The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-22
TURNS
DOWNLEAGUE
IN SPEECH
st. Louis Audience AppIauds
Repudiation--LittIe Senti-
.nent for World Court.
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In 1919, in the vehement days OF
the fight regarding the League Of
| Nations, the Introductory applause
greeting Woodrow Wilson in this
hall IL reported by careful local
tradition to have lasted six or
seven minutes. The applause for
Hiram johnson when ne later came
to st. Louis and appeared on the
platform Of this hall to combat
Woodrow Wilson was prOtracte0 by
Industrious admirers till it wasted
eighteen minutes.
Such attacks OF frenzy and such
counter-attacks do not exist today;
but 1t Is credibly reported here that
when Senator Borah in this same
hall just lately Attacked the world
court and oil its works and all its
relationships, his audience wAs
much more demonstrative than the
one which President Harding faced
last night. It was somewhat
smaller but it was more .enthus-
iastic.
It was also noted today that
Governor Hyde OF Missouri. in intro
ducing the President last night,
managed to discuss the subject Of
Alaska and the subject Of Mnen.
ployment and the subject Of taxes
and the subject OF the Missouri
river and the subject Of Mrs. Hard.
at the subject OF the world court,
although It was universally known
that the world court was the sub.
ject Of the evening.
No Enthusiasm for 10.
The fact liz that while among the
business elements and the profess
sional elements Of SC. Louis there
Is considerable sentiment for the
world court or for some similar ex.
pertinent. there Is virtually no en-.
thusiasm for it, and in fact a great
hostility to it among the masses of
the people.
This city gave Jim Reed the votes
that sent him back to the United
States Senate against the combined
efforts of, drys and pro-leaRuers.
This city'B large German population
still listens to the voices OF Charles
NageI. who was President Taft.
Secretary OF Commerce; and OF
Ident Ta9t's Solicitor General, and
those voices are raised both against
the League Of Nations and against
the League Court.
The newspapers here are ell of
them inclined toward the court, but
an editor Of one Of them who han.
dies the letters from pleased or In.
di9nant subscribers informs this
writer that while his paper IL l1eav-
lily for the court, his letters from
subscribers are 0verwhelm n kly|
against Il.
with this environment ana this
background in view, the reception
given to President Harding by HE
audience in the Coliseum last night
must be regarded a. having been
was thoroughly filled, except for
one long hole In one part Of the top
gallery. The other gallery and the
main floor were fully occupied by
people fully ana steadily and sym
pathetically attentive.
In the opinion OF this writer, tho
attitude OF the audience toward the
Presidents acceptance Of drastic
reservations to his world court pro-
posal was an attitude OF distinct
favor. In fact the only time when
applause by hand clApn was carried
forward into applause by shouts
was when the President said that
he had no intention OF trying to
coerce the Senate. There was Ap-
plalsSo also ON several occasions
wheN tho President earnestly Fepaldi-
Atea the leAGuo.
An Earn AppaAmso.
The idea that there should b q
world court: the idea that Il should
be surely severed from the league:
and the idea that IN this surgical
work Of revefAnee the Senate should
be fully consulted: these ideas all
earned applause, regularly. A GER
tain part Of the audience might
have been noiser II the President
had refused reservations, and had
dened the Senate. The audience az
a whole. however. in the judgment
OF this writer, was much more
broadly ana Solidly and happily rat.
iSfied with the Presidents policy
Of confederation for the opinions OF
others than 1t would have been by
any dramatic insistenoe on his part
on the finAlity OF his own Judgment.
1t went away manifestly pleased
with Harding the man.
(COpyrieht, 1920, Washtngtoa Press
Service.)