New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-24

| able to uphold, The decisions o.
such a court or the recommendation!
of such a conference could be accept
ed without sacrificing on our part OF
asking any other power 10 sacrifc,
enc iota OF its nationality,
80 much for political party his
tory. have quoted II because he,
licve in keeping the faith, II politi'
cal parties do not mean what the,
say and candidates do not mean what
they say then our form OF popular
government Is based on fraud, and
cannot hope TO endure.
Keep, Party Pledge
I'm compliance with its pledges the
new administration which came into
power In March, 1921, definitely and
dccisivcly put aside ali thought OF the
United States entering the league OF
nations. 1t doesn't propose to enter
now by the side door, the back door,
nor the cellar door. have no UNI
scemly comment to offer on the
league. II It is serving the Old
World helpfully, more power to it.
But II is not for us. The senate has
declared, the executive has so de-
cIared. the people have so declared.
Nothing could be more decisiVely
stamped with fnality.
TrcatyeWith. Germany
I'm further keeping of the faith the
administration made a treaty Of peace
with Germany, a Just treaty which so
impressed our wartime enemy that
when we came, later on, to set up a
iyciT
the claims OF American nationals
against Germany, that nation named
one commissioner, we named one, ana
then. for the first time in the history
Of international relationships Ger
MANY asked us as a contending nation
TO name the umpire, the third mem
Der. whose vote would decide AL
differences. | know of no like tripute
to a nations fairness in all the
records of history.
Then in the fultillment of the
nledge of free conference. the interna-
tional conference on the Limitation OF
was called, not in haste but
because someone was prodding but as
carly as the barriers to success couid
be removed. The spirit of that con-
ference and the achievement wrought
have been written into history ana
will grow mcasurably beyond the
almost universal popular favor al
ready accorded. There was not alone
the triumph in reducing naval arma-
ments and ending competition which
was leading TO oppressive naval
strength and adding staggering bur-
dens to the treasures of competing
powers; not alone the removal OF
every war cloud and every reason tor
conflict in the Pacific so that now ac-
cord and concord abide, where sus-
picion and fear had previously dWeit'
but we gave an example to the world
Of the conference way to peace which
time will apprase as the supreme &C
complishment.
Peaceful settlement
Hardly had this gratifying work
been accomplished before the admin
stration began its endeavors for iuf-
Their fulfillmcnt. Meanwhile an inter-
national court Of justice had been es-
tablishod. It was an agency Of peace
ruI settlement which had long been
sought. It's establishment previously
had failed because no agreement had !
)een possible over the method OF
,lecting Judges. The existence of the
earue of nations offered solution
Utmost all the member nations had
igned a protocol establishing the
,ourt.
1.-THE members of the council, in
which the larger powers have per-
nanent representation. afforded one
.ot,ng body with a veto on the mem
,ers of the assembly consisting of rep
esentatives OF all the nations and
member nations, of the assembly
ould have a veto on the larger pow
RS represented in tho council. Here
yas device for elccting judges which
emoved the heretofore unsolvalde
,roblem OF a satisfa Glory means of
electing them. Not the council, but
he nation members thereof must
ote in majority for the same candi-
ates for which members of the as
emily voted in a majority else the
lection is void until conference
oints the way I'd agreement.
Under the provisions Of its es-
ablishment, the United states can ap-
ly for court decision on any iusti-
able question even as any nation
anticipating in its establishment. Per-
APPS the court is not all that some
dNocates of the court plan would
ave it but it is in a large measure
he fulfllment OF an aspiration we /
ing have boastcd So ! thought and {
still think we ought to be a party