The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-07-16
HARDING PLEASED
LEAGUE IS issue
Wilson Forced Pet Policy On
Nominees, Senator
Says

Democratic PTSsiuehViai 'hu w.
presidential! 1ominees to accept his
views tina. the League VI Nations
should beccme the dominant cam
paign issue. The Presidents one
concern, the s.,,stor said, is the win
dication of his foreign policy" and
he insisted upon Ibis issue regardless
OF costs or consequences"
1.-THE Republican party and candi-
dates gladly accept the challenge"
the statement said. I'VE 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"
Roosevelt Defines Issue.
The statement resulted from the
announcement of Franklin ID. Roose-
welt. 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 Democra-
tic nominees for President and Vice
President on Monday, say that Gov
ernor Cox left it to the vice presiden-
tial nominee to make known the con-
illusions reached And, thus author-
lied to speak for both of them, the
vice presidential nominee stated that
q ms considered the League of Nations
one Of the dominant issues Of the
campaign, not only in the East but
in the West. He expected to make
his campaign chiefly on the League OF
Nations ISSUE -" --''-I
$50 we have the complete proof
that President Wilson has won, ana
forced acceptance of his paramount
issue. The party machinery has been
taken over by the Teammates OF New
York. New Jersey and Indiana, but
President Wilson has forced his is
sue on them. He has but one con-
Germ. and that is the vindication of his
foreign policy, first by his party, lat
er by the country
America Party To Wars.
-'eThe Democratic campaign is go
ing to harness the party absolutely 10
the Administration policy OF ratifl-
cation. without protection to Amerl-
ran interests. Should the Democrats
win. the League would be ratified.
and America would become at once
marty to the twenty-odd wars now
going on in the world. European
leaders have repeatedly explained
that it is impossible for the League
of Nations to function effectively so
long as the United States has not
ratified. The obvious implication is
that when the United States ratifies,
the League will proceed to settle up
these matters; to enforce its authori-
ty in the conflict between Poland and
Russia; to settle the Adriatic trou-
bles, compel peace between Turkey
and Greece, assume responsibility for
participation of the whole near east
and middle east.
"All this can not be done unless the
league employs force. America would
have to contribute it's army and ma
Wy. President Wilson has urged ac-
ceptance of a mandate for Armenia.
which the Harbord Mission found |
would require us to employ great |
army and pour out money by hun
dreds of millions. Congress over
whelmingly refused, and the country |
has sustained it so ihsistently that
even the San Francisco convention did |
not dare indorse the mandate. Yet |
that mandate would hardly be more |
than an intimation of the many |
world-flung conflicts into which |
America would be projected by rati-
fication of the league without rigid
ly safeguarding reservations.
Senators Repudiated.
"The President demands a cam
paign on this issue; the Democratic
platform makes the issue paramount,
and finally, the Democratic candi-
dates unqualifiedly acquiesce. The
score and more of Democratic sena-
tors who voted for the Lodge reserva-
lions are repudiated, the real opinion
of the American nation is flouted,
because the President insists upon
his issue regardless of costs or con-
sequences. The Republican party
and candidates gladly accept the
challange. We are more than willing
TO make the election a national refer
endum on the question whether We
shall have four years more of Demo-
cratic readiness TO surrender this re-