Jt Is the view of democrats in Con
gress that the proposal of President
Harding respecting American partici
pation in the election of judges of an
„ international court, and the present
proposal respecting reparations, were
gestures which, if consummated,
would have no material effect on
world affairs. Because of the al
leged inconsequentiality of such pro
posals, because they marked a grad
ual surrender of republicans to the
idea of giving help to Europe, and
because they sharply divided the
politicians of the republican fold,
democrats prepared to support the
Harding suggestion, and will support,
it is probable, the Coolidge sugges
tion.\
The court proposal has been aban
doned. Coolidge will not touch it. It
is indicated. It is the prediction that
if Americans aid in investigating the
ability of Germany to pay, they will
be so'restricted that their work will
serv© no tangible purpose.
o o o
France Accept*.
It is pointed out that France has
already declared its agreement that j
the nations investigate Germany pro
vided the amount demanded of Ger
many was not scaled down.
The belief here is that if the ver
dict represents a material reduction.
France will disregard it; that France i
will accept the verdict if it sustains ;
other verdicts, that Germany, pro
vided' it went to work, could pay for
the damage it wrought in devastated
sections.
Tbe "irreconcilables” have still an- j
other grievance against Coolidge and
Hughes. They charge that the repa
rations discussion was initiated dur
ing the recess of Congress, and Inti
mate that no one would have dared ,
attempt such a course had the Sen- |
ate been able to debate the matter, j
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