Evening star., 1923-04-12
HAMMONDS SAYSuS:
T MUST ACT ABROAD.
''Wider Policy Vital, But Not
League of Nations or
IA World Court"
Snecial nisnat tch To The Star.

BALTIMORE. April 12.-That the
United States is destined to take d
foremost position among the nations
of the world if it leads. instead Of
follows. in the solution of world
problems. was the statement yester-
day of John Hays Hammond. famous
mining engineer and authority on in
ternational affairs.
Mr. Hammond motored over from
Washington, where he has his winter
home, q few hours prior to the ad-
,lress he made on Enlightened Self
Interest in International Relations
al the annual meeting of the Wom-
ems Civic League at the Baltimore
Country Club
He was accompanied by his sister
Miss NJ. +. Hammond, who was en-
tertained by Mrs. George Hunting
ton Williams during the time she
was in the city.
Il am not an advocate" Mr.. Ham
nlond said. "of the present form OF
he league of nations. but | am in
favor of An association of nations.
The last time | was in Baltimore
L made an address at a meeting of
the league TO enforce peace. which
! remember struck a discordant note
calling Woodrow Wilson, who was
then President, from Paris, and of
trying TO get some sort of accord In
the Senate. 1t seems now as if those
remarks had been vindicated.''
Mr.. Hammond's address at the
stressed particularly the need for a
broader foreign policy for the United
States.
Need Economic Change.
In his address Mr.. Hammond said
In part:
To-day. in a degree greater than
ever before in history, the whole
even the most remote of its habita Bile
regions America, Notwithstanding
her great wealth and n~r -. i,ht 4
Industrial resources-despite her un-
paralleled home markets which ap-
sorb her surplus products, due to un-
toward industrial conditions abroad:
and it does not seem that we can rea-
sonably expect complete industrial
revival and sustained commercial I
activity in our own country until
there is a marked Improvement in
foreign economic conditions. And
this will not occur before tue pol.l.-
cal status of Europe is stabilized
1T would avail US little in view ot
the adverse financial situation IT
Europe to resume Industrial activities
on scale commensurate with our
potential capacity. Indeed the re-
action inevitably would be 10 aggre-
rate the very condition from which
we suffer today. i. e, congestcd home
markets. The recession of our export
trade of o per cent of its norma |
volume causes hard times, whereas
the expansion Of 10 per cent insures
Il period of prosperity. 1t is for this
reason that many of us believe that
our nation cannot long hold aloof
from active participation in the
IT, l. L,
industrial and commercial nations of
the world, many of whom are now
PROSTATE as the result of the world
wa'.
But participation does not in the
least imply entangling political alIi
arces nor meddling in foreign poll
ties, nor does it mean on our part in
discriminate financial assIstance 20
nations in need of financial credit for
the DEVELOPMENT of their industries
ard the expansion of their trade.
Remedial CO-Operation.
Nevertheless, enlightened self in
terest assuredlN dictates d policy Of
remedial cooperation on our part.
irrespective of the appeal to a great
Christian nation to lend a helping
hand to the distressed peoples of
other lands.
"One of the most important sub
jectS to he discussed at our next
congress IS Americas participation
N WOFIG court America has al
ways been the foremost nation in
the advocacy of such tribunal
While we should recognize that If
We are to assert our rights as a ma
ton we must assume at the same
time our responsibility as a nation.
Yet III common with the great ma
Jcrity of Americans | am unalter-
ably opposed to joining the existing
league of nations or any other inter
national organization which involves
Super-Sovernmen or in the slight e st
degree derogation of our national
sovereignty. but | do not believe it
possible or even desirable for our
government to be represented on the
International Court of Justice as at
present constituted. This court is
the paid agent of that inherently y
political body known as the league of
nations. and as such may be called
upon to advise the league upon
matters TO be submitted to it by the
league. AS matter Of fact three
of the first four cases decided by the
Court have been advisory opinions g
rendered TO the league and do not in
volve disputes between nations.
mbarrassment to United states.
The United States would thus find
itself in the mbarrassing position of
supporting an institution dealing
with questions as to which it has
diSclaimed responsibility. and in the
solution of which the United States
has refused to be involved. ; prlc or.