The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-10-12
N J. W ORDER FOR
WORLD AFFAIRS
HARDING BELIEF
Senator Outlines His Views in
Important Statement Deliv-
cred in Marion
SWINGS OUT OF STATE
Candidate Leaves Front Porch
for Fourth Speech Making
Trip Outside Ohio

Marion. O., Oct 12.-After an i'm
tportant statement delivered yesterday
afternoon in which he declared the old
order Of world affairs was ended, Sen.
ator Warren G. Harding, Republican
nominee for the presidency, was 70
leave this afternoon on his fourth
| speech-making trip outside of Ohio
His circuit will carry him through
Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana, and
will wind up Saturday night at St.
Louis. 1t may be his last trip away
from home during the campaign
Senator Harding said in his state
ment here that America must play its
part in aiding formation of an asso-
citation OF nations that will discour-
age or tend to prevent war, and that
| will encourage or tend to encourage a
better understanding"
Such an association. he said could
| be formed without sacrifice Of Amer
ican sovereignty or impairment OF
the American cons nstitution.
Explaining why he restated his
proposal in a statement, the senate;
said that while he was unalterably
| opposed TO going into the league OF
nations as that particular PROPOSE.
ton stands, ''he wanted the people
| to understand also my thought OF
cooperation"
The senator's statement said: "lt
seems to me that there should not
remain a shadow of a doubt as to
my exact position as regards the
proposed league of nations as drafted
| and submitted to the senate and as
| regards the great world sentiment
for better understanding among
nations to discourage war and gen.
orally to advance civilization. Let
me restate my position as explicitly
as my power of words permits
"First II lam unalterably opposed
to- going into the league OF nations
as that particular proposition stands
That proposal is contemplatuous OF
and potentially destructive of the
American constitution. 1t is not ia
vored by the American people.
"Second-I am in favor of world
association that will discourage or
tend to prevent war and that will
encourage or tend to encourage a
better understanding among the ma
tions Of the earth. The old order of
things is done with not only in
America, but throughout the world,
and the United States, always quick
with sympathy, always just and
usually led by common sense, must
play it's part in this new order.
Preserve Constitution
@"Third-I believe such an associa-
ton can be formulated without
wrecking the constitution that re-
mains the cornerstone Of our liber-
ties and of our happiness; without
seizing or filching the sovereignty
that is our pride and our inspiration
to fine living and good works.
"Fourth-I earnestly believe that
the conscience, the ready sympathy,
the sense of justice and the plain
common sense of the United States
can be depended upon by the rest
of the world, and that it would be
stupid as we'll as unlawful to at
tempt to chain our sympathies, our
sense of justice and our common
sense, to tie these strong, fine, de-
pendable American qualities to the
possibly selfish ambition and aims
Of foreign nations or groups of ma
tions whose ideals are i1iot the same
as ours, never have been and never
will be.
"Fifth--It is my purpose when
elected, to take the whole people into
my confidence as regards these mat
ters, to seek their advice and more
Importantly to act, constantly with
their advice; and to this end it will
be. my pleasure as we'll as my duty
to call into conference with me the
best minds, the clearest minds, that
America affords. thank God that
the time has come when | can ask
the advice of American women and
especially the mothers of America"