Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-16
COOLIDGE PRAISED
FOR PEACE SPEECH
kilograms Pour Into BruIe
! After Address on KeI-
- Iogg Pact. j
BY Y. RUSSELL YOUNG.
StsT CnrreSraDSr,it NJ The Star


CEDAR ISLAND LODGE. BRULE
RIVER. Wis. August l6-TelegrsuS
from sill over the country and cable
grams from abroad poured III on Pres
ident Coolidge today praising him for
the speech he made yesterday at
Wausau, Wis, when he lauded The Kel
logg anti-war treaty as the greatest
move toward international peace ever
given 10 the world
II Is believed that Mr. Coolidge was
never more anxious to measure the CT
IectS Of any utterauce OH his part. since
becoming President, than he was in the
WauSau speech This is the conviction
81 those associated with the President
for years.
Most Of the c0nGratulatory MESSAGES
were from personal and administration
friends. but IN the other hand many
came from persons ASSOCIATED with
politics and whose motive was their sin
cere interest in the achievement Of 4
world peace, Obviously the response
from abroad was accepted as a sig
nldcant recognition Of the Presidents
efforts toward composing the antago-
nlsll1S Of the world
Carefully Planned.
President Coolidge is known 10 have
taken great pains in the composition of
this speech He was anxious to bring
q full realization TO the peoples Of the
world Of the possibilities offered by the
hellogg pact, and it was because of this
that he made such happy selection Of
al occasion for delivery Of his speech
L was IN this frame Of mind this
morning that Admiral Charles F.
Hughes. chief Of naval operations. found
the President when he arrived for
visit at the Summer White House. The
admiral had been requested by the
President 70 pay him this visit. but
ether than this fact. no light was
thrown upon the real reasons for the
Presidents desire 10 talk with him.
The admiral reported the State De-
partment has been advised Of the de-
tails OF the naval agreement Just en-
tered into by Great Britain and France
and which have not yet been made
public
Il was also reported BY Admiral
Hughes that the situation in Nicaragua
continues 70 improve He also felt en-
Outraged by the recent developments in
China as a result Of the strength of
the Nationalist government. He does
not expect the United States to keep
more than $500 men in China
That the President is wrapped-up in
world peace cannot be doubted. Pre-
eminent in the minds of those listening
TO the President yesterday was that he
desires definite move toward world
peace as the chief contribution OF his
administration
Has Political Significance.
The speech is recognized also as hav-
Ing some little political Importance. 1t
at least supplies the Republican party. /
upon the authority Of a Republican
President. with an international peace
platform. which the President offers as
substitute for the League of Nations. /
II was interesting to the President to
note that here in Wisconsin, where
there was notable element of oppo- !
ton TO American participation in the
World War, the Presidents insistence
upon an adequate national defense was
the most vigorously applauded part of
yesterdays speech.
The Presidents demand for a proper
and moderate American national de-
fense. even in the face of overtureS
for international peace. is nothing new
with Mfr Coolidge He regards it as
entirely consistent that a country shall
protect itself and citizens, he insists
the whole world as well as our own
people If this country failed to afford
sufficient national defense
Aside from the early reactions to i
his Wausau speech. the President to-
day made it plainly evident that ne was
delighted with the reception accorded !
him II that thriving city in one of the i
richest agricultural sections Of Wiscon- |
sin. The cordial and enthusiastic man |
ner IN which the thousands Of people !
cheered him on the streets and on the |
fair grounds where ne delivered his .
speech warmed his heart
When ne was elected viva voce. with
Mrs. Coolidge, as honorary life guests
Of the Legion, he was given a bright /
red overseas cap which he promptly
oonned al the jaunty angie so typical
Of Legionnaires. as the crowd cheered
and the movie cameras cranked. A
great voice arose out Of the crowd.
Alta boy, Cali"
This was the first time since the
President has been in Wisconsin that he
vas greeted as Cal and his severe
eouutenance broke into broad grin.
He bowed toward the direction from
which this friendly greeting came.