The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-02-23
Buckeye Scion Declares Wilson
Solely Responsible for Senate
Delay in Ratifying Pact-As'
serts President Stood Alone in
Negotiating the Surrender Of
Sovereignty


bility Of AmcricaniZilg the peace
treaty. U. S. Senator Warren G. Hard
ing told rally Of his home state re-
publicans here today. He'hcld Presi-
dent Wilson solely responsible for the
senate delay in ratifying the treaty.
Essentially alone he negotiated the
surrender of American nationality,
and still essnctially alone one III a
hundred million he bolckcd its hna'
disposition" Hading said.
SOUTH FOR PROTECTION
While democratic senators from the
south generally have supported the
president in this stand, Harding said
the people Of the south generally are
for the protection Of American rights.
Referring to the father of his coE-
try, Harding said his most eminent
successor has sought consistently to
rcnd our nationality"
FAILURE OF PLOT
But the plot failed, the senator said
through the action of the people in
1913, ignoring "the white house edit"
Had the people obeyed that edict,
Harding declared I'VE might be demo
cratic subjects of the autOcratic cOull-
Gil of nine, with the old world passing
on the obligations Of this republic"
DEFINES G. o. P. 'PLANkS
Senator Harding enumerated a
number of things which he. declared
hot
tain, Chief among these were:
Perfected Americanization to 'be
hlcl "rcjoicingly American here
after.
Adequate defense, with an ample
navy as first line Of defense.
World leadership in avition.
A stronger army than heretofore
Voluntary training for young men
Repeal of every extraordinary wal
measure. ..-
End OF bureaucracy Crowned with
autocracy.' ss.s. 4. ,-s4s,.s, 4 4 >.3.
Opposition to government owner
ship and naturalization OF industry
Curbing of government extrava
gance and getting to thinking agai1
in millions instead Of Incompetent
sible billions" -.
Commenting on military training
Senator Harding declared hmsel
against its being made compulsory
He said it should be supported il
schools and colleges and in the ma
tional guard and that 1t should 'bt
made so pleasant and healthy tha
1T would he accepted as privilege
rather than be considered as a duty
The question Of the wage-earner HI
declared to be most pressing -"be
cause there is the attempted devel
opment of class conscience, which
is always peril to popular govern
ment.
Declaring elevated scales Of life
and higher rewards for workmen tt
be the surest index for advancinl
civilization, he said there must b.
no return to prewar standards.
HOOVER TALKS OF PEACE
Baltimore. Md, Feb. %. - Hcrbcr
Hoover. former food admhIistra ton
today declared in an address ut tn
John Hopkins university his opposl
ticn to making the treaty with Ger
many an issue in the presidential cam
pMign. lie insisted the injection .
tie argument for and against rcserva
tiOnS would "Obscurc car pressing dC
mcstic issues by conflict over quc>
ton on which the country already ha
made up its mind," and added, ''it j
my impression there is no party credi
in this POSITION
Hope for immediate ratification O
the treaty rested, he said. in the a(
ceptance by the 'lrSser rescravtiOnists
of the proposals Of the mild rescrv;
ti0nists'' The two combined. he sait
could secure ratification.
THE DANGER IN EUROPE
The present danger in Europe
facing. Mr.. Hoover said. is not S
much of revolutionary cataclysm a
the STEADY dcgenation Of the force
of stability
Restored productivity he insisted
essential. if the allies are to receiv
the maximum reparation. Until the
we Shall not have real peace he sait
1T will be delayed as long as we han
the treaty in the air, for we are
part of it,
Regarding the part the Unite
States will take in therchabilitatio
he counselled moderation.
REBUILDING OF
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