The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-08
HARDING PLAN
TO WHOLE NATION
Appeals to People to Sup
port Participation in
Nations Court.
SEES NATIONS NEED
In Letter to Fellow Statesman
He Declares He Hopes People
viii Endorse Plan.

Washington, D. C. President
Harding today asked the American
people to support him in his efforts
to secure American entrance into the
permanent court of international JUS
tice.
In a letter to Lieutenant Governor
Earl D. Bloom, of Ohio, in response to
resolution of the Ohio assembly,
commencing his stand for American
participation in the court, the execu-
tive indicated that during the recess
of congress he intends to attempt to
swing American public opinion over
whelmingly in favor of such a step.
st is conceivable to me that the
American people, who have so long
been devoted to this ideal should re-
fuse their adherence now to such a
program as is represented by this
tribunal" the president wrote,
Il feel that the adhesion of our
country to the program and purposes
of the court of international justice
would represent long and important
step toward the assumption of those
proper and entirely safe relationships
to international affairs which should
be borne by such a country as our
own"
Not Without DeliberatiOn.
The president stated that his re-
quest of the senate had not been made
without ''the most thorough and ma
+11ro da1ihorafiop -
"Those who are at this time in
vested with the direction of the in
ternational relations of our country
are firmly convinced that this move
not only would represent the wise
policy of our own people, but it would
be an emphatic testimony of our pur-
pose to encourage every feasible pro-
ject for establishing a rule of law
as opposed to the rule of power in
this world" he stated.
President Harding gave assurances
in his letter that there was no idea
of ''this government surrendering any
of it's fundamental rights and des-
TIMES.
"But We may be sure that differ
ences will always arise among states
and peoples, precisely as they have
always arisen between individuals and
just as court of justice in equity have
been set up to determine issues as
between individuals" the president
said, $50 it is proper and logical that
provision should be made for like
adjudication of those differences be-
tween nations and people which may
properly be committed to such de-
termination.
Great Advance for Society.
81 look upon the establishment of
the court of international justice with
the jurisdiction that has been given
to it as one of the greatest advances
which world society has made toward
conditions in which at last the rule
of law may be substituted for the rule
of force.
at looks to the settlement of is
sues before they become dangerously
acute; it contemplaoes the elimination
of the causes of conflict and war Feel
ing thus l cannot but believe that our
own country should be among the
most devoted adherents of such
program.
''In view of these sentiments, you
will not doubt the sincerity with
which assure you how greatly 1 ap-
preciate the testimony of approval
which the senate resolution has
brought to me. Nor will you, I trust,
omit to recognize the satisfaction
with which I acknowledge the fact
that the first testimonial which has
come to me from any legislative body
in the nation comes from my own
state of Ohio"