Evening star., 1926-11-22

Opponents of American adherence
to the World Court were particularly
pleased by President Coolidge's Armi-
stice day speech. in which he gave no.
tice that he would stand by the SEN
ate reservations. The speech also
satisfied some champions Of the court,
but many others feel with the Brook
lyn Eagle independent Democratic)
that Mr.. Coolidge's words disclose
that always lukewarm in his advo-
cacy of American membership. he is
ready to abandon the fight as OBJ
stacles develop"
The President would have been
blind and dumb" according to the
Birmingham News independent Demo
cratic). mot to have sensed the gem
eral disapproval of what seemed an
'entangiing foreign alliance and so
he has deserted the sinking cause of
the World Court, swum quickly to
solid ground and climbed upon the
band wagon"
"It is well,' declares the Spokane
Spokesman Review independent Re
publican), that the world should con-
slider our point of view. We have a
right to present 1t to other countries
In his Kansas City address"
"Sneers will not move US; unques-
tionably the President has interpreted
the minds Of the great majority of the
American people. They will like the
spirit with which he has met foreign
criticisms" says the Toledo Blade Tin
dependent Republican,. The Salt Lake
Desert News independently is i'm
pressed by the fact that ''the Presi
dent made clear that the United States
stands ready to meet the nations of
the world within the precincts of the
court" with certain reservations and
understandings"
American adherence to the court Is
not as important in itself as in SYM
bolism of American purpose to CO.
operate with Europe" declares the
Hartford Times independent Demo
cratic), while the Providence Journal
independently feels that "it is clear
that the United States will not at any
early day give In it's adherence to the
new international tribunal" The
Greensboro Record independent Dem
ocratic) Is convinced that "the Amer
lean people. irrespective of political
division. are disinclined to favor adj
herence without some such safeguard"
Quoting the Presidents statement
that while we recognize the obliga
tions arising from the war and the
common dictates of humanity which
ever bind us to a friendly considera-
ton of other people, our main re-
sponsibility is for America" the
Pittsburgh Gazette Times fRepub-
Iican) states This makes the case
"a
we have imposed for our adherence
to the Permanent Court Of Interna-
tional Justice"
1.-THE President speaks for the Ma
ton when he makes 1t clear that no
easier terms than we have offered
will be made" according to the Judg-
ment of the Chicago Tribune unde-
pendent Republican,, land he would
have been safe in intimating that the
majority of our people would rather
have the terms refused than accepted.
The Presidents sensible remarks on
European accusations OF selfish ma
terialism, and his discussion of our
alleged profits from the war also will
assist the European peoples to un-
derstand our viewpoint"
LAS those reservations. to which
President Coolidge announces his full
adherence" says the Roanoke World
News Democratic), were drawn by
Senator Claude A. Swanson Of Vir-
ginia and are intended only TO put this
country on a parity with other ma
tions. it may be taken for granted
that the President voices the opinion
of a majority of Congress and the
probable opinion of majority of the
people Of the United States The
Butte Daily Post Republicam adds
that from th~ ~~~v outset the ascer-
tanned fact r. s'sA nat sAs adnia,'''