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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE JANUARY 7 a terrible conftict of two civilizations in the Pacific--a clash that might THE PERMANE!\""T COURT OF INTETINATIO -A.L ,JDST!CE end civilization? Mr. FISH. Mr .. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend Congressman --- and the weary old men of the quarterdeck cabals my remarks in the RECOBD on the World Court. who dream and scheme the wars that younger men must fight are play The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The ing with terrifice forces. The naval officer who has convinced himself Chair hears none. that wo.r is inevitable and may as well come is dangerous to America. Mr. FISH. 1\lr. Speaker, on January 2 I submitted the fol Every man who is pushing two peoples toward the red whirlpool in his lowing concurrent resolution, which was referred to the Com effort to create great fleets is a tool of those human vultures who feed mittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed: upon liattle fields and suck the marrow from the bones of broken Concurrent Resolution 36 nations. We do not plead the cause of pacifism. It is as foolish 'and dangerous Whereas modern warfare is a menace to civilization and to mankind; as jingol m. This Nation must maintain forces adequate for defense, and · but only for defense. The Navy is now adequate and efficient !or this Whereas a guiding principle in the foreign policy of the United States purpose. It need. not and must not be increased. has always been the peaceful settlement of controversies between The task of America and Japan is to end the hysterical agitation of nations by example and by the advocacy of arbitration ; and phantom issues and keep dead issues buried deep. The people of Japan Whereas for more than a quarter of a century the United States mu t not be misled. There is no will in America to make war against Government has been a member of The Hague Tribunal and has long them. A.xnericans must not be deceived. Japan is right well and truly sougllt the creation of a . permanent court of international justice; and bearing herself as an honorable and peace-loving nation should. Whereas in effect both of the great political parties in the United The vicious circle of armament against armament and the inevitable States have declared in favor of the principle and purpose of such war has been broken and 'must not be again inscribed. The dark forces action, thus removing UJ.e proposal from the realm of partisanship, in both Japan and America must be checked and driven back into their further evidenced by its indorsement by diversified civic and religious shadowy caverns of greed, ambitions, and hate. organizations such as the American Legion, the American Federation of Labor, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Bar RECESS 'Association, the League of Women Voters, and the Christian Churches Mr. JONES of 'Vashington. I ask unanimous consent that of America ; and when the Senate concludes its business to-day it take a 1·ecess Whereas President Harding submitted to the Senate of the United until12 o'clock noon to-morrow. States February 24, 1923, a proposal that the United States adhere to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection to the the protocol establishing an international court of justice at The Hague, request of the Senator from Washington? The Chair hears with proposed reservations, which proposal has a!Bo been recommended none, and it is so ordered. by President Coolidge : Therefore be it Mr. JONES of Washington. Now, if there be no further ResoZvea by the Hcruse of Representatit•es (th~ Senate concurring), business to be brought before the Senate, I ask that the Senate That it is the sense of the Congress of the United States that the carry out the unanimous-consent agreement just entered into proposal tbat the United States adhere to the protocol establishing a relative to taking a recess until noon to-morrow. permanent international court of justice at The Hague, with certain The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the unanimous reservations, recommended by President Harding and by President consent agreement, if there be no further business to be trans Coolidge, is in harmony with the traditional policy of our country, acted, the Senate will stand in recess until 12 o'clock noon to which is against aggressive war and for the maintenance of permanent and honorable peace; and that said proposal deserves to receive and morrow. ought to be given prompt and sympathetic consideration as a forward Thereupon the Senate (at 4 o'clock and 18 minutes p. m.) step toward outlawing war through peaceful settlement of justiciable took a recess until to-morrow, Thursday, January 8, 1925, at questions. 12 o'clock meridian. Mr. Speaker, it is now over six years since the armistice, and the United States, the richest and most powerful Govern ment in the world, has so far failed to either devise machinery HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to lessen the likelihood of another world war or adhere to the Permanent Oourt of International Justice for the purpo e WEDIDIBDAY, Janua1vy 7, 19~5 of settling international disputes by means of arbitration. The House met at 12 o'clock noon. It seems to me that the time has come when we must take The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered a. definite stand either in favor of international arbitration the following prayer : as a step in the direction of achieving and maintaining world peace or wipe our hands like Pontius Pilate and proclaim Praise ye the Lord; 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for His our sole reliance on battleships and bayonets. mercy endureth forever. Remember us with Thy favor and As a soldier and speaking for an ol'erwhelming majority of bestow upon us the Father's blessing. Let the people praise the veterans of the World War who saw the hon·ors of actual Thee, 0 God ; let all the people praise Thee, and may they give warfare, comrades shot down by unseen foes at great dis glory unto Thy excellent name. Give us a childlike faith and tances, or seared by poisonous gas, I am convinced that the bless us with the truths that are hidden even from the wise. sacrifices will have been in vain if the United States does not Lead all through the journey of our days by Thy guiding play its part to carry into effect the assurances given the hand. Amen. soldiers that they were engaged in a war to end wars. We The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and ap have up to now broken faith with those of our comrades who paid the supreme sacrifice. What is there to prevent another pro,·ed. holocaust or even minimize the possibilities of another world CONTESTED-ELECTION OASE OF J!'B.ANK 1>. LAGUARDIA war? 1\lr. NELSON of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I present a priv I am opposed to the league because it is p<>litical and has ileged report from the Committee o'n Elections No. 2. failed lamentably to advance the cause of limitation of arma The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wisconsin presents a. ment for which it was created, settle any of the major issues prhileged report from the Committee on Elections No.2, which of Europe involving war, and is the practical enforcement the Clerk will report. agent of the Versailles treaty, conceived in cupidity and in a The Clerk read as follows: spirit of revenge, creating a dozen new Alsace-Lorraines to plague Europe for generations with wars of liberation. Mr. NELSO~ of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Elections No. 2, The league is not a judicial organization like the Perma submits the following report on the contested-election case of Henry nent Court of International Justice, but political, dominated Frauk v. Fiorello H. LaGuardia. by England and France. Were we to enter the league we could The S~EAKER. Referred to the House Calendar. not help taking sides on questions which would involve and entangle us hopelessly in Nuropean jealousies, ambitions, and MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE intr!gues. A message from the Senate by Mr. Craven, one of its clerks, I am not an irreconcilable, but in my opinion it would be announced that the Senate had passed with amendments the the part of wisdom for the United States to keep out of the bill (H. R. 10020) making appropriations for the Department League of Nations, at least untll the European nations show of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, and . orne intention to reduce their military e. tabli. hmehts, bond for other purposes, in which the concurrence of the House of their debts, and signify a desire for· peace and mutual help nepresentatives was requested. fulness. 1925 CON-GRESSIONAL R.EOORD-HDUSE As far as the Permanent Court of .International Justice is one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the concerned it may or may not be the child of the league. If average of the compensation rates 'for the grade: .Pt·ov-idecl, That this it is, it is the best thing the league has done, and the league restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerieal should be given credit for it and not held up to public con mechaniral service, Ol' (2) to require the reduction in salary of any demnation. The overpowering fact remains that a permanent ·person whose compensation 'Was fixed as of 'July 1, 1924, in accordrnce world court of arbitration exists and is functioning serenely with the l'ules of section 6 of such act, (8) to require the reduction at The Hague, to which 52 nations have adhered, while the in sal-ary oi any person who is transferred from one position to United States is still fighting shadows of foreign entangle another position in the same or dllrerent grade in the same or a ments and· talking in a haze about foreign intrigues and secret diJierent bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, or (4) to pre\ent iliplomacy.

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