Evening star., 1925-08-02
Pepper Sees Coolidge on
Compromise He Feels Sure
Senate Will Adopt.
PROPOSAL GIVES EQUAL
RIGHTS TO THIS COUNTRY
Senator Says There Is Growing
Sentiment for World Court, With
out League Connection.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

BY J. Rl SSELL NOl NG.
staff Correspondent OF The Star.
SUNNI MER w WHITE HOUSE,
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. August l.
A compromise resolution, placing the
United States in the Permanent Court
of International Justice on stipulated
terms acceptable to the 4S present
members of the court, will be adopted
by the Senate when it next meets,
according to the belief expressed this
afternoon by Senator Pepper of Penn
sylvania who is a weekend guest at
White Court.
Senator Pepper a member of the
foreign relations committee of the
Senate and the first member of that
committee to confer with the Presi
dent since he left Washington for the
Summer, contends that this compro-
mise resolution, while not tending to
divorce the 4S signatories from. the
League of Nations. would stipulate
very clearly that the United States
would not be subject to the liabilities
of the league by becoming member
of the world court.
Reservations are Set Out.
Still another condition which Sen
ator Pepper expects will make this
resolution popular and Will win sup
porters in the Senate is one that
provides distinctly that the court
should adopt a statute which would
assure acceptance of the first men
toned stipulation and three others,
one that this nation may elect its
own Judge; that it have the same
vote as any other member nation, and
that there should be far-reaching pro-
visions as to the advisory opinions
handed down by the permanent court.
Senator Pepper Is anxious to see
the divergent views in the Senate
regarding the United States entering
the court, composed. These differences
must be ironed out, he contends. If
the administration is TO be given an
opportunity to live up to Its promises
regarding this international matter.
He asserts that the ideas as advanced
by him at White Court this afternoon
will unquestionably permit of affirm
ative action Of the World Court pro-
posal when the time comes.
Opposes Borah Plan.
He declared that he is not in ac-
cord with the suggestion advanced by
Senator Borah of Idaho to the effect
that this country should wait for q
Qualification of international law be-
fore it even thinks of entering the
court. Senator Pepper stated that a
very long wait would be required If
there is first to be a codification of
International law. 1t would take a
generation to complete such a task.
he said. Besides, it is his opinion
that the World Court could proceed
in a proper manner by building up
law upon the now recognized interna-
tional precedents.
Naturally there is much interest
attached to the presence of Senator
Pepper at White Court. Besides being
one of the leading members of the
foreign relations committee there is
a resolution pending now bearing his
name placing the United States In
the World Court. but which he says
will be wiped out by the compromise
resolution.
Will Back Modification.
The next Senate will assent to
notifications of the pending proposal
which will give the United States the
right to vote and negatively shall pro-
vide that this country shall not be
subject to the liability of the League
of Nations" he said. THE amend
ment will not be affected by reserya-
rions. as proposed by Secretary
Hughes, but through statute which
the court must adopt, and by its
agreeing to the three necessary con-
ditjons, which the resolution, ] believe,
the Senate will adopt. will carry In
other words, all of the pending reso-
lutions now in the Senate will be
swept aside by the compromise reso-
luton which is now being worked out.
The resolution will provide, first. that
the court shall adopt a statute which
will stipulate that the United States
shall have the same rights as other
countries as to a vote; secondly. that
this statute shall make 1t clear that
the United States shall not be subject
to any of the liabilities of the League
of Nations. and. thirdly, this statute
must declare clearly upon advisory
opinions of the court
Does not this proposal run antag-
onistic to the position of the Republi-
can party on the League of Nations?"
Senator Pepper was asked.
Sees Court Sentiments
Not at all he said, the conditions
! have laid down as essential to the
United States entering the court
places us in an international court of
justice and does not place US in in
ternational politics. 1 think we can
safely enter a court even though the
idea was conceived by the League
of Nations, without putting us in in
ternational politics"
In the opinion of Senator Pepper
there is strong sentiment for the
United States adhering to the World
Court and this sentiment is going to
compel the Senate to affirmative ac-
ton. despite the opposition of Senator
Borah and others, who are opposing
adherence until international law is
codified.
Il do not want to enter into any
controversy with Senator Borah," Mr..
Pepper said. but l would be sorry to
see our adherence to the court wait
upon Qualification of international law.
The occasion of our adherence would
be a Qualification toward international
law The court, with America in 1t,
could take a large part in clarifica-
ton. Senator Borah seems to insist
upon perfecting codification before
adhering, which would be the work of
generations.
'I am very happy to say that there
is strong sentiment in the Senate
in favor of adherence and I believe
that there will be affirmative action
III favor of the Presidents proposal.
am confident that a plan will be
worked out to compose the divergent
views. and that the Senate will adopt
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