Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14

equally live real interest to the rect
of the country
President Harding's apparent deter
mlnation to make his frs; World court
speech in st. Louis has stirred the ac-
tive interest. attention, and perhaps
fear of those of his friends here whose
desire is that party animosities shall
not be reused in pre-convention days.
Somewhat peculiar pictures are pre-
sented in Washington today. On one
canvass are seen the Republicans who
insist the President is weakening in his
expressed determination to push the
World court proposal, and on the other
are seen the Republicans who fear that
he is not weakening in his determine
ton. The latter daily are writing or
talking after a manner which proves
that their end is an endeavor to make
the country believe the administration
has gone back on its court intention.
Some of the patient ones are saying
that their brethren might as we'll pos
sess their souls In peace for a while
and cease from borrowing trouble,
waiting calmly until the first presiden-
tial speech is made. They argue that
there is nothing to be gained by stir
ring up the animals in advance.
When the President speaks he will
have spoken and things will be clear.
TWO White House Statements.
Twice from the White House have
come authorized pronouncements on
the subject of the World court and
the apparent speaking intention of the
President in reference thereto, and
twice there have been two directly OPP
posite interpretations put upon the
words. In the first instance it was
said that the President did not intend
to attempt ito argue" the people into
support of the court This was taken
pleasantly by the court opponents to
mean that the administration would
say nothing in behalf of the court
while on its speechmaking trip.
Some days now have passed since the
second pronouncement on the subject,
bearing all the earmarks of authority,
came from the White House This
second expression was to the effect
that the President did not intend to
quarrel over the matter of reserva-
lions to the World court plan probably
to be proposed by the senate. This
was perhaps nothing else than a nat
uraI expression Of dissemination to
contend with something which as yet
had neither form nor substance.
Now that a little time has gone by
since this second pronouncement, the
effect of it is manifest in two quarters.
Again it is heard that the President is
weakening and that he will not set
forth to the people in any strong way
his belief that American membership
in the World court will be good thing
sfor the world.
The friends of the World court plan
found nothing in the second White
House pronouncement which was OF
any particular interest one way or the
other They seemingly never had a
thought that the President was going
out to fight Senator Lodge, Senator
Borah, Senator johnson and some 9TH
ers in advance on political issues
which have not yet materialized and
which never may materialize. The
fact that the President is to make his
first speech on the World court in st.
Louis, in a state in which so-ca1led Re
publican irreconcilability is markedly
strong, is perhaps thought by the adj
ministration> to be the best way to set
his position straight.
plea for Insane Veterans.
Following a plea which has been
made to the veterans disqualification
committee by Judge Jarecki of the
Cook County court Of Illinois, who
spoke for other judges as well, it seems
likely that hereafter all veterans of
the World war who developed insan-
ity will BE put under the direct care
of the United States government.
Today differentiation is made be
tween the cases of ex-service men
whose insanity has been directly
traced to the hardships of the service,
and those of ex-serYice men in whose
cases the cause of the insanity has not
been definitely determined.
If the plan shall be sanctioned it
of the past. A good many veterans
have wondered why cases of insanity
among ex-service men which the doc
tors attributed directly to the priva-
ton or the wounds Of service should
be given government consideration to
the entire exclusion of the cases OF
insane ex-service men whose mental
troubles perhaps are attributable to
the hardships of service, but concern
ing the causes Of which the doctors
would give no definite opinion. AS
the veterans have viewed it, an ex-
service man is an ex-service man, and
he should be given the benefit of the
doubt in any mental case.
Precedent In Pulmonary Cases.
IF an ex-service man develops pull
monary trouble it is at present taken
for granted that the seeds of the dis
ease were sowed during the war, and
the government accordingly takes over
his case without question. 1t is I'M
derstood that the time limit for such
cases has been extended.
Ex-service men who hold executive
positions in various organizations of
veterans always have wondered why
other than pulmonary troubles might
not be given the same consideration