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P Tribunal supporters May Meet I Ii i ame e Fate as McKinley I t FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE for The Telegram A HINGTON April 21 1111 21 1111 a against the world court even If fon followed by y the thede I d feat at t of some other oth r Republican publican e pro- pro court senators for tor will not imperil Am Americas America's adherence to the Intern International tribunal After a careful co count coant mt of or noses the administration admin admin- and pro-court pro leaders In both parties have come to the con con- elusion that the 76 to 17 vote of January 27 Js Ts In no danger of being be lle- lle ing overturned Senators Borah Borab and Reed respectIvely respectively the principal Republican and Democratic foes toes of the court would require to drum up 33 votes or nearly twice as many as they as-they they marshaled marshalEd marshaled mar mar- three e months ago to reverse the s senates senate's action They are full fully fully- aware of the Impossibility of accomplishing accomplishing ac ac- such a a. a result at any early arly date If it ever e OTHERS FACE TEST Fifteen en other Republican pro- pro court ourt senators face the th-e primary test fest to which h Senator McKinley of I Illinois succumbed on April 13 The They are are In the or order Ier of their respective tive tI primary election days s Penner Pennsylvania May IS 13 Cummins Iowa June 1 Curtis Cu Kansas s August August August Au Au- gust 3 Ernst K Kentucky August 7 Willis Ohio August 10 a California la Au August 31 addle Oddie Nevada Ne- Ne vada September September 7 Lenroot Wis- Wis September 7 Cameron Arizona September 7 Butler Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mas Mas- September 7 Weller Maryland September 7 Means Colorado S September 14 Dale Vermont Vermont Ver Vcr mont September 14 Jones WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington September 14 14 Wadsworth Wads New r-ew York Fork S September 14 The Reed Borah crusaders would have to secure the election of anti anti- court senators either Republicans or Democrats In every lvery one of the fifteen states above listed to come within gunshot ot of of upsetting the senates senate's action In relatively few of th the states Is the world court likely to be he bEL hethe the paramount Issue It It was In Illinois though It I Is the proclaimed purpose Of of Borah to ele elevate vate It to fn tint it may may mayun un un- un h horse Groot In in 4 and nd q Cummins In Iowa owa BORAH IN FIGHT Borah Boran entered entered the the Wisconsin fight In February and undoubtedly will soon take a hand In ih Iowa to help Brookhart overthrow C Cummins But beyond those two states the chief courter anti has no battle program except the general gaunt gauntlet I let t he has hal thrown to all aU Republican Republican Re Re- publican pr pro court court senators Whether WheW WheW- er Borah Brah will pursue until election election election elec elec- tion day Republican pro-court pro senators senators senators sen sen- whose nomination hA hE could not prevent t Is still stilt to be deter deter- mined His friends quote him as Inclined to make ft t a war war to the knife k Nearly all Republican senators now up for Tor have primary primary m mary ry opposition IM 1 some cases cases- like Pepper of op Pennsylvania op opposition I and the contest position n Is ff fierce close If the court Issue is raised a as ae conspicuously as It was In Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois It might suffice to turn the tl tide e against Acol pro court candidates Cut But the point Is Is' Is s thi that t there are Ate not nearly enough of or such situa situations to justify Borah Borab In In hi figuring that he will wield revision power In the senate which will take office In March 1927 If It the a court court court pha pha- Of of January 27 numbering 17 should receive as many as half a dozen additions at the N November ember elections that would be an Imposing Imposing 1 ing and Impressive revival But It would still l leave ave the court anti-court pai party ty ten otes votes fr Prom from m its goal Ti Thit Thoa at t tg g goal gdal al is a total of ot one vote more than two thirds ot of the United States senate senate viz the he three thirty-three votes necessary to prevent of the protocol of adherence provided reconsideration of the previous yote vote could be obtained COURT FRIENDS Friends of the world court not only profess to see no danger In iii Inthe the measurable future but declare that what happened last week withIn within with in twenty four hours at Washington Washing Washing- ton and In tn Illinoi leaves the court situation precisely where it was be be- be fore tore On April 12 the s senate ousted Smith W. W Brookhart a a. Republican Republican courter anti but seated In his stead Daniel C F. F who ranks as a Ii Democratic pro Next day April 13 Illinois voters oters ousted William B. B McKinley l a Republican pro pro-courter and nominated In his stead Frank L. L Smith a Republican anti If Smith comes to the senate presumably his court anti-court vote will be offset by the pro pro-c. pro curt urt vote of Stock Court honors In the senate for the moment therefore are easy Senatorial pro pro moreover moreover moreover more more- over refuse to regard Illinois sentiment sentiment sentiment sen sen- as expressed at primary elections as aa at all significant Two years ago Illinois defeated for tor r re- re nomination one of ot the bitterest league anti-league and court anti-court in the senate the late Medill Medill Me- Me dill McCormick Overthrow of an Illinois court anti-court senator In 1924 and the defeat of an Illinois pro- pro court senator In 1926 simply mean assert that the state nominates its senators on on or local and factional I. I ra rather ther than on national nn or Ir international Issues I SCENT DANGER Pro-court Pro senate leaders like Dem ot of Virginia author author author au au- thor of the reservations adopted on January 27 scent far more danger to American adherence In Geneva than in any states which are electIng electIng electing elect- elect Ing senators this year If the league of nations rejects as unacceptable the senate reserva reservations regarding advisory opinions withdrawal of the United States from the protocol protocol protocol proto proto- col of adherence Is a foregone conclusion con con- Pro-court Pro senators would be the first to demand action to that end They Insist that America AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica must be placed laced on terms of full equality with members of the league council council- Great council Great Britain and France for example Advisory opinIons opinions opinions ions require unanimous approval America demands the right of veto the same as any council power pos pos- Copyright 1926 |