AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19251, 15 August 1924, Page 5

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN. SPEECH BY MR COOLIDGE UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY. Prvas AweocUtion—By Telegraph—Copyright. WASHINGTON, August 14. (Received August 14, at 7.30 p.m.) In a speech accepting the Republican nomination for tho Presidency, Mr Coolidgo gave a reassurance of his approval of tho limitation of armaments and tho entry of the United States into the World Court. He said : “America’s foreign policy is peace. We covet no territory. We support no threatening military array. We have sought to promote peace, not only bv word, but by appropriate action. We have been unwilling to surrender our independence. We have refused to ratify the Covenant of the League of Nations, but we have co-operated with the League to suppress the narcotic trade. We have every desire to help, but tho time and place must be left to our own determination.’’

Mr Coolidgo strongly endorsed the Dawes plan, adding: “When the reparations plan is in operation I shall approach tho Powers with a proposal for a conference to discuss a farther limitation of armaments and a modification of international law. I personally should favour entering into covenants for the purpose of outlawing war by all practicable means,’’

Mr Coolidge praised the protective tariff as the promoter of the tradesmen’s and farmers’ prosperity and higher standards of living. The President pointedly denied that the honesty of the Government was the chief issue of the ensuing campaign, saying: “I cannot recall an administration that was desirous of dishonest government. The present Government is sound, and the wrong-doers will be punished. ' — A. and N.Z. Cable.