Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-09
CROWDS APPLAUD
SENAT TOR AS HI:
DEN0UNCES PACT
Republican Candidate For
President Takes Issue
With Presidents DeClara-
ton Regarding Article 10.


of militant campaigning against
the Paris league Of nations was
closed by Senator Harding tonight
with a speech in the Kansas City
! Convention han, replying directly
to the appeal for the league sup
! port recently addressed to voters
by President Wilson,
Answering the presidents dec
laraton that the league covenant
would not take from congress the
power to declare war, the republi-
can nominee pronounced the ohli-
cations of Article X so clear and
unmistakable that congress would
be compelled to fulfill them or
| bring dishonor on the nation.
Obligation Is Absolute.
This obligation is absolute and
UNQUALIFIED" said Mr.. Harding
Whenever certain specified cir
cumstanres arose, no matter how
much we might regret it, we would
have to keep our promise or sneak
out Of it. Let no one he deceived
the choice would he between two
things, war or dishonor,"
Article X bore the brunt Of the
candidates attack in his address
here hut during the day in other
Iowa and Missouri cities he aimed
his blows at many other parts OF
f, the covenant. The whole scheme,
he characterized as "a militaristic'
alliance which in actual operation
in Europe had shown itself mot
worth continental
THE league that We are not 60
ing to have" was the way he de-
sSihed It in an afternoon speech
at st. Joseph, While the crowd
stood and cheered, he repeated
that he did not favor entering the
Paris league. and promised that as
president he never would submit a
league or association of nations
containing "anything like Article
X"
Other PrOysOns Played.
In other speeches he assailcd the
covenant provisions on the Mon
roe Doctrine, voting power in the
league, the withdrawal privilege
and labor. Stressing the labor fea-
ture in talk to packing house
employees at South st. Joseph. he
declared he wanted no covenant
that would drag american la'.oi
STANDARDS down 10 lhoSe ol the oiu
world.
The senator hla"e eleVeu
speeches and IN every one oi men
he struck out at the Paris league
Seven were delivered in Missouri
long a bitterly contested sector OF
the league fight The senator's
special tram arrived III ha''Sas Wy
late IN the DAY ahd lhe I,l senator
rode 10 holei loT "i'lner ious !
cfo"us that Nep' Wy "ao -.
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on any such i"l'u,e y! .n,o ia
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ne statel',T,t 't otr "m,Hn tne ap,' -, esi,
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phaslzes ms l,lleNiu.e AZ, uesef ii''.ia .,a
tion 10 secure the dui'eie eilce Oh .n'
onited states ~ ,ie ieas ue. pIe
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| we KNOW 1IoiIl au,i'vi lsa',Ve uec
laratlon that ihe Hl'll9 ot the uetl
ocratic candldate ana that OF th'
democratic preslue''. are III perlec
accord. we may assume theTe
fore, that the president SPEAKS iol
the candleate an" ani'ou.Ges an, & Wy
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elected ~ ma, ,.,.
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