The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-12
AMEMCAN|SM is
OUR GREAT NEED
English Sailors, Marines Parade
at Portland, Ore, for First
Time in History.
APPEAL FOR WORLD COURT
Executive Is for Strict immigration
Laws; Appeals Again for World
Court - Special Parade Ar
ranged in Rose City.

Portland, Ore.-Armed forces Of
Great Britain joined here in a Fourth
OF July celebration in which the prin-
cipal figure was the President OF the
United States.
British marines and sailors passed
In review before President Harding,
and H. M. S. cruiser Curfew fired the
regulation twenty-one guns which the
regulations Of this country prescribe
for its Chief Executive.
This was altogether the most ex-
traordinary feature of the Indepen-
dence Day program. 1t was the first
time in the history of the country that
the armed forces of England have
passed In review before a President OF
the United States and Joined in the
celebration of the anniversary OF the
Declaration Of independence.
The laws of the United States re-
quire that armed forces of any nation
may not land on this soil, whether or
not the intent may be hostile. And
the laws of Great Britain require that
her forces participating in any formal
program must be armed.
This situation had the local authori-
ties In charge Of the Presidents pro-
gram very much worried. The British
wanted to join in the parade, but the
conflicting laws and customs OF the
two nations prevented this. At n of
the stops along the way a local COM
mirtee boarded the train and awak-
ened Capt. Adolphus Andrews, naval
aide to the President, and asked him
to decide the matter.
Acting upon the authority Of the
President as commander in chief Of
the armed forces of the United States,
Capt. Andrews gave permission to the
British forces to march with their
side arms. Capt. Andrews told the
committee that he was glad to have
the English sailorssand marines march
in the parade since it was a time-hon-
ored custom and tradition for all Brit
ish warships which might happen to
be in American ports on the Fourth
of July to put to sea.
President Harding, therefore, is the
first Chief Executive of the United
States, according to the. information
furnished from the white House on
Rails" to review armed forces of
Great Britain on American soil.
!. In further Difference to the laws Of
this country the commander of the
CurIew was ordered to seal all sup
plies of liquor on board the British
cruiser while the President was in
this city. Under the recent treasury
Interpretation while foreign merchant
ships are prohibited from carrying
liquor within the three mile line this
does not apply to warships of any ma
ton.
In commenting upon the presence of
the British sailors in the celebration,
the President in his address at Multi
nomah field, said:
II do not know whether you know
it or not, but history was made in
Portland today when, for the first
time. the armed forces Of Great
Britain marched in a Fourth of July
parade on American soil.
at is my hope that in the future the
armed forces Of Great Britain anG of
the United States will march arm in
arm in the long process Of peace"
This thought gave the President his
key to inject into mis- prepared address
his daily appeal for American partici-
patton in the world court.
Il annot speak too strongly in urg-
ing American adherence to the perma-
nent court of international Justice he
said. "As the one logical step toward
peace by the best civilized government
in the world / want America to give
heart and soul to the fine promises of
maintained peace throughout the
world. We have had lat years of ma
tional life. 1t is just the morning to
consider the age of the world. We
have wrought SO marvelously in that
time and wonder who will venture
to predict what we will have wrought
when the sun Of our national life has
reached the meridian"