Evening star., 1924-05-30
Nation Must Surrender Some
thing to Gain Benefits, He
Says, Rejecting Senate
Committee Majority Report.
ORIGINAL HARDING PLEA
BACKED AT ARLINGTON
Iefense of Country to Be Main
tanned, But Arms Limitation
Policy Will Be Pushed-Warns
Against Resistance to Federal
Laws as New Secession"

Proposals for American adherence
TO the world court contingent upon
its dissertation from the league of
nations were spurned by President
Coolidge in his Memorial day ad-
dress at Arlington as unworthy of
American principles and traditions.
IF we receive anything we must
surrender something" said the
President, speaking of the world
court and the question Of American
Premiership in 1t. We may as we'll
face the question candidly, and If we
-are willing to assume these new
duties in exchange for the benefits
which would accrue to US, let us say
ssO. If we are not willing, let us say
that. We can accomplish nothing by
taking doubtful or ambiguous
POSITION
Hits Committee Plan.
The President did not refer directly
to the plan advanced by the majority
of the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee for American membership in
the Permanent Court of International
Justice, provided signatory nations
agree to dissociate the court from
the league, but his declaration was
taken generally to apply to that
proposal.
He renewed his Endorsement Of
the original Harding-Hughes world
court plan, and said he would not
Oppose other reservations. but at the
same time asserted any material
changes which would not probably
receive the consent of the many other
nations would be inpracticable."
Demands Adequate Defense.
Warning was given by the Presi-
dent against leaving the country un-
defended, because history has shown
denotes of one nation to encroach on
smother" He coupled with this
warning. however the statement that
ne was opposed ito every kind of
military aggrandizement and to all
forms of competitive armament" and
that America should do its part in
making fast the ideal Of limitation
of ornaments by international COW
enants.
The President began his address,
delivered at the annual ceremonies
in the Memorial Amphitheater, with
an analysis of the founding and
guiding principles of the nation.
foremost among which he found to
be the necessity. for surrender by
individuals and by the states of a
portion of their rights and their
sovereignty in order to obtain the
benefits accruing to the organized
whole.
Puts Union Loyalty First.
In these days little need exists
for extolling the blessings of our
federal Union," he continued. Its
benefits are known and recognized
by all it's citizens who are worthy of
serious attention. No one thinks now
Of attempting to destroy the Union
by armed force. No one seriously
considers withdrawing from it. But
st is not enough that it should be free
from attack-it must be approved
and supported by a national spirit.
Our prime allegiance must be to
the whole country. A sentiment of
sectionalism is not harmless because
At is unarmed. Resistance to the
righteous authority of federal law is
not innocent because it is not ac-
companied by secession. We need
more definite realization that all of
our country must StanQ OF 1dll TO-
gether, and that it is the duty of the
government to promote the welfare
of each part and the duty of the
citizen to remember that he must be
first of all an American"
Text of Presidents Speech.
The, Presidents Memorial day ad-
dress in full follows:
I'VE meet again upon this hallowed
ground to commemorate those who
played their part in a particular out
break of an age-old conflict Many
men have many theories about the
struggle that went on from 1861 to
1866. Some say it had for it's purpose
the abolition of slavery. President
Lincoln did not so consider it. There
were those in the south who would
have been willing, to wage war for
doubt If the south as a whole could
have, been persuaded to take up arms
for that purpose. There were those
an the north who would have been
willing to wage war for its abolition,
but the north as a whole could not
have been persuaded to take up arms
for that purpose. President Lincoln
made It perfectly clear that his effort
he Go oouid % save S it that way; wieSeut sisSery
Slavery II he could save 1t that way.
But he would save the Union. The
South stood for the principle of the
eovereignty Of the states. The north
StOOO tOr tuo pIluCApic oA tho Su-
3remacy of the Union.
q This was an age-old conflict. At
Its foundation lies the question of
how can the government govern and
the people be free? How can organ
4zed society make and enforce laws
And the individual remain inoe-
pendent? There Is no short-sighted
answer to these inquiries. Whatever
may have been the ambiguity in the
federal Constitution, Of course the
x4 hA xryjfh In ffS
Sphere or cease to be q Union. It was
Also certain and obvious that each
State had to be sovereign within its
sphere or cease to be state. It is |
govern, must prescribe and enforce
laws within It's sphere. or cease to |
lie a government. Moreover, the in
<uivfdual must be independent and |
free within his own sphere, or cease |
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