PEACE OF WORLD
— . — s AMERICA. AMD THE COURT. PETITIONS TO PRESIDENT. f, ntui »’r - —<><•,..flen- By ffiWf.nr > r<a» ■pyrv'”- 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Consideration of President Hoover’s World Court protocol lias been postponed until December, 1931, according to a Senate decision to-day. Religious leaders have handed to the President a petition from 59 church bodies asking for American adherence to the Court. On December 11 President Hoover sent the World Court protocol to the Senate with a request for the ratification of “provisions to free us from any entanglement in diplomacy with other nations. We cannot be. summoned before the Court and our withdrawal is permitted at any time without reproach or ill-will.' “The movement for the establishment of such a Court originated within our country. It springsi from an earnest seeking of our people for justice in international; re-/ intions, and to strengthetn the founda-j tions of peace.” I
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 December 1930, Page 10
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150PEACE OF WORLD Hawera Star, Volume L, 20 December 1930, Page 10
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