The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-22
Makes Strong Appeal West Support W Court P0posa

gated empire, which now maintains i in the assembly of the league, to | which many object, because of ap- l prehensions, which I do not share, 1 would, under this plan, disappear automatically"
 In presenting the suggestions the l President declared he neither ad- vanced nor retreated from the posi- | tion assumed in presenting the court proposal to the Senate, but merely in dicsted ways and means for reail- Zation of our common aspiration" " hich he defined as a desire to sub stitute justice for warfare in the settlement of controversies between nations"
 Farther than that I shall not ee," he declared. T snail not attempt States. l shall make no demand uRn the people. 1 shall not try to i'm rose my will upon any body. l shall embark upon no crusade. Hereafter. from time to time, as tonight. acting strictly within, but to the fuil limit of my constitutional authority. 1 shall make further exposition of my ma tGred views and maturing proposals.
 But l shall not restrict my ap- peal to your reason. I shall call upon your patriotism. shall beseech y0u1 humanity. l shaIl invoke your Chris- i tianity. I shall reach to the very depths of your iove for your fellow throughout the world. I shall speak, as l speak now, with all the earnest ness and power of the sincerity that is in me, and in perfect faith that God will keep clear and receptive your understanding.
 could not do otherwise. My soul yea rms for peace. My heart is an GFn nj Ei b,T ba nS spirit is eager to serve. My passion is for justice over force. My hope is in the great court. My mind is made up. My resolution is fixed
 The President voiced the len. hanced regard' of this country for Great Britain because of her sturdy assump ption" of her financial obliga- tion to the UnitedSStates. He recognized the German democ- racy's clear manifestation of faith in our consciousness of fairness-and of our disinterestedness."
 He bespoke good will for Mexico. with hope of early resumption of .fraternal relations"
 He hoped that Germany, Turkey and Mexico would accompany the Gnited states into the world court. Presidents Busy Day.
 
 trans continental trip here late to- day, President Harding entered upon round of activities that completely filled the eight-hour visit allotted to St, Louis. The chief executive ad- dressed the annual convention of the lnternational Rotary in session here, laid the corner stone of q new city club building and made a short ad- dress there, shook hands with the, crowds that thronged his hotel de- Hvered the first prepared address of his trip with the world court as his subject and attended number of minor affairs.
 train in Forest Park and Mir and Mrs Harding were placed at the head of an automobile procession that took them over a sevenmile route to downtown St Louis. The pavements from the park were lined three or four deep and bands sta toned at mile intervals hailed the Presidents arrival in advance of the procession. At the coliseum, where the President made his first speech to the Rotarians the doors were closed to all members of the private party except the President and his secretary. Police denied admission to all alike, including local authori ties and newspaper men travelling with the president.
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 Strong For Rotary.
 Speaking to the Rotarians. the President declared that if he could found Rotary in every community throughout the world he would do so and then would guarantee tram guilty and forward march for the universe.
 "Statesmen have their problems. and governments have theirs" the President continued. but if you could plant the spirit of Rotary Throughout the world and turn it to practical application, there would not be much wrong with the human pro- cession.
 "1 can understand how you have grown, how you have come to eX-