Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-09
B0RAH SEES ISSUE
MADE CLEAR-CUT
BY HARDING TALK
Politicians in Both Parties
Notice Little Change as Re-
suit of Announcement.

While democrats IN washington
profess to be overjoyed at the turn
which the campaign has taken. due to
Senator Harding's announcement that
he is for the rejection OF the Paris
| league of nations, republicans today
said there would be no change in the
result fthe election; that they would
elect Harding by a big majority.
Nor has the detection of Herbert
Parsons of New York from the re-
publican ranks because of the Hard
ing announcement on the league cast
any appreciab1e gloom over the sp1r-
its of the republicans.
Senator Rorah of Idaho, republican
irreconciIable on the league of ma
tions, who returned to Washington
today from Connecticut. where he has
been campaigning for Senator Bran
standing for reelection. when his at
tention was called to Mr.. Parsons
declaration that he would support Cox
instead of Harding, tersely said:
II congratulate the republican
party"
Issue Plainly Drawn.
Discussing the league issue, Senator
Borah said:
"The issue is now plainly and dis
doubt. Cox is in favor of surrender
ing the foreign policy of the govern
ment as it has existed for nearly
century and a half and imperiling the
future of the American republic by
tying it to all the diplomatic intrigues
and imperialistic schemes of Europe.
This would put a mortgage upon
every American taxpayer and military
conscription upon every boy.
Harding is in favor of preserving
unimpaired our independence and our
sovereignty. He is opposed to any
contract or obligation which deprives
the American people of the unembar-
rassed right to determine for them
selves in every crisis what 1T is their
duty to do. not only toward them
selves but in behalf OF clvlilzatlon.
I'm my opinion the vote Will be over
whelmingly in favor of America.
Senator Borah expressed confidence
that the republicans would carry Con-
necticut and that Senator Brandegee
would be reelected. He is going next
week to New Hampshire to take the
stump for Senator Moses. who Is also
an opponent of the league Of nations.
Another republican senator who
happened to be in Washington today,
and who supported the peace treaty
with the Lodge reservations, expressed
the view that there is more chance
for the United States entering into
some kind of an association with the
rest of the nations for the main
tenance of peace Iif Harding is elected
than if Cox should be successful.
In the first place. republicans main
tanned, the real issue. and the only
issue of moment before the people in
this campaign, is "Wilsonism." BY
this he meant to convey that the
people are tired and want change
of administration, a change from the
democratic leadership to the repub-
lican. The great mass of the people
refuse to become excited any longer
over the league of nations. he said.
In the second place, he declared. the
entry of the United States into the
league of nations or into any associa-
ton of nations for the purpose OF
maintaining peace in the world is far
more likely through the election of
Senator Harding than through the
election of Gov. Cox. He figured this
way: If Cox is elected he will seek
to have the Senate ratify the peace
treaty of Versailles with the league
of nations covenant. But more than
a third of the Senate will be violent
ly opposed to such action. The re,
publicans are likely to hold control
of the Senate, but even if the most
sanguine democratic hopes should be-
come realities, very few additional
seats in the Senate would be won by
democrats.
Another Impasse Reached.
! impasse would be reached. The Senate
! would refuse to ratify the treaty and
the league of nations, these republicans
| maintain.
On the other hand. if Senator Harding
is elected there will be definite move
! to bring about a peace settlement and
the cooperation of the United States
at least in the effort to maintain per-
manent peace.
J Many of the republicans who have
| favored ratification of the league OF
| nations pact with the Senate reserva'
| tions, safeguarding the United States
interests. believe that the matter oi
the United States entering the league
or a league, will eventually be work
ed out. They claim that the first thing
| to be accomplished is the defeat o1
/ the democratic candidates, and the
elimina ton of those from power wht
insist upon the ratification Of the
! league covenant without the safe
guarding reservations. In Other
words, they are willing to take {
chance on the league issue, provided
they can get republican administra
! tion elected.