While adherence to the World Court was attacked in thie way it was supported ina routine and Uningpited manner. Many Senators who east their votes in favour of the World Cotirt. did. so. half-heartedly out of a sense of loyalty to the President and probably in response the pressure from various "peace" societies to whom they had pledged their support 'They would welcome some new test' which wou'd tenable them tp demonstrate the frie soundness" of their views. They were fully conscious of the Intent "opposition which existed to any form of "collective" action. or faction which could be presented as "collective™: what they did not realive was that it could be mobilized with such speed. The importance of the World Court debate was that it created. a new technique for in-fencing Congressional votes. The opposition appealed by radio to the country at large and urged every-tone to write to their Senators. The telegrams came literally by the arrow load. Messensers were unable to bring them by hand. Against Such m flood, the pressure of small foreanized international groups was etotess, and always will be under similar elreumstances.
"There is evidently a greater inter~ est In foreign affairs, or rather 2 greater awareness of foremen affairs, than formerly. The Executive branch of the government can no longer exercise its functions in the foreign
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