do not believe their fight is hope
less as surface indications would
make it appear.
While conceding that If the vote
were this week they would be de-
feated, it is nevertheless contended
that in the weeks of debate ahead
sufficient votes can be weaned away
from the court to make the issue ex-
ceedingly close, If not decided in their
favor.
The opening of the fight was &C.
complished by demonstrations in
Washington such as have seldom been
seen in connection with an issue cur
rent in congress. Literally financed
by Wall Street many organizations
are sending delegations to attend the
opening speeches. and do missionary
work" including bribery among men,
bers of the senate who are considered
to be ION the fence"
Wall Street Confident.
The Wall Street supporters of the
court claimed at the outset today
about rs votes.
| The opposition counts at the out
set some fifteen votes as certain
against the court. There are perhaps
score of senators who are nominal
ly for" the court, yet not sufficient
warm about it to be considered abso-
lutely certain. It is to be the task
of the opposition to win these waver-
ing ones.
The opposition will center its at
tack on the court on the ground that
it is creature of the league of ma
tions, and wholly under the domina-
ton of the league; that the league
elects and pays for it's officers; and
that for the United States to adhere
to such a court is merely black
door" entrance to the league.
Senator Borah plans to point out
that there is no code of recognized
international law today. What law,
then, he via ask, does the court in
terpret and proceed upon? He an
swers his own question by stating
league law"
lmperiaIist Pacifsts Swarm.
The opening of the battle attracted
a tremendous crowd to the capitol.
The galleries were filled at IL O'Clock,
an hour before the senate convened,
and the police turned away hundreds.
Delegations representing women's
clubs, peace organizations, anti-war
organizations, and church societies in
the service of Imperialism poured into
Washington last night and and this
morning, and there was a grand rush
for seats when the doors were open.
ed. Only fraction of them could
get in, however, and there was much
confusion in the corridors.
The debate drew only scattered
attendance from the diplomatic corps.
however.
On the stroke Of noon, vice-Presi-
dent Dawes called the senate to or
der and read the agreement adopted
last March, laying before that body
The Swanson resolution for American
adherence to the world court. Swan
son Immediately rose and was recog-
nized by Dawes. A quorum call in
tervened, summoning absent senators
to the chamber, and Swanson then
formally launched the world court
fight.
Fight Opens.
America will have TO Join the
world court organized by the league
OF nations or never join any court,
Senator Swanson, democrat, OF Vir-
ginia, declared today in opening the
senate debate on the three-year-old
controversy.
THE issue can not be evaded," he
said. 1T is either this court or none
other"
Swanson's speech was one Of the
longest, most tiresome and stupid
ever delivered In the senate outside
of filibuster. He harrangued at
length about the formation Of the
tribunal, extolled its work, praised
the league OF nations, tried TO review
each decision the court has made IN
international affairs. denied that any
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