WORLD COURT ISSUE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17017, 16 April 1923, Page 3

WORLD COURT ISSUE.

VIEWS OF WOODROW WILSON. By Telegraph—Free* Association—Copyrich.’ Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, Aprii 14. The “ Philadelphia Public Ledger’s ” Washington correspondent quotes a letter which. i)r \\ oodrow Wilson sent to the chairman of the Democratic ConigressionaJ Campaign Committee, iu which the former President opposes President Harding’s proposal for. a conditional adhesion to the Inter national Court. President Wilson declares: “I approve, not of the conditional. hut of the unconditional adhesion of the United States to the World Court set up un-dei the auspices of the League of Nations, though 1 think it would i»e more consistent with the fame of the United States for candour and courage to become u. member of the League of Nations, and share- with the other members the full LORD ROBERT CECIL S MISSION. NEW YORK. April 14. Lord Robert Cecil, addressing the 'National League of Women Voters at Dcs Moines, declared that no nation would endangei it., luiepemlenct bv going into the League of Nations- for the League’s weapon was not force, but public opinion. There was only one case where compulsion might be entered t;pon war without submitting .that case only was any attempt made to coerce or compel. The convention at Dos Moines first voted down then reconsidered. and finally passed a resolution pledging their support to President Harding’s proposal for United States participation in the World Court, believing this to be the first- step toward the outlawry lof war. The resolution, urged the Government to take further steps to 1 eliminate tlie causes of war by association with other nations for the maintenance of an abiding ' peace. A motion endorsing the League of Nations failed to find a seconder.