The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28
HARDING OUTLINES
BUSIESS POLICY
Senator Addresses a Ca
pacity House in
Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2S.-Beforc n
throng which taxed the capacity of
the Baltimore armory and voiced its
appreciation in repeated crashes OF
applause, senator warren q. Hard
lng outlined last night his policy for
sound business and rehabilitated
American Industry.
Every place was taken and many
were standing when Senator Harding
arrived. At HIS appearance the
audience rose and cheercd Tor two
minutes and then renewed the ova-
ton after the band had played the
Star Spanglod Banner. The nominee
many times was interrupted with
cheering and when he concluded he
was sent away with n great roar OF
applause
A merchant marine policy insuring
accessibility to all markets OF the
world. linked with q protective tarim
system to foster production at home
were promised by Senator Harding.
The republican nominee praised
the merchant marine hill enacted at
the last session of congress and as
sailed the democratic administration
for "unprepnredness for peace" in Its
policy toward American shipping apd
other factors OF financial and indhB-
trial rehabilitation. With n new
shipping net framed by republicans
now on the statute books, ho said. a.
new republican administration pro-
posed TO so administer II so Ms to
give the nation its proper place as
II sea carrier.
Senator Harding also replied to
charges that the republican platform
and policies are ''re%actionary." de-
.fnrtua. a. sasau trrta fhns hf. mn M y
wanted to react" from an era of
executive usurpation and to reestab-
lish orderly, constitutional govern
mont under forward looking pro-
pressive" policies.
The nominee sounded a warning
against IA flood OF imports from
debtor countries" which, he said,
might undermine American produce
ton by stimulating a competition
American industry could not meet
without tariff protection.
1t Is Of the gravest national con-
Germ" he continued, that this
changed International position shah
not work to the injury OF our indus
trial aud agricultural life. We are
not prepared TO wipe from Dur books
EurOpe's debt TO US, but II would be
incomparnbiv better for our credits
to remain uncollcctcd and u ball
ances to bo waived, than for liquida-
ton to take the form OF an undermine
ing flood OF imports hat would
cripple American industry, degrade
AmericanF labor aud weaken our
whole ccopomic fabric"
'Irrom Auch ~ Invasion We have
a right "a be saved Our new
merchant ~smarinc-~skfH do much TO
avert a.. supplemented now, and
whenever occasion requires, by II
cautious revision OF our turin. the
NV shipping sdcytlopmcnt will boz
come a. potent elchpcnt In American
economic growth. n would be an in
tolcrable thHg II we stood by and
upheld Dur enterprise Impaired and
our labor injured. II IL be placed in
responsible control in The November
election. the republican party SOL
EMMY rngngcs that this shall not
come to puss.'
The senator departed from his pre-
pared manuscript in his reference to
President Wilson'S failure to abro-
gate certain commercial treaties I'M
der provisions of h new merchant
marine act.
III / were president" he said. II
would call congress together n tell
them the reasons which .impelled me
to fail TO carry out the provisions of
its lcgsliation."