Evening journal., 1920-08-19
NOT A CHEERFUL YEAR FOR DEMOCRATS.

TU1HIS is not cheerful year b be Democrat and we
Il realize that allowance must be made for the temper
in which desperate campaign In behalf OF a disappoin-
ing candidate likely to be conducted But the New
York World It's fellow should not let their
zeal draw them completely away from the facts.
In one form or another The World for example
sers daily that senator Harding and the Republicans
for aoofness and little Amercanism and opposed to
league As te leading editorial in the World concluded
yesterday
Senator Handing and his associates have nothing 10
offer except continuation Of International chaos"
Now as all Delawareans know the record OF the Re
publican party with respect to League OF Nations is
unquestionabe and unambiguous It's general attitude is
as clear angusge and acts can make IT,
The Chicago platform declares unquahnedly for 'an
international association" 10 include the two essentials
Of The existing league courts Of international Justice and
the for securing instant and general international
conference" whenever peace is threatened.
In his speech OF acceptance the people Of our State
remember Senator Harding ndorsed this declaration:
81 can speak unreservedly Of the American aspirations
and the Republican commital for association OF ma
lions"
Going back from these latest declarations there the
fact we'll known 10 Dolawareans that the entire Republ-
can membership OF the Senate. wbh the exception OF
handful Of independent and unrepesentave dsscnters
voted for the Wilson league with the Lodge reservations
Going back from This, there is me continuous con-
slstent and logical development through generation by
series OF Republican Presidents OF that sound inter
nationasm upon which alone future progress toward
peace can be builded
Il was William Mckinley who said in his last speech,
delivered at Buffalo on September s. 1901 mo nation
can longer be Indifferent to any Other" and, "The period
OF aooness is past" We shall have occasion to revert
aain 20 this long constructive service Of the Republican
marty 10 the cause OF peace and international under-
standing We cite Il now simply prove that Mr. Hard
ing in his present stand in favor Of league is but
showing himself b the established principles OF his
party.
There is necessarily some uncertainty to what form
that league shall take Mr Harding is more frank than
Mr. Cox in facing that uncertainty. But Mr.. Cox con-
cedes mat Interpretations" necessary in The present
covenant thoush making serious attempt TO define or
limit those interpretations It is distant event that Is
under discussion-not ratification now or This fail bu
next March at the earliest Much may happen in Europe
in the meantime. New conditions may radically alter
our course Of action. And there is the unacceptable
political fact involved The constitutional requirement
that tNo-thrds vote Of the senate must ratfX what
ever treaty President negotiates
Ratification Of the league covenant with the Lodg
reservations Is obviously fashion in which lhe Re
publican party may make good It's pledge TO unite thr
country in an association OF nations
! But already one further change has been propose
and must be considered connection with the presen
covenant. That Inc total excision Of Article y
lieu OF a reservation covering H. 1t is Mr. Hoover wh
advocates this cear~cut step, and no one can call Nj
Iloover Httie American an antcaguer
There are other constructive changes to which NJ
Harding as President would undoubtedly apply the bee
ability OF the country. Chief is that which Mr. Roc
stressed in his first criticism OF ue covenant IN MSro
1919 when he said:
"rhe scheme practically abancons all effort 10 promol
or maintain anything like system Of international Law
or system Of arbitration"