Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-12
HARDING OPPOSES | LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 ASIT NOW STANDS
Favors Association Which Will Tend to Prevent
 War
CALLS TT HIS EXACT
 POSITION ON LEAGUE
Front Porch Candidate, Back From Trip. Plans Another to Include Chattanooga, Louisville, h.
 dianapolis and St. Louis

dianapolis and St. Louis Marion. Ohia, Oct. 11...Pronounc- ;r tho old order of world affairs at on end Senator Harding re-affirmed in q statement today, his belief Amer ;ca must play it's part in the forma- tion of an association of nations "that will discourage or tend to pre- Event war, and that will encourage or I+and to encourage better under standing"
 Such an association said the Re nuhlican nominee, could be formed w;thout sacrifice of American sov- Ie,ignty or impairment of the Ameri- lean constitution. He declared his nurpose to bring into counsel on the |subiect. "the ablest American citi- zenship. including the women of the |nation." Explaining why ,:e re-stat- ed his proposal ina formal statement +he senator said that while he was nunalterably opposed to going into the league of nations, as that particu- lar proposition now stands, he wanted the American people to under stand also "my thoughts of co-opera- tion."
 Home for brief breathing spel Ebetween campaign trips, the candl- date spent most of the day clearing nm correspondence and working or speeches he will deliver later in tho |week. He arrived this morning from Oklahoma City, where he finished his mid-western swing Saturday night and will leave before noon tomorrow [for a five days trip to Chattanooga louisville, Indianapolis and St. Louis
 Although prepared addresses vii be delivered only at these four cities the candidates train will make brie1 stops at many other places in Tennes, see, Kentucky, and Indiana and il each case he is expected to make { hear platform speech. He will return tc Marion late Saturday afternoon The text of the Senator's statemen' tcnight on The Hague issue follows
 "It seems to me that there should hot remain the shadow of doubt a: to my exact position as regards the proposed league of nations, as draft led in Paris and submitted to tht Senate and as regards the great worlt sentiment for better tandln& among nations to discourage war ant cenerally to advance civilization.
 Re-States Position
 "Let me re-state my position a. explicitely as my power of words vii permit.
 First, I am unalterably opposed tt going into the league of nations a that particular proposition now stand That proposal is contemptuous of ant potentially destructive of the Ameri can constitution. It is not favored by the American people.
 "Second, I am in favor of work association-call it what you will, th' name is of slight consequence-tha Twill discourage or tend to proven wsr and that will encourage or tent to encourage better understanding hmong the nations of the earth. I'm cld order of things is done with, no only in America, but throughout tn world and the United States, alway quick with sympathy, always just ant nsually led by common sense mus play it's part in this new order.
 q believe that such an association can be formulated without wreckinl the constitution, that remains the cor nerstone of our liberties and our hap piness; without seizing or filchin! the sovereignty that is ourpride am our inspiration to fine living an' good works.
 COnfidante of Public.
 Fourth, I earnestly believe tha the conscience; the ready sympathy the sense of justice an dthe plail common sense of the United State can be depended upon by the rest o the world, and that it would b stupid as we'll as unlawful, to attemp to chain ourssympathies, our sens of justice and our common sense, t tie these strong, fine >dependabl Amerlcan qualities to the possibl selfish ambitions and aims of foreigl nations or group fnations, who's Ideals are not the same as ours, neve nave meen and never will be.
 Fifth, it is my purpose, when elect ga to take the whole people into m, confidence as regards these matters 10 seek their advice and more i'm portantly to act consonately wit .helr advice and to this end, it vii DC my pleasure, as we'll as my duty t cal into confidence with us, the bes minds, the clearest minds that Amer ica affords. I thank God that tn 'ime has come when I can ask tn advice of American women and es pcclally the mothers of America. "The substance of these things ha been said in some. form or other ii every address and I say it all defin ltely now because, I am not alway 1uliy reported and I want America t understand my thought of co-opera tlon, as well as the abiding oppositio, 10 the league proposed"