Show W IN CArn At Sen Swanson Has Doubts as t to Success of Disarmament Dis Dis- armament Conference WASHING WASHINGTON Oct t. t 2 AP AP- AP I AP-I American American adhesion to the world court of or permanent Justice bobbed I v up II again today as a a. subject of discussion discussion dis dis- In the nations nation's capital t While President Coolidge knows of no movement for withdrawal of the United States proposal to Join the court Representative Theodore Burton Republican of Ohio who I returned from the sessions on the union at Geneva vt Informed the chief chiet executive that European nations are Just as likely to accept the senate reservations as the senate Is to o change those cond con con- d FRENCH DEB DEBT Meanwhile Senator Claude Swanson Swanson Swan- Swan son Democrat Virginia who drafted drafted draft draft- ed the reservations returned from Europe with doubts as to the success success suc sue cess of the disarmament conference conference confer confer- ence In Geneva or of payment of the French war debt to the United States Slates under the terms of the ther t Berenger agreement S Senator Sen- Sen n- n r ator Swanson declined to discuss the world court reservations until after he be conferred with state de department department de- de department officials except to sa say that they were clear and not open to any to-any any Interpretations that might be placed be-placed placed upon them by member nations President Coolidge was pictured that the recent Geneva advisory conference did not approve outright acceptance of the Amerl American Amer Amer- l J ican tn an conditions Representative Burton Informed him that an Im Impression impression im- im impression prevailed In Europe that the United d States already had been granted too many concessions and that t American membership conditions conditions conditions condi condi- should be more acceptable to European powers AWAITS REPLIES Before any further action on the court Is taken President Coolidge will await the replies of individual member nations to the state de department department de- de letter detailing the the- position position tion of the United States and askIng askIng asking ask ask- ing that the reservations be ac ac- ac The only movement for or withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- of the United States adherence ence propos proposal 1 brought to the chief executives executive's attention has been that by y senators opposed to court memi mem- mem i ersh Ip Leading European proponents of 01 disarmament Representative Burton Bur- Bur ton ipp said saM In commenting on the recent ref ret re- re t cent Geneva conference action in p convoking a n general disarmament L ft f meeting meting next September believed I fr any Immediate gathering on that f subject would be premature Senator Swanson said no substantial sub- sub naval reduction would S J come In Europe until the vj S and English channels channel J problems S Jems lems ems have b been n settled He lie added S the obstacle was the fact that hat 1 S P France ance Italy and some smaller European nations nation being unable to S compete with Britain In ln capItal capS cap- cap S Hal Ital ship construction are attemptS attempt- attempt f I S Ing InA to overcome this by Increasing S th their lr aircraft and submarines EXPRESSES SURPRISE 1 I Surprise over the lack of European EuroS Euro- Euro S v appreciation of the liberal terms of the American debt settlements settle settle- merits ments was expressed by the Virginia Vir Vir- S ginia senator who added adderl that S Americans were wele not greeted with the former cordiality and warmth because the French people did not notS S know the terms of the a agreement Only the French side ide had been preS presented presented pre pre- S to them he continued and they did not realize that the United States has agreed to cancel all nh of I the pre armistice French debt |