Evening star., 1925-12-08
Borah World Court Attack
Subject of Speculation

American opinion on the World
Court. expressed as Congress Is as,
sembling, is representative largely of
varying views as to the strategic
power Of Senator Borah, chief oppo-
nent of the court. His committee po-
sition is recognized as giving him GER
tain advantages. There are differences
OF opinion on the outcome OF the
fight, but many feel that he opposes
the desires Of the people.
Republican leaders who have prop.
erly sensed the attitude Of the Nation
in regard to the entrance into the
World Court by the United States
are described by the Charlotte Observer
DemOCratic) as trying to convert
Senator Borah to the view that no
reservations are needed for the origi-
nal Hushes-Harding proposal for ad
hercnce to the court" The Observer
however, suggests: THE trouble is
that Mr.. Borah, thus made to feel the
power Of his position. might insist on
a little more begging, and then some
more. They may find that he is not
responsive TO the soft-soaping treat
ment, and that the only way in which
he may be conquered Is by the steam
roller process. 1t would have come to
a strange pass in Congress If one in
dividual Senator should be able to de-
feat the will Of the whole people"
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The position Of Senator Borah is as.
sailed by the Philadelphia Public Led
ger independently with the charge that
"it is quite evident that what the Sen
ator from Idaho is suffering from Is a
lack of ruins. According to his philos
ophy Of life" continues the Ledger, 'if
he can be said to have any, no perfect
thing can be built save on ruins
Borah would accept the World Court
only If 1t Law in ruins. Then a perfect
tribunal could be erected. What the
Washington administration Is striving
to assure in adhering to the World
Court is that it may be separated from
the league so far as the United States
is concerned. The proposed reserva
tions are designed not to wreck the
court; If anything. they will strengthen
1t. Senator Borah and the irrecon
cilables have no right to ask more
than full protection for the United
States. But what they demand Is
ruins"
lea to cooperate are seen by the Elk,
hart Truth independently as a result OF
the Locarno agreements. fully ratified
in London" with the accompanying
evidence Of good will" The st. Louis
Post Dispatch independently declares
that the public's patience Is exhaust
ed' as result of inaction by the Sen
ate, and it says further in criticism Of
failure to act: THE plain people OF
this country and every country know
what war is-better than any one else
they know what it is. They are fed
up on war. And the plain people OF
the United States will be fed up on
Senators who fail to do everything
in their power to Danish war from the
experience Of humanity"
"A careful canvass Of the Senate
has revealed that the proposition for
the United States to join the World
Court would probably carry by more
than the required two-thirds vote, u
says the Davenport Democrat Demo
cratic), while the situation in the opin
ion Of the Rutland Herald Republi
CAM is one in which every citizen is
interested, and every member in
Congress. regardless of his political
relationship, should give this measure
support
The Camden Courier independently
while admitting that Senator Borah
is expected to do his stormy petrel
stuff again at this Winters session, >
suggests that perhaps Borah, as
chairman Of foreign affairs, will sur
prise those who so confidently look tc
him for bitter opposition"
The Senator's position IN consist
entity inconsistent" as viewed by the
Atlanta Journal DemocratiC) which