Evening star., 1935-01-29
Donahey, Cutting, Gerry and
Walsh, Said to be Opposed
or Doubtful on Issue, Are
Summoned.
NETWORKS CRACKLE
WITH FINAL DEBATE
Robinson Departs From Text of
Talk to Answer Radio Priests
Slashing Attack-Vote on Con.
troversial Proposal Is Expected
by Tonight.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Administration forces showed
signs of weakness on the World
Court this afternoon by offering
reservation to prevent the United
States from using the tribunal ex-
cept after negotiation of a treaty
between this country and the other
one engaged in a dispute. Senator
Johnson, leader of the anti-World
Court forces, told the Senate he
was not asking its adoption.
In what was construed as last
minute effort by the administration
to win Senate approval of American
adherence to the World Court this
afternoon, President Roosevelt this
morning called to the White House
four Senators regarded as opposed to
ratification or doubtful on the issue.
Those invited to individual confer
ences with the Chief Executive before
the Senate met were Senators Dona-
hey. Ohio: Gerry, Rhode Island. and
Walsh, Massachusetts,, Democrats, and
Cutting, New Mexico Republican.
Prior to announcement Of the White
House engagements word passed
around the Senate that the Court ad-
vocates needed a couple of votes to
swing ratification of the adherence
protocol.
The radio lanes of the Nation
cracked last night with bitter last
minute debate by outstanding critics
and defenders of the proposal to enter
the Court
Priest Opens Barrage.
In the very storm center of the
oratoricaI battle of the air was Rev.
Father Charles E. Coughlin, militant
radio priest. who started the unprece-
dented outburst with another Of his
attacks on the proposal in a scheduled
broadcast Sunday.
Aroused by Father Coughlin's mis-
statements" in the radio speech, Sena.
tor Robinson of Arkansas, leader of
administration forces marShaled in
support of Mr.. Roosevelt's Court plan,
| departed from the text of an address
prepared for the National Radio
| Forum last night to fay the priest for
having "impugned the intelligence of
! Senator's"
The forum address was arranged
by The Star and radioed over a coast
! forecast network of the National
BroadcaSting Co. Meanwhile Father
Coughlin had made hasty arrange
ments with the broadcaster for 10
minute "rebuttal" speech, in which
he lashed forth with another attack.
Others Broadcast.
| AS if in reply to the second blast
from the radio priest, Msgr. John A.
Ryan of Catholic University and Rev.
! Father James r. Cox of Pittsburgh
I took the air to let the radio listeners
know that all Catholics of the coun-
! try are not opposed to our entrance
! into the World Court" Others who
defended the Court plan on the radio
last night were Gen. John F. Organ,
! former New York police commls-
sioner; Senator Bailey. Democrat,
/ North Carolina, and Newton D.
Baker, wartime Secretary of War
In the meantime, the stage was set
in the Senate for close vote before
: tonight-perhapS hairline decision,
as indicated in statements from both
sides. Senator Robinson expressed
confidence the resolution would be
adopted. though perhaps witt. but
few votes to spare over the two-thirds
required.
Only a few days ago. the opposition
had conceded their outlook was dark.
! Today they are claiming a chance.
From Senator Borah. Republican, of
Idaho, who has battled down the
F, years alongside Senator johnson, Re-
publican, of California, to defeat the
proposal, there came the prediction
the resolution might lose by two or
three votes.
In the Senate today, a half dozen
more reservations are to be disposed
of before the final roll is called. Only
a normal majority is required to re-
ject them and Democratic leaders said
none would be approved.
One Of them would keep America
officially out of the court until other
members who owed this country war
debts had paid up their arrears.
The latest reservation to go down to
! defeat was that of Senator Long,
Democrat, of Louisiana, which would
have declared American adherence
would not affect this Nations policy
Continued on Page S, Column ~
Full teri of Senator Robinsons
speech on Page B-S.