Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-07
THUMBS DOWN ON WORLD COURT

Once more, 1t would appear, our lntefnatl0nallsts are
TO receive a setback so far as their desire to entangle the
United States in the political affairs of the world is con-
cerned. Announcement comes from Washington that the
celebrated world court resolution is to be pushed into the
background again. American adherence to the court OF
the League of Nations has had a long preparatory career,
filled with the vicssitudes OF fortune, and 1t seems that
the end is not yet. A resolution for Uncle Sans adher-
ence to the court was passed during President C~oolidge's
administration, but the reservations to protect American
rights were so positive and clean cut that the nations al
ready in the League Court would not accept our member
ship under the terms. They were evidently willing for us
TO make some mild expression OF desiring to settle our
own problems without foreign interference, so long as the
reservation was not positive enough to mean anything.
The resolution remained in limbo for awhile and then
was revived with the famous Root reservation, which was
accepted by the lntelnatlonahsts but fr0wned on by the
nationalist III the senate who thought it not strong
enough to protect Uncle Sam in his traditional foreign
policy. The vote on the resolution was put off from time
to time and the problem was finally inherited by the
Roosevelt administration.
1t was believed that a vote might be taken some time
early i'll the present session of congress. But now, it is un-
derstood that the World Court is to be r~elegated to the
cellar again, and the cellar isn't nearly SO popular a place
as 1t was a few years ago.
After talking the matter over at the White House the
other evening Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, the major
ity leader, said to the newspapermen:
''You will be interested to know that we feel that the
situation in Europe is so complex that this is not the OPP
perfume time to proceed with the resolution relating to
the World Court
Those who have been studying the European situation
recently will have no hesitancy in agreeing with the Pres
ident and Senator Robinson in this respect. With war
talk the regular order of the day in European capitals
and with the world diplomats trying to guess where hos
tiities will break out first, it is certainly no time for the
United States to be joining any international political
tribunal, especially one which up to this time has decided
all important questions by the measure Of politics rather
than justice.
Uncle Sam has never been much of a 'iner' when it
came to getting into world organizations. Now, when the
war clouds are getting more threatening every day, is
certainly not the time for our Uncle to sign any cards
~pledging him to enter into any European organization
for settling any of the age-old problems of that continent.
With the NRA, the AAA, the CCC, the w and dozens
OF other new organizations at home now is a good time to
keep away from Europe, its LIN and its VIC, especially
when Europe seems to be headed for WAR.
Japan says she will not attack Russia but will defend
! erself if attacked. Russia says she will not attack Japan
but will defend herself if attacked. This sounds like they
were getting ready to fight, and is another indication of
how difficult it is to find the aggressor in case of war. MOI
nation ever claims to be the one which starts trouble.
1t is reported that Harvard College is trying to sign
Prof. Tugwell as a teacher. What are they trying to do,
gum up our recovery program?