Evening star., 1923-09-10
CLASSES COOLIDGE
FOR A WORLD COURT
Rev. DR.. Barton Reaches
Conclusion After Conference
With the President.

president Coolidge will be for a
world court" Rev. DR.. William e.
Barton, moderator of the national
council of Congregational churches.
said, following visit to the
President at the White House today.
DR.. Barton said he had discussed
with the President international mat
his views of the sentiments enter
tanned by many of the church people
of the country.
I'm general" DR.. Barton said. "the
President will support the Harding
policies as they related to a world
court"
In reply to a question, DR.. Barton
said he was unable to state how ac-
tive the President would be in sup
port of a world, court; that nothing
had been said in regard to that mat
ter.
Gives Results of HIS Inquiry.
81 have travelled IN thirtyfive
states in the last two years as moder-
ator," said DIR. Barton, and / believe
that the churches of the country feel
strongly, that without becoming in
tangled in European affairs, this
country should use its influence
through world court
The Presidents friendship for all
nations is very sincere. think that
the President feels, as 1 do, that the
Washington conference is having a
far-reaching effect. The country does
mot yet realize the value of the re-
suits of the Washington conference
with its Limitation of naval arma-
maIts, the basis for peace in the Pa
citic, the four-power Pacific treaty, a
kind of league of nations in itself and
of a good kind"
Or. Barton is a resident of Oak
Park, ILL.,, and has been spending the
summer in Massachusetts.
John T. Adams, chairman ot the re-
publican national committee. today
discussed with President Coolidge
plans for the next meeting of the
committee. He said on leaving the
White House that the meeting proba-
bly, would be called for the second
week in December.
AT that meeting" said Mr.. Adams"
the committee will decide where the
next republican national convention is
to be held"
DIR. Muir Pays Respects.
Rev. DR.. ]. J. Muir. chaplain of the
Senate. who has recently returned to
this country from England. called at
the White House to pay his respect
to the President. He said that he
found the unemployment situation in
Great Britain much improved and that
conditions in general were bettering
there.
DIR. Muir said that he attended the
memorial services in Westminster Alb
bey for the late President Harding
and that they were most impressive.
John Hays Hammond, chairman of
the United States Coal Commission, n,
spent some time with the President
discussing the report of the commits
sion. which is to be submitted by Sep
tember %, on the bituminous coal in
dustry. Mr.. Hammond said he did not
talk with the President regarding
the anthracite settlement or the let
ter addressed by Gov. Pinchot to the
President.
President Unable to Visit Georgia.
THE demand of affairs will make
President Coolidges absence from
Washington Impossible for an indefi-
mite future" the President sail today
in a letter to Senator Harris, demo-
crat, Georgia, made public by the lat
ter today.
Augusta, Ga, Board of Commerce, an
invita- ation to visit that city during his
winter or spring vacation, Senator
Harris reminded the President that
PRESIDENT Harding had made such a
visit last spring. The President in
his letter stated, after expressing his
thanks to the Senator and the people
of Augusta for the invitation that, 81
am afraid there is no prospect of an
opportunity for such a pleasure as
you suggest to me-"
Talks of Porto Rican Affairs.
Felix c. Davila, resident commits
sioner of Porto Rica. and JUDGE Rod
riguez Sierra called upon President
Coolidge today and discussed Porto
Rican affairs. Mr.. Davila, following
his talk with the President, said that
Gov. Towner of Porto Rico was prov
ing very satisfactory to an over
whelming majority of the Porto Rican
people.
Senator Spencer of Missouri and
Secretary of War Weeks also were
visitors of the President. Senator
Spencer will join the President in an
early morning walk tomorrow and
also will ride horseback with him.
Former Senator Pomerene of Ohio
brought to the White House a dele
CATION of Cleveland business men to
pay their respects to the President.
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, publisher of
the Boston Herald, was the guest of
the President at lunch today.