HARDING BETTER

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 28, 2 August 1923, Page 7

HARDING BETTER

SPEECH ON FOREIGN

POLICY

AMERICA'S HELP IN PEACE

PERMANENT ALOOFNESS

IMPOSSIBLE

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(Received 2nd August, 9 a.m.)

SAN FRANCISCO, 31st July

President Harding seems to have passed the crisis. His physicians will not say that he is out of danger, hut it is plainly perceptible that they believe there is little chance of a recurrence of the, dangerous symptoms which threatened the President's life last night.

Tjjie physicians issued a statement this morning that ths President had a fairly comfort-able night, with considerable restful sleep. His temperature was 100 degrees, his pulse 120, and respiration 40 per minute TASKS THAT FACED AMERICA. Owing to the President's continued improvement, it has been, decided to publish the speech, he was to have delivered here to-night. It consists of a comprehensive review of American foreign relations. In the introduction of his speech, Mr. Harding said: "There can to no great people in a position of permanent aloof-, ness. Commerce, quite apart from human fellowship, is fashioning intimate relationships. Each succeeding day we have been' strengthening our friendly relationships and have done much to promote peace in the world." He said that when ho took office the Administration had for,'its main tasks the conclusion of peace with the Central Powers, the protection and promotion of the rights of the United States and of the interests of American citizens, and the future peace of the world. It would continue its friendly^, co-operation with its sister Republics in'the Western Hemisphere. The President said that he wished the League of Nations well; but "it is not for America.". NON-RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA. Commenting on Russia, Mr; Harding said the United States has done all that was possible to aid the famine-stricken people; but the problem of recognition is complicated by a fundamental difficulty, because the Government is one whose very existence predicted the policy of confiscation and repudiation. ._ The address stresses that the United States, at Lausanne^ -verified the American sentiment on behalf of Christian minorities, and assisted jit a settlement calculated to assure their future protection. The American representatives at the Geneva Conference had recorded a distinct achievement in obtaining the sub- ' staritiai acceptance of their proposal, designed for the effective restriction of the opium traffic. The President commented upon the in-' creased friendship-of.-Latin- America for the United States. . Mr. Harding expressed satisfaction with the settlement of the British debt and the recognition of the equality of the rights of American citizens in the mandated territories He reiterated the necessity for the United btates joining the World Court.