Evening star., 1926-04-18
ILLINOIS VERDICT
HELD NEGLIGIBLE
Little Danger to World Court
Adherence Seen in Other
Primaries.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Illinois Ner0lCt against the w oIlu
Court, even if . followed by the defeat
of some other Republican pro-court
Senators fC., denomination, will not
imperil Americas adherence to the
international tribunal. After a care
ful count of noses, the admlnlStra-
ton and pro-Court leaders in both
parties have come to the conclusion
that the 76-to-17 vote of January p
is in no danger of being overturned.
Senators Borah and Reed. respec-
lively the principal Republican and
Democratic foes Of the court, would
require to drum up 33 votes, or near
" twice as many as they marshalled
three months ago. to reverse the
Senate's action. They are fully aware
of the impossibiity of accomplishing
such result at any early date, if
ever.
Fifteen Senate Primaries.
Fifteen other Republican pro-court
Senators face the primary test to
which Senator Mckinley of Illinois
succumbed on April 1S. They are,
in the order of their respective pri-
mary election days:
Pepper. Pennsylvania. May IS.
Cummins. Iowa June I.
Curtis. Kansas. August 3.
Ernst Kentucky. August :.
Willis. Ohio, August 10.
Shortridge, California, August 81.
Oddie, Nevada, September Z.
14enroOt, Wisconsin. September T.
cameron. Arizona. September {.
Butler, Massachusetts, September T.
Weller, Maryland. September
Means. Colorado. September a.
Dale, Vermont. September IA.
Jones, Washington. September H.
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The Borah-Reed crusaders would
have to secure the election of anti
court Senators. either Republicans or
Democrats, in every one of the Is
States above listed to come within
gunShot of upSetting the Senate'S ac-
ton. In relatively few of these
States is the World Court likely to
be the paramount issue it was in Illi-
nois, though it is the proclaimed pur-
pose of Borah to elevate it to that
dignity. 1t may unhorse Lenroot in
Wisconsin and Cummins in Iowa.
BOrah May Aid BroOxhar.
Borah entered the Wisconsin fight
In February and undoubtedly will
soon take a hand in Iowa, to help
Brookhart overthrow Cummins. But
beyond those two States, the chief
anti-cou1ter has no battle program
except the general gauntlet he has
thrown down to all Republican pro-
court Senators. Whether Bolah will
pursue until election day Republican
pro-court Senators whose nomination
ne could not prevent is still to be de
termined His friends quote him as
inclined TO make it q war to the knife
Nearly all Republican Senators now
opposition In some cases-Iike Pep
per of Pennsylvania-oppo is
fierce and the contest close. If the
court issue is raised as conspicuously
as 1t was in Illinois, it might suffice
TO turn the tide against pro-court can
didates. But the point is that there
are not nearly enough of such situa-
tions to justify Borah in figuring that
ne Will WELD revision power in the
Senate which will take office in
March. 1927. If the anti-court pha-
lanX of January %, numbering II.
should receive as many as half a
dozen additions at the November cleo
tfonS, that would be an imposing and
impressive result. But it would still
leave the anticourt party 10 votes
from its goal. That goal is a total of
one vote more than two-thirdS of
the United States Senate. viz, the 33
votes necessary to prevent readop-
tion of the protocol of adherence. pro-
vided reconsideration of the previous
vote could be obtained.
Constitution Unchanged.
Frinds of the World Court not only
profess to see no danger in the
measurable future, but declare that
what happened last week within "a
hours al Washington and in Illinois
leaves the court situation precisely
where it was before. On April II
the Senate ousted Smith w. Brook
hart, q Republican anti-courter, but
seated in his stead Daniel +. Steck,
who ranks as a Democratic pro-
courter. Next day. April 13. Illinois
voters ousted William r. Mckinley.
n Republican pro-courter and nomi-
mated in his stead Frank l.. Smith.
It Republican anti-COurter. If Smith
comes to the Senate, presumably his
anti-court vote will be offset by the
pro-court vote of SteCk. Court honors