New Britain herald., 1926-09-04
j. 5. RESERVATIONS
NOW SEEM LIKELY
TO Be ACCEPTABLE
Geneva Today Is Optimistic
Over American Membership
in World Court
COOLIDGE ALSO HOPEFUL;
TWO SENATORS CHANGING

Gooding and Trammen Who Voted
for Adherence Now Say They Re
nounce Their Support While Sena-
tor Cameron, Who Gave 1t Re-
luctant Support. Now Declares
That His Mind is Open on Matter.
Geneva, Sept R-Optimism
prevailed today that the reservations
Of the United States senate required
for American adhesion to the per-
manent court of international Justice
would finally be accepted by the rep
resentatives of the 3S countries hold
ing membership in the court.
Four of them have already been
accepted by the delegates and only
the fifth, which would require that
the consent of the United States
must be obtained before the court
may entertain requests from the
council of the League Of Nations for
advisory opinions on the questions
In which the United States is inter-
ested, remains to be accepted.
After having been under discus
sion for several days, the reserva-
tons have been taken out Of the
hands of the conference committee
and given over to a committee of IA
for study Of the juridical joints
raised by the American conditions.
This committee is expected to report
back to the conference prior to the
closing OF the League of Nations as
sembly, which begins next Monday
and ends the latter part of next
month.
After adjournment of the confer
ence last night a prominent dele
gate went so far as to say that oil
the American reservations eventual
~ would be accepted. And the
speeches at the closing Of the session
before adjournment yesterday left
the general impression that the con-
ference would leave nothing undone
in the way of concessions to meet the
views of the United States.
Thinks Z. S. Would Aid.
Count Rostvorovski, an eminent
Polish jurist, during the session de
clared he was convinced the United
States would collaborate in any nee
eGsary amendments to the statues of
the world court. This was after he
had asserted that the activities of
the conference involved acceptance
of the American reservations and sx-
animation of the statues with view
to adopting them to the new condi-
lions created by such acceptance.
The Polish speaker defined this as
second codification and insisted that
the United States should be repre-
scented at special conference TO
carry through this codincation.
a suggestion by Sir Cecil Hurst of
Great Britain that the Polish project
should provide a program for the
court signatories if later United
States renowned her adhesion to the
court. why talk about the United
States walking out of the court be-
fore she comes ?" amiably rctortcd
Count Rostvoroyski.
1t was stipulated in turning the |
reservations over TO the committee |
for consideration and report that a /
decision must be reached whether |
the conference in accepting the |
American reservation should accom- !
pany acceptance with a commentary |
interpreting the American condi- |
tons. The great problem of the
committee will be to find a formu-
la satisfactory to the United States
the council of the league concern
ing advisory opinions.
During the three day session of
the conference a majority of the
delegates manifested apprehension
whether acceptance of the American
conditions would derange the ma
chinery of the League of Nations.
One apprehension voiced was that
the alleged ambiguity in the fifth
American reservation would block
advisory opinions by the court alto
gether, because if the United States
senate had to say whether Americas
consent was to be given there would
be fatal delay
Coolidge Also Optimistic
The optimism prevalent in Geneva
that the United States will adhere to
the World Court evidently is shared
by President Coolidge. A despatch
from Paul Smiths N. Y, last
night said President Coolidge was
confident the -signatories to the
court pact would accept the Ameri-
can reservations and tina examina-
ton of the reservations would show
that their object was to place the
United States on equality in the
court with nations members of the
League of Nations. 1t was added
that the president believed when
article five was studied and under
stood it would be found entirely fair.
Two Rcnounce Support
Two United States Senators, Good
inf, republican, Idaho, and Tram
nell, democrat, Florida, have diff
fercnt view point now from that
they had when they voted for the
World Court. A Washington dis
patch says they have renounced
their support of the court. Senator
Cameron, Republican. Altoona, who
asserts he voted reluctantly for the
rourt because of President Coolidges
leadership and the belief 1t would
help credit and have q stabilizing
effect on the world, has his mind
open" on the future foreign policy :
of tho United States.
Since that time unexpected
things have developed, and it seems +;
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