The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-22
WORLD COURT, HOPE
FROM CONFERENCE
Belief That Association Will
Grow Out Of
Meeting.

Washington, July 12.-President
Harding hopes his proposed associa-
tion of nations, designed to end war
for all time, eventually will grow out
of the disarmament conference to be
held in Washington this fall.
This fact was recalled today by the
President himself, in discussing the
objects of the meeting. incidentally,
he also discussed that all of the great
maritime nations. with one exception,
either have formally or informally
indicated their willingness to partici-
pate in the conference. II is under
stood that Japan has not yet been
beard from The association of ma
| lions idea was formulated by Presi-
dent Harding and his campaign adj
visers shortly after he was nominated
for the presidency last summer.
| Realizing even at that time that the
overwhelming sentiment of the AM
CI!can people was against the league
of nations. Mr.. Harding and the Re-
publican strategists devised the pres
ent Association" plan.
Aims OF Association.
The Preseidnt believes this, asso-
citation of governments can be form
ed to minimize the possibilities of
wars by the following methods:
First-Creation of an information
al court of justice for arbitration of
information disputes.
Second-Recodifi of interna-
tional law.
Third-Adjustment of nonjustifi-
able disputes by international agree
ments between the member govern
ments of the association.
President Harding believes that the
working out of this plan will consti-
tut a genuine effort toward peace
and at the same time preserve the po-
litical integrity of the United States.
Under the League of Nations, which
President Harding has assailed time
after time, the independence of &C
tion of this govrnment would be lost
forever. The President clearly has
pointed out in frequent denunciations
of the covenant in general and Article
y in particular. The league. he be-
lieves, constitutes a military alliance
that in reality is super-governnIent.
in which the United States should
never become a member.
But in his association of nations
plan President Harding sees real
opportunity for the United States to
assume world leadership and yet
carefully safeguard against foreign
entanglements.
Pleased by Response.
Every reasonable effort will be
made at the conference on disarma-
ment to embrace the two plans. first.
of securing an international agree
ment for the Limitation of ornaments,
after the Far East problem has been
disposed of and second steps for the
formation of an association of all the
great powers to lessen the possibility
of war
The administration obviously is
pleased that the informal feelers' on
disarmament put out to other gov
ernments have received favorable re.
spcnses so soon.
Toxic still is hesitating, according
to authentic information. but is ex-
pected to return a favorable answer
to this government shortly.
The Harding administration has in
view singularly appropriate idea re-
garding the date for calling the mo-
mentous disarmament conference. Il
possible, it will be fixed to open ar
mistice day, November IL. Presi-
dent Harding is said heartily to aD
prove of the idea of calling this
greatest of all peace conferences on
the day that marked the end of the
worlds greatest war The President
will open the sessions of the confer
ence personally, since it is to be held
in Washington, according to informa-
tion given Universal Service today.
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