The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-05
-Hardingto to
Push W orld
Court Fight
President Emphasizes Opinion
L. S. Cannot Remain Aloft
From International Poll
tics; Old Order Changed.
Plans Plea to People
by Universal Service.


Washington, May T. President
Harding, at today's cabinet meeting,
emphasized his opinion that the
United States no longer could main.
tain position of aloofness from
world politics.
At the conclusion of the cabinet
conference it was said that his state
ment Of few days ago that he does
not propose to conduct propaganda"
for the world court during the sum-
rner had been misunderstood.
1t was stressed that the president
had no intention of eliminating this
policy which was referred to as the
big issue in speeches he will make
this summer on his western trip.
As the cabinet members left the
White House, world court talk be-
fogged the situation to the exclusion
of other topics.
- To Lay Plan Before People.
II it ever had been intended to
subordinate the nssue of involving
America in world alliances. this view
has been reversed and it will be car
ried before the people. it was made
plain. This one distinction was
brought out. 1t is. not to be a per-
sonal question with the president,
but with the party of which he is the
head.
He will advocate the court as
means of meeting obligations to the
world and carrying out campaign
pledges" 1t was submitted to the
senate on this basis, it was stated
and it will go before the people In
the same guise. The fact that the
senate is not in session and will not
be for eight months makes the situa-
ton .less acute but does not change
the administration intention to keep
IT before the public.
Old Order Changed.
The president expressed the view
that no chief executive could hold
the office long without reaching the
honest conviction that this country
cannot longer remain in its shell
Of isolation. but must take up its
burden of world affairs"
The annihilation Of space and time
have changed the old order OF things,
it was stated. The aiIplane, the radio
and world commerce have brought US
80 a point where close relations must
be established with world powers, the
president believes.
In expressing this view. the pfesi-
dent cited the feat of the To in flying
across the continent without a stop.
This event. 1t was pointed out, brings
the United States closer to foreign
neighbors than it ever before has
been.
German SituationIssue.
1t was made clear that the German
situation had much to do with bring
ing this semi-official pronouncement
of policy. 1t was said that almost
every day some matter is brought be-
fore the government which makes II
difficult to act, in view of the tradi'
tional attitude OF not becoming in
volved with the old world.
This was taken TO mean the frequent
exchanges with Germany looking to
settlement to bring the French out of
tine Ruhr and the generally demoraliz-
ed condition Of world commerce as
result of the occupation.
Another item in moulding this op-
inion is said to be an adjustment OF
the war debt. Certain members OF the
presidents cabinet have insisted that
this country could be better adjusted
If the United States were sitting IN
European councils.