| Show 11 TRUTH ABOUT WORLD COURT 1 I I I v S S. S F Chronicle Hope is expressed in some quarters quarters quarters I that because the nations of Europe have ha not rushed Into ac acceptance acceptance ac- ac aC 1 of reservations the United Units Unit ed States made In Jn adhering to the world court the delay will be usel used by this country to wIthdraw its recognition of the court There is little fear fer that anything of ot the kind will happen The suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- is j just st a sample sampe of t the rubbish rub rub- bish that has been talked about Americas America's entrance e to the world court Selfish men who figure that they have ha nothing to lose and everything to gain have been whooping their opposition to the court to advance their own personal profit They have advanced arguments arguments arguments ments so puerile that they cannot deceive even themselves They have done their best to confuse the world court and the league of naI nations nations na na- na- na and make the public believe they are The worlds world's best hope for peaceful settlement of ot such controversies as often oCten end in wars has been made a political football football foot root ball because a a f few w vote grabbers could rouse up no other Issue on which to make a pretense Wherever the guerrilla forces have won a local victory they have set up the shout that the decision turned on the world court issue And as always is the case case in any campaign of misrepresentation a certain section of ot the public half believes what It has been told The ridiculous part of ot this is that such of the public as are being led by bythe bythe bythe the nose do not know what the world court Is all about When they find out they will see how silly these attacks are In entering the world court the United States promised moral support support support sup sup- port to the best means offered at present to settle International dis dis- dis without a a resort to arms itis It ItIs Itis Is not a sure means to permanent peace No o. such means has been discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered But the w court does give hope of a avoiding voidIng some wars even if it does not abolish war forever It provides machinery for the settlement settlement settlement set set- of ot International disputes and so provides a way to delay hostilities in iii any case which may arise It can at least gain time for opposing nations to consider the Issues is issues issues Is- Is sues and their possible settlement Instead of being rushed into iato conflict con con- It does not cast even even evena a thread of shadow on the Integrity of Americas America's sovereignty nor can it at any point challenge our right to decide our national questions Inthe in inthe inthe the American way vay It is not because of what AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica lea is expected to do actively In Inthe Inthe inthe the world court her support Is needed butt but t the common people of ot nations overseas overseas look up to the United States its ideals and institutions and will give heed l to W the prestige of an Institution in which this rich and friendly nation nation nation na na- na- na tion shows Its Interest If It there is Is' any hope of winning peace for this war weary world It dies now in the world court cout The United States wants the world at peace It has offered to help hep by bythe bythe bythe the very simple device of adhering to the court which interpreted In plain language means saying that tire United States believes In the principles nad ideals involved This is what political palaver has tried to make appear to be a surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render of ot American ideals and en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance to the league by the back backdoor door There are enough level levelheaded levelheaded headed people in America to gauge this talk at what wha t it is worth The others will Just have to be allowed to go gaping along behind the loudest loudest loudest loud loud- est band |
