The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-22
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DIVORCE
Of TWO
President, in First Set Speech
Adheres to His Pet
Policy. 4
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News service.

International News BerV1Ces
KANSAS CITY, June q Presz
ident Harding arrived in Kansas
City this morning, the second
speaking stop on his long western.
journey.
Thousands of people, packing
the streets about Union Station
and along the route Of a motor
parade, accorded the Chief Execd-
tive and Mrs. Harding tumultu-
Gus ovation. q,
Pleased With Speech. S.
The PRESIDENT considers that in
his seech at st. Louis last night
he made every concession to the
opposition that consistently can be
asked for him-even by the irrecon.
cilables. He takes the position that
Republican platforms for twenty
FEARS have pledged the party to
the world court idea and he con-
siders that he has now offered the
party an opportunity to make
good" on the pledge and with its
own terms in doing it.
"I am so eager for the ultimate
accomplishment, he said, that
am interested in hermonizing op.
posing elements, more ANXIOUS to
effect our helpful commitment to
the court, than I am to score a
victory for executive INSTANCE
Boldly and without qualification
the President threw into the discard
the reservations written by Hughes
and stated he would agree. to other
and more stringent reservations
;-c- oil
have doubts about the court.
The President asserted that he
would make no attempt to coerce
the Senate nor embark upon any
crusade" but plainly inttmated 1t
was his purpose to try to set the
court proper through the Senate
speedily, thereby foreclosing all at.
tempts to make it campaign Issue.
The President admitted that the
World Court at present is dominated
by the League, but said he. favored
complete enforcement of the two.
League Issue Dead.
The President vociferously denied
any intentions of taking the United
States into the league. He harked
back to his speech OF August 80.
1920, in which he asserted he would
take all that was good in the league
covenant and in the Hague tribunal
and make an association Of nations.
This is what he is trying to do in
making the court proposal. he said.
He declared the country Is as firmly
against the league as it was in 1920,
that the league issue Is as dead
as slavery" and 1t was the part OF
wisdom and common sense to let
1t rest in the deep gravc to which
1t has been consigned and turn our
thoughts to living things"
With this disavowal OF White
House dictation which was loudly
cheered by his st. Louis audiences
and with the reiterated pledge that
Joining the court does not mean
Joining the league, Mr.. Harding IS
content to rest his case. He viii
refer to the court only incidentally
during the many other speeches ne
will make between St. Louis and
San Diego. From now on his major
speeches will be devoted to ques
lions concerning domestic issues
TRANSFORMATION, taxation. law en-
forcement. social justice. etc.
To Talk on Railroads.
The President left st. Louis early
this morning on the second leg OF
his Western trip. The Presidential
snecial Is due to arrive in Kansas
CITY shortly before noon and there
tonight Mr., Harding will deliver
his expected address on the rail-
road situation. 1t is expected ht
will indorse the plan Of consolidA
ting the railroads Of the country
into a few great systems az the