Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-25

made by Senator Robinson OF Arkan-
sas. the minority leader
After relating in detail the historical
progress of the World Court question
during the past three and half wears
Senator Robinson asserted thatthe ad-
Vocates Of entering the court have
been more than fair and warned sun.
porters of the court that il cloture
tailed IN" opponents OF the court will
have accomplished their purpose.
1t has been said" senator Robin.
son went on. that some OF the Ssna
tors who are in favor of the resolu
ton for adherence to the court are
against invoking the rule to close de-
bate. lf this vote fails, the oppopents
Of the resolution will have ACCOMPLISH
ed their purpose. and no Senator who
Is for the court can hide behind the
preteNt that this is not the right time
To force the issue
Senator Robinson declared that with
The tax bill and the various appropria-
tion bills awaiting action. it is newt
able that If the world court resolution
Is iald aside at this time all chance
"i Obtaining action on II will have
passed. He said this was the hone Of
opponents Of the court.
w hen the Senate met AT noon. there
was presented message from tho
ieS"'eht transmitting certified COME.
Oh the protocol and other papers re-
latins TO the World Court question
senator Reed OF Missouri endeayored
without success To have III. Senata
ADOPT a resolution on Saturday cali
ing on the State Department for
such papers.
Inc two-thiris cloture rule ha beep
appled only once before since its
adoption IN 1917. That was on No
Nember 10, 1919, to bring to a close
the debate on the Versailles treaty
ot peace and League of Nations cove
hant Since then it has been threat
ehed several times. but the threat ha g
heeh suffcient to bring about an
agreement for the limitation of debate
AZ In the case of the Isle of Pines
treaty
ne cloture rule was invoked on
the Versailles treaty by a vote of "a
10 10. An eXaminat ton of that wore
SHOWS that many Senators now in tho
senate voted to support the cloture
resolution, including Senators who are
now opposing the World Court az
Wen as those in opposition to it.
Senators Favoring CIoture.
The list given in the Congressional
i.ecord OF November Is. 1919. shows
me ioioWing sitting Senators as ia
Voring the cloture:
senators Ashurst. Arizona. Capnar
Kansas: Cnmmins. Iowa: Curtis Kan
sas: Edge. y. j.: FernaId, Maine.
Fletcher. Florida: Gerry, Rhode Isla nd
Harris. Georgia; Harrison. Mississinni
Jones. New Mexico: Jones. Washine.
ton: kendrick. Wyoming: keyes. New
Hampshire; Lenroot. Wisconsin. Nc.
hellar, Tennessee: Mclean. Connect.
cut: McNary. Oregon, Moses. New
Hampshire: Norris. Nebraska. Over
man. North Carolina: Phipps. Colo.
RADIO: Pittman. Nevada: RansdeU
Louisiana: Robinson, Arkansas: Shep.
para, IeNas: Simmons, North Caro-
una; Smith, South Carolina: Smoot.
utah: Swanson, Virginia; Trammell
Florida: Underwood, Ala bama; Wads
worth, New York: Walsh, Montana.
Warren. Wyo.: Watson, Indians
In all.
voted against cloture:
Senators Borah, Idaho: Johnson
California; King, Utah: Reed Mis-.
souri, in all
The list also shows that with the ex-
ception of the then Senator Shields
OF Tennessee. who was opposed to the
Versailles treaty, none of the Sena.
tors from the solid South" was
recorded against the cloture, but all
were shown voting for 1t.
Only one Senator was then recorded
as not voting, Albert J. Fall Of New
Mexico, later Secretary of the In.
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