The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-14

pubic.
The statement resulted from the an
nounccmcnt OF Franklin n. Roosevelt
the vice presidential candidate. fol!o"-
ing his conference yesterday with Gov
ernor Gov that his campaign would De
made chiefly on The league issue.
The Statement
The statcmen, follows
columbus dispatches describing IN"
conferences between the Democratic
nominees for president and vice pres
idcnt on Monday. say that Governor
Cox LIFT II to the vice presidential nom
in"c TO make known the conclusions
r"achcd and. thus authorized TO speak
for both of them, the vice presidential
nominee stated that he considered the
league. of NatiOnsaon" Of m" dominant
issues of the campaign. not only III the
east, hut in the west. He expected 10
make his campaign chiefly on the Lea
quo Of Nations issue.
SO We have the cumplcto proof that
President Wilson has won and forced
acceptance of his paramount ISSUE. the
party machinery has been taken over ny
the Tammanyii"s Of New York. New
Jersey. and Indiana, but President WI
son has forced hls issue on them. ne
has bur one concern. and that il the
hv his party. later by the country.
Harucssed TO Wars
"ThN Democratic campa ign * going
to harness the party absolutely TO the
administration policy Of ratification
without protection to American inter
rstS Should the Democrats win. inc
league would be- ratified. and America
would become at once Il party 10 IN"
twenty odd wars now going on in the
world European leaders hav" repeat
odly explained that it is impoSsihI" TOT
th- League of Nations 70 iuncilon Ell
fcCtivrly So long AS IN" lnit"d states
has not ratified. The obvious impllca-
tion - that when tho United states
ra;!fcs. the League Will proceed 10 set
Tic up thcs" matters. 70 enforce ltS hu
thorlty IN III" conflict between iolano
and Russia 10 settle the Adriat!c
troubles. compel peace between Turkey
and GreaCc. assume res possibility for
pacifca'ion of the whole Near East and
Middle East.
Means Use of Force
As This cannot be done unless the
league ,mploys force. America would
have 70 contribute its army and navy.
President Wilson has urged acceptance
~ a mandate for Armenia, winch the
Harhard Mission found would require
us 10 employ 4 great army and pour
OUT money by hundreds Of millions. Con-
greyS oyrrwhcl minEly refused. ana inc
country has sustained II so 'nSisicntlF
that eren the san Francisco convention
did not dare endorse the mandate. Yet
that mandate would hardly be more
than an intimatiOn Of IN" many world
flung conflicts in which America would
he PROJECTED by ratification OF the league
without rigidly safeguarding reserNa-
tons.
The pr"sideu. demands = campaign
on this issue: the Democratic platform
makes the issue paramount. and nnaliy.
the Democratic CandidateS unGua !itedIy
acuuieSCcS. The score and more Ht Dem
OcraIiC senators who voted lot me
l. Lodgr reservations are rcpudiated. the
real opinion OF the American nation IS
fouted. because tn" president insists up
on his issue regardless Of costs or COP
sequences. The Republican party ana
candidates gladly accept me Cnn 5le"se, ,Sn
We are more than willing 10 max" me
election a national referendum on lh'
question whether We shall nave lout
wears more nt Democratic readiness TO
surrender this republic.
Receives No Callers
In order thai II" might have an op-
portunitv TO work on his sprfch aCCrpl-
ing the Republican prc>ident!a! n"m'hH
tion. senator Harding received no 'aiI-
rrs today hu, stole away 10 quiet part
cf his homo where he could write WIN
out interruption
He did confer briefly. however win
congressman Lougworth. Of CINCINNATI:
wbm Win Mrs. Longworih. daughter OF
former. President Roosevelt, spent me
night al the Harding homr. BrtoT" o.
TarIin% later for Cincinnati. Mr.. Long,
worth announced that he had distuSSrI
ihc political situation wtth-thc senator
with whom. he said. hr VAS ~ anSo'"'c
agreement on the issues inNoINeh'
As result Of his day III s"cIusl3n
tbn senator made rapid progress on h'S
spccch and he plans 10 devote MOST "l
tomorrow again to It As he mas II" en-
scheduled.
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