Evening star., 1935-01-10

country.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Dem
ocratic leader of the Upper House and
also a member of the Foreign Rela-
tionS Committee, offered the reSolu-
ton of ratification. which was adopted.
Later he made the statement:
"The legal import and effect OF
reservation has been preserved in
full. 1t is provided that discussion
may take place under the Root pro-
tocol but that in the end the Court
may not entertain, over the objection
OF the United States, request for an
advisory opinion on dispute or ques-
ton in which the United States claims
an interest"
Text of Resolution.
Senator Robinson's resolution, now
the committees, reads as follows:
Whereas the President, under date
of December 10, 1880, transmitted to
the Senate a communication, accom-
panied by letter from the Secretary
of State, dated November 18, 1929,
asking the favorable advice and con-
sent of the Senate to adherence by
the United States to the protocol of
date of December 16, 1920, Of sigma
ture of the statute for the Permanent
Court of International Justice. the
protocol of revision of the statute OF
the Permanent Court of international
Justice of date September IA, 1929,
and the protocol of accession of the
United States of America to the pro-
tocol of signature of statute OF the
Permanent Court of international
Justice of date September IA, 1929, all
OF which are set out in the said
message of the President dated De-
cember 10, 1890: Therefore, be it
Resolved (two-thirds of the Sena-
tors present concurring) that the
Senate advise and consent to the
adherence by the United States to
said three protocols, the one of date
December 16, 1920, and the other two,
each of date September IA, 1929
(without accepting or agreeing to the
optional clause for compulsory Jur1s-
diction), with the clear understanding
of the United States that the Perma-
nent Court of International Justice
shall not, over an objection by the
United States, entertain any request
for an advisory opinion touching any
dispute or question in which the
United States has or claims an
interest"
Borah Expects Ratification.
Senator Borah of Idaho, one of the
cid irreconcilables opposed to the
Versailles peace treaty and the World
Court, said he expected ratification
by the necessary two-t thirds vote. He
will, however, with other opponents
of entry into the Court, continue to
fight it.
Senator Robinson declined to make
any prediction regarding the final
of the treaty at this time.
American adherence to the World
has been dubbed "the
League Court" by its opponents
will take us into the next war" was
the comment of Senator Shipstead OF
Minnesota, a member of the Foreign
Relations Committee, when he left
the committee meeting.
Tventy-one votes were cast on reSo-
luton of ratification in the commit
tee. and two-thirds Of them favored
the resolution. The lineup was:
ayes" Pittman of Nevada, Robin
son of Arkansas, Harrison OF Mis-
sissippi, Wagner of New York, Con-
nally of Texas, Bachman of Ten
nessee, Black of Alabama, Thomas
Of Utah, Van Nuys of Indiana, Duffy
of Wisconsin. Pope of Idaho and
Bulkley of Ohio, Democrats, and Cap
per of Kansas and Vandenperg OF
Michigan, Republicans. Noes" Lewis
of Illinois and Murray OF Mon
tana, Democrats, and Borah OF Idaho,
Johnson of California and Cutting OF
New Mexico, Republicans; La Toilette
of Wisconsin, Progressive, and Ship
stead of Minnesota, Farmer-Labor.
Amendments Offered.
Senator johnson of California,
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and
Senator Lewis of Illinois all offered
to the Robinson resolu-
ton, but they were voted down. The
Vandenberg amendment, which de-
clared the old policy of the United
States of keeping out of foreign en-
tanglements, lost only by a vote of II
to 9. That offered by Johnson pro-
yided that only through general or
special treaties could there be re-
course to the use Of the Court by this
country to settle disputes. 1t was
beaten. u to 8. That offered by
senator Lewis mentioned the Mon
roe Doctrine and the policy of the
United States regarding Asiatic i'm
migration as specially excepted from
any issues that might come before
the Court. It was lost, 13 to 5.
The proposal to make the United
States a member of the World Court
has been kicking around for years.
Presidents Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
and now President Roosevelt, all
sought ratification. The Senate by
vote of 76 to 13, with 8 not voting,
ratified the protocol OF adherence
with series of reservations, includ-
ing reservation S, on January ~,
1926, when the late President Coolidge
was in the White House, after a long
debate. Because members nations
were unwilling to accept reservation
5 as it was written, the United States
remained outside the Court. The late
President Harding sent the original
protocol of adherence to the Senate
on February IT, 1928, almost dozen
years ago.
Senator Lewis predicted today that
the World Court matter would have
to await consideration and action in
the Senate until after the Presidents
recovery legislation has been dealt