Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
WILSON DOMINATES
PARTY NOMINEES
So Harding Declares, Adding
that Presidents One Concern
Is the Vindication of His For.
eign Policy

Marion, Ohio. July Ex-senator Harding
charged In q statement tonight that
President Wilson lac forced the Demo-
cratic presidential and vice-presidential
nominees to accept his view that the
League OF Nations should become the
dominant campaign issue. The Presidents
one concern, the senator said. is the
-~vindication of his foreign policy and he
insists upon his issue regardless of
costs or consequences"
The Republican party and candidates
gladly accept the charge the statement
said. w are more than willing to make
the election "a national referendum on
the question whether we shall have four
years more of the Democratic readiness
to surrender this republic"
The statement resulted from the an
nouncement of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
vice-presidential candidate, following his
conference yesterday with Governor Cox
that his campaign would be made chiefly
on the league issue.
The statement follows:
Columbus dispatches describing the
conference between the Democratic nom
inees for president and vice-president on
Monday say that Governor Cox left it to
the vice-presidential nominee to make
known the conclusions reached
S we lay complete proof that Pres
ident Wilson has won. and forced accep-
lance of his paramount issue. The party
machinery has been taken over by the
Tammanies of New York, New Jersey and
Indiana, but President Wilson has forced
his issue on them. He has but one con-
Germ, and hat is the vindication of his
foreign policy first by his party. later by
the country.
THE Democratic campaign is going TO
~ yo~try oka1,,.1. g. tLa aI-
administrtion policy Of ratification with
out protection to American interests.
Should the Democrats win, the league
would be ratified, and America would be-
come at once a party to the % odd wars,
now going on in the world. European lead
ers have repeatedly explained that it is
impossible for the League of Nations 10
function effectively so long as the Uni
ted States has not ratified. The obvious
implication is that when the United
States ~ratifies, the league will proceed tc
settle up these matters: to enforce its
authority in the conflict between POLAND
and Russia: to settle the Adriatic trou'
bles. compel peace between Turkey anc
Greece. assume responsibility for p~acifica.
ton Of the whole Near East and Middle
East
"All this cannot be done unless tn
lea que employs force. America would hav
to contribute its army and navy. Presiden
Wilson has urged acceptance Of a mandat
for Armenia, which the Harbord mission
found o require us to employ a grea
army and pour out money by hundred
OF millions. Congress overwhelmingly re
fused. and the country had sustained |
so insistently that even the San Fran
cisco convention did not dare endorse tn
mandate Yet that mandat would hardl,
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world flung conflicts into which Americ
would be projected by ratification of tn
league without. rigidly safeguarding
reservations.
1.-THE President demands a campaign oil
this issue; the Democratic platform make
he issue paramount; and finally, tn
democratic candidates unqualified.
acquiesce. The score and more of Dem
ocraGc senators who voted for the Lodg
reservations are repudiated, the real opin
ion of the American nation is flouted. be
cause the President insists upon his is
sue regardless of costs or consequence
THE Republican party and candidate
gladly accept the challenge. We are NOR
than willing to make the election a ma
ltional referendum on the question whethe
we shall have four years more of Dem
ocrahc readiness to surrender this re
\. public"
. In order that he might have an oppor
tunity to work on his speech acceptin
the Republican presidential nomination
Senator Harding received no callers to
day. but stole away to a quiet part'of hi
4 home where he could write without in
A terruption-
He did confer briefly. however. wit
a Congressman Longworth of Cincinnati
who with Mrs. Longworth. daughter c
= former President Roosevelt, spent tn
night at the Harding home. Before de
= parting later for Cincinnati, Mr.. Lons
. worth announced that he had discusse
9 the political situation with the ena
with whom, he said, he was in absolut
agreement on the issues involved.
AS a result of his day in seclusion. tn
senator made rapid progress on his speec
d and he plans to devote most Of to-morro'
10 it as he has no engagements scheduled
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