Evening journal., 1922-04-27
HARDING SUITS
OSCAR STRAUS
Diplomat Also Hopes Cen
eral dupont Will Be Re-
turned to Senate
PLEASED WITH
PEACE PROSPECTS

High praise for his constructive
craftsmanship was bestowed or
President Harding by Oscar Straus
widely known diplomat, who. with
Mrs. Straus. stopped at the Hotel
DUPONT last night, enroute to Wash
ington to attend the annual meet
ing Of the American international
Law Society.
With Judge George Gray. DR..
John Bassett Moore and Elihu
Root. Mr. Straus is a member of
the Permanent Court Of Abritra-
ton OF The Hague Peace Tribunal.
lie was twice Minister and once Am
bsssador from the United States to
Turkey. and was Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor under President
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Straus also paid a tribute 10
United States Senator T. Coleman
dupont. who Is a close personal
friend. saying the Senator was just
the man 10 be in the Upper House
at Washington during the present
difficult period of reconstruction.
He expressed the hope that Senator
MuI OIlL NOuAu We a IhAAAAlAAN ~ NnR
election in the fall and would be
chosen to succeed himself. MY only
regret" added Mr.. Straus. as that
/ am not a voter in Delaware and
cannot cast a ballot for Senator du-
POnt."
When asked for his opinion Of the
Harding Administration. Mr.. straus
replied in part:
The President has surprised the
country. He has proven himself a
decidedly ADLER man than was the
general estimate OF him when SEN
ator. Mr.. Harding has shown him
self to be a constructive statesman
OF remarkable cooperative and con-
structive ability.
When he called the Washington
Conference for the Limitation of
Armaments, many people believed
that II would accomlish but little
and prove a practical failure. Under
his leadership, seconded by Secre-
tary OF State Charles z. Hughes. the
conference accomplished more than
anyone anticipated would be pos
sible.
president Harding has succeed
ed in pacifying the Pacific. The con-
ference has succeeded in doing what
no other international conference In
history was ever able to accomplish.
lie has made a splendid start not
only in limiting but reducing naval
armament.
The first Hague Conference in
1899. when called by the Car OF
Russia, was convened for the very
same purpose-to limit ornaments
but when the representatives of
the ffty-ive nations came together
they all agreed that it was abso-
lutely impossible to consider the
question and the matter was drop
ped.
1T is hoped, aye, more than that,
II is expected by internationally
Washington Conference will at no
distant time be enlarged so that the
same methods used to pacify the
Pacific will be extended over the
seven seas. Then will America be
heralded for securing the peace of
the world. There is no conflict be-
tween the Washington Conference
and the League OF Nations. On the
contrary they supplement each
other.
THE forces that make for world |
peace, enlarge the area of opera
ton OF achieving that end. Those |
who are opposed to America CO.
operating with other nations in pro-
noting the peace OF the world would
have one believe that this cannot be
lone without lessening our national
But that is a narrow
and mistaken view. on the contrary
L enlarges our national sovereignty,
this Association OF Nations. by CO.
that sovereignty with the
needs OF the world"
Mr.. Straus was asked TO express
MS opinion on the bonus question.
BY his reply he clearly showed that
ne was not in sympathy with It.
Il am in favor" said Mr.. Straus,
of the utmost liberality towards
he men who were disabled in the
war, and toward the families of
hose who made the supreme sacri-
Ice. In the same breath, 1 am OPP
posed to the bonus as commercial
ling the splendid spirit that inspir-
ID our young men to give their SER
ices to the country. My only son,
'Iajor Straus. served on the staff of
General Graves in Siberia am
ure that i am expressing his senti-
nent in this matter as well as my
,wn."