Evening star., 1933-04-10

While It has been thought probable
that President Roosevelt would ask Tor
Immediate adhesion to the World Court
on the part of the United States, dis
cussion now turns to the prospect that
there will be some delay, because OF the
need of avoiding q revival OF the old
debate while domestic matters Of I'M
portance are before Congress.
There Is more popular interest In
setting the economic house IN order
quickly than there is In the World
Court" says the Hartford Daily Times,
although that paper sees q better pros
pect for ratification than at any other
time. It feels that "the change OF
political control In the Senate. coupled
with the fact that President Roosevelt
is known to be for adherence to the
protocol and court, makes the prospect
bright" II suggests that "the Demo-
Gratis, with the aid Of the Republicans.
should be able to defeat stubborn
minority"
Announcing its favorable attitude to-
ward the court, the Wall Street Journal
voices regret at the necessity OF again
postponing Senate action" declaring
that here is another of the potentially
great measures Of international accord
which have been 50 long delayed as to
lose much Of their inherent usefulness,
at least 50 far as relief for immediate
world Ills Is concerned" That paper
adds: "Our adherence Is no more es-
sential now than year ago or two
years ago, while an acrimonious strug-
gle over 1t In the Senate, with issues Of
greater immediate importance pending,
would almost certainly have evil results
In o little more than two months our
war loan debtors must face the ques-
ton Of annuity payments which they
found so troublesome last December.
Within that time we must either sum-
mon our resources OF forbearance or
renew and intensity the hostile reaction
abroad to q creditors demands which
the debtors already regard as unbear-
able. Here the position of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull is delicate
IN the extreme. And not only the war
debts, but the tntenSe desire Of peoples
everywhere to begin the relief OF their
necessities by promoting world trade, and
all that we hope may result from the
still retreating World Economic Con-
ference, must take precedence In time
and in our anxieties over the narrower
specific question Of our formal member
ship In the World Court"
Lie SpcCIaCbe B IemaTk0Dle, de-
clares the San Francisco Chronicle.
Adherence to the World Court has
been favored by every President since
the matter came up. by every Repub-
lican and Democratic nominee for the
presidency, by the platforms of both
political parties In every campaign, by
practically all the great civic organiza-
tions Of the country. by the great ma
jority Of the daily newspapers of the
United States, by the vast majority of
all American citizens--but the Senate,
though ready and willing to vote for
the Root protocol, has not brought this
closing act to q vote only because Of
reluctance to face the delay and fill
buster sure to be attempted by the
little band Of obstructionist members"
The Des Moines Tribune forecasts the
time when the pressing of the World
Court issue to decision will be ranked
as an outstanding achievement Of this
administration"
THAT the great majority Of the peo-
pie wish to see the United States be-
come . member Of the court" accord
ing to the Buffalo Evening News. can
not be doubted. They have made 1t
clear that they are eager to have this
country take its place with the other
civilized nations In the enterprise of
establishing . world order of law and
justice. Under the conditions that ex-
ist, Q message from President Roose-
welt asking the Senate TO consent to the