WOODROW WILSON OPPOSED TO HARDING PROPOSAL ON INTERNATIONAL COURT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (JFK+50) On April 14, 1923, the Philadelphia Public Ledger revealed in a dispatch from Washington, D.C. that former President Woodrow Wilson "is opposed to President (Warren G.) Harding's proposal for 'conditional' American adhesion to the Permanent Court of International Justice."
This marks the first formal expression on international affairs that Mr. Wilson has issued since submission of his plan to the Senate.
President Wilson's opposition was expressed in response to a letter he received from Representative Arthur B. Rouse* (D-Kentucky) chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee.
Mr. Wilson wrote in reply...
"I think it would be more consistent with the fame of the United States for candor and courage to become a member of the League of Nations and share with the other members the full responsibilities which its covenant involves."
*Arthur Blythe Rouse (1874-1956) was born in Burlington, Kentucky & graduated Hanover College 1896, Louisville Law School 1900. ABR served in the US House of Representatives 1911-1927, & in the US District Court of Eastern Kentucky 1935-1956.
SOURCE
"Wilson Opposed To Harding Plan In World Court," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
