| Show Lodge Suggests Senate Senath May Have Reservations To World Court Plan Floor Leader Hints of Breakers Ahead on Question of Join Joining ing Court Elected by y League Council and Assembly WASHINGTON W A April ADrIl 28 By A. A I. I P.-A P. A suggestion that the s senate nate may propose some reservations of Its own yn before it assents to Joining a court elected by the council and assembly embly of ot the league of nations was advanced tonight by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts chairman of or the foreign relations committee a- a and senate floor leader of ot his part party The The reservations put forward b by the administration as a part of President Hardings Harding's p plan an for membership membership mem mem- in the world court aro are high ly Important the senator said but he added that it would remain for the senate Itself to decide Its attitude attitude atti attl- tude toward participation in the league court referring directly to the differences which have arisen on the subject among Republican n leaders lead lead- ers era he declared he wanted want want- ed to see President Harding reelected reelect- reelect ed and bellev believed d that that after atter there had bad been a careful consideration of tho league court problem a satisfactory adjustment would be reached SENATOR OUTLINES VIEW I The views of the foreign relations chairman were contained In a letter letter letter let let- ter written by him In response to a telegram from Governor Hyde of Missouri made public here The letter which constituted Mr Lodges Lodge's first contribution to public I discussion of ot the court Issue follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows In part I I have received your our telegram In which you sa say five hundred thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand Missouri 1 Republicans are looking look ing hopefully to you rou to prevent the disaster to nation and party of any am membership In the league court Ma May we not depend upon you to serve in the us present crisis It has always been the policy of ot the United States Stats a and asid d very verv emphatically emphatically em em- the p policy llcy of the Republican Republican Republican lican party to promote In every ever way possible the settlement of international international international I differences by arbitration and through the medium lum of arbitral tri tri- We Ve have adv advocated in the past the establishment of a per permanent permanent per per- manent court o of arbitration It If it had been proposed f l establish a permanent International rn tl nal r c ur urt t for far r the settlement of international disputes disputes disputes dis dis- dis- dis selected as is proposed propose 1 Inthe in inthe inthe the league court courtS from froni the panel pane created by groups under the terms of The Hague convention if It It had been proposed to make the Judges thus selected permanent and to be appointed by the nations severally and Independently and not by a a. maJority majority majority ma ma- of f the council and assembly of the league and with long terms and sufficient salaries in my judgment Judg judg- ment j such a 3 court would have re received received received re- re universal approval not only in the senat senate of ot the ted States but by the people of the United States QUOTES PRESIDENT HARDING In his speech in New York on Tuesday April 24 the president said I have no unseemly comment to offer on the league If It it itI J if serving tho the old world worM helpfully more mora pow power r to It But it Is not for us us The senate senate sen sen- ate has so declared the executive has so declared the people h have ve so declared Nothing could be more decisively stamped with finality With this tills strong and complete statement I believe that the great mass of the American people are In full fulI accord I am Nothing would have ever ever induced me to have voted for forthe the covenant of tho the league of nations which Mr Wilson laid before the senate on July 10 1919 But I voted twice in favor of the tho treaty with the tho reservations reservations reserva reserva- adopted by the senate In the plan now before us the tho permanent court of international Justice is not to be formed by the nations Independently but It Is to tobe tobe tobe be the court already elected by the council and a assembly of the tho league of nations and this fact as Is la al already already already al- al ready obvious will lead to much dis discussion and it will have to be determined determined de do- whether tho the senate will assent to the c court Urt as proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed and chosen by the league SUGGESTIONS IMPORTANT The secretary tary of ot state In his letter accompanying the presidents president's s m message recommending our participation participation pation in the court proposed certain conditions to be appended to the tho resolution to be passed by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate In giving their advice and consent consent consent con con- sent to the the protocol statute regarding the international international international or court This condition must declaration of the refusal Include a of ef t the tho United States States States' to Join the 1 league leaLue of ot nations and second n a declaration tha that tho the United States shall have hae an fl equality of representation representation tation both in tho council and In Inthe inthe assembly in voting for r the tho election election elec elec- tion the tho of ot the Judge of the court coUrt two suggestions of or the seCretary secretary sec These of ot state are aro vitally import import- ant the duty of the senI sen son It will b bo ho therefore to frame conditions ate ot of I under the first two Suggestions it also of state and the tho s assumed that the senate may bo be originate and may ver ver r possiblY the oth other r conditions What propose attitude of the tho senate will be as asbe upon pon of joining a court the tho question and assembly elected by the council of nations or upon of 01 the league conditions or reservations reservations reser- reser specified necessarilY at present Is of the decision that is unknown lon lonIn participatiOn the senate as to our form torm to the court or as In th the league eagUe and consent to be advIce of the cannot In the nature of things given be d determined at this time REFUSES TO PREDICT that I am chal hair hair- It rt so happens committee on foreign r relation reon re- re man O ot the lation and that think thinkS willing nor do I I 1 do not ot feel Continued on pa page o 12 S 29 1923 lODGE SUGGESTS Continued d from tram page 1 it would bo be becoming or suitable for tor forme forme torme me to attempt to anticipate or pre ire diet dict the action of ot the senate when it has not yet et had because the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's message only reached the senate four tour days das before the ad adjournment adjournment ad- ad of or the last congress As always alwa's I most earnestly de desire desire desire de- de sire the success of ot the Republican party and am equally equall desirous that I President Harding should be re- re nominated and reelected and when the subject of ot the league court has been fully tully discussed and considered I 1 hope anc and believe that a a. satisfactory tor tory adjustment will be reached ItI If It I were now to discuss the question which I 1 have havo Indicated as ns to the th league c curt urt and as all arising arising- under the tho suggestions of or the secretary of state what I said might be bo easily misconstrued and regarded as an effort to forestall or forecast the tho action of the senate which I have neither the right nor the tho authority to undertake |
