Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-11

interpretations by the press of the
failure to obtain two-thirds vote in
the United States Senate for adher-
ence to the World Court take several
lines without showing any clear ma
jority views. An outstanding thought
is that the Senate action represented
much distrust. among the people of
this country, of the judicial standing
of nations which are subject to dis
turbed conditions, as among the Euro
pean governments.
On the other hand, it is still argued
that American participation would
give greater force to the Court. Sem
ate jealousy of executive power is
mentioned, and appeals to sentiment
are believed to have been influential.
The press is divided as to the prospect
of future attempts to revive the sub
ject.
1T Is a curious thing" remarks the
Worcester (Mass) Evening Gazette,
that the United States, which re-
CARDS itself as pre-eminently peace
loving Nation. seems destined forever
to play the role of the thrower of the
monkey wrench into machinery de-
signed to promote peace" The Kansas
City Star, however, argues that 1.-The
whole effect of membership in the
Court would be to set back the cause
of arbitration: to carry the Nation
into entanglements abroad with which
we have no concern; to lessen its
influence for peace and to invite
needless hazards" The Canton (Ohio)
Repository concludes that American
sentiment for the Court has lost in
tensity, with the comment that this
may be great tragedy, but it also Is
plain fact"
In urging ratification" observes
the New York Times, 1.-The President
risked much-probably more than he
knew-but lost This should not,
however, impair his prestige in the
conduct of foreign affairs, nor lead to
attempts, in a small and partisan way,
to break down his hopes and plans
for further recovery. The longtime
and consistent advocates of the World
Court may prefer to have it beaten
outright rather than to have it loaded
down with insincere and hypocritical
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farce of ratification and deepened the
impression at home as well as abroad
that the United States Government
is seriously weakened by the apparent
intention of the Senate to take for
itself all the power and authority
which should belong to the Chief
Executive In doing business with other
nations"
Conviction that the World Court
issue is dead is voiced by the Reno
New Evening Gazette, the Tulsa
(Okla.) World, the Shreveport Ga.)
journal, the Columbus (Ohio) Eve
ming Dispatch. the Roanoke (Va)
Times. the Macon (Ga1 Telegraph.
the Springfield (Mass.) Daily News.
the Lexington (Ky) Leader, the Gales
burg Ull) Register Mail. the Grand
Rapids (N1ich.) Herald, the Manches-
ter IN. H o., Union, the Geneva IN. "
Daily Times and the Lowell (Mass.)
Leader.
With the declaration that "Cali-
fornia Is stirred with q feeling Of
justified pride that her favored son
Senator Johnson, in an hour of
peril to the Republic, again made the
good fight, again kept the faith" the
Sacramento Bee states: Fortunately
for this country, fortunately for the
coming generations Of Americans, for
tunately for the best interests and
welfare of the Nation, the United
States Senate Tuesday rejected the
proposal to make this country a men,
her NJ the World Court Thirtv-siY
Senators refused to yield either to