Evening star., 1926-11-22
Armistice Day Speech Pleases
Opponents of the World Court

tration at Washington would be gov
erned as to World Court membership
by the acceptance or rejection Of the
conditions that were submitted"
American membership in the World
Court appeals to the Port Huron
Times-Herald independently, as mot
at this time of such outstanding I'm
portance, either to us OF to the rest
of the world, as to make it desirable
for the President to jeopardize a lot
of more important and purely domes-
tic legislation in the effort to force
this issue through a reluctant Senate"
The Tulsa World independently Is
pleased to note that there is now
no breach between the Senate and the
Executive into which foreign intrig
ners may drive their wedges hope
fully. For the first time In many
years" the World adds. "the Wash
ington Government presents solid
front in the matter of foreign rela-
tions."
The Omaha World-Herald 0nde-
pendent), is convinced that there was
time when President Coolidge be-
lieved more courageously than this
that the United States should be
member of the World Court. He still
speaks with cooling words in praise of
the plan" continues that paper. but
he no longer dares to urge adherence.
and, when divested of it's succulent
phrases, the Kansas City speech is a
plain announcement that the United
States will continue to go its way
alone. The Presidents position is
readily understood when one rercads
his address. He gained no compelling
conception of international obligation
or responsibility from the bloody les
son of the World War. Other lands
may actively work for the prevention
of future discord. yielding little here
and there OF nationalism for the sake
of furthering the hope of enduring
and permanent peace. But the United
States, confident in its superior
strength (which the President did not
fail to itemize). will have nothing TO
do with such altruism. There's the
Presidents foreign policy"
The speech is condemned by the
Lynchburg News Democra tic) a.
most inappropriate for the day." and
the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Onde-
pendent Democratic) protests that
it cannot believe that President
Coolidge voiced the sentiments or ex-
pressed the wishes of a majority of
"
town New Dominion independently
observes in the utterance "a dec
laration of a shrewd politician, not
unaware Of a general election In 1923,
rather than Of a far-sighted, broad
minded statesman, charged under the
terms of the Constitution with direct
ing the relations Of this country with
the other nations Of the world"
The suggestion is made by the
Newark Evening News independently
that president Coolidge has not been
aggressive in pushing the World
Court; that "it Is not his nature:
and that 'he knows full we'll that
nothing will be done about it without
vigorous effort on his part. The atti-
tude Of the other nations toward the
Senate's reservations" according to
that paper. provides him with a way
out of situation he has found most
uncomfortable and which he could
not stand up against without leopard
izing his political prestige"
"Expediency Is the watchword at
Washington" in the opinion Of the
Louisville Times Democratic), which
asserts that "Mr. Coolidge carries that
word embossed on his banners" And
the Worchester Telegram Repubh-
CAM asks: How will the Republicans
in their 1928 platform defend failure
to bring about Adherence" The New
York World independent Democratic
propounds the further query: What
has Mr.. Coolidge done for American
membership in the court?" It's own
reply is; "As little as seemed decently
possible for a President who had pub.
licly embraced cause" The Syracuse
Herald independently. calls the speech
"untimeiy" az an instance of "dipie-
mati0 ixxskslAx2GaA"