Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-15

New 1orks OCt. l4--A slaleNnenl was Issued here tonight by 31 prominent nen who have advocated some form Of international agreement announcing that they would support Senator Hard Ing. the republican nominee.
 lEiihu Root. Herbert Hoover. George W Wickersham Henry L. Stimson, A. Lawrence Lowell. Henry W. Taft and Charles r.. Hughes, were among the airuers of the statement which follows in part:
 The undersigned. who desire that the United States shall do her full part in association with the other civilized na tons to prevent war. have earnestly considered how we may contribute most zTectively to that end. by our votes in Inc coming election.
 The question between the candidates is whether VIC shall join under agree nent containing the exact provision ne gutiated by President Wilson at Paris, or under an agreement which onits or ruodihes some of those provisions which are very objectionable 10 great numbers sf the American people
 After declaring that the democratic platform and candidate stand unquali- acdly for the agreement negotiated at Paris without substantive modification,
 
 for agreement among the nations to pre- serve the peace of the world" the state mcnt continues:
 MT Harding said in his speech of Aurus; 2sth:
 There are distinctly two types of international relationship. One is an of sensive and defensive alliance of great powers The other type is a society of free nations. or an association of free nations. or a league of free nations ami. mated by consideration of right and jus tice instead of might and self interest and not merely proclaimed an agency 1T pursuit of peace, but so organized ana % participated in as to make the act nal attainment of peace a reasonable possibility. Such an association I ia vor with an my heart and I would mak, no nne distinction as to whom credit il due.
 .Mr Harding has since repeatedly re affirmed the declarations of his speech in the most positive terms.
 The question accordingly is not be tween a league and no league. bht i whether certain provisions in the pro posed league agreement Shall he accept cd unchanged or shall be changed
 TT the proposed changes in the Pari agreement were captious or without sub stRntiai grounds. one might question tn sincerity of their advocates. This, how ever. is not the case.
 The principal change proposed cor cerns Article Ten of the league cove nznt as negotiated at Paris. MT. Wi son declares this to be the heart ( the league and the chief controversy about this
 Article Ten provides an obligation Inc most vital importance and it certain lv binds every nation entering into 1t 60 Co var whenever war may be nece ssry to preserve the territorial integrit or political independence of any chan h~r Of the league against external al Eresslon.
 ''it is idle to say that congress h; power Co refuse to authorize such a va for whenever the treaty calls for war refusal by congress to pass the necc sary resolution would be a refusal our government 10 keep the obliEati' fthe treaty. The alternative wou be war or a breach of the solemn pledged faith of the United States
 We cannot regard such a provisi as necessary or useful for a league preserve peace.
 We have reached the conclusion tn the true course 10 bring America in an effective league to preserve peace not by insisting with Mir. Cox upon { acceptance Of such provision as Ar -ie Ten thus nrolonginE the unfortuns situation created by Mir. Wilson's insi euce upon that article: but by franl calling upon the other nations to agl Co changes in the proposed agreems vhich will obviate this vital objecti and other objections less the subject disnute
 For this course we can look only the republican party and its candidate tho democratic party and MT. Cox bound not to follow it. The republic party is bound by every considerati of good faith to pursue such a coui uuiti the declared object is attained
 The conditions of Europe make it eentiai that the stabilizing effect of treaty already made between the Eu pcan powers shaii not be lost by tn and that the necessary changes be ma by changing the terms of that tre; rather than by beginning entirely anel
 That course MT. Harding Is will to follow for he said in his speech August .sth:
 "T would take and combine all tl Is toOd and excise all that is bad if both orEanizations' Cthe court and ieaEue).
 we therefore believe that we uost effectively advance the cause international cooperation 10 prom pecae by supporting Mir. Harding election 10 the presidency"
 The statement bore the following natures; Lyman Abbott: Robert Brookings. president Washington [ versity. St Louis: Nicholas Murray F Ter: Paul D. Cravath: Charles W. D ney. University of Cincinnati: Will H P. Faunce. president. Brown Uni' sitys Frank J. Goodnow, president Johns Hopkins University: Warren ( Fory San Francisco John Grier Hibl Herbert Hoover Charles Evans Hug Alexander C. Humphries. president vens Institute of Technology; Ernest Hopkins. president. Dartmouth Colle William Lawrence. bishop of Massac sets: Samuel McCune Lindsay Col hla University: A. Lawrence Low John Henry Maccracken Samuel ther: Cleveland. Ohio; George A. PIi ton. Amherst College; Henry s. F chee9. president. Carnegie Founda For Advancement of Teaching; Cha A. Richmond. president, Union Coll Schenectady, V. T.; Elihu Root; Js Gould Shurman: Henry L. Stimson ear s. straus; Henry ". Taft; I; M Cflman. New Haven, league to force peace: William Alien WI Gecrrs v. Wickersham; W W 1ouEhby. Johns-Hopkins University, Ray Lyman Wilbur, president Lel: ptanford University.