WOODROW WILSON CALLS ON DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT HARDING'S PROPOSAL FOR AMERICAN ENTRY TO THE WORLD COURT
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On June 18, 1923, Frederic William Wile of the Evening Star reports former president Woodrow Wilson "is advising democratic senators...to support President (Warren G.) Harding's proposal for American adhesion to the world court."
According to a letter written by the 28th POTUS to Representative Arthur B. Rouse* (D-Kentucky), while Mr. Wilson prefers 'unconditional American entry into the world court,' he believes Mr. Harding's proposed terms of entry are better than no entry at all.
Mr. Wile characterizes Mr. Wilson, despite the former president's health issues, to be the Democratic Party's "unrivaled 'best mind.'"
*Arthur Blythe Rouse (1874-1956) was born in Burlington, Kentucky & graduated Hanover College, 1896 & Louisville Law School, 1900. ABR served in US House of Representatives 1911-1927 & as clerk of US District Court Eastern District of Kentucky 1935-1956.
SOURCE
"Wilson Supports World Court Plan," by Frederic William Wile, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress.www.loc.gov/
