Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...present situation, from the point of view of world peace, it does not seem very vital that the United States should act. We shall not greatly change the situation by giving support to the Court. The Court will not be busier, immediately. It might gain something in prestige, but that can easily be over-stated. America had a golden opportunity at the end of the War to take part in establishing this Court, but we threw it away. While we were talking and voting for "an association of nations," 48 other states were building this Court on solid foundations...
...action may have a great importance from our own point of view, nonetheless. Again, I must speak a word of caution. The United States will not be making a great sacrifice for peace when it gives the support which is being proposed. We can now go before the Court with a dispute if the other party agrees. The 48 other States, have been kind enough to arrange that for us, as they did for Germany and Russia and Turkey. But it is not being suggested that we agree to use the Court. It is suggested only that we agree...
...think it is very important to the United States that its support be given, for a wholly different reason. We need to find a place for ourselves in organized world society. We need to range ourselves on the side of law and order in international relations. We need to escape from the tendency to say that while other peoples must pay regard to what the community thinks, we shall always decide for ourselves...
...stood out most valiantly for international law and order while we were a young, struggling nation, have not only not been able to keep our leadership, we have ceased for a time even to follow. To save our position among the states of the world, we must at least support the new Court. It is not altru- ism that I counsel. It is not helping Europe. It is not sacrifice for the general good. It is selfishness for America. It is our own national self-respect...
...World Court. We have recently renewed numerous old arbitration treaties, agreeing that disputes will be sent to the World Court instead of the old Permanent Court of Arbitration, if the Senate consents to President Harding's proposal. I have no doubt that when the United States gives its support to the World Court, we shall make progress in arranging our system of arbitration on a much sounder and more modern basis...