San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
5 Pledged to Ameri-
Membership in
Irt, He Declares.
1T FEAR LEAGUE
| Not Be "Side Door,
TX Door or Cellar
|oor" Entrance.
IS BECLoUDED
he Would VetoLeague
hbership If Senate
Voted 1t.

fern, April 24.-Participation
United States in the world
proposed by the administra-
Id be ain harmony with party
pledges, candidatorial prom
American aspirations ana
BIT be an entry into the League
ms sby the side door, the back
the cellar door," President
today declared at the annual
of members of The Asso-
Press. -
ssiye friends, Of the League.
Bident declared, have beclouded
|ation BY an unwarranted as
a that the proposal is a move
membership in the League
added, the irreeoncilable OPP
ri the League have also be-
the question with the assump-
& entanglements with Europe
b,nayoidably follow.
tanglements Not Feared.
fear Of Nentanglements the
hi dismissed with the blunt de-
h that. if the Senate were to
TO any, his administration
not complete ratification OF
proposal and would thereby
Il from becoming effective:
kratine his conviction that the
states could participate in the
court without assuming the
|,hich its opponents point out
Int Harding reviewed the Re
In party platforms since l9o4,
which, he pointed out, speak for
al court Of arbitral justice, p,
believe in keeping the faith. III
al parties do not mean wnat
az and candidates do not mean
thew say, then our form OF
r government is based on frauo
lnnot hope to endure. ..
the President left no DOUBT
q has no intention Of moving To-
the League Of Nations by MS
4 of the world court.
Says Pledges Kept. :,
compliance with its pledges,
d. ~the administration definite,
nd decisively put aside all
4 of the United States entering
league of Nations. 1t doesn I
e to enter now by the SIDE
the back door or the cellar
I have no unscemly comment
r. on the league. If it is serv-
he Old World helpfully. then
mower to it. But it is not Tor
he Senate has so declared, the
i've has 80 declared, the people
50 declared. Nothing could be
decisively stamped with final
Harding made it plain that he
{ consider the world court ques,,
paramount TO all other nationa,
ms and added that neither did
ID IL a menace to party unity,
tly having in mind the warning
by some Republican leaders
the last few weeks.
is not to be clsssed as a party
on" he continued. "but II any
repeatedly advocating a world
is to be rended by the sugses-
Il an effort to perform in ac-
ice with its pledges. it needs .
ppraisal of its assets
"Political Bugbear."
sing one Of the principal argu-
TO be used by opponents OF the
istration proposal, the claim
the United States would be
at q disadvantage in the cleo
4 judges to the court through
isparity in the national voting
in the league assembly. the
|ent said he frankly recognized
rs a "politicsl bugbear" but
that, inasmuch as no nation
have more than one judge. 1t
ess Of an objection than when
d to the league itself.
rough the question Of the world
formed the burden of the Presi-
address, he also spoke for the
ishment of q merchant marine.
ed lack of party loyalty and
rganization Of groups or blocs
We group interests. and urged
he primary be made an agent
party expression rather
, means of party confusion OF
ction.
address OF the President in
,llows:
Hhers Of the Associated Press:
ig the closing days Of the