Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
World Court Fight Is Fairly Launched
Illinois Vote Being the First Real Test

seeking reelection. In New Hampshire. to
be sure. there is talk of making the court an
issue against Senator Moses, who voted
against American adherence, and it is under
stood that If the issue must come. Senator
Moses will meet it squarely and without hesi
kation. His opponent for the Republican nomi-
nation is Robert p. Bass, who. it is said. is
likely to raise the issue. Wisconsin, where
Senator Lenroot, the only "stalwart Repub-
lican In Congress from the Badger state,
must make the race for election, will pro-
vide another field for World Court contest
though its primaries do not come until Sep
TENDER. Senator Lenroot led the night for
the court in the Senate. Senator Borah has
made anti-court speeches in Milwaukee and
Racine, and Senator Lenroot is on his way
to make pro-court speech in Milwau-
kee. Gov. Blaine, the Progressive candidate
for the Republican nomination, is expected To
take up the cudgels for the anti-court group
in the coming campaign. The fight in Wis
consin. of course goes far beyond the court
issue, and really revolves around the old
La Toilette control of the State and the effort
of the StalWartS to send Senator LenroOt back
to the Senate.
The first of the primaries involving Sena-
tors who voted for the World Court comes
in South Dakota, March %. where Senator
Norbeck is seeking the Republican nominal
ton. The pre- primary conventions having
declared for him. he is expected to win the
nomination and the World Court matter is
not cutting much of figure, if any. The
Oregon primaries and those of PENNSYLVANIA
and Indiana come in May. Senator Stanfeld
is in the race for the nomination to succeed
himself, and far Is known none of his
opponents are running on an anti-court plat
form. Both the Oregon Senators voted for
the court. In Pennsylvania the candidates
against Senator Pepper have not yet an
nounced themselves but it is hardly likely
that the court Will figure largely an issue
there Both Senators Watson and Robinson
voted against the court and it has been reck-
oned this will help them in the Indiana
primaries.
In some of the other State contests. how
ever, particularly should the anti-court SEN
i'm fret in no
issue may play its part. This may be true
in Idaho. The nomination in Idaho however
is by convention. Senator Gooding, Senator
Borah's colleague, is up for reelection. 1t
has been rumored that the anti-court group
might seek to defeat Senator Butler of Mas
sachusetts, the chairman of the Republican
likely to be the case, since there seems no
proba biity of opposition to Senator Butler in
the primaries next September and his prob
able opponent in the election, former Senator
David l. Walsh, Democrat, has been declared
to be pro court.
The House had no constitutional duty TO
perform in connection with the resolution
proposing adherence to the World Court.
nevertheless March 3. 1925, the last day of
the closing session of the last Congress, it
adopted resolution offered by Representa-
tive Burton of Ohio, expressing it as the sense
of the House that there should be early adj
herence by the United States to the World
Court. The vote stood 1903 in favor of the
resolution % against, and 100 not voting.
Many Of the members who voted for the reso-
luton up tor denomination and re election
this Fall. Former Representative Allen Moore
of Illinois, now campaign manager for Frank
/. Smith In his race against Senator McKin-
ley. was recorded In favor of the Burton reso-
luton in the House and attention has been
called to this in Illinois