Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-29
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Republican Nominee Reiter.
ates Stand Against .Ac.
ceptance of Treaty of
Versailles.

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Akron, O., Oct. 2S.-Renewing
his charge to democratic leaders to
show any inconsistency or change
of position in his utterances on the
league issue, Senator Harding de-
clared in speech tonight that he
had stood unfailing against accept
ing membership in the Versailles
league, but in favor of an interna-
tional association founded on prici-
Piles of justice. .
The republican nominee also reit-
Grated his faith in party government
and asserted that he did not desire
to be president unless a republican
congress also were elected to trans
late republican promises into per-
formance. He made a special plea
70: a republican senate. declaring
the nation owed to the present SEN
ate. a debt of gratitude that never
could be paid. Charges of sen
ate oligarchy," he pronounced as
entirely false.
In stating his position on the
league, Mr.. Harding declared he
had voted for ratification with res
orvations because that was the only
way the senate could deal with the
problem as it was presented by the
president. He outlined the argu-
ment in favor of the reservations on
mandates, withdrawal of article 10.
ard said that all the republican
qualifications had been designed to
limit our obligations, not to make
them clearer"
Sympathy for Armenia.
The presidents proposal for a
mandate over Armenia, the candi-
date asserted, had shown in striking
fashion, the wisdom of the repub1i-
can reservations He added that al
though the United States sympa-
thized deeply with Armenia it could
not afford to send an army of TO-
zoo to 100000 there after Great
Britain and France had taken all the
desirable territory bordering on Ar
lhenia, leaving to Uncle Sam the
staving and oppressed people Of Ar
.nenia."
Quoting from, a British pubiica-
ton which declared the United
States was doing more than any
other nation in world rehabilitation
by its contributions to European re-
lief the nominee said:
That is the sould of America.
J ak about breaking the heart OF
the world. America is healing the
heart of the world. But even if the
heart-breaking tragedy were true,
would rather break the heart of the
world than destroy the soul OF
American nationality"
In his discussion of party govern
Inent and the league, Senator Hard
ing said:
Il know pretty we'll that the
American people are thinking of
,alling the republican party back to
service in the nation. / have very
strong conviction that you are going
70 elect a republican as president Of
the United States. But l warn you,
don't do it unless you intend to put
he republican, party in power in
as we'll as in the executive
office.
G., o. P. Senate Important.
II would not want to be your
president unless you are going to
give, us a republican congress to
translate republican promises into
legislative enactments. 1t is very ,
to have a majority in the
United States senate, and you ought
,lways to think of the senate as say.
ng to you your American liberty.
Don't be distressed about the So
,alled senatorial oligarchy. There
sn't any. | think we would have
succeeded this year in harmonizing
he senate into a completely useful
lgent if it had not been for the in
erference of the chief executive,
Who mas not satisfied with writing
,is own end of Pennsylvania avenue.
"Oh' they say, You can not tell !
yhere Harding stands on the
eague."
We'll let's see if I can tell you
where | stand. | am at least en-
tiled to speak for myself. l have
seen speaking since the I'D of last
July, and I charge any democrat in
America. high or low, to find cor
in anything | have said.
Il said in the beginning that we
we're opposed to an armed military
alliance with the old world, and |
,ay it now. | have said frequently
md | say now, that we are never
going to have anything to do with
, league with article 10 in If