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HARDING SALVAGING
FAILED LEAGUE TO
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land because the European nations
could not furnish the troops and the
united States had withdrawn from
cooperation. That meant in plain
words. said the nominee, that the
united States had not completed the
obligation ito furnish troops"
To support his assertion that this
country could not have resisted a cali
for help in Poland under Article X
Senator Harding quoted the state.
ment of President Wilson that the
moral obligation of the article was
stronger than any legal obligation
The nominee added that if the Presi-
dent really wanted to help protec,
Poland he easily might call on Con.
gress to declare war.
1T is reasonably safe to assume
however" Senator Harding continued
that the President will not pursue
that course. Fortunately, he is un.
der no compelling moral obligation
under the league to do so. His recent
asking Congress to send American
boys to police Armenia would hardly
encourage repetition"
In Contrast to Versailles Pact.
Turning to his discussion of recon.
struction measures the nominee said
he had mo expectation whatever
that negotiation of separate treaty
would be required to put the nation
on peace basis. Passage of a reso
luton declaring peace. he asserted
was all that was necessary to end the
present "preposterous condition"
Giving in general terms his concep-
ton of what the new peace associa-
ton should be, Senator Harding de-
scribed it as IAN international asso
citation for conference and a world
court whose verdicts upon justiciable
~, 1,
with all the nations. would be both
willing and able to uphold" This
sort of organization. he said, was in
broad contrast to the council Of the
Versailles league. whose whole au-
thority would be founded on force
In the course of his speech the sen
ator also reiterated his belief that i,
and not to form a peace association
that the nation went into the war
He quoted from his own speech clos
ing Senate debate on the war resolu-
ton. in which he said he wanted wal
mot for the allies of Europe. not pre-
cisely war for civilization. but a
war that speaks for the majesty of a
people resolved to wage a conflict for
the maintenance of their rights and
the preservation of the covenant in
herited from their fathers"
Causes Must BE Made Clear.
TT is for that same guaranty OF
nationality that l stand today" con.
itinued the nominee. land shall con.
tinue to stand inf1exibly SO long as
shall be permitted to live. American
boys are not born to be made the
sacrifices of war except when it il
clearly and Enthusiastically in defense
lof their country"
The speech was delivered to a dele
cation of more than three hundred
members of the Harding Club of In.
dianapolis and to smaller groul
Iinee was interrupted by cheers as h.
answered directly the league argu
ments of Gov. Cox, the democratic
nominee. and laid down with vigor
Gus gestures the details of his owl
league policy.
Will H. Hays. the republican ma
tional chairman. and Senator Harry
IS. New. former chairman. now heat
of the party's speakers bureau, head
ed the Indiana delegation, and to-
night Mr.. Hays issued a Statement
declaring that Senator Harding GU
an unfaltering way straight through
Into which the bungling of the dem
ocratic administration has led tn.
country, and into which the pro
gram Of the Wilson-Cox allianc,
would keep US endlessly."
Senator Harding has pointed thu
path" the statement said. HE is thu
mastery leader. He has spoken with
out turbulence to prejudice. His voic,
now leads the craftsmanship of Amer
lea"
A statement also was issued her
by Harry NJ. Daugherty, membe
of the executive campaign committee
asserting that the speech will b.
recognized hereafter, and for a Ion,
time hereafter. as the great pro
announcement of the campaign"