The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-11
HARDING FLAYS
WILSON REGIME
Charges "BungIing Admins
tration" Almost "StrangIed
American Business"
TWO SPEECHES ON PORCH
Candidate Asserts America Is
Being Deceived About Mon.
roe Doctrine of Covenant.

Marion, o., Scot. I'D. NJ. s)-
senator Warren G Harding launched
attacks on the Wilson admInlstra.
ton along two fronts today. Ad. o
dressing a delegation Of nearly 500
Chicago and indianapolis business
men from his front porch this
morning, he charged that a "bung.
INN administration which could not
even run Its own business has
put It's hands on the throat Of
american business" and all but
strangied II with weird economic
theories and soelaIlstlc tendencies"
re pledged himself II elected to let
legitimate buslness alone and run
the government on a busInsssijke
basis.
In later speech to II delegation OF
northern Indiana and Michigan repub-
licnns. Senator Harding asserted that
america has narrowly escaped losing
her Monroe doctrine "or going TO war
TO preserve it,
He said that America was being de =
ceived about the Monroe doctrine article
OF the league OF nations covenant. The
covenant, he explained. is written in
both English and F'ixnch. IN parallel col
unns In Article XXI dealing with the
doctrine, Senator Harding declared that
INC English text said one thing and
ths French another. The French YER
sion. he assertcd does not guarantee
INC integrity OF the Monroe doctrine
ano IN case OF controversy would
subordinate II almost to the point of
Senator Harding combined the two
addresses into message 10 the bust
ness men Of America and comnared
me entrance into the league OF nations
Win the signing OF business contract
W, are the great business nation OF
INC world" he said, Two shall be able
to save that business by fair meas
NC vi cofnihon sense ana we must do 1t.
Success Not Crime.
American business is not big bust
ness Big business of Ainerica is The
Ittic business OF America. Wilful folly
las Deen in those persons In mower ovnr
our national affairs who have spo,,en
,f American business IA IL IL were n
urge ana selfish interest seeking sne-
'luI privileges and who on that bnsis
nv" put their bunFlrg hands on liz
nront ana tried tlnkcring and eXDerj-
nehting with II and abusing IL. LET'S
' 'ut an end to holding success to be a
Tho blow directed at American b,.i-
less. the pulling ana hauling bv ,ynird
economic ana social theories. applied nv
w administration which could not even
uh its own business IL less menacing
o the oe-tenth who are business exec.
,tlVes than II is to nine tenths who AFRO
ainerican laborers and who begin m
on!!ze mat another year or two of the
,'oup VINO are In perfect accord will
lay. " "o-hour
ineffective Prodaals."
S,Ay per cent. of our manufacturers
.o httle pants Only rs per cent, OF
M.
We come to analyzc what we mean nv
iherlcan business we find that we mean
ne daily work OF the nation.
we must summon the best ahilit los
u america to put America back on the
uuln ROAD ana remove the debris of the
ast eight years. The day of the one
an war power form OF Eovernme
cpublic. Va ''e
american business has suffered star-
ofihg blows because of too much med
liEE by government and It is equally
rue thnt good government has almost
led on our hands because 1t has not
tllneu the nrst sound principles Of |
Imerlcan business
The government has engaged I'm nro-
lGal waste. II has engaged in ali Kinds |
cosby bungling experiments of gov |
Thmcht management and ownership of |
nterprises. The American people saws |
democracy fas nothing In eight years
cure waste and inefncisncy; Il has |
lther added 10 them We are the in
0hciencv prodicals OF the world"
Nothing OF Monroe Doctrine.
Turning to the Monroe doctrine and
10 league of nations, Senator Harding
Nd that when the original draft OF fthe
'Venant was made no mention OF the
octrine was found therein. When
resident Wilson returned from Trls on
3 first trip, Senator Harding declared
FOUND America very strongly re-