Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-31

BALTIC WANDERERS.
 FAST PRELIMINARY.
 s- GAME STARTS AT s-so-P. M.
 dying controversy. It had been patent, think to; those who had endeavored to estimate the public judgment that the American people would never consent to nzsurie any obligation. moral or legal. which would fetter their appropriate free dom of action In unknown contingencies e- '7Whiiew have been justly solicitors of American rights and interests in every part of the world, we have been eager ts do all within our power. in accordance with the genius of our institutions, to pro- mote peaceful settlements and interna- tional court of justice for the deternInn- ton according to Judicial standards of 5rsticiable international disputea
 T believe that suitable arrangements can De made for the participation by this government in the election of judges of the international court which has been set up. so that this government may give its formal support to that court as an tndependen tribunal of international 1ustice- To support an institution you must have proper provision for a voice in its ccnstifution. and think that pro- vision to this end can be made. Pressing Prsoze-.s of Eurepe. i'rhe fsndzmentzl and pressing prob lens of Europe are political problems fr-< voivtng national hopes and fears; deep
 seated conyictions as to natiorAl safety and opportunity; national ambitions. in
 some rases long cherished in others re- centiy aEakened :s established policies ] which have become postulafes in the thought of peoples The reason that the
 main problem of Europe cannot be solved. save as Europe helps herself, lies fn
 the fact that each major difficulty centers
 In the self-determined action of inde- 1 pendent states and is beyond external l control There Is no reason why we
 should fritter away our helpful inauence ] by becoming partisan of either party to
 such controversies, much less make the J fatal mistake of attempting to assume
 the role of dictator.
 Europe Is. at this moment bur6e.ed \ with the expense of large armies heavily disproportionate to the financial ability of the respective stztes to maintain th.rn-
 These armies are maintained beczuse of distrust, apprehension and national aspir-
 stons- Every effort to remove the burd- en by agreement as to limitation of land armament has failed. It is recognized
 that nothing can be done without the consent of the powers directly concerned and they are not ready to consent
 But while the question of reduction
 in land arr1anents could not be solved
 because of conditions in Europe, there was
 an opportunity presented to us, becauss of our special relation to the matter, to
 deal with the question of naval armament and to! stop the naval competition upon . which. we had entered with Great Britain and Japan.
 , The conference on this subject po1
 only furnished an opportunity for. but the | A urw-- A -rA . Far Eastern problems. When this ad-
 ministration came into power the air was rife with rumors, and the pssuedo-patri-
 ots, who make 1t their business to xfir lup suspicion and distrust by attacks up- on the motives and purposes of other peo-
 pleS were, at work with larger meas
 ures of success than any actual point of
 difference justified. It was one of thoss
 conditions which require the immediate application of preventative medicine and this vas applied.
 Four Rowcr Treaty
 Then. and of the outstanding signih- l cance in the interest of peace, there was , negotiated the four-pover treaty. vhfrh. v4thout corrritttnr thsi Limited st.s.. <. : any alliance, provided that the contract ing power should respect their rights fn relation to their msular possessions and
 dominions in the region of the Pacific ocean and that they would confer toeeth- l CT with respect to any controversy that might arise involving such rights The result Is that we have established good
 win and cooperation in the far east in the . place of mutual distrust.
 2 This conference was not a partk.zn . enterprise. and I do not speak of ft in a . partisan way it Is but just, however. to
 give to the administration credit for the : conference. which could not have been called for the results, which could not a have been achieved without It's leader { ship. There fs some tendency, on the part : | of our critics. to comment cynicaily upon
 the fact that the conference treaties
 have not yct been ratihed by all the /; pcyerrs and hence are not In effect Tho comment b really trfbute. for it only . perves to errphssise the importance of tho D much would be lost if the treaties failed. Well I think they need not 60 into mourn | Iing as yet. The treaties in my opinion. ' are not going to fall. q - '-Grest Britain and Japan have ratified - all the 'trraties; thus the three great . naval powers which were In campetition -<he United States. Great Britain and c Japan have done all within their pow b CT to make the action of the conference
 effective. That is of the vfnso1t slenin- Q canoe that preciudes all thought Of One t ultimate failure of the work Of the con- '- ferencs.f have no reascn to believe chs l, f the other Eenatories--Franco and Italy b viii fail to rztify.- . | 70