Evening star., 1923-08-13
COOLIDGE BELIEVED
STRONG FOR COURT
Support of President by
Borah and Moses Not Held
Sign of Weakening.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Advocacy of Calvin Coolidge for
President in 1924 by Senators Moses
and Borah. both "irreconcilable" re-
publicans, is not to be construed as
prina facie evidence that Mr.. Cool
idge has deserted the world court.
This writer has the best OF authority
for believing that. the President has
given nobody any assurances on that
score. Mr.. Coolidge in his confer
ences with political leaders during
the past ten days has maintained a
mastery silence on a variety of sub
jects. The world court is one of
, them.
Speculation as to the true inward
ness of the Moses-Borah tactics in
launching the Coolidge boom contin-
ues to be the dominating topic where
ever politicians are gathered. But
the early supposition that the Presi-
dent has gone over to the irrecon-
cilable camp Is destined before long
to be deprived of foundation. That.
at least is the judgment Of men
qualified to know Mr.. Coolidge's mind.
Pledged to Harding Policies.
Even they plead ignorance of his
actual intentions, for he has not COM
municated them. What they are
basing their belief on is the Presi-
dents reiterated purpose to carry
out Harding policies" They are con-
WINGED that program includes. in par
ticular. adhesion to the world court,
as recommended to the Senate by
President Harding and eSpouSed more
fcrvently than ever in what was
practically his death-bed utterance at
San Francisco.
During those fateful moments in
California when the feasibility of
publishing the world court speech
was under discussion Warren G.. Hard
ing referred to his project to take
America into the international tribu-
nal as my great work" Though his
| heart was set upon it's accomplish
ment, he was under no illusion as
| TO the difficulties that had first TO be
surmounted.
Thus, in the same breath in which
Mr.. Harding termed the court his
! great work" he frankly voiced the
fear that he might not be able to
| carry II out. The paramountcy to
which the late President had elevated
the court among Harding policies
| is. OF course, not unknown to Calvin
Coolidge That is why many politi-
| cal leaders regard it fundamental
| that Mr.. Coolidge viii adhere to the
court proposition.
Weighed Words Comfortably.
! AS MIR. lIarding's farewell message
! adhered to II not passively. but pas
! slonatcly. there is an expectation that
| President Coolidge will do no less. Il is
! pointed out that no man ever entered
! the White House who chose and weigh
/ ed his words more carefully before Civ
| ing them utterance. II would be wholly
| un-Coolidge- like for the President tc
| say. for example. that he intended
/ carrying out all Harding policies
except one, i. e.. the world court.
In irrecOncilable quarters the
thought is encountered that President
| Coolidge will be faithfully executing
| Harding policies" by letting sleeping
dogs lie-by permitting the world
| court protocol to rest indefinitely ir
| the pigeonholes of the Senate com.
| nittee on foreign relations. Irrecon-
cilables quote Mr.. Harding's asser-
tion, prior to the Alaskan trip. that
he would wage no crusade for the
court. They say, therefore. that Cal
win Coolidge is under no obligation
TO do anything but let senatorial
nature take its course.
Vigorous support Seen.
I World court advocates retort tina,
,such a procedure would amount t.
| "sabotaging" the proposition. besides
I which. they insist. the late President
! did crusade for the court throughout
ihis western trip. a participant in the
; trip says Mr.. Harding pleaded for the
| court on no fewer than fifty speech.
| making occasions, eliminating with
| the San Francisco address, which
many of his friends believe will live
as Harding's chief contribution tc
| political history. They consider ii
lunthinkable that President Coolidge
| would turn down" that fervent, cate
| goriCal affirmation of Harding
policy" Politicians who are fondline
| hopes to the contrary are said to be
| on the threshold of rude awakening
! Little has been made of 1t, because
! It would SAVIOR of world court "propa-
| ganda," but ii is said to be a demon
tstrable fact that virtually every busi-
ness, religion, fraternal. industrial