New Britain herald., 1923-06-22
SAYS in st. Louis Address
That Principles Square
With Those of Washing
ton-still Opposed to
League of Nations.

S. Lsuls, June ss.-fFssiaehs
Harding placed before the country
lsst night a renewed plea for Amer
lean adherence 20 the permanent
eauF, OF International justice "as the
one and only existing agency OF
peace to which We can safely sub
scribe without violating the basic
principles OF our national being
Making the hFst prepared address
O. his western trip. the president saia
lhst 10 bring about the end ne de-
aFei he would gladly wipe out iae'
tlohal difference and proposed re-
construction OF the machinery or the
International tribunal TO dispose
eenehsiyely OF all other cited appre-
tensions OF danger from the "ssf-
else OF any influence Whatsoever
either open or furtiVe. By the league
81 nations or by any other organlaa-
ton -
This could be done In one OF two
ways" he asssrtei' First, by en-
towering the court itself 10 MI any
vacancy arising from the death OF a
member or retirement for whatever
cause. without interposltion from
Any other body. or. second, by con-
tlnuing the existing authority OF the
permanent court OF arbitration 10
nominate and by transferring the
power 10 elect from the council and
assembly OF the league to the re-
naming members OF the court OF
justice.
Answers the Doubter.
Then anticipating the voice OF the
iouh,er.' who might inquire whether
the ~ nations now represented on
the court would consent TO these
changes In the structure o. the tri-
bunal, Mr. Harding answered that
TO submit terms which we consider
essential to the preservation OF our
nationality is not an act OF discour-
tesy: II Is the only fair, square and
honorable thing great. self-re-
speeding nation can do"
The crux OF the conditions sug-
gested the president described as
the making OF the world court pre-
cisely what its name implies
Can IL be possible that, despite
their protestations TO the contrary,
this is not what some of our sister
states at heart desire?'' he asked.
Must there be a test of sincerity
abroad as we'll rs az home? Then
the more quickly il can be made the
better, the better for them and the
better for us. There Is nothing to be
accomplished in ambiguity. We want
10 know And the only way TO find
out is to inquire
The president devoted virtually all
of his address to the world court is.
sue, but he also reviewed briefly
what had been done by his admins
tration to get the country back on
the RICH. track" in its domestic af-
fair Although declaring he did not
come to make partisan report" he
said he took pride in pointing out
that unemployment had been ban
ished" financial stability restored.
taxes lightened and great economies
effected in governm ent.
Wasbington's Principles
Washingtons farewell address was
taken by the chief executive as his
point of departure when he turned to
foreign relations, American adhesion
to the court, he said squares with the
principles enunciated by Washington, |
who recognized the value Of interna- |
tional arbitration.
1T is with that high purpose in |
mind that l advocate participation by
the United States in the permanent
court of international Justice" con-
tinued Mr.. Harding. Two conditions |
may be considered Indispensable