The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
OUTLINES PLAN
FOR A TRIBUNAL
Harding in Talk Before AS
sOciated Press Pleads for
World Court.
NOT ANOTHER LEAGUE
"NOt Entering League by Side
door, BackdOor or Cellar"
Declares the President.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire. J

cOke DreaQ WIN MS JelloW newspapers
ublishers today at the annual lunch
on of the Associated Press. Escorted
10 the grand ball room of the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel by his military aides,
resplendent in gold braid, he received
an ovation of hand clapping as--he
took his place at the center Of the
guest table.
Frank s. Noyes, president of the
Associated Press, sat at his left and
Melville E. Stone, secretary and coun-
sellor at his right.
One single huge American flag was
draped back of the guest table.
Other guests at the luncheon in
cluded K A. Bickel, president of the
United Press association, and M. Koen-
igsberg, president of the international
News, and officers and directors Of the
American Newspaper Publishers assO-,
citation. The grand ball room was
crowded to capacity when the presi-
dent entered, smiling his acknowledge
ment of the noisy greeting he received.
Mrs Harding, who Accompanied the
president to New York, had luncheon
in the presidential suite. She planned
to join the president after luncheon
for a visit to the Yankee stadium to
witness a ball game.
The president and Mrs. Harding
planned to go to the theatre tonight,
picking out a musical review.
The presidents entry was accom-
pished TO the strains "Hail to the
Chief" the publishers almost drowning
out the npsic, however, with applause.
When Mrs. Harding had finished her
luncheon, she followed the president
down from their suite on the eighth
floor and took her place in one Of the
boxes to hear the presidents address.
introduced by NOyes.
President Harding was presented to
the gathering by Prank E. Noyes,
president of the Associated Press.
"There is one point at which our
eager, individual partison halts," said
Mr.. Noyes. "Both collectively and in
dividually the membership of the As
ISOLATED Press holds in the highest
respesct the great office of the presi-
dent of the United States and join in
respect and admiration and warm af-
lection of the president personally.
eve are greatly honored that he
has come to us today.
Il I'VE welcome him not only as the
honored holder of a great position,
but also as0a fellow newspaperman
of whom we are proud.
81 ask you to drink to the health
Of the president of the United States,
Warren G.. Harding, and Of the
gracious lady of the White House,
Mrs, Harding"
AS the president arose to speak the
orchestra played "The Star Spangled
Banner" He was cheered enthu-
siastically.
Speaks First Informally.
The president prewaeed his prepared
address by saying that, as newspap-
er man speaking to newspapermen, he
might be expected ito talk shop"
but that he had other subjects to
discuss.
He mentioned that two years ago in
the White House away from the edi-
tors desk had permitted him to see
the other side Of the picture and add
ed that as result he would use ac-
curacy rather than speed and eager
ness in the gathering of news, If he
ever were to become a teacher of
journalism.
President Harding also departed
from his prepared speech to saw that
of all international difficulties which
have afflicted the western hemisphere,
only that between the United States
and Mexico remained and it was APP
preaching a happy solution.
Mr.. Harding departed from his pre-
pared address near the end to state
that the government had been instru-
mental in removing misunderstanding
among the nations of the western
hemisphere.
The address was concluded at 3:O5
o'clock, those present standing and
applauding, loudly as the president
sat down.
Pleads for a World Court.
Participation of the United States
in the world court as proposed by the
administration loomed up as the
theme of the prepared address of the
president as he launched into his
topic. This, he declared would be ain
harmony with party platform pledges,
candidatorial promises and American
aspirations" and would not be an
entry into the League of Nations "by
the side door, the back door or the
cellar door"
Excessive friends of the league"
the president declared, "have becloud-
ed the situation by an unwarranted
assumption that the proposal is a move
towards membership in the league
while," he added, "the irreconciliable
opponents Of the league have also
beclouded the question with the as
sumption that entanglements with
Europe would unavoidably follow.
No Fear of Entanglements.
"The fear of entanglements,' the
president dismissed with the blunt
declaration that if the senate were to
consent to any. his administration
would not complete ratification OF such
proposal and would thereby prevent
1t from becoming effective.
"Reiterating his conviction that the
United States could participate il the
world court without assuming the risks
which its opponents point out, Presi-
dent Harding reviewed the Republican
party platform since 1904, all of which
he pointed out, spoke for world court
or arbitra justice and aided:
y believe in keeping the faith, II