Evening star., 1924-08-15
chief issue Of the campaign is honest
government, Mr.. oolidge said:
Promises Enforcement Of I.avw

chief issue Of the campaign is honest
government, Mr.. oolidge said:
Promises Enforcement OF LAW,
I'm all my studies of political his
cory l cannot recall an administra-
ton which was deSirous of dishon-
est and corrupt government that for
the purpose of checking extrava-
gance. ever undertook to introduce a
budget system, to cut down taxes to
purge the pay rolls, to make enor-
nous reductions in the public debt
and to lay firmer foundations for the
peace of the world. That is not the
way OF dishonesty. The Government
is sound. But individuals charged
with wrongdoing are being prose-
cuted. The people of this country
sition. They know the law will be
enforced"
And further along he said:
propose to use every possible
effort to resist corruption in office.
The American Government must be
clean"
The farmers and the foreign rela-
tlons of the country-both points
upon which the opposing candidates
have assailed the Republican admin
istration-were dealt with fully by
the President.
MIR. Coolidge pledged the Republican
party to bring about the adherence
of the United States to the Permanent
Court of Internation Justice-com-
monty called the World Court This
| after describing the foreign policy of
the United States in one word
peace" He held out no hope, how
ever, of the entrance of the United
States into the League of Nations.
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der our Independence. We have re-
fused to ratify the covenant of the
League of Nations" he said. He said
that the United States. however, had
co-operated with the league, as, for
example, in the suppression OF the
narcotic trade and the promotion of
public. health, but added:
Under our Constitution. we cannot
foreclose the right of the President
or the Congress to determine future
problems when they arise. We must
| necessarily proceed upon the princi-
pie of present cooperation without
future entanglementS.'
Another Arms Conference.
In the Dawes plan for the settle
ment of the German reparations
problem. President Coolidge said he
saw the hope of definite aid to Europe
by the United States. He described
the steps taken by the American gov
ernment 20 aid in bringing about the
adoption of this plan by the European
nations And then, the President
pledged himself to call another con-
ference for the limitation of arma-
ments, provided the reparations plan
is finally put into operation.
Il personally should favor enter
tering into covenants for tthe' pur-
10 inc
by any practical mean, said the
President.
He failed, however, to ampll1y
further this most expressive state
ment with regard to future foreign
relations of the United States.
The Presidents bald statement
that I'VE propose to become a mem
ber of the Permanent Court OF In
ternational Justice" may fall with a
grating sound upon the ears of
some of the Republican senator's
last ditch "irreconcilables." But on
the other hand If the President
should be reelected to ONCE IN
November, it may well be that the
Endorsement of the country will have
its effect on the Senate
Aid to Farmers.
Turning to the farmers and the de-
plorable plight which came to many
of them in the post war period,
President Coolidge described the Varl-
Gus measures adopted by the Re
publicans to aid them. pointing out
that as many as fifteen laws have
been put on the statue books since
1921, for their benefit, including tne
higher duties on food stuHs' the
broadening of the powers of the war
Finance Corporation, and the creolts
extended to the farmers.
The President called attention TO the
fact that the condition of the farmers
has recently been bettered materially.
due to a change in world supply or
farm products. Economic laws, he
said. had come to the farmers as
sistance. The farmers, he said. have,
on the whole, opposed price-fixing by
legislation
I'VE now need in agriculture" said
the President, more organization, CO.
operation and diversification."
But the main problem" he contin-
ued, lis marketing. Cooperative effort.
reorganization of the freight-rate
structure, good business and good
wages in manufacturing, and the set
tlemen of European affairs will help
to provide better market conditions"
To the farmers the President MADE
this promise:
Now that nature and economic law