The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-06
Lawrence Discusses
Harding Speech and
FOreign-bOrn Vote
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The Intslligencer)

Nar.rr. -. AUS. 5.-ScuatNr Nard.uE
IA .>t"ucncd ofs fuse IN the pr">!dNn-
"a campaign thai - usnrr tHan likely
ro burn ,hc HaccrS - both ~" Rrpuhlt-
An end rea"crat.r caud:da;cs Z they
do"', watch OUT Tor admittedly. III"
,,.cSt.ou - n. prciudlcrs and wishes
nf :he foreign born voters IN America
= one q; the most delicate ut all r",'t-
irsl subjects to handle.
Th.. senator IN his from; porch Sp' "c1
- Wayne county Republicans struck
"u' boldly against n" l"agu" 81 nations
rs = world Experiment" wAlch thr"a,-
cncd the concord q American rlt.E"n'
ship because. A. nc said, - Is folly 70
'hiNk Of tTyIuE to blend aliens In Amer
lcan unity" when tho Land " their
adoption sits N judgement on the lLnI
from which ;hc came
Now n" truth - The !rIgu" II ma
tons has ocHu attacked on ~" ground
;hat = would caUs" friction among for.
"iEn-horH residents in the United Stat"a
and defended on the basis e American
ro<mon"''t+nism beng the useful faC''-
N mCdiCatink disputes abroad. Fut
tn" interesting thing i that in both tha
Republican and Democratic campaign
headquarters thcr" are 70 ee found TINS
test certain bureaus. designed :" corral
;hc frrcign-h"r vote.
The irish vote,
TO the Irish voters. thN Republicans
ar" appealing Cor support on the theory
that tho league ot nations somehow
through Article Ten requires .\mcr!ra
to support England as against Ireland
This III" Democrats stoutly deny, as
~crtirS that Nrt:cls Eleven IN n"
league covenant would enable America
for the rCst tire :" approach England
officially and max. tho matter ct irish
self differentiation - International m
stead ot a domestic question as England
claims - IS.
To the Italian voters. tho RHpu5l'-
rauS are appealing for support because
nf Presiden' Wilson's supposed antipa-
thy 20 Italian aspirations II the Fun"
question, The Democrats would prob.
ably be happy % sec the Fiumc contr"-
>crSy settled % "nabi" them 20 po'n:
To Italy's acceptance Of >~t,l"m"nt
IS 4 proof Of Italian approval Of th2
concert Of nations.
To the German voters. tho appeal Of
the Republicans need NOT 20 more than
an emphasis on wisconsin which -
Stili An abhorrHut term amSnS those
Gcrman-AmericanS who tclr that Amer
lean participation tn the war was un-
necessary or among those who thought
the accusation Of "hyphenatc' was 10"
loosely applied.
On the other hama u tho German
born voters were Influenced by tho
wishes Of the country or their birth thSH
would side with the Democrats vii"
want 70 SEQ thc league ct nations r3-
tabiished because il is 4 fact that Ger
many !ullr expected the United States
20 DC r member OF the all-tnportant
reparations commisston and 70 help Keep
down the S!z" cf thy indemnify. !. = \
>r-:ktng confirmation ut tho Amcri an
NlCSp0ln. expressed AZ tho Tor!s con-
ference hy President Wilson thar the
IMPOSITION Of an unlimited i0dcUnIt"
,,oW has hoon abandoned Germany fully
counted "u American Influence In :Ho
league Of nations 70 get her a squat
deal" Rut Z IS a serious question how
much German srnpathizrrs IN Amsrict
arc in touch with the desires Ot IN"
Fathcrlsnd and how much NOR" vital 10
them IS tho expression Of n protest
against the Democratic administration
which offended them during tho war.
Polands Plight.
To the PoloS. the Republicans ard
Democrats Will present different a..
poets of Po!and's plight. The Democrats
will say tn" troubles in Poland todaE
arc du" 70 neglect by III" powers an
help through, IN" leagu" ot nations
while n" Republicans would answer
that - this IS true. President Wilson's
>tubbornne<s kept America from h"in<
NrronE tho Czecho- SlovakS and Jugca
SlalS. the assistant" already rendered
by america 70 tn" new republics IN con-
,ral Europe will hc used 10 political
advartagn in The claiming Of credit b..
the Democrats for the part played ny
Presideut Wilson - The cStabN>hm"n,
~ those countries and by tho RcpubN-
cans for tho financial aSStStanc" and r.
lief rendered in Austria and elsewhere
IN Central Europ" by Herbert Hoover.
who has announced his support %: S'n-
ator Harding.
Ru, tuudamcntaliy Mr.. Harding has
opened uH wid" tho question OF IN" sym
nathirS of the foreign born In Tho event
that a dispute arises between tho Cnl,"i
Srarcs and the country OF their adoptipn.
This dtsScnsion inside America WHOM
m. United States got into conflict win
t;crInauv occurred. sa! tn" Democrats.
when hero was no league Of nations
Instantaneous have sat in the lob,
hi,S Il congress and Influenced the pos
sage II resolution after resolution NJ
FcnSilr 70 Great Britain. ON IN" other
hand Mr. Wilson himself has cont"ndri
shat because America MAS mad" up Ot
various uat!onalit'HS her people could
BRING fr!"ndl? influence :" bear and
could u.;tcr understand turoS"au con-
:ro,Crsins Senator Harding - cont
tho aNph-u .a th. war with Germany
that the lmt"h states would y" P":-
p-tVall" torn w;'E disputes among hcr
own C'tti"~S - This country sat on
.rurcll and discussed tUr"p"Ua QI"~-
t.nue Il IS considered hy Republicans
40 ono = thc most poW'rtUi HrEum"u's
,.Iat could hc against N;urrlr,'s entrance
into the league and ~, unp"'<ti"nAh'E
~ IN. laS.S Of Republican, 'ftrrt~ l.
~.cur" nc >uprorr 90 for.:gn.horn
voters fo- a policy nf hands OF Eur"n'.
R,t the ,-Cuh!, Is that man? f"r"igu-
horn want NmrrlcA - "a, h"r mtiu-
rnrc in f.urop. and - w'N ia -
,No-cdgcd sword.