The Taney County republican., 1920-09-09

Marion, O. (Speclal,) ,)-Senator War
rem G. Harding, Republican nomlne,
for President, In speech delivered to
delegation from Indiana which called
on him here to pledge the support OF
Indiana Republicans, declared thai
twice President Wilson had an Oppor
tunity TO obtain ratification Of thc
League Of Nations covenant aud tha
he put ratification aside because h,
would not accept reservations designed
solely to safeguard American rights
Senator Harding said:
II greet you In spirit Of rejoicing
not rejoicing in the narrow personal
or partisan sense, not In the gratifying
prospects Of party triumph; not In the
contemplation OF abundance In the
harvest fields and ripening corn field
and maturing orchards; not In the re
assuring approach of stability after
period Of wiggling and wobbllng which
magnif1ed our uncertalnty--thOugh all
Of these are ample for our wide re
Jolclng-but rejoice that America Is
still free and Independent and In po
sltion Of sef,reliance and holds to the
right Of self-determlnation, which art
priceless possessions In the present
turbulence Of the world.
"Let Us suppose the senate had rat
ified the peace treaty containing the
league covenant as submitted 10 1t by
tho president In July Of last year,
what would be the situation confront
ing our common country todayf To
my mind there Is but one answer Be
fore this day we would have beer
called upon to fulfil the obligations
which we had assumed under Article
10 Of the league covenant, TO preserve
the territorial integrity OF Poland 'as
against external aggression
Sympathy for Poland.
II shall not now attempt TO meas
ure the boundless sympathy for the
just aspirations and restored IntepCnd.
ence of POlani. Our present concern
Is the international situation which
Poland has brought TO our attention.
"Ths council of the League of Ma.
tlons would have reasoned, and rea.
Soned correctly, that the United States
could furnish the munitions and, II
necessary, the men to Withstand the
hordes advancing from Russia far
more easily than could the exhausted
nations Of Europe. Moreover, mas.
much as this would he the first test
Of the scheme Of world government
which was formulated and demanded
by the President, speaking for the
United States, the fact Of special
responsibility, resting upon our should
ers, manlfestly would have been un.
deniHble. Undoubtedly the league
council. IN advising upon the means
by which the obligations TO Poland
should be fulfilled, Ms provided in the
covenant, would have so held, and
probably the conscience Of America
certainly the opinion of the world
would have sustained that Judgment
"The conclusion that our country
might now be confronted by such q
Situation. II the senate had ratified
the league covenant, requires nc
stretch Of the Imagination. None car
deny that It Is possible. To many
candid minds, as to my own, such @
distressing situation will seem high
" probable. Let us assume that the
ratification had taken place. Let us
assume, further, that the performance
of the allotted task required the wag
ihg Of war upon the Russian people
as. Of course, II would, what woult
result what would Of necessity have
TO RESULT Nothing necessarily, W.
ere glibly Informed. since only th,
Congress can declare war, and thu
Congress might reject the appeal o.
the executive. But would the Congress
no thati Could the Congress do tha
without staining indellbly the hobo
Of the nationi
Answer Is mo-"
X II answer No. and | say Il not ol
,Snv oVn anthority aloue. Back Of m