New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
ALI Great Powers i'm Favor
of Plan for Association
to Deal With Economic
Issues, Senator Says
Great Crowd Hears
Him at Louisville
Makes Platform Address
es OH Way Through East
Tennessee andKentuckv
From Il Sfar Cor--sDond.nt

LOUISVILLE Oct Ex-senator War
ron G. Harding told huge gathering
of Kentuckians in the Armory here to-
night that America, having rejected the
dangerous Wilson covenant, should set
It's face toward an association of ma
tions that would promote peace by
dealing With the economic concerns of
the world. In previous speeches the
senator has explained that ne fsvors
bringing all nations into concert
through world court of justice
forestalling criticism of the feast
blllty of such q scheme of international
cooperation based on credit, exchange.
ocean tonnage and production, rather
than armies, navios and blockades, SEN
ator Harding declared that he has as
surnnce that the other great nations
would be willing participants. Amer
lca S entrance into the proposed society
OF states, he explained, would be but
the ilrst step in complete, new. Re-
publican policy for the upbuildinp Of
the foreign trade of the United States.
believe that our first duty, having
rejected as we have rejected the inn
possible and dangerous betrayal of
America as expressed, for instance, in
Article of the League of Nations. -"
said Senator Harding, "is to set our
faces toward an association with the
other nations of the world under which
each may be free to express and main
tain its own nationalism, but in which
the mutual commerce and trade prob
lens may be worked out. | regard
such policy as perhaps the greatest
contribution that can be made to ere
ate bonds for the maintenance of the
worlds peace.
Other Nations Willing to Enter
~ regard such an ARRANGEMENT. to
which | have assurance the other great
nations would be willing parties, as
one step in a policy of upbuilding our
foreign trade. But this is not enough
We need a complete new policy. There
is no doubt in my mind as to what that
policy should be. You may be sure
that it includes firm determination tc
protect all Americans wherever they
go upon their legitimate errands. You
may be sure it includes a determina-
ton to gather and make available for
the information of the people of the
United States current dependable in
formation on what is going on in the
world.
Secrecy in diplomatic affairs is
sometimes necessary and it is hypoc-
risy to pretend that the contrary is
true, but when I am elected there will
be minimum Of such secrecy rather
than a maximum"
Reorganization of the State Depart
ment and the Department of Com
merce so that the work of consuls and
commercial attaches in gathering in
formation for American business men
shall not overlap was promised by
Senator Harding. He suggested as a
possible solution the creation of a
special department of the government
to be sponsored by the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Commerce,
so that one definite program might be
worked out efficiently.
Holds Policy Does Not Lack 1dealism
81 do not regard a vigorous policy
for the protection and the upbuilding
of our foreign trade as being lacking
in soul and idealism," declared the cam
didate. II regard it as being a policy
of that practical idealism toward which
the nation is now turning with great
relief l do not regard American for
eign trade as being contemplate or
sordid business. l regard it as the
concern of all Americans in this fabric
of our national life"
Senator Harding said that he will
regard it as one of his first duties as
President to take up with European
nations the subject Of adjusting their
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