Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-22
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IN DEBATE TREND
Friends of Adherence Salts.
fled Solid Foundation for
Entry Is Laid.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Friends of adherence to the World
Court, as the Senate was about TO
adjourn today for the Christmas holi-
DAYS, professed their satisfaction with
the manner in which the conSidera-
ton of the court is proceeding in that
body They insisted that the debate
has laid a solid founda ton for adher-
ence.
So far however. but one speech has
been made in the Senate in opposition
to entry into the World Court--by
Senator Borah, chairman of the for
eisn relations committee-who insist
ed that the court is in reality a
component part of the League of Ma.
tions. 1t is expected that the opposi-
ton will get into action again soon
after the holidays. with Senators
Borah Reed of Missouri. Johnson of
California and others of the old If
reconcilable group bearing the brunt
of the fighting.
Task Clear to Leaders.
The task of the leaders supporting
adherence to the court is to keep the
Republicans favorable to such action
and the Democrats constantly in line.
So far this has been pretty we'll aC
conplished in the debate, although
Senator Swanson's euology of the
League of Nations and his prediction
that eventually the United States
would enter the league rubbed some
of the Republican supporters of the
court the wrong way. But Senator
Swanson and Senator Walsh of Mon
ana also Democratic member of the
foreign rela ations committee, have EN-
phasized in their speeches the indie
pendence of the court from the league,
and this is the line of argument on
which the Republican supporters of
adherence have based their plan of
campaign. A few more predictions by
Democrats friendly to the league that
the United States will eventually be-
come member of the league might
have a disintegrating effect on the Re
publican support of World Court ad-
herence, it was said today.
None of the Senators was ready to
proceed with the debate on the lea que
today, 1t was declared by the leaders.
and for that reason IN early adjourn
ment was planned.
Action to Be Pressed.
The World Court proposal will be
pressed for action in the Senate after
the Christmas holidays. with every
reasonable allowance for debate, it
was announced by Senator Lenroot of
Wisconsin, in charge of the matter,
before the Senate adjourned yester-
day afternoon. Senator Lenroot said:
When the Senate convenes after
the holiday recess, and when this
question comes again before 1t. en-
deavor will be made to keep the meas
ure on the floor to a final disposition
as rapidly as possible consistent with
f,,n hot ;c
Senator ready to speak it will be re-
quested that the statute and protocol
be read for amendments and reserva-
tiors."
Senator Pepper of Pennsylva MIA
Republican member of the foreign
relations committee, who has become
convinced that the Senate should sup
port adherence to the World Court
with the Harding Hughes Coolidge
reservations, and who so stated dur
ing the debate yesterday, was quizzed
by some Of his Republican colleagues.
; He said in answer to A question by
Senator Edge that he had prepared
some amendments to the Swanson
resolution for ratification which
would, in his opinion, make more
clear the attitude of the United
States toward advisory opinions rem
dered by the World Court. These.
it is expected. Senator Pepper will
offer later in the debate.
Authored Early Resolution.
Senator Pepper was the author of
resolution reported from the for
eign relations committee Is months
| ago, which contemplated complete
disassociation of the court from the
! League of Nations. He has de.
| termined however fo siInnort the
! President in his course with regard
| to the court.
With regard to the practice of the
court of giving advisory opinions, Sen.
ator Pepper is anxious that the rules
established by the court itself to the
effect that no secret opinions shall be
given the council or assembly of the
| League of Nations, and that no advis
DRY opinion shall be given if nation
does not wish to appear before the
| court, shall be as binding as possible.
| He also suggests that the Senate de-
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