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Test Vote Indicates World Court
Resolution Will Win
i'm the Senate
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will pass the resolution for American
adherence to the tribunal. The vote
was on Senator Reeds resolution call
Ing for an investigation of the inanc
ing Of the world court propaganda
The foreign relations committee re-
ported against the Missourian's meas
ure on the ground that the proposed
inquiry would tend to delay action
on the world court proposal" Reed
then presented his resolution to tn,
senate, and made a characteristic
speech accusing the international
bankers especially the house of Nor
gan. of putting up the money for the
propaganda and attacking the settle
ments Of foreign war debts. His resO
hutton was defeated by vote Of 81
to 16
The senators voting for an investi
CATION which many Of them declared
they welcomed because as they said
1t would "show up the world court
were:
Ashurst Oem., Ariz.), Blease
(Dem., S. C), Borah (Rep., Idaho)
Bro0khart (Rep., Iowa), Dill Oem.
Wash), Frazier Rep., n d., Har
reid (Rep.. Okla.), Hiram Johnson
(Rep., CALI. Howell (Rep., Neb.), La
Toilette Rep., Wis.), McMaster (Rep.
S d., McNary (Rep,, Ore), Norris
(Rep., Neb). James Reed Dem.
MOI, Schall Rep., Minn). and
Wheeler Dem., MONTY.
Opponents Of American membership
in the court admitted after this that
the adhesion resolution probably
would be carried. but they were plan.
ming to delay the final vote as long as
possible, hoping to educate the coun.
try on what they call "the crime OF
the world courts Mosul decision" and
other "injustices' with which they
which they see In 1t.
Senator Bruce of Maryland rather
dismayed the world court advocates
Tuesday by frankly declaring the
resolution was a step toward Ameri-
can membership IN the League Of Ma
tions. Said he:
The entry Of the United States
into the world court would doubtless
be followed eventually by its entry
into the League of Nations
Nothing can commit us to the full ex-
tent of our international duty except
membership in the League Of Nations
In other words am for the
world court with or without the
League of Nations; preferably with
1t, but cordially even without It,"
Senator Willis of Ohio, who the day
before had made an eloquent speech
In favor Of the court, was heard to
say sadly: "We can take care Of our
enemies, but God save US from our
friends"
INVESTIGATION of the artificial
control of the prices of rubber, cof-
fee, Egyptian long staple cotton, cam
phor, iodine, nitrates, potash, mercury
and sisal was begun by the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce 1t is largely aimed at
, Great Britain's governmentally mo.
nopolized production of rubber and
Brazil's control of coffee. Secretary
Hoover was the first witness, and in
a long and carefully prepared state
ment he declared the conditions under
inquiry constituted "a growing men.
ace in International commerce and re-
lations."
What he has learned of the secrets
Of governments which have set out to
enrich their nationals at the expense
Of America, Mr.. Hoover deemed too
sensational and infiammatory to sub
nit to the committee In open session
He asked and was accorded an ex-
ecutive session In which he told the
committee the inside story of these
governmental manipulations and gave
information on others now being con,
templated. To have disclosed these
matters openly, Mr.. Hoover feared
would provoke international discord
Secretary Hoover revealed, among
other things, that the Coolidge admin
istratiOn had sought without success
to induce Great Britain, Brazil, and
the other nations involved to aban.
don manipulation Of the production
and price Of the commodities in ques
tiOn. He opposed reprisals or other
offensive measures
NJ EARLY all the house amendments
to administrative provisions of
the new revenue bill were approved
by the senate finance committee,
which then recessed to permit the
Democrats to prepare their tax pro-
gram. This program will provide for
total tax reduction of 100000 900
instead Of the $325,OOO,OOO provided
for in the house bill. Secretary Mel
Ion says the latter amount should not
be exceeded
WAR debt settlements made with
wv italy, Rumania. Belgium, Czecho-
slovakia, Latvia and EsthOnia were
approved by the house ways and