The Washington times., 1930-03-14
WORLD COURT
IS SCORED BY
CH|LDS

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The League Court holds over the
unawakened United States the
threat Of the Shocking oblivion
Of its nationalism.
That was the solemn warning
spoken tonight by Richard Wash
burn Child, former ambassador tc
Italy. He was speaking in the
third of the patriotic broadcasts
sponsored by the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. His talk
was broadcast from WEAF and
through the National Broadcastine
Company network.
Discussing Americas Need of
Staunch Nationalism," he said
in part:
I have spent enough time
abroad to know how fortunate
we are that our foreign policies
cannot be dictated by diplomats
or even by a President of the
United States.
Senate Aids Decision
You hear q good deal Of com.
plant from some short-sighted
persons particularly those who
want to rush Is into European
politics-that the United States
Senate stands In the way of
progress. But I want to remind
you that it is the debates in the
Senate about ratification Of any
foreign policy which bring to.
getller a real American decision
I have stated recently in the
Hearst press. because Of the
breadth of its circulation, the
reasons why the great body Of
horse-SenSe Americans stan d
against pledges Of our future &C.
tion-againSt any pledges, prom.
ises or entanglements Of our
freedom to use our own judg.
ment, our own conscience in any
future emergency. Let me state
them again:
81. Ours Is q detached posi-
tiOn. Argue as you like, we
have neither the old problems
nor the boundaries of other
large powers. Our position Is
not only detached, but it is
useful to the peace Of the
world, because, while we are
free agents and not handcuffcd
to q lot Of political agreements
to make war, we can throw our
influence at any right time on
any right side.
"2. It is absurd for US to
join any united states Of Eu-
rope as q minority member, rs
it would be for . European
State to join our United States
and submit to settlements Of
all differences by our Supreme
Court.
"3. Our political structure
and the United States Senate
which help to guarantee that
our foreign policy shall be put
out on the table and decided
by public opinion makes it Inn
possible for us to promise to
work into any European pOliti-
cal machine.
~. II we did 50 we would
be pulled this way and hauled
that way In the quarrelS of
OtherS-fOOlish position in any
case, and all the more foolish
when our population represents
many foreign elements which
might have such IeaningS
about foreign contentious as to
bring discOrd to US here at
home"
Has No Fear
This does not say that day
by day, year by year we are
afraid to deal with our foreign
friends.
No better example could bt
found on the distinction between
pledging our future and helping
to negotiate the worlds present
problems than the London Naval
Conference, now In session.
There Is q growing doubt II
America as to whether the Euro
pean nations are in a politica
condition to consent to much
disarmament. We have a kinC
Of disappointed national aston
iShment that a naval conference
to reduce armament results II
a conference to limit perhaps
but also to raise armament:
And on top Of that we fee
a kind Of cynicism when Sittinl
in at q disarmament conference
there pops, up q proposal that al
a price for the granting Of oul
humane desires we are asked tx
sign a blank check for our actor
In some future European con
troverSy.
Questions Gain
Really, one is led to wonder
what we have gained-not in oul
own behalf but in behalf oi
humanity-by going to the Lon
don Conference at all.
And now that President Hoover
has again refused at the London
conference to sign off on dotted
line our future action, what is left
is the World Court.
But what is this thing called the
w brld Court? Is it q creature Of
the League? I suppose the answer
is best set forth by the fact that
when Charles Evans Hughes
wanted to resign he sent his reSig'
nation to the secretary Of the
League Of Nations.
It is stupid business reviewing
the fifth reservation and its sub
sequent treatment by the League
The whole question went into q