The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-02
HARDING To ASK
SUPPORT FOR
POLICIES
Plans to Lay Achievements
Before Nation in Tour to
Start in June.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

AMtDfWAe1On@A NEWS DeEVlCOs A@#
AUGUSTA. Ca, April 2.-Presi-
dent Harding is planning frank
appeal to the country to support
the foreign policies OF his Admin
istration, 1t was learned here to-
day.
A considerable portion OF the
speeches which he will deliver on
his Western tour this summer will
be devoted to q vigorous exposition
and defense of the foreign policies
which have been pursued for the
last two years. Something more
than q mere defense Of the Re.
publican policy. 10 plannned--inStead
of simply defending the record, the
President plans to make militant
presentation OF the accomplishments
of his Administration and then
challenge the Democrats and the
critics within his own party to q
public comparison Of policies. MIR.
Harding will not appear in the role
OF an APOLOGIZE, but rather as an
apostle Of achievement, according
to those who are concerned With
mapping his trip and his program.
Three Corner Stones.
Presentation OF the Administra-
tons record In foreign affairs Is
expected to be based on three prin.
ciple corner stones: a. What has
been done in the Far East, (2) in
Latin America. and 60 in Europe.
In the afirst case, the achieve
ments Of the Washington Arma-
ment conference, and the four.
power pact guaranteeing the peace
OF the Pacific will be held up as
epochal accomplishments and a. hav-
ing prevented a possible war with
Japan, which many international
observers had predicted az possible
before many years.
In Latin America. the recent
Central American conference, in
which most Of the small republics
of the South agreed to stop the
continual petty warfare OF the last
quarter of q century, will be point.
ed to as tremendous step in the
direction of permanent peace in
this hemisphere. American media.
ton of the dispute between Peru and
Chile, and between Costa Rica and
Panama. will be dwelt upon in this
connection.
The European policy of the adj
ministration is looked upon by the
Presidents advisers as being simple
of presentation. The President will
simply state that conditions in.
Europe have been such as to pre-
clude American Intervention with
out becoming hopelessly er1tangled
in old world politics. and conse-
quently the United States has re-
Trained from Quitting in abroad in
situation where American help
plainly was unwelcome.
Wants u. 8. I'm Court.
The international court of justice
at The Hague. even though organ.
lied under the league of nations. IL
peace now existent In which the
United States can consistently take
part, Mr.. Harding Is expected to
declare. He will couple this with q
vigorous plea for American adhesion
mended to Congress in It's closing
days.
Plans for President Harding's trip
West are now taking definite shape.
According to a tentative program,
the President probably will leave
Washington the middle OF June for
about six weeks. Originally it had
been intended that he should make
about twenty speeches in as many
Western and mid-Western cities,
but this program has been broad
ened to include at least thirty. A
complete program will be worked
out. however. before the Presidents
return to Washington the last of
this week.
Mr.. Harding was on the last lap
of his vacation today. Here in
Georgia he continued his Florida
habit Of daily golf. going out soon
after breakfast to spend the entire
forenoon on the links. Congress
man Frederic Gillett, Speaker OF
the House. Joined the Presidential
party here and was one Of Mr..
Harding's golf companions today.