Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
COURT F|L|BUSTER
OPENED BY pLEASE
IN SENATE DEBATE
Admits He's Not Best Reader.
But Tries Washington's
Farewell Address.
LENROOT REFUSES PLEA
TO LAY QUESTION ASIDE
Will Insist Foes Keen Speaking or
Let Reservations Come
to Vote.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.


world Court raised its head in the
c,nate TODAY. Debate gave place t"
tactics of dclav. with senator '"'N
r'oasc Of south Carolina. an opponen'
n the World Court. reading Washing,
,co's Farewell idlre~s.
BEFORE he began to read. Senator
Please announced that Ii" was not
The best reader in the world and
that he would Ne perfectly willing 70
have any other Senator attend 70 any
affairs Of importance Of his own.
Tie said he wished 10 read 4 message
.'delivered by I very distinguished
rnrtleman'' which he thought could
well he considered by the Senate at
this time.
Senator Blease from time to time
left off the reading of WashinCton's 5
address and delivered remarks Of his
own interpreting the language OF
Washington and supplementin- it
Il am for world peace. but l refuse
70 indorse peace at any price | am
for American independence not lsoia-
ton" declared Senator Fernald OF
Maine. Republican. speaking today IN
opposition to the World Court. Sena-
tor Fernald is one of those who strong
" opposed entrance of the United
States into the League of Nations in
1919
The Senator from Maine declared
TODAY that the World Court as now
constituted is the league court. Hf
eontended that the United states
could not join in the court without
Incoming involved in the affairs of
Ir-c
Welding some of its independence.
The claim is made by some of my
friends" said Senator Fernald. that
nv party platform. adopted in ma
tfonal convention. declares in favor
of the World Court. l submit that
this plank in my party platform was
thrust in without consideration. with
out knowledge of the lacts, and with
out the knowledge OF the members of
my party. 1t was not properly party
nea sure or subject I refuse to be
bound by it under these circum-
stances.
Holds Need Urgent.
1T is a matter of serious considera.
ton for an orthodox and conservative
Senator TO speak and vote against his
partys President and many of his
partv leaders" said Senator Fernald.
Nothing but the most urgent neces-
vitv will Justify such position
Senator Fernald said that he
thought the welfare of his country
"dema nds positive action on my part
In opposition to what l have no doubt
Is the honest conviction of other mem
hers of my party.
Il am pre-eminently nationalist.
said Senator Fernald. II believe in
strong national authority based on
The Federal Constitutions noble
document framed and amended in the
spirit Of nationalism.
Senator Fernald quoted America 5
most eminent leaders of the past, in
riuding Washington. John Adams,
Monroe Jefferson Lincoln, Cleveland
and Mckinley. showing that they had
all stood four square for complete in
dependence Of the United States and
In opposition TO entanglements with
European politics
Would Turn Back Clock.
unfortunately there are many in
these so-called progressive days who
argue that the doctrines and beliefs
of the early statesmen and their fol-
lowers are old fashioned said Sen
a1or Fernald: that conditions have
so changed that the old rules do not
applv. ToCav here exist active or
ranizations and propocandists speak
inc to destroy the spirit of nationality
and TO rob The United States Of its
hirthricht Now it is proposed by
many tn turu back the hands Of the
cloCk and suhmerEe nationalism in
some sort Of intern4tionalism
The fight in the Senate chamber
over the Covenant of the League oi
Nations aroused Americans in sup.
port Of nationaIism. Senator Fernald
said The election of 1920 vindicated.
he said, the course of the opponent:
OF entering into the League of Ma
tions. He referred 10 the stand taken
b. the late Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. who led in the fight against
the league.
Mystic Word Peace
The ostensiblc background of the
covenant of the League of Nations
and its child the International Court
of Justice, is the mystic word peace,
said Senator t'ernald. He referred to
the many efforts in the past to pro
mote International peace and the pro
nounCement by Americans in favor
Of some mode for the peaceful adjust
ment of international disputes. He
insisted however. that in the past it
has always been demanded that the
United States shall maintain complete
independence and that it should not
he yielded in tho establishment of any
system for the settlement of disputes.
Referring to the efforts of the late
President Wilson to have the United
states enter the League of Nations.
Senator Fernald said:
out of the Charrcd and smoking
ruins and broken heart OF the World
War there came a reaction quite as
perilous TO America IS war. 1t was
a deliberate effort on the part of high
hut misguided officials 10 trade Amer
ics for a mess of porridge. falsely
called world peace
Declaring that the World Court is
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