Arizona republican., 1920-10-09
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 Local democrats. and we suppose they will be joined by "the" League Nations democrats every where have interpreted Senator Hardings Omaha speech to be a direct pronouncement against any League of Nations or association of nations. They would understand the senator's speech if they recalled the language of the democratic national platform with reference to the subject of reserva- 
 We advocate the immediate ratification
 of the treaty without reservations which
 would impair it's essential integrity but we
 do not oppose the acceptance of any reser-
 vations making clearer or specific the
 obligations of the United States to it's league
 associates"
 The Republican pointed out the day following the adoption of the San Francisco platform that the reservations mentioned as acceptable would not really be reservations at all; that they would be merely interpretations: that they would be inter prctatve observations and not guaranteeing reser- vations: that the effect of them would be to set out our onerous obligations specifically with t out changing the character of them; that the obli- vations would be made clear that when we had ,ncc ratified treaty would be so bound by hcse interpretations that we could them only oy and reputation.
 This view of the democratic platform utterance vas later taken by the leading newspapers of the country and it was clearly perceived that we had accept the covenant in it's original form than that we should bind ourselves by nterprea- tive reservations" that neither Wilson nor Governor Cox have since referred to the lam ruaee Of the platform with respect reservations.
 We may now understand what Senator Harding meant when he said T do not want to clarfy those obligations: want to turn my back them It not interpretation but rejection that seeking"
 It was in that same spirit that the Lodge reser- vetions proposed and adopted. In those reser- vasions it was stated, "the United States under stands SO and so." but "the United States will do and so" or the United States will not do so and so, amounting to absolute rejection of such objection able parts Of the covenant Article 10 and such objectionable parts of the treaty the proposed confirmation Of the shantung
 Senator Harding elsewhere stated his opposition Co the Paris League" otherwise known the WI son League There are under consideration by tho American people two Leagues of Nations one is the" league and the other. "a" league. the latter something essentially different from "the" league which has been rejected not only by Senator Hard- inr but which had been rejected wherever in the United states the people had had opportunity to pass upon it. It rejected by the senate; it had been rejected in every state and every bye-eecton where had been made issue by the followers of Mr. Wilson within the past year. and it will likewise be rejected In the great referendum" which the president has invoked.
 There are. it is true. many republicans and some democrats who opposed to league or associa- ton of nations that is the opposition of very small minority of the AmericaE people. The great majority are looking forward to a world league or alliance by whatever name it may be called. which win minimize the chances of war and which at the same time will preserve to this great nation it's commanding and independent position in the family Of the peoples.
 It is not necessary and it is not desired by tho l great body of Americans. to scrap the so-callet Wilson league in it's entirety. It's avowed basic pur pose must be maintained 1t was maintained in tho . Lodge reservations and must be maintained in anl league into which may enter Only it's objection able denatIonazing features will be rejected.