Show GREAT T BRITAIN T TAKES PLACE IN WORlD COURI Ratification of Optional Clause Secured in Parliament LONDON Jan 28 8 S AP AP- AP Great Britain today subordinated d Itself to compulsory Jurisdiction of ot the permanent perm court of ot International international Justice known as ns the tho world court and was pledged to accept summons before that tribunal at nt atthe atthe the the- behest of any other national members member Fulfilling a pledge made prior to the general election the labor government government government gov gov- of or Ramsay MacDonald In Ina Ina a 0 night session of ot the commons forc forced d through ratification of oC the optional clause of ot the court against stiff tory tot opposition b by a vote ote of or to The laborites had tho ho support of ot th the the- liberals 0 There are three reservations to tho the British adherence First that disputes with other members of the British commonwealth of ot nations ore are not affected second that disputes disputes dis die about matters within the do domestic domestic domestic do- do Jurisdiction of or the state shall not reach the court and third that the tribunal may not consider disputes disputes dis dis- for the submission of ot which to some Borne other method of or peaceful settlement provision already has been made In existing or will wm be made by future agreement An amendment offered by Sir Austen Chamberlain former conservative con con- conservative foreign secretary which would have made the reservation th that t In carrying out any any- work for forthe forthe forthe the league of ot nations the British nav navy should be subject only to British maritime law aw was vas rejected b by th the same vote ote Sir Austen twitted Arthur Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson present foreign secretary that tho the United States had not as assumed assumed ns- ns full obligations in connection with either the he league o of nations nor the world co court rt and he ho mentIoned mentioned mentioned men men- absence of ot Russia also as lS signatory to the optional clause dause |