DEFEAT FOR MR ROOSEVELT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21386, 31 January 1935, Page 11

DEFEAT FOR MR ROOSEVELT

js'o Adherence To World Court SENATE VOTE twenty democrats I)EJ V I'Kh'SIDENT ' s M' r.I.r.iTRIC I"' " : •. .i i'TitttujT l (prclvc:! J:..'ii!'!.' v 09. 7.20 p.m.) v;ASHINGTON". January 29. F< / ed perhaps the * c . cer.v u r- r ;.l of his prer ~,1 .-.-iti '' when the Senate /'■■. Hi to sanctic; t;u* American adt ,J t!.-' Court, which v-Js been by every Resident since Wilson. k i'nder C"':".-"t;iution a two-,■-■rni vet'.- V:- iH-ccssarv to ratify ♦•/•-re;, a:sd the determined opposi- •*, -r bloc it;.d I>y Senators Johnson '•-d Borah, the lust survivors of the *■ 'Tfcccn'- iJaiji' who defeated Preproject to join the 1 eacue'succeeded in i- u!t . v ; - es '<•'-> defeat the trident's h"pts of America's cotserition jr. the v.xrlu's peace machTv. i-iHy moerats defied the r-psic ient arid wted against the txrt. the v-trtjng being, 52 for and -Vp tiil the . ! ' :t minute Administration leaders insisted that they had vote s, but seven Democrats wavered and the issue was

"Observers declare that the advocates of adherence to the court lost through poor strategy, allowing the j;?ue to be debated too long. Victory jeemed secure a week ago, but over the week-end the opposition made t terrific propaganda drive that was j-esponsibie tor the defeat. It is unhkely that the measure *;iU be called t;p again during the present Cong:c:;s. and in all probability the issue is dead for the present generation.