The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-12
HARDING FAVORS
AN ASSOCIATION
NO Use for League of Nations at 1t
Now StandS-Wants Constitution
Saved and War Prevented

MARION, O., Oct 2.-Pronouncing
the old order of world affairs at an end,
Senator Harding reaffirmed in a state
ment yesterday his belief that America
must m play It's part in aiding the formation
discourage or tend to prevent war. and
that VIII encourage or tend to encourage
better understanding. -.
Such an association, he said, could be-
IoImed without sacrifice of American SOW
erelgnty or impairment of the American
constitution. He declared his purpose to
bring INTO counsel on the subject the
abiest American citizenship, including the
women of the nation.
The statement follows:
1t seems, to me that there should not
remain shadow of doubt as to NV
exact position as regards the proposed
league OF nations as drafted at Paris and
submitted to the senate and as regards
the great world sentiment for better
understanding among nations to discour-
age war and generally to advance civil
Zatlon. Let me restate my position as
explicitly as my power Of words permits
rust am unalterably opposed to go
ing INTO the league of nations as that
particular proposition now stands. That
proposal is contemptuous Of and poten-
italy destructive of the American consti-
tuition. 1t is not favored by the American
people.
''Second-I am in favor of a world as
socIatlon. call it what you will, the name
IS or shght consequence, that will dis
courage or tend to prevent war and that
will encourage or tend to encourage a
better understanding among the nations
OF the earth. The old order of things is
done with, not ONLY in America. but
throughout the world, and the United
states, always quick with sympathy, al
ways Just and usually led bv common
sense, must play its part in this new or
der
Third believe that such an asso-
citation can be formulated without wreck
ing the constitution that remains the
corner stone of our liberties and our haD-
nlness; without Selling or flching the
sovereignty that IS our pride and our in
spiration to fine living and good works.
"Fourth-I earnestly believe that the
conscience, the ready sympathy. the
sense of Justice and the plain common
sense of the United States can be de
pended upon by the rest Of the world,
and that it would be stupid as we'll as un-
! lawful to attempt to cnain our sympa-
| thIes, our sense of Justice and OUr com
mon sense, to tie these stron1 fine de
| fendable qualities to the possibly selfish
| or groups of nations whose deals are H.r
the same "a ours, never have beca anvil
never viii he.
''Fifth-l It IS nv purpose. when cleetcl
| TO take the whole DeoUle into my yo"-
| Fdc"ce As regards the matter. TO sr"t
| their advice and more importantly, To ACT
~ousonantly with their advice, and to
his end it will be my pleasure as wclj
as nv duty to call into conference with
me the best minds, the dearest minds
that America affords. | thank God that
/ the time has come when ! can ask the
advice Of American women, and especially
| the mothers Of America.
The substance Of these things has
been said in some form or other i'm every
address. and / say it all definitely now.
because I am not always fully reported,
thought OF cooperation as Well as the
abiding opposition to. the league pro-
posed.