The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-06-28
HARDING AND BoRAh AGREE ON
WORLD COURT.

The republican party through it's
platforms has repeatedly declared in
favor of world court for the settle
ment of international disputes as a
means of preventing war, and there is
no division in the party on the Ques-
ton today. A few months ago when
President Harding announced that he
was in favor of the United States be-
coming a member of the international
court of justice created by the league
of nations. leaders of the party at once
took issue with him and for time il
seemed that the question might result
in a serious breach in the party. I'm
fortunately the president did not at
the time make his position clear, the
presumption being that he would make |
the United States a member of the |
court as it stands with all the restric-
tions and limitations imposed by the |
covenant of the league of nations, thus .
subjecting our country to the regula-
tons governing that body and in the
opinion of the opposition taking a de-
cisive step toward actual membership
in the league. 1t is evident now that
this presumption was unwarranted. In
his first formal address on the tour
he is just entering upon, delivered at
st Louis last week, President Har-
ding explained the conditions upon
which he would favor entering the in
ternational court, and these are not
different from those de-
manded by the opposition in the first
place. There is no chance for misun-
the position of the presi-
dent now. Celebrating his unqualified
declaration that the court must not be
a league of nations court if the Unit
ed States becomes a member of it,
President Harding said that the peo-
Die of this country had an opportunity
o join the league in 1920 and they !
most emphaticany refused to do So" I
md that they would refuse again no /
ess emphatically today" The presi-
lent said American participation in g
he international court involved two 7
conditions: a
First that the tribunal be so \
constituted as to appear and to I
be, in theory and practice. in form il
and in substance beyond the n
shadow of doubt, world court
and not a league court.
Second. that the United States
shall occupy a plane of perfect
equality with every other power"
Explaining why these conditions
ere necessary, President Harding II
lade it clear that the court as it a
lands today is the creature of the a
'ague of nations and that the league CO
.opard has not changed its spots ~ =,
nee it was rejected by the United
tates On this point he said: N
There has been no change of y,
condition. II is the same league. A
Not a line in the rejected coven- 81
ant has been altered. not a phrase II
modified. not word omitted or m
added Article X. still stands as rC
the heart of the compact Article 81
Nj and all other stipulations OBJ p'
jected TO and condemned by the
American people remain untouch- OF
ed. in full force in theory, how W
ever circumspectly they are being ST
ignored in practice a
TN the face of the overwhelm- te
ing verdict Of 1920. therefore, the II
issue of the league of nations is m
as dead as slavery. Is it not the lie
part Of wisdom and common sense ell
to let it rest in the deep grave to ~
which it has been consigned and SO
turn our thoughts TO living ye
things?" as
The most able advocate Of a world of