The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-15
HARDING GETS AID
OF LEAGUE FRIENDS
Continued from First Page.

as TO make the actual attainment OF
peace a reasonable possibility. Such
an association favor with all my heart.
and I would make no fine distinction
as to whom credit Is due. One need not
care what 1t is called. Let 1t be an as
ISOLATION, a society or a league, or
what not. Our concern Is solely with
the substance not the form thereof.
Mr.. Harding has since repeatedly re-
affirmed the declarations of this speech
in the most positive terms.
Tho question accordingly is not be-
tween a league and no league. but is
whether certain provisions in the pro-
posed league agreement shall be ac-
cepted unchanged or shall be changed.
Not Principle but Method.
1.-The contest is not about the princi-
pie of a league of nations but 1t is
about the method of most effectively
applying that principle to preserve
peace.
IF the proposed changes In the Paris
agreement were captious or without
substantial grounds one might suestion
the sincerity of their advocates. This.
however, Is not the case.
THE principle change proposed con-
Germs Article X. of the League Covenant
as negotiated ut Paris. Mr.. Wilson de-
clares this to be the heart of the
league and the chief controversy is
about this.
Article x. provides that the nations
agreeing to the treaty shall -
preserve as against external ag-
gression the territorial integrity and
existing political independence Of all.
members Of the league.
That is an obligation OF the most
vital Importance and 1t certainly binds
every nation entering into 1t to go to
war whenever war may be necessary to
preserve the territorial integrity OF po-
liticai Independence OF any member of
the league against external aggression.
1T Is idle to say that Congress has
power to refuse to authorize such a war,
for whenever the treaty calls for war
refusal by Congress to pass the neces-
sary resolution would be q refusal by
our Government to keep the obligation
Of the treaty. The alternative would
be war or a breach of the solemnly
pledged faith of tho United States.
I'VE cannot regard such a provision
as necessary or useful for league to
preserve peace.
1--WE have reached the conclusion that
| the true course to bcing America into
| an effective league to preserve peace
( is not by insisting with Mr.. Cox upon
the acceptance OF such a provision as
Article X. thus prolonglng the I'M
fortunate situation created by Mr..
Wilson's insistence uron that article,
but by frankly calling upon the other
| nations to agree to changes in the pro-
posed agreement which will obviate
| this vital objection and other objections
| less the subject of dispute.
For this course we can look only to
| the Republican party and Its candidate !;
the Democratic party and Mr.. Cox are
bound not to follow 1t. The Republican
| party Is bound by every consideration
OF good faith to pursue such course
until the declared object Is attained.
| Would Change Treaty Terms.
1.-THE conditions of Europe make II
essential that the stabilizing effect OF
the treaty already made between the
European Powers shall not be lost by
them and that the necessary changes
be made by changing the terms of that
treaty rather than by beginning entirely
anew.
L
to follow, for he said In his speech OF
August IS:
II would take and combine all that
Is good and excise all that is bad IRON
both organizations (the court and the
| league). This statement Is broad
| enough to include the suggestion that
| II the league which has heretofore
riveted our considerations and appre-
| tensions has been so entwincd and in
| terwoven into the peace of Europe that
its good must be preserved In order to
| stabilize the peace OF that continent
| then II can be amended or revised so
! that we may still have remnant Of the
worlds aspirations in 1918 builded INTO
the worlds highest conception of help
ful cooperation In the ultimate realiza-
| tion.'
I'VE therefore believe that we can
most effectively advance the cause of
| international cooperation 10 promote
peace by supporting Mr. Harding for
election to the Presidency"
The sieners OF the statement are
Lyman Abbott. Robert s. Brookings,
president Washington University. st.
Louis; Nicholas Murray Butler. Co
| lumbia University Paul d. Cravath.
Charles w. Dabney, University of Gin
cinnati; william II. p. Faunce. Brown
University Frank J. Goodnow, Johns
Hopkins University; Warren Gregory,
San Francisco; John Grler Hikben.
Princeton University Herbert Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes: Alexander O.
HUMPHREYS Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology; Ernest NJ Hopkins, Dart
mouth College; William Lawr nee.
Bishop OF Massachusetts, Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay. Columbia University; A.
Lawrence Lowell. Harvard University /:
John Henry MacCracken.. Lafayette Col
lege Samuel Mather: George A. Pllmp
ton Henry s. Prchett, Carnegie Fun
dalton for Advancement of Teaching
Charles A. Richmond. Union College.
Schenectady: Elihu Root; Jacob Gould
Schurman Henry t. Stimson Oscar s..
Straus Henry ". Taft: Isaac NJ. Ull-
man: William Allen White; George w.
Wickersham w w. Willoughby. Johns