The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-01
HARDING ADMITS . HAS NO PLAN
 REGARDING LEAGUE.
IeefSt Papers Make Threat That. He Must Declare Him.
 self of Lose Support
' HUGH W. ROBERTS

5j By HUGH W. ROBERTS
 5ou Davidson Building
 sshington, September 30. S{l l6cial. )-And finally Sena- ' Birding, republican nomi- Se for the presidency, threw T his hands in despair, ex-
 flning: "I have no idea re- a League of Nations" ksiE ce the Baltimore speech the sup Xtfrs of the candidate have been in l4 distress That he confessed, how H is regarded as positive proof that
 Essure from the diverging factions
 This organization had become too
 lsre On the one hand were Sena-
 Alam H. Taft. Elihu Root and for
 Attorney General Wickersham.
 keen the two extremes were the
 itcians urging him to maintain his
 Xkt ftStiiQt t1lG .lcbtt. itSsot W SA V
 tters Lodge Smoot, Penrose and
 fpn and the nimble chairman of
 Republican executive committee,
 31. Hays.
 Harding. when a heckler inter-
 10 his previously prepared address,
 1med T am perfectly frank to say
 fu that Lam without a single pro-
 inc constructive in character about ! hfsociation of nations. When l am hdx President, the first thing l will In be to try to find plan for an Iiiation Of nations behind which Efea will stand"
 HIS NINE VIEWS
 LIS ely remaining on his front 4hator Harding was able to say t Angs. which pleased the partic- &5enceS which he addressed. And @ resulted in his taking nine lN l&kB 0sttions regarding the League A at1&hs.p And then he went abroad. s sitMIthe schooling he had received, ! Si#Medi to pressure and confessed 4 4shad nothing constructive in \ aefHr to offer for that which he f dd Bear down,
 Ti'ssald- line republicans who put taedi &at the front porch are now Exciai sfnHS5FI told you so." For Sena- Aor Ii fddh h6 conressing to a total lack q opiaion fe garding the league, has 2aYed thd hy for additional pressure. 4ne fiEtl&& il. the 3republican party .s 2 f "a 5esslc '5s fe.sR Hdins the s'ss ue |l iilg shotild speak kindly any e Berah and Johnson 'oald n coop. Should he agree league. he would offend
 oL atla Withqat the Taft Aool. I1i & : would have difficulty swinn l3{Ig x ' e ectton.
 b jsY EDITORIAL
 h is knt tEat before making s l3asf beech, Senator Harding tssed Washington At the atiop, Brl $ CT put in his hand d py of Asflingtpn Times, one s1he ss H Hearst papers which, iapughe ,sqf England, supports e rspat trandidate.
 6 ' iAa Esoataiflsd an editorial IVY 51sksie ], atur Efarding The edi- rl ai Ssa it he fact that sooner or ter, v 3H ffa rdiNg would be- forced to q A ffpit- stand respecting the 2 aeus #rhe leditorial explained that 9Ny ss.. .s is gstle feated, but added that 's5na 7 s1 saAt got remain defeated. It spoke \ aN N x 'as su pporter of the league. as 12usy G4neiyed but amiable old gen '@ tH'si And then the threat was made \ !, t,s.J.M @ess Harding uneQuivoeally sslAR!ani R.!!aa position against league in v " ai1iInepcus papers now sup 'reins ding,. meaning no doubt Y iis' . ~ Mpefs, would abandon such IDIOTS &&Borah and Johnson, and nety mi of the people of the lM.eu e.. R would withdraw from sss ", S'iie aidate's standard.
 the that Senator Harding's sst's fxion became dea thly pale V ", s untrue, or at any rates ssatiy gerated. But there can 7 efi sS.,l Y ktion but that the daring 'nv had' had an effect.
 III G ERyOUS COLLAPSE fandidate, continuing hfa iis in Baltimore. went to pieces 5 so'l' 7eckler ''got on his neck" nis simply Inquired of the ahuipat4 it true that you have crappe -easue of Nations'' oeha ohS diisS, evading the aues- ioh, v1Q he heckler to take the 5'ano PRfe the problem. The peared prShvl' 'tni speech of the can :
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