Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
i. s. COURT ENTRY
ONLEAGUE ACENDA
FOR ACTION TODAY
Reservations viii Be Put Be.
fore Members for Full
Discussion.
FINAL MOVE EXPECTED
AT SEPTEMBER MEETING
Germany Put OH Commission to
Study Revision of Covenant.
Acceptance Seen.

n tho Associated Press.
GENEVA. Switzerland March is.
--tonvocation& of q special confer
ence Of World Court members 10 dis
rmes the reservations To American
adherence was said by League off
Gals today to he the probable plan
Of Sir Austen Chamberlain.
The British foreign secretary at
this mornings session of the League
council initiated motion which was
unanimously adopted, placing the
matter of the American reservations
on the councils agenda for this after
Moons meeting.
l. is expected that II u future
conference materializcS the United
STATES VIII he invited to send a rep
re%cntatiVe. so that the delegates Of
The "ther court members may bene-
III from his explanation of the
American condition.
Common Answer Sought.
III" aim of the conference. which
presumably would be held the week
prior to the September League as
semhly. is an endeavor to secure Il
common answer to the American
Government from all the signatories
OF the court protocol.
The league leaders realize that one
state can block American adherence.
because all the siSnatories must &C.
t"pt the American conditions before
The adherence becomes effective.
Sir Austen, discussing his motion.
explained that the secretary general
ut the league. Sir Eric Drummond
had received ON Tuesday a commune
no
at Bern inclosing a letter from Sec
rotary of state Kellogg outlining the
conditions of the American Govern
mfHt'S proposed adherence to the
court Sir Eric had Immediately TAX
en- steps to inform all he si.natories
10 the court protocol of the American
communication.
Il suggest" Sir Austen said. that
it would be courteous to the United
States Government that we take no
tlce of this communication and put
the question on the agenda for this
afternoon" The motion was carried
unanimously.
Will Proceed Cautiously.
officials said today that the council
would undoubtedly act cautiously in
the matter. but called attention to
the fact that it was impossible total
~ to divorce the league from Amer
ica'S proposed adherence to the court,
first. because eventual American rati-
fication must he deposited with the
league secretariat. and second. be
cause the American reservations
really affect the prerosatives and
even the composition of the council
itself.
The council * effected. it was
pointed out. because one of the Sen
nte'S reservations emphasizes that
the United States shah have the right
10 participate in the election of
Judges. and because the judges are
elected ronCurlently by the council
and assembly. Hence. it was eN-
pIaincd. it is conceivable that an off
cial representative of the United
States would wish to sit with the
members of the council for the pur-
poses of such election.
Moreover. il was remarked that the
Senate reservation concerning the
court right to give advisory opinions
affects the council at least Indirectly,
as il is the council which always re-
quests such opinions.
NeNert heleSs league leaders wish to
keep sharply before them that the
problem involved is one Fundamentally
affecting the countries which are sig
natories of he court protocol as some
Of the members Of the league have
not adhered t" the court.
RaIlying Point Sought.
However. members of the council
who sincerely desire 10 facilitate actual
American participation in the court
seek To prevent either the postpone
mont or lapSing of that participation
hN inuuirin- whether some common
attitude cannot he adopted by the
court sicnatores concerning the
American reservations. Hence the de
sire to find some rallying point from
which TO act
TIL" council in public session this
afternoon ratified the decision taken
in its secret sitting of last night to
appoint Il special committee, including
Germany. To study the problem of re-
constructing the council.
\ resolution adopted asks this com
mitter to give particular attention TO
all claims for council seats, To hear
all governments IN regard To this
question and To bear IN mind Seog-
rdphical and other considerations
raised by the impa$Se reached over
the admission of Germany and the
suggest ions pan forward in yester-
DAYS historic session Of the assembly.
If the committee is unable to make
a unanimous report, it is asked to
bring in both ma jority and minority
reports.
The council approved the selection
of Nav 10 as the date for converting
the committee. which besides repre-
seutatives of tho Ia states now Nom
hers of the council will include also
those Of Germany, Argentina, China,
Dola nd &INit ZGrl9 nd.