Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-16
Harding to Insist
on u. S. Membership
in Permanent Court

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i Washington, April 14.-Republican
treaty irrcconcilables and isolation
lists claimed today to have found
! much comfort in former President
| Wilson's letter to Representative
Arthur b. Rouse of Kentucky, de-
claring for unconditional adhesion
! of the United States in the League
of Nations permanent court Of inter-
national justice.
They contended that Mr.. Wilson's
letter linked up the world court pro-
posal of President Harding with the
League of Nations and that this
would work to the detriment of the
Presidents proposal with many of
the Senate Republicans who were in
clined to follow the Presidents re-
communication that the Senate give
its sanction to American member
I! ship in the court.
Coincident with the public appear
ance of Mr.. Wilson's letter it has be-
| come even clearer that President
Harding does not intend to recede
one step from his advocacy Of Amerl-
can membership in court. III any
thing, the opposition that has de-
veloped to his proposal in the Re
publican party has mace him more
determined to press for action on it
when the Senate rc-assembies in
DeCemper. y stubborn trait with
WHICH the President is credited is as
scrling itself in fun measure. and il
is apnarcnt that he intends to 90
through with the court policy without
regard 10 possible poiitica! costs.
With amy democratic senators alb
sent from WASHINGTON ii is not
now possible to give any definite
idea of what effect Mr. Wilson's let
ter will have on taeir attitude to-
ward President Hart.iny's world
court proposal. At the time the pro
posai was first advanced. in the
closing DAYS OF the last Congress.
most of tine Democratic senators
showed their sympathy for il and
voted for the propo"al. when an eff
foY. was mace to nave ii taken up for
! consideration.
Tie truth is. however, that the
generality or senators Of 10th parties
are not anxious IL have tie League
Of Nations issue dcN!vcd IN the 1924
presidential campaign and some of
tncm particularly upon the Republi-
can side fear that the question which
prevailed in the 1870 campaign will
again ~. brought forward and a con
siderable portion Of Tie electoral"
given the impression tAat American
participation in the Word court
means q participation in the league
itself.
There was a disposition today TO
believe tha, MI Wilson had embar
rasscd some at his friends in the
Senate hN the otter to Representa-
tive Rouse one bit or speculation
was that very generally the Demo-
cratic senators would not follow Mr.
, Wilson in his ius;stcnco that the
I
r court Internationally instead OF con-
ditions SUGGESTED by rrcSiden: Hard :
in:.
This view docs not coincide with
the position OF Senator Mckenar.
; Democrat, Of Tennessee, who de-
cared himself in hearty sympathy
with the former Pres nt's senti-
ment.
II approve of former President
, Wilson's statement that we should
20 into the court of international
, Justice created by the league ana 60
in without reservations said Mir,
MckeI!ar. "Such reservations as
have been proposrI IRE nothins.
more than attcmnts nj political mug.
. Cling. Evidently the purpose of
these reservations is purcly nOIitical.
. If adontod their nrononents would
then he :bIc IN saw il tho le,cue
, advocates We st,nd win, xon
, and ia the irroconciIihles .Na aro
, not ayainvt you' In mic WOW +bo,.
wo,,ld exncct 70 c.tc, tbep, con,;n o
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