Evening star., 1925-08-04
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Msryjand and Virginia.
The World Court Issue.

President Coolidge's continued in
sistence upon adhesion of the United
States to the World Court is bearing
fruit. Senator Pepper Of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican member OF the for
eisn relations committee and author
Of the resolution reported to the SEN
ate by the committee prior to the Re
publican national convention in Cleve-
land last year. now announces he is
aCreea BILE 10 the views of the Presi
dent. The original Pepper plan was
not acceptable TO the President nor
to the friends Of the World Court.
The World Court is 10 come before
the Senate for consideration Decem-
her II under an agreement entered
into last March prior to the adjourn
ment of Congress. The new Congress.
elected al the same time President
Coolidge was chosen by an over
whelmins vote, will be sitting for the
first time since its election. Repub-
Gcan leaders are desirous of avoiding.
II possible, serious split between
the President and the Republican Sen
ate right off the bat" Furthermore.
many of the Republican Senators and
all of the Republican members of the
House are coming up for renomina-
ton and reelection next Summer and
Fall. Opposition to the President in
fight over the World Court is not
regarded as Political asset for
these Senators
The opposition TO the adhesion Of
the United States to the World Court
will be led. it is expected. by Senator
Borah of Idaho, chairman of the for
eign relations committee He has
made several attacks upon the pro-
posal already this Summer. Mr.
Borah contends that before the United
states agrees t. support and to abide
by the decisions of such a court in.
ternational law should he codified. He
maintains that the present court in
reality is only political instrument of
the League of Nations: that it means
dragging the United States into the
affairs of the league via the back door.
The suggestion now comes that Sena
tor Borah will not seek to delay un-
duly the vote on the World Court in
the Senate, provided steps are taken
at the same time to assemble con
ference Of the nations for the coditi-
cation of international law. But this
is decidedly problematical.
President Coolidge has the advan-
0ge OF strong Democratic support for
his proposal that the United States
shall adhere to the WuvId Court. He
has, too, the great ajority of the Re
publican Senators with him. His posi-
ton in the contest over the World
Court, therefore. is stronger than that
Of the late President Wilson in his
effort to have the Lea que of Nations
covenant ratified by the Senate In
the earlier struggle Mr.. Wilson had
with him the Democrats with one or
two exceptions. and a comparatively
few Republican Senators known as
the mild reservationists. Where A
two-thirds vote is necessary. party
lines must, as a rule, be we'll split in
order to command the necessary vote
The old 'irreconcila BILE" group in the
Senate which fought the League of
Nations TO a standstill has been de-
pleted by death and defeat at the
polls until only a handful remain
They will form with q few others. the
opposition to adherence to the World
Court on terms proposed by President
Coolidge, the late President Harding
and former Secretary of State Hughes.
And they will not be sufficient to stem
the tide in favor Of the court