Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
Briton Declares Enmity to
Revision of Protocol
Embarrasses u. S.
KELLOGG ACCEPTANCE
TO BENCH RECEIVED
Situation at Geneva Is in Terrible
Muddle," Say British and
French.
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 19.-Noel Baker,
British spokesman, in a speech, told the
League of Nations Assembly Committee
! today that efforts of the Hoover adj
ministration to bring the United States
into the World Court might be en-
barrassed seriously by Cubas opposition
to the protocol for a, revision of the
Court statute affecting the AArm of
Court sessions.
The Assembly Comn&e1e< today re-
| ceived the acceptance Of ais election to
the World Court bench of Frank S.
Kellogg, former United States Secre-
tary of State.
StimsOn Letter Is Cited.
Prof. Baker called attention to let
ter of Secretary of State Stinson to
President Hoover which asserted that
American interests before the World
Court as regards advisory opinions
would be safeguarded by a special pro-
vision in the revised statute, as well as
by the Root formula which is embodied
in the protocol.
Under pressure of Prof Bakers
declaration and further insistence by
the French and Belgian delegations, it
was understood today that the Cuban
delegation would collaborate in bringing
the protocol Immediately into effect. It
was by no means certain that the Cuban
government would be willing to abandon
its opposition.
Puzzle Remains Uncleared.
The intricate puzzle of what to do in
the situation created by Cubas opposi-
ton was not, however, completely
cleared. Cuba maintained that entering
into effect Of the protocol affecting the
number and status of judges was against
her interests
Senior Ferrara, member of the Cuban
delegation, said that % or % states
had not ratified the protocol He said
Cuba might ratify after other states had.
The French and Belgian representa-
tives suggested that IL judges and 4
deputy judges be elected as under the
present statute, with the provision that
the deputies automatically should be-
come regular judges upon enactment of
the~new statute. Other delegates OPP
posed this on technical grounds.
Both Prof. Baker and Rene Cassin
Of France emphasized today that the
World Court situation is in a terrible
muddle," and that 'Cuba's insistence
under her rights, to prevent the protocol
Of revision coming irito effect is 1.-The
last of the protocol ITSELF and, accord
ing to the French expert, also the "last
of the adhesion of the United States to
the statutes of the court"
Baker Explains Attitude.
With regard to the effect Of the
Cuban action upon American policy,
Prof. Baker explained:
1T is we'll known that in the exchange
If correspondence between the Secretary
of State and President Hoover last
November, the Secretary urged that
American adhesion to the Court statute
was possible when objections had been
removed on two main grounds-one,
the general acceptance ~of the Root
formula; the other was the acceptance
of this revised protocol under which
certain articles of the original statute,
ss to which the United States Govern
ment had doubts, had been amended.
Now If we throw over these revised
articles-if we hold out no expectation
that we hope or believe they will come
into force at any early date-we may
be certain that will have a contrary eff
feet upon the action which the United
States Senate and Government may be
able to take in the next few months. .
The Root formula provides that the
court may not be asked for an advisory
opinion on an issue touching American
interests until the United States has
been so informed and has consented.
The revised protocol contains provi-
sions strengthening that guarantee.
SENATE MAY DELAY ACTION.