Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
HARDING RESTATES
LEAGUE POSITION
As League of Nations Proposition
NOW Stands, He OPP
poses Going In.

Marion Oct. l2.-ln a restatement Oh
his position on the League ot Nations,
given ont after his return here yes
tcrtay. Senator Harding declared that
he is ''unalterably opposed TO gong ltto
the Ieaguc Of Nations AS that particular
proposition now stands.
WbIc there was no official explana-
t,op II is understood that the statement
Sollowrd the expressed fear among Re
ns,hlican leaders that the Senator $
nositIon i'm the Dcs Moincs address last
THURSDAY has been misntorprctcd. he
misunderstanding seems to centre about
tbe polut Of whether Harding opposed IN
that sr~,cch League of Nations idea OF
simplv the league covenant rs drawn
In ParlS
As a matter Of fact, 1T has become
evident that the party leaders 90 hot
wish 10 get too far out ON the liinn u
oppnsitiun Ia the league ana d'sie !"
avoid any impression that their Caii-
didatc has overturned altogether 'he
idea of going INTO some sort ol ~, ~
ganination OF ting powers. senator iiild-
ing's statement Etid
II, seems n me that there should not
remain shadow OF a dould rs To my cN'''
posit,on a. regards the proposed League
m,tted to the senate and as regards the
prcnt world sentiment for n better under
siand,ng among nations 20 discourage
war and generally to advance clvliiza-
t,on let me rcStatC my position rs CN-
r,ltritlv AS my t0wcr oi words permits.
FrS, am unaltcrahly opposed to
go,ng INTO the League of Nations rs that
particular proposition now stands hA'
pronn,al i contcmptuous ot and 20
tcni,,Uv destructive of the American
Constltu,vu II Is not favored hy the
American people +,
second am N favor Of worid
aSSocatlon call II what YOU vii thr
nsmc ! of slight cnuscqucnce that
will discourage or tend to prevent war
ard that Will encourage OF tend 10 en-
eourz.er n better understanding among the
nations W the earth. The old order 81
th,nrs Is dore with. not only IN America.
INT throughout tho world, and the United
states. always quick with sympathy al-
wavs Iust and usually lcd by common
s,rsc. mus play ITS part IN tins new "r-
der
.Third-I believe that such an as
sociatlon can hc formulated without
u-rcckiue tho Cor stitutIon, that rcmnirs
the Cornerstone uf our liberties and ot
our happlrcsS. without selglng or tllch'ug
The sovereignty that i o1r pride and our
inspiration to iiuC living and good works
Fourth carr cstlN tchcvC that the
conscicucC. the ready syInpathRS, the
seusc of IuSflce and the plaI" common
sens, II the | nItcd States can be depended
,.rNor III tho r,St Of lie world. and that 4
would ~ stupid as we'll rs uHEiwiul I"
attempr ~ chain our sympsthlcS our
sense of IlstIcc and our common sense, 70
tIe these strong. fine, dependable AInerl-
can qualities "a the possibly selfish ambi-
tionS ..nd aims Of foreign nations or groups
~ nations whose ideals are not the same
as ours. never have hccn and never will be
Fth II is my purpose, when elect
,sl ta take tho whole people INTO my
,an6dcncc rs regards these matters, t.
sseA their advice. and more Importantly
10 set rausoEautlv with their advice. and
to thi> end il viii H. my pleasure as well
- my duty 10 cali INTO coficrencc with
IA, fl., h.-,t minds tho cloar,st minds that
Nmcglca affords hank God that the
finc las come when ! can ask the adNlCc
~ American women and especially tho
motLrg- 81 America.
The substance ii those thlTSS ha,
cen sand in some form or other ln every
.dtlr,,. 81, 4 sav u all definitely now
,ecalIst m nov always fully reported
and I want America - understand my
-houch, cf cooperation IS Well rs tht
abiding opposition TO the league pro
poscd-
sIGHs a. 4 REACTION.