The Republican., 1935-02-07

down decision fixing certain phases
of the balance of power between the
executive and legislative departments.
The decision is one which will go
down in history as a great American
judicial achievement. A few days ago
the United States Senate, in defeat
ing the resolution for American ad-
herence to the World Court, rendered
a service to the American people that
is equally wise, and equally funda-
mental.
The success of the American ma
tionalists was all the more remarka-
BILE because they seemed to be lead
ing forlorn hope. At first, only a
handful of senators could be counted
on as opposing a World Court resolu-
ton. Men like Senators Borah and
Johnson, who had rendered heroic and
patriotic service in the League of Ma
tions fight, fifteen years ago, are not
to be downed so easily. They started
real campaign and around them, both
inside the Senate and out, rallied the
Americans who still believed that men
like Washington and jefferson knew
what they were talking about. AL
most without money and other mater
ial resources they carried the day,
tribute to the sound public sentiment
of the American people. The decision
of the Senate was in line with the
finest traditions of that body. No mat
ter whether we agree with some of
the senator's or not on all of the is
sues of the day, it must be admitted
that they fought like the Websters
and Bentons of former days.
1t is to be remembered, however,
that the votes against the World
Court did not come from any one
school of political thought or any one
section of the country. Men oppos-
ing the Court came from the West,
the Middle West, the North, the South
and the East. Conservative Della
ware and conservative Rhode Island
joined with liberal Montana, liberal
Washington, and agricultural Iowa, to
oppose the resolution.
In order to prove the diversity of
location of these anti-World Court
senators, it is only necessary to ex-
anime the list. This list is worth re-
peating again because the senators
who withstood pressure of various
kinds deserve an honorable place in
the American records. Here is the
list:
Bone, Washington; Borah, Idaho;
Bulow, South Dakota; Carey, Wyo-
ming; Coolidge, Massachusetts; Davis,
Pennsylvania; Dickinson, Iowa; Dona-
hey, Ohio; Frazier, North Dakota;
Gerry, Rhode Island; Gore, Oklahoma;
Hastings, Delaware; Johnson, Cali
fornia; La Toilette, Wisconsin; Lewis,
Illinois; Long, Louisiana; McCarran,
Nevada; McGill, Kansas; Metcalf,
Rhode Island; Murphy, Iowa; Murray,
Montana; Norbeck, South Dakota;
Norris, Nebraska; Nye, North Da-
kota; Reynolds, North Carolina; Rus
sell, Georgia; Schall, Minnesota;
Schwellenbach, Washington, Ship
stead, Minnesota; Smith, South Caro-
lima; Thomas, Oklahoma; Townsend,
Delaware; Trammell, Florida; Walsh,
Massachusetts,; Wheeler, Montana,
and White, Maine.
Senators who were paired against
the Court were: McAdoo, California,
and Overton, Louisiana.
Despite all statements to the con-
trary, the great amount of propa-
ganda which has deluged the Ameri-
can people on international relations
during the past ten years, has been
favorable to the League of Nations
and the World Court, not opposed to
it. Those who stand with Washing
ton and jefferson against entangling
alliances have had no funds with
which to carry on campaign. Con-
certed efforts to mix the United
States into European affairs have
been carried on almost constantly
from New York and other centers by
various international organizations.
They have been apparently well sup
piled with money. But their efforts
have been unavailing against sound
American judgment.
There are, of course, some honest
Americans who sincerely believe that
the way to promote peace is to have
Uncle Sam help settle European quar-
rels. These may now be assured that
Uncle Sam is in splendid shape today
to do his part in promoting peace, a
condition which we all desire. He can
offer his friendly effort whenever the
occasion warrants it, without being
under obligation in advance to use his
force in trying to put over a political
decision which may or may not be
just. With his hands united, perhaps
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