Evening star., 1928-06-19
Baker as Member Hague Court
Gets Hearty Approval Of Press

The selection by President Coolidge
Of Newton D. Baker OF Ohio as the
fourth American member of the Perma.
nent Court Of Arbitration at The Hague
meets with the hearty approval Of the
press generally. Mr.. Bakers record as
an advocate OF peace, who served as
Secretary Of War during the Great War
Is regarded as fitting him peculiarly to
sit with Charles Evans Hughes. Elihu
Root and John BaSSett Moore on such
q tribunal.
"An ideal member OF The Hague
World independently. which points to
"a contradictory career, when viewed
specifically" and adds: Throughout
his life he has been an enemy Of war.
and has been found always among those
seeking some substitute that would
serve. That he Is not and never has
been 'pacifiSt.' In the sense In which
the word Is properly used. Is shown by
his career. He was Secretary of War
In the greatest war the world has ever
known. and he was brilliant and eff
feAtive war chief. But Mr..
Baker believes that In most cases wars
can be prevented"
He Is one Of those fine types of per-
sons who. hating war and loving peace,
will wage battle If honor ordains and
give no quarter until the issue Is de-
cided, but who then viii heed the die
tates OF common sense and strive for
durable peace" observes the Harrisburg
Patriot independent Democraticl. The
Columbus Ohio State Journal IRE
publican) comments: The appointment
Is q fitting recognition Of Mt. Bakers
special talents It brings him Sttll more
closely In touch with a cause that has
long been near to his heart"
Referring to the association on the
court with Hughes. Root and Moore, the
Toledo Blade tindependent Republican,
declares; Here are four men of whom
America may feel proud. and In whom
Americans may have faith and implicit
confidence. They have ripe experience
and an exalted sens of Justice. Some
times there Is talk OF the Nations lack
Of statesmen. Here are four that will
give their country distinguished service
and hold their own In any company the
world can assemble"
"AS q member of The Hague panel
he will invite the confidence OF foreign
governments. In view OF his character
and record. eQus-.y with his distin-
guished colleagues" In the opinion of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Gin
dependent Republican,. while the
Schenectady Gazette independent DEM
ocraticl pays the tribute: within our
own time Newton ID. Baker viii be
claSsed as one OF the outstanding Amer
leans OF the twentieth century. We
may look forward To q period Of able
service as ore of our delegates TO The
Hague"
1T ought To be remembered" advises
the Worcester Telegram independently.
that the war which went on while Mr.,
Baker was Secretary was won In due
form. and that Mr.. Baker got a,0oo. 900
American soldiers actively into IL with
more than that number on the way,
He Is q citixen Of character
broad and enduring sympathy, Of high
professional attainmentS. He Is worthy
TO sit with Elihu Root Charles Evans
Hughes and John BasSett Moore" The
Martinshurg Evening Journal tindepend-
enO SAYS: "He Is ct once profound
and brilliant In the possession OF In
formation based on study, eonvincinx
and pleasing In pOhsic address, imnres-
Sive and most human and conSenial I'm
private associations, democratic in pro-
fesSion and conduct, and with an out
look derived from the consideration OF
movements and individuals In the large,
rather than aS applied to particular
times end places genuinely broad and
forward shocking
~ "
mfr, Coolidge at his best" Is seen IN
the appointment BY the Sprinriield
Daily News independent Democratic),
which adds that ethe President indeed
has usually been OF his best IN his atti-
tude IN International matters. The
PRESIDENT made an appointment that
does credit 70 MS exercise of appointing
power and paws tribute "a great
american" In the Judgment cf the