Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16
Tax Bill, Counted on to
Replace Measure, to Come
Up Next Friday.
MOSES TO TAKE UP FIRE
ON RESOLUTION TODAY
Johnson Plans Address Monday.
Blease Assails League, Wilson
and Foreign Diplomats.

The World Court promises to hold
The center of the stage in the SENATE
! at least until next Friday, 1t appeared
today as the Senate assembled. The
tax reduction bill. which opponents of
court are counting upon To Sidetrack.
At least temporarily. the World Court
resolution. will not be reported TO the
Senate before Wednesday, and not
,elien up for debate until two days
later, according TO Chairman Smoot
Of the finance committee.
The task which confronts the op-
ponents of the court, therefore. is TO
keep the debate running practically
throughout the coming week. If the
debate falters. then Senator Lenroot,
in charge of the World Court resolu-
ton, will ask for action on the pro-
posed reservations and the protocol
itself. Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire, strong opponent of adherence
to the court as it now stands, is to
{ speak this afternoon. Senator Hiram
johnson of California plans speech
, for Monday. and there are other Sena-
tors ready to engage in the debate.
Opponents Encouraged.
Opponents of the court declare that
opposition which they say is devel-
oping TO the court in many parts OF
the country. The apathy OF the Coun-
try in regard to the court, which was
manifest al the start Of the Senate
debate. they insist. is disappearing.
Senator Blease of South Carolina.
Democrat. in d two and onehaf hour
speech Yesterday attacked the World
Court. He read to the Senate George
WaShington'S Farewell Address and,
taking il as his text, urged that this
country avoid entanSling relations with
Europe. Senator Ferris of Michigan,
Democrat, i'll brief address, declared
MS support of american adherence
To the court, ana Senator Brookhart
OF Iowa. insurSeut Republican, spoke
in opposition.
Senator Ferris called attention of
! the ArniStice day procld nation is
, sued by John r. McQuiGg, national
comma nder of the American Legion,
in which he said immediate adher-
, ence to L permanent court of inter-
! national justice WAS urged.
} Answers Blease's Claims.
Replying to Senator Blease's quota
tior from George Washington, SEN
= ator Ferris said:
. Important changes have occurred
: since George Washington issued his
warnings TO the United States. The
industrial world has been revolution
lied In the last 75 years more
progress in science and invention has
been made than in all the centuries
; preceding the beginning of this
l period. This progress was made in
the hope that life could and would
be conserved In the World War.
through the demands of the cave
mans instincts and impulses. science
and invention were turned into
: agencies of destruction In the world
: OF matter, in the world of things,
! man has proved himself a giant. In
| The world OF human nature he has
proved himself d piCmy- The de-
mand of the hour is for human engi-
: neering whereby the test of every en-
terpriSe shall be the making of men
instead of the exploitation of things.
The United States has from time
TO time caught d glimnler of light
and recognized the all-important fact
, that human relations are subject 10
Drovement.
Senator Brookhart discussed an
alternative cooperative proposition"
to the entrance of the United States
into the World Court. He proposed
the establishment of an export
corporation by the Government to
handle the exportable surplus crops.
Reveals Program.
Now. TO complete the plan of in
ternational cooperation said Senator
Brookhart, Il propose that this bill
shall contain provision authorizing
the export corporation to join an in
ternational cooperative exchange, and
propose TO extend the Bryan and
, Root treaties of arbitration TO all the
, countries of the world, made com
pulsory II necessary. Most of the
, great countries are included now. I
, want the farmers of the United States
to have the same right and TO be or
, ganized into cooperative system as
, efficiently as the farmers of Denmark.
, want the laborerS of the United
States to be organized into CO.
5 operative system as efficiently as the
laborers of Great Britain. l want the
t two systems federated together by
, cooperative credit system which they
, themselves control. | want the COM
pleted federation to join an interna-
tional exchange. The proposed World
Court would not be an aid to such an
organization. but rather a hindrance
and a detriment 1t stands for the
present commercial system, which
principle consistent with the teachings
of the sermon on the mount and the
, ! IA points of world peace"
During his speech Senator Blease
attacked Woodrow Wilson, foreign
diplomats in connection with the i'm
portation of liquor, prohibition agents
and others.
The South Carolinian particularly
scored the diplomats, charging that
they were feeding liquor to- and
"deoauching' American women With
, out interference from Federal Govern.
ment authorities.
Assails League Backers.
! Assailing the Democratic party for
, endeavoring to "foist" the League OF
: Nations upon the country, he said he
t believed this was done Conscientious
{ ly for the purpose of endeaVoring to
, make, through his egotism and van
. ity, the then President of the United
/ States the president of the world
With respect to prohibition. he de-
clared that any man who thinks this
{ country has prohibition is an ignorant
, fool"
. The only man in this country who
has prohibition is the poor devil who
means war. l am opposed to war. 1
Dropose to end it upon cooperative
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