Evening star., 1925-03-14
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To Consider the Court.

The World Court is at last to have
It's day in the Senate-a day some
what deferred, but nevertheless day
BY a vote of IS to , the Swanson reso-
luton providing for the adherence OF
the United States to the Permanent
Court of International Justice was
made a special order of business Tor
December II. The huge vote by which
the motion was adopted does not show
the exact Strength of the World Court
in the Senate-for many Of those op-
posed to such adherence by the United
States voted aye" They were faced
with the prospect Of being compelled
to vote on a motion to take up the
World Court immediately-a motion
which likely would have carried-had
they not consented to fixing the date
in December for its consideration.
With the support of the administra-
tion back of it, and with the Demo
Gratis practically solidly in favor Of
entrance into the World Court-twO
Democrats only have declared them
selves against 1.-THE final ratification
dent Harding sent to the Senate more
than two years ago seems reasonably
assured. Its only opponents are a
group Of the old irreconcilables who
stood against the Versailles treaty
and the League of Nations. They in
sist that the World Court is merely
1.-The league court and that the
United States has no business in it.
But both President Harding and
President Coolidge and former Secre-
tary of State Hughes have insisted
that with certain reservations adher-
ence of the United States to the court
would in no way involve the United
States in the affairs of the league.
They have insisted that the court is a
real step in the interest OF world
peace. and that the United States
should not lag behind in such an un-
dertaking.
The decision Of the Senate to make
the, court a special order of business
in December does not assert that a
vote shall be taken. But with the
sentiment in the Senate overwhelm-
ingly in favor Of action on the court
proposal, it is with confidence that the
friends of the court look forward to
December. They believe that the Sen
ate will insist upon keeping the pro-
before iS oF
There is no specter of March 4 and
the automatic close Of Congress hang
ing over the next session of the Con-
gress-it may run from December to
December.
The opponents Of the court are hope
full that something will happen in the
interval between now and December
that will strengthen their position.
AS sentiment was changed in this
country during the long fight over the
League of Nations covenant in the
Senate, so may a change in sentiment
be brought about with regard to the
court, they hope. Or barring that,
there may be a change in the inter-
national situation abroad which will
make adherence to the court less OBJ.
Jectionable.
The Democrats of the Senate took
the initiative in forcing the issue on
the World Court. 1t was the motion
OF Senator Harris of Georgia to dis.
charge the foreign relations commit
tee from further consideration Of the
World Court and to bring it before
the Senate without further delay that
hung over the senatorial heads and
forced the fixing of a date in Decem.
Der to take the matter up. Unanimous
consent was requested in the Senate
late yesterday by Senator Curtis of
Kansas. Republican leader, to make.
the World Court al special order of
business December II. But objection
was made to this by Senator Dill,
Democrat. Whereupon the Demo
cratic leader moved to make the Swan
son resolution the business of the SEN
ate on that date, and it was carried.
In human way the Senate has put
off until tomorrow what it might have
done today. But the agreement actual
ly to lay the World Court before the
Senate is in a measure a considerable
victory for the friends Of the court.