New Britain herald., 1930-04-15
HOOVER REVIEWS
 PLEA FOR COURT
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to assure justice and avoid arousing of national emotions"
 He went on to tell of the steps that have been taken to provide these means amicably adjusting ln- ternational disputes and then said:
 "Statesmen over a generation have realized that with this growth of international law and precedent an- other method can be contributed to the pacific settlement of a vast num- Der of incidental controversies of iusticiable character if the world had an international court to which such cases could be referred for nd equate hearing and independent de- cision based upon law and justice.
 Such court-the world court has been established at the Hague with the aid of American jurists 1t has been accepted by 90 per cent of the civilized people of the earth It IS established and no other court is practicable. It has demonstrated the highest integrity and capacity, and the continuance of these qualities is assured. It has already settled a great number of controversies. It is only one, but an important one of the six or seven methods of securing pacific settlements, and thus a con tribution to the prevention of war.
 All Urge Participation
 Adherence to that court by the United States has been earnestly recommended by every one of our presidents and every one of our sec retaries of states living since it's in ception. No one can challenge the patriotism of these 10 men. nor the ripe wisdom which is theirs from having borne the actual burden of responsibility for our foreign rela- tions. They have found no entanglc- ment or limitation of the indcpen- dence of the United States by safc- guarded membership in it.
 And in all the discussion as 10 participation of the United States ia this court there are few persons who do not agree as to the desit-
 
 as one of The additions to our methods of pacific settlements. The contention on this question rests upon the details of special stipula tions under which we should join It is not my purpose to go into these contentious here. I have nc doubt they can be solved and that the United States will some time be. come | member of the court"
 To Submit Formula
 Mir. Hoover is holding ready t. submit to the senate at an appro. priate time the Root formula fo, American adherence, designed tc bring the reservations of the senate and the conflicting views Of the ma, tions already members of the court into harmony. Meanwhile, deter, mined campaign against ratification senators largely identified with the old fight against membership in th> League of Nations and the court.
 Their views were brought into prominence last week by the result of the Illinois republican primary Mccormick defeated Senator Charles S. Deneen for the senatoria nomination after a campaign base fundamentally upon the world cou- issue. Deneen had voted for Ameri. can adherence when the questio. hot So ago.
 On the question of security, M- Hoover said in his address that because of our geographical situa. tion, because of our great resource; and of the American genius for or. ganization, we have, in a sense that no other country has it, securit; from attack and harm by othal nations"
 And then, departing from his pre-. pared address, the president assert. ed that Our security today is vel assured by an army and navy whose high tradition in valor and skill is represented in both the commanl rank and we shall maintain them
 Turning to the London naval con- ference, the chief executive sai after reviewing the agreement reached that the most important re- suit was that ''it has been ab4 finally to turn the tide of constantly increasing naval arms and to end the poison of suspicion and i'll will generated by constant rivalry ii construction.
 He estimated the reduction in armaments embodes in the agree ment at twenty-five per cent Of thc fleet standards discussed at Geneva in 1927 and twelve per cent of the present naval programs.