The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-22
WOULD FOLLOW
PREPARATIONS
SETTLEMENT
Would Look With Favor on
Further Arms Limitation
Efforts, He Says
PRAISES DAWES WORK
President Says Ii Is The Most
Important Work Since
The Armistice
PRAISES DAWES WORK


Coolidge announced in an address at
the annual luncheon here today of
the Associated Press that with firm
establishment of settlement of the
German reparations question he
would favor steps looking toward the
calling of another world conference
to consider further limitation of
armaments and the codfication of in
ternational law.
Disclaiming any ability to an
nounce formula that would guar
antee the peace of the world. the
president declared there were, how
ever, certain definite things which
should be done to relieve the world
of much of the burden of military
armaments and diminish the proba-
bility of military operations.
THE Washington conference did a
great deal to restore harmony and
good will among the nations, the
President said Another purpose of
a conference is the further limita-
ton of competitive armaments. Much
remains to be accomplished in that
direction.
1T would appear to be impracti-
cable to attempt action under pres
ent conditions, but with certain
and definite settlement of German
reparations firmly established,
should favor the calling of similar
conference to achieve such limita-
tlon of armaments and initiate plans
for a codification .of international
law, should preliminary inquiries dis
close that such proposal would meet
with sympathetic response.
The United StateS tb~ president
said, stands in posi- take the
lead in such an add TO-. move to-
ward world peace because America
holds the respect of other nations
and our position is such that we are
trusted and our business institutions
and government be considered to be
worthy of confidence"
Mr.. Coolidge hailed the work of
the Dawes commission AS unsur-
passed in Importance to anything
that had transpircd since the Arm
istice and declared there appeared
to be every reason to hope that the,
report offers a basis for practical
solution of the reparations prCLiem,"
i trust that it may commend it.
self to all the European governments
interested as II method by which,
through mutual concessions, they
can arrive at stable adjustment of
the intricate and vexatious problem
of reparat!ons, and that such an out.
Sr,t1 4
tion of Germany and the largest
possible payments to other coun-
tries, he added.
Would Make Loan
Pointing out that the plan proposed
by General Dawes and his associates
contemplates an immediate loan to
Germany for pressing needs and for
financing of a bank, he expressed the
hope that private American capital
would be willing to participate i'm
the making of such loan.
Sound business rea ons exist why
we should participate in the finan-
cling of works of peace in Europe.
though we have repeatedly asserted
that we were not in favor of ad-
vancing funds for any military pur-
pose, he continued. 1T would bene-
fit our trade and commerce, and we
especially hope that it will provide u
larger market for our agricultural
production. Besides this, there is
the humanitarian requirement, which
carries such strong appeal, and the
knowledge shat out of our abundance
it is our duty to help where help
will be used for meeting just re.
quirements and the promotion of a
peaceful purpose.
The president devoted his address,
delivered to the leading newspaper
publishers and editors of the coun-
try, to the cOuntry's foreign relations
in the main, although he reminded
those who heard him that Our first
duty is to ourselves, and that
American standards must be main
tanned. American institutions must be
| preserved"
The whole address was based on
| the general theme of service--the
| service that the American govern
ment might render to the people and
| the service the. American nation
might give to the world. He drew
the theme from the work of the As.
sociated Press.
The work of the Associated Press.
| both necessary and logical" he said,
indicates that the true method
would appear to lie in recognizing
the broad principle of our Individual
| and national dependence, calculating
the requirements which flow from
| that condition, and governing our
selves accordingly. Complete inde-
| pendence means complete coordina-
tion and cooperation. From thit
! principle arises the oft-repeated law
OF service-we can help ourselves
! only as we help others.
Law of Service
| "One Of the pre-eminent require.
ments of our country ct the present
time is to re-establish and emphasize
in the public mind the law of SER