'A Frank and Free Statement with a Qualificat Only to Be Presented to a Recognizable President of China Kansas City, Nov. 11.
Armistice Day was celebrated: in all parts of the country, the two minutes' silence and other ceremonies, but interest concentrated on Kansas City, where President Coo-Tidge unveiled a war memorial, on which the Queen of Roumania later placed a wreath.
The President said: "They tell us we are not liked in Europe. Such reports are undoubtedly exaggerated. We are a creditor nation. We are more prosperous than some others. This means that our interests come within the European circle, where distrust and suspicion, if nothing more, have been altogether too common, Rarely has President Coolidge spoken in public so frankly and freely regarding Europe. He qualified his remarks by adding: "It is not for us to pass judgment upon the less favoured. In their place we might have done worse."
The President appealed for goodwill and friendliness between the American and other peoples.
The speaker emphasized that America would only adhere to the World Court it the requirements of the Senate resolution were met by the other interested nations, London, Nov. it.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. S. P. Viant (Willesden, West div., Labour) asked whether the Government wa: desirability of Canton Nationalist Government, Mr, Godfrey Locker-Lamipson, Under-Secretary of State for For: eign Affairs, said that the Chine ities at Canton were recognized and dealt with as a local administration, Any step beyond is must be very carefully considered by His Majesty's Govern. ment, having regard to its Treaty obligations, the facts of the situation and the wishes of, the Chinese people.
Replying to questions, Mr. Locker= Lampson said that the credentials of the new Minister at Peking, Mr.
W. Lampson, were addressed to the President of the Chinese Republic. The Minister had been instructed to defer presentation till there was a President recognized by is Majesty's Government, In the meantime the Government would send copies of the credentials to the Foreign Minister at Peking and invite him to recognize the British Minister informally in order to enable him to perform his duties pro-
Universal Conscription Next Time President Coolidge declared that universal conscription would be applied not merely as regards man Power but to national wealth in the event of another war, "To expose some men to the perils of the hatti field while others are left to re large gains; to make sacrifice of one man and profiteer of another:
is does not harmonize with our ideals of equity."
The President advocated mainten.
of an adequate standard of naval and military prepared ne but disclaimed on behalf of Ameri any imperialistic designs. He reiterated his desire to lessen com= ive armaments, especially naval, Regarding debts, President Coolidge' expressed the opinion that moderation was a mutual international obligation. He deprecated extortion and oppression, and aid stress on the fact that America had consistently pursued a policy of recognition of the sanctity of inter-eclated, could not rest on any other national obligations. The world, he
secure foundation.
A large crowd cheered their farewell to President Cvolidge as he lett for Washington. The enthusinsrs was partly due to the "great im: pression created by his speech earlier, at the conclusion of which the crowd of 150,000 cheered then selves honree.—Reuter
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