Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-12
COURT ADHERENCE
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emblematic Of the pillar of cloud by
day and the pillar of fire by night,
1t was heard by vast audience
stretched for over quarter Of
mile in all directions and 1t was es-
timated by officials to number at
least 10000. Loud speakers car.
| ried the words and music to all,
while the radio carried them to I'M
seen thousands more.
The exercises, which included also
addresses by Secretary Dwight w.
Davis of the War Department and
Howard P. Savage, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
| luncheon at the Hotel President, at
tended by the president and Mrs.
! Coolidge, and then by automobile to
| Kansas City, Kansas, marking the
first time the president has been on
| the soil of Kansas. He left for
Washington by special train at $50
| this afternoon.
Clear, crisp weather greeted the
president, while cutting wind swept
| the Mall which the memorial faces.
| but unmindful of all, Mr.. Coolidge
stood bareheaded and without an
overcoat during the more than forty
minutes he spoke.
The world court pronouncement
i of the president was brief and made
at the conclusion of a discussion of
| problems arising out of the war.
| This included q reference to nation
! al antagonisms against this country
and a denial of charges that the
| United States had merely prof1ted
out of the war.
"A permanent court of interna.
tional Justice has been established,
| the president said in setting forth
| his position on the world court, to
which nations may voluntarily re-
sort for an adjudication of their dill
| ferences. It has been subject TO
much Misrepresentation. which has
resulted in much misconception OF
| it's principles and objects among
our people. I have advocated ad-
herence to such q court by this ma
ton on condition that the statute or
treaty creating it be amended 10
meet our views. the senate mas
adopted a resolution for that pur-
| pose. ,,rno+
va+ ha said to have made final deter
uination and from most of them no
answer has been received. many OF
them have indicated that they are un-
willing to concur in the conditions
adonted by the resolutions of the sem
ate While no final decision can De
made by our government until ofhclal
answer has been received, l reel war
ranted in saying that I do not inteno
to ask the senate to modify Its posi-
ton 1 do not believe the senate "ouio
take favorable action on any sucn pro.
nosal. and unless the requirements OF
the senate resolution are met oy the
other interested nations l can see no
prospect of this country adherlng 10
the court"
Answering the charges that the
United States profited from the Worlu
war, Mr.. Coolidge declared that we
lost from It in common with Ill coul-
tries engaged in it."
some individuals made gains, ne
added. but the nation suffered great
losses The war left US with
debts and mortgages, without counting
our oblieations to our veterans. when
II will take a generation to discharge.
Onnortunity was also taken by the
president to set forth in even more
definite form that he has In the past
his views on CONSUMPTION of capital as
well as manpower In time OF war. 10
expose some men to the perlls or the
battlefield" he said, while others are
left to reap large gains from the us
tress of their country is not in harmo-
nv with our ideal of equality. ANY
future policy Of CONSUMPTION should be
all-inclusive, applicable in its terms 70
the entire personnel and the entlre
wealth of the whole nation.
The visit of the president was the
first he had made to Kansas CITY since
he entered the White House, and ne
found thousands here from the entlre
southwest. In addition there hao peeIi
arranged reunions for the lloth Eng
neers. the 35th and seth Divisions,
wartime units raised in this section,
whils besides the welcome to the press
ident and the dedication of the memo
rial the city was prepared to receive
this evening Queen Marie of Rumanla' ,
That both the president and Mrs
Coolidge enjoyed their reception was
evident. The president continually ac-
knowledged applause by lifting MS !
tall hat, bowling and smiling, While
Mrs. Coolidge looked about, laughed
in delight and chatting with those
about her. 1t was the first visit OF the
president to the middle west since
December when he spoke In chicago,
and his first visit to this city since nVe
wears ago as vice president he laid the
cornerstone of the monument he oeol-
Gated today.
Arriving by special train from
Washington at $50 this morning TO
the accompaniment of a salute OF
81 guns from the Sedalia national
guard battery, Mr.. and Mrs. COOL
idge were greeted by q reception
committee headed by John T. Hard
ing and escorted to the Hotel Muehl- |
bach.
crowds lined the two miles along
which the automobiles passed un-
der escort of cavalry from Fort
Leavenworth and gave cordial
welcome. At the hotel Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge rested for an hour
and received official visitors, includ.
ing Governor Sam A. Baker OF
Missouri, and Senator Capper OF
Kansas. Later he received Governor
Ben s. Paulen Of Kansas, VINO &C
companied him on the ride to Kan
sas City, Kan.
Departing from the hotel to tne
accompaniment OF resounoins
cheers from crowds IN the stree!,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge were escorteo
through other thousands to the deo-
ication exercises, where humanity
in banked masses stretched to points
even ont of sight of the platform
at the base Of the monument.
with the President on the pial
form sat the governors OF missouri
and Kansas, Senator Capper' EVER
ett Sanders, secretary to the Presi-
dent: army an. navy officers, FED