Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The antWord Court campaign, designed TO
arouse the people and to bring about a de-
mand upon Congress to reverse the recent
action of the Senate, is fairly launched. Dur
ing the last week Senator Borah of Idaho,
Republican, and Senator Reed of Missouri,
Democrat, have spoken in Illinois, and Senator
Borah in Wisconsin, to great gatherings.
The first real test of strength at the polls
is expected in Illinois at the senatorial prl-
maries April 10. Senator William b. NC
Kinley, Republican, who voted for American
adherence to the court, is opposed for the
Republican senatorial nomination by Frank
l.. Smith, who has been chairman of the
State central committee. The World Court
issue has been seized upon by Mr. Smiths
supporters.
Although President Coolidge and the Re-
publican administration stood fOur-square Tor
the adoption of the resolution proposing ad-
herence to the World Court with the reserva-
tons included. it appears that the adminlstra-
primaries in Illinois and will do so in other
States to all outward intents and purposes
Indeed it is a time honored tradition to refrain
from entering the party primaries.
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Furthermore, the Republican national com
mittee will not mix up in the Illinois primary
learned. The national committee naturally
will give such aid and assistance as may be
asked of it when the party nominees have
been selected both for the Senate and the
House. But until the campaign for the cleo
lions in November is under way and the pri-
maries are in the past the machinery of the
national committee VIII not De set In motion.
The senatorial campaign committee, too, Will
maintain the same position Of aloofness until
after the party designations have been made,
ii is said.
The pro-court Senators, therefore. are faced
with making the fight for denomination "on
their own" with such assistance as their own
organizations may be able to give and the
assistance of persons who believe in American
entry into the court. Their anti-court oppo-
nents, if they have them, however, may have
the aid of the flying squadron headed by
Senators Borah, Reed of Missouri and Ship
stead of Minnesota, the last the sole repre-
sentative of the FarmerLabor party in the
Senate. Individual Senators who favored the
World Court, of course, may, out OF friend
ship to their colleagues, deliver some speeches
in the States where the contest is waging.
but it will not be because they have been sent
there by the national or senatorial committees
or by the administration.
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Two pro-court Senators are to speak In Chi
cago for example during the coming month,
one Democrat and the other Republican,
The Democrat is Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
the party leader, and the Republican, senator
Pepper of Pennsylvania The Democrats
taken nv and large, have been hearty sup
porters of the American entry into the Noflu
Court only three of the Democratic senators
opposine it when the vote was taken. IL
would not be strange, therefore. If Senator Rop
inson should strongly support the actloh 'akeI
nv the Senate in voting entry OF this country
;nto The court In view of the contest In the
Repubcan primary, however, he might be III
a nosition of mixing up in a Republlcan HSnl
R,tt that would be more strange thah loi
canator Reed of Missouri to mix up in the
same Republican contest Senator Pepper Is 10
snaaI, before the Hamilton Club March is.
Whether he will discuss the World court re-
,,ains to be seen He has taken the position
thai the World Court is a closed issue.