The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-23
Senator HARDrNo holds to this ma
tlonal programme:

paired &Hd uHsurTendered.
Let those now responsible or =,
seeking responsibility propose the
surrender, whether with Intsrpreta-
tionA apologies or reluctant reSsr-
vations--from which our rights are
to be omltted--we welcome the ref
erendum to the American people on
the preservation Of America, and the
Republican party pledges its defence
Of the preserved Inheritance OF ma
tiomuI freedom.
1T Is better to be the free and
disInterested agent Of International
justice and advancing civilization,
with the covenant Of conscience, than
be shackled by a written compact
which surrenders our freedom OF ac-
tion and gives to a military alliance
the right TO proclaim Americas duty
TO the world.
mo surrender Of rights to a world
council or its military alliance, no
assumed mandatory, however APP
pealing. ever shall summon the sons
OF this Republic to war
As Senator HANDING leaves no
shadow Of doubt as to where he and
his party stand on the League of
Nations as Mr.. WILSON has decreed
It and would force 1t upon this coun-
Try, he is direct and uncompromising
about the railroads. Without quail
fication he is against Government
ownership or management, because
80 much of the present transportation
Ineffciency is due to the whitening
hand Of Government operation" He
Is as uneQulvocally for reparatiOn and
OF the American rail.
way system because Government mis-
management, Government neglect and
Government failure are losing mill
ions to agriculture, hindering indus
try and menacing the American peo-
pie with shortage Of fuel and other
supplies.
Because all our transportation sys-
TENS are the national arteries Senator
HARDING Is for enlarged and improved
water carriers and greater and better
And inseparably linked
With the problem of distribution Sen
ator HARDING puts the problem Of
production where 1t belongs in its
dominance Of the cost Of
living.
The present control Of the admin
istratlve Government, which caused
imitation through its incom-
parable spending and its errors of
vast and reckless financing, has not
faced the duty of defation.
But, aside and apart from the Gov
ernment's earlier fiscal faults, strip
ping producers of bank funds neces-
sary to the operation of industry can
not increase production. Charging
industry and business prohibitlve in
terest rates cannot increase produc-
tlon. Strikes and lockouts cannot
increase production. Two men on one
mans Job cannot increase production.
OdiOus profiteering must be sup
but the Government must
stop borrowing and squandering.
Bankers must help productive indus
try. Consumers must not waste.
Workers must earn their pay.
And Senator HARDING's common
sense sums up the economic laws
above the wage and living cost dis
putes with these words:
LET US speak the irrefutable truth.
high wages and reduced cost Of liv-
ing are in utter contradiction unless
we have the height Of efficiency for
wages received"
Back of manufacturing production
Is the fundamental production on the
farm. Senator HARDING declares there
must be complete programme-Of
the Government, Of finance, Of the
publlc-to keep the primal producer
producing; and there must be. More
will be said and more will be written
on this great national problem during
the campaign. But after the cam
pdign and after there Is a new con-
troll Of the legislative and admins
trative Government together, much
must be done as we'll as said or this
vital domestic problem will indeed
overshadow all others.
Because of the attention given in
his speech to the major questions
Senator HARDING does little more than
ehumerate other important matters
such as taxation, military defence
sea power, foreign trade, Of which
he says:
Many OF these declarations de-
serve a fuller expression. with some
suggestions Of plans to emphasize the
faith. Such expressions will follow
in due time, promise you"
As for the rest. 1t is fitting to speak
here of the modest demeanOr Of this
trained public officer and unaffected
American gentleman who thinks
straight, talks straight and acts
straight He has no idea that thf