The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
! RENE COURT
l|uDED REMEDY
FOR WORLD ILLS


q xtolltne tie virtues Of the Unit
~ states supreme court, which for
|Qyqe one hundred years has sub
lGed Justice TOR force in anica-
ftl4 settlement Of national disputes,
sDf Nicholas Murray Butler. pfesi-
DOT Of Columbia university and
90 u the candidates for the Re-
spublican presidential nomination, q
sWeek-end visitor IN Davenport. in 4
sDcholafiy Address at the Outing club
Saturday night advocated the es-
tabliGhment Of an international
tribunal modelled on the principal
Of the highest court Of this land.
In speaking Of the worth a the
supreme court, Dr.. Butler said:
1T IL protecting fundamental
American truth against passing
American error. Instead of attack
Ing the supreme court for defend
ing the area OF American liberty
against governmental invaslon
rather We should extoll 1t and h0ld
1t up a. q model Of the way IN
which q people may first establish
an area Of civil liberty and then
protect itSby appeal to justice in
stead Of by constant and revolu-
tionary appeals to force.
Every adult alien and every
American born child should learn
the full meaning Of this court to
civilization. They are an essential
part Of the America that We know
and love.
II "For 40 years this great court
has been able to substitute justice
Tor force" he stated. public
opinion in the United States en-
forces the ruling Of the supreme
court Take this justice as a sub
stitute for force and enthrone it
among the nations and you won't
need to wait 100 years for peace"
Candidacy Not Mentioned.
DR.. Butler made no allusion to
hiSown chances for tho presidency,
but rather gave his entire atten-
ton to q masterful analysis Of the
American constitution and Of the
cause Of the present furry Of boil
shevism throughout the country.
This movement Is apparently
we'll financed from some source not
known to me. The leaders are not
very numerous. There is not a
very large body Of convinced fol-
lowers. But it receives at different
times the support Of considerable
bodies OF temporarily ,disafsected
persons"
After abiding to the general in
difference Of citizens OF the United
! States toward this radicalism the
speaker said the spark Of 6iscon-
tent might grow into a confagra-
ton.
There Is put on Us Americans
the obligation to look the facts In
the face, to be Indifferent no long
er. We ask ourselves what is to
! be done to protect that which We
! love best?
Three Contributions.
1.-The three chief among them are
these:
"First, the wide extension Of the
federal principle by which an In.
destructible union Of indestructible
states has been erected into real
nation. There IL one constitution
one nag. and one loyalty. But By
tho operation Of the federal priu'
chile each state IL free to adapt It.
local institutions and It's local lawa
70 the habits, the traditions and thu
preference Of its own people, pro
vided only that 1t maintains a re-
publican form Of government.
Second, the erection Of gov
eminent with strictly limited ant
defined powers and the reservation
to the people themselves Of a widt
area Of civil and personal libert,
which the government Of theil
making 10 not allowed to invade
This has never bssn done In any
other land. There 10 no sovereign
~ to be found IN the American con
stitut1on because there IL no SOW
efeignty there.
Lauds Supreme Court
Third. the creation Of a gu.
cfeme court with the power to pro.
stect this area Of civil and industrial
liberty from invasion BY tho gov.
aFumsnt Nnd it, agents. This par.
0culAr foGture Of the American
government II it, lsrgsst construc.
i've contribution to tho political
lie Of Tho world. When the 81,
proIne court declares that the con.
gress or . lsgislature may no,
enact q specified lHw because 4 vi.
Vlates the constitution that cour,
= not defying or opposing the pop.