New Britain herald., 1926-10-02
WORLD COURT NOW , BECOMES AN ISSUE Disarmament Conference Like
 wise Being Questioned
 80 ARE FRENCH DEBTS
Returning American Statesmen All Expressing Their Views on Tbess Important Foreign Affairs Con- fronting America.

Washington, Oct LF-American adherence to the world court of permanent justice bobbed up again today as subject of discussion in the nations capital.
 While President Coolidge knows Of no movement for withdrawal of the United States proposal to join the court Representative Theodore Burton, republican, Ohio, who re- turned from the sessions of the inter-parlamentary union at Geneva. informed the chief executive that European nations are just as likely to accept the senate reservations as the senate is to change those condi- tions.
 Doubts Debt Payment
 Meanwhile Senator Claude Swan son, democrat. Virginia, who drafted the reservations, returned from Europe with doubts as to the suc cess of the disarmament conference in Geneva or of payment of the French war debt 10 the United States under the terms of the Mel lon- -Berenger agreement. Senator Swanson declined to discuss the world court reservations until after he conferred with state department officials. except to say that they were clear and not open to any in- Expectations that might be placed upon them by member nations.
 Coolidge Disappointed
 President Coolidge was pictured as regretting that the recent Geneva advisory conference did not approve outright acceptance of the American conditions. Representative Burton informed him that an impression prevailed in Europe that the United States already had been granted too many concessions and that Ameri. can membership conditions should be more acceptable 10 European powers.
 Before any further action on the court is taken, President Coolidge will await the replies of individual nation members 10 the state depart ment letter detailing the position of the United States and asking that the reservations be accepted.
 The only movement for with drawal of the United States adhesion proposal brought to the chief execu- tive's attention has been that by senators opposed to court member ship.
 Disarmament Views
 Leading European proponents of disarmanet, Representative Burton said in comment on the recent Geneva conference action in convok- ing a general disarmament meeting. next September. believed that any immediate gathering on that subject would be premature.
 Senator Swanson said that no suh3 stantial naval reduction would come in Europe until the Mediterranean and English channel problems have been setteld. He added that the obstacle was the fact that France. Italy and some smaller European nations, being unable to compete with Great Britain in capital ship construction. are attempting to overcome this by increasing their aircraft and submarines.
 Surprise Expressed
 Surprise over the lack of Euro pean appreciation of liberal terms of the American debt settlements was expressed by the Virginia senator. who added that Americans were not greeted with the former cordiality and warmth because the French people did not know the terms of the agreement. Only the French side had been presented to them, he continued and they did not realize that the United States has agreed to cancel all of the pre-armistice French debt.