Evening star., 1928-11-21

administration, which he reviewed in
detail 1t was intended as a defense
Of this policy against criticisms that
have been made of it both at home
and abroad, and as such should win
universal respect" The Rock Island
Argus independently advises: Europe
will do well to heed the Presidents
warning. He spoke as the President of
the United States should speak at this
time"
Charging that the Franco British
pact sis an affront to the League of
Nations, that protesting British states
men condemn it as incompatible with
the Locarno policy" and that 'it does
violence to the Kellogg multilateral
treaty." the Spokane Spokesman Re
view asks, "To what other conclu-
sion can come an observing world than
the conclusion voiced by President
Coolidge?"
'The Presidents speech. delivered on
the tenth anniversary of the war 10
end war, sounded very much as If he
did not put much faith in Secretary
Kellogg's multilateral treaty" remarks
The Columbus Ohio State Journal IRE
publican). Nevertheless the Tulsa
World independently thinks the speech
will find warm and sympathetic ap-
proyal in every American breast" The
Montgomery Advertiser (Democratic)
states: eve are glad that Mr. Cool
idge is at last stirred. Let us hope
that he will impart some OF his new
found enthusiasm to Congress when
it meets in December" The st. Louis
Times (Republican) believes that
European editors are likely to admire
a spunky statement
Among the severest critics OF the
President Is the Richmond News
Leader independent Democratic). which
charges that the speech shows very
plainly that he is getting his informa-
ton from men who only look down a
gun barrel" The ST. Louis PoSt-Dis-
patch independently finds "a diSQuiet-
ing certainty that what has happened
will give great strength to the big Navy
bloc in Congress"
X y X y
Calling the address "brusque and out
of tune with customary public utter
ances upon questions touching relations
between friendly powers" the Louisville
Times independently continues: 1T IS
difficult to account for it otherwise
than upon The ground that 1t may have
been inspired by advisers, who, wanting
the naval bill passed, regardless OF
treaty ratification. want iingoistic popu-
lar sentiment stirred up by the sort
OF appeal the unsophisticated can un-
derstand and rejoice in."
What many Americans would like
to know" remarks the Nashville Banner
independently, sis why our present Navy
is insufficient. They are in no way criti-
cal of the ArmiStice day speech and
are ready to follow the Coolidge recon-
mendation, but from what powers must
we resume the building of control vessels
to defend ourselves? Just wherein lies
any menace?" The Raleigh News and
Observer (Democratic) adds, "Desir-
able as large foreign investments may
be, it can scarcely be conceded by any
patriotic American that a powerful
Navy must be maintained to protect
them"
THE mitigating circumstance is that
the address comes at time when the
speaker is preparing to evacuate the
office in favor of another" suggests the
Omaha World-Herald independently.
The Savannah Press (Democratic) ar
CUES that I'VE were rather slow in help
ing the allies in war, and now we are
painfully so il advancing the cause OF
peace"