Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-28

q new eIIOrt 10 construct
a world association on
the framework of the
Hague tribunal clothed
with such attributes Of the LEAGUE
covenants as may be found safe and
practicable
lie pledged himself, if elected presi-
dent to make an immediate effort
with the advice Of the ablest men OF
both political parties to form such
an association, either by putting teeth
into the Hague Court. or by revising
the covenant to protect national as
pirations.
The declaration was made in
front porch speech to a delegation
OF Indiana republicans covering in
detail his position on the nations
foreign relations. The senator re-
piled directly to the arguments of his
democratic opponent, Governor Cox.
and declared the league issue had
been squarely Joined.
The democratic nominee. he said.
has fatty said he is in favor of GO
ing IN on the basis announced by the
President. | am not"
The league, Senator Harding assert.
ed, had broken down at it's first test
in Poland and now has passed beyond
the possibility of restoration. He
quoted from British statesmen to SUD-
port his statement that revision of
the covenant will be welcomed
abroad Passage of peace resolu-
ton, he continued. would make an
actual and effective peace without
negotiation OF a seperate treaty with
Germany
Touching on Mexico the nominee
proclaimed a plain notice on every
government on the face of the earth
that the United States would not sub
init to wrong TO its citizens in per-
son or property.
The senator said in part:
The Hague to be mere academic
discussion has become a positive out
standing need Of facing terrifying
actualities. This makes vastly eas.
ier the ask Of so strengthening the
hague tribunal as to render its Just
DEGREES either acceptable or enforce
able. 1t is not uncommon for the ad.
NocateS of the league of Versailles to
contrast unfayOrably the Hague tri-
bunal upon the ground that the tri-
buNal lacks teeth
Very well, then let's put teeth into
it H. in the failed league of Yer.
sailes, there can be found machinery
u ha tpi
ana adyantageOusly, by all means let
1t be appropriated 5 would even go
further. would take and combine
all that is good and excise all that ia
bad from both ORGANIZATIONS
There can be a type of free ma.
lions, or an association of free ma
tions, or a league Of free nations, an
mated by consideration of right and
justice, instead of might and selfin-
tereSt, and not merely proclaimed an
agency in pursuit of peace. but so
organized and 50 participated in as to
make the actual attainment of peace
a reasonable possibility. SuCl an as
SociatiOn ! favor with all my heart,
and would make no fine distinction
as 70 who mCredit is due.
This is proposing no new thing.
This country is already a member Of
such a society-The Hague tribunal.
which, unlike the league OF Versailles,
rs stiii tunCtiOning, and within few
weeks VIII resume its committee ses.
~iOns under the craftsmanship of an
American representative
In hat body We have he frame
work of a lealIy effective instrument
talify OF enduring peace. The fact
that the tribunal did not prevent the
great war is. OF course, manifest, bu
the cause of the failure is no less ap-
parent
ladies ana Gentlemen of the IN
diana Delegations greet you in a
spirit oi rejoicing, not a rejoicing in
the narrow personal or partisan sense.
not in the gratifying prospects of
party triumph. NOT in the contempla-
tiuu OF abundance in the harvest fields
and ripeuing corn fields and matur.
ing orchards, not in the reassuring
approach o. stability after a period OF
Wiegliug and wobbling which magni
tied our uncertainty though all of
these areample for our wide reioic
ing but | rejoice that America is still
'rrN and independent and in Il position
of scli.roiance and holds 20 the right
ot selfdetermina'ion, which are price.
less possessions in the present turbu-
lence of the world.
"Let us suppose the senate had rati-
fed the peace treaty containing the
league covenant as submitted to it by
the President in July of last year.
what would be the situation confront
ing our common country today To
my mind there is but one answer. Be-
fore this day we would have been
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