Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-14
Ma ATOMS LEAGUE
AS A CAMP PA|GN
ISSUE ACCEPTED
BY YREPUbL|CANS
President Wilson's One Con-
Germ, Harding Says, Is the
"VindicatiOn of His For
eign Policy"
NOMINEES ARE FORCED
TO BOW TO HIS WISHES
Chief Magistrate Insists
That Party Accept "HiS
Issues Regardless of Costs
or consequences, "
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Marion, o.. July 13.--Senator
Harding charged in statement
tonight that President Wilson had
forced the democratic presidential
and vice presidential nominees to
accept his view that the league of
nations should become the domi-
nant campaign issue, The presi-
dents one concern. the senator
said. is the "vindication of his for
eign policy" and he insists upon
his issue regardless of costs or
consequences"
''The republican party and cam
didates gladly accept the chal-
lenge," the statement said. 1--WE
are more than willing to make the
election a national referendum on
the question whether we shall have
four years more of the democratic
readiness to surrender this re-
public"
The statement resulted from the
announcement of Franklin d.
Roosevelt. the vice. presidential
candidate, following his conference
yesterday with Governor Cox that
his campaign would be made
chiefly on the league issue.
The statement follows:
Columbus dispatches describing
the conference between the demo-
cratic nominee for president and
vice president on Monday, say that
Governor Cox left 1t to the vice
presidential nominee to make
known the conclusions reached
And. thus authorized to speak for
both of them. the vice presidential
nominee stated that he considered
the league of nations one OF the
dominant issues of the campaign.
not only In the east but in the
west. He expected to make his
campaign chiefly on the league of
nations issue
Wilson Has Won.
$50 we have the complete proof
that President Wilson has wor.
and forced acceptance of his pars :
mount issue, The party machinery
has been taken over by the Tan,-
NAMES of New York New Jersey
and Indiana, but President Wilson
has forced his issue on them. He
has but one concern and that is
the vindication of his foreign poll
icy. first by his marty. later by tho
country
"Thc democratic camnaipn is go-
ing to harness the marty absolutely
to the administration policy of rat-
ifiCation without protection In
American interests. Should tlne
democrats win. the Lcapue would
bc ratified and America would be-
come nj once a party 10 the twenty
odd wars now coing on in the
world, Europcan lenders have re-
pcatedly explained that Il Is impos-
sibIe for the league of nations 10
function effectively 80 LONG as the
United States has not ratified. The
obvious implication is that when
the United States ratifLes. tho
league will proceed to settle mn
These matters, to enforce its au-
thOrity In the conflict bctwcy,n Po-
land and Russia; TO settle the
Adriatic troubles, compel peace
betw,3cn Turkey and Greece. as
sumo responsibility for pacif!ca-
tion of the whole near east and
middle east,
"All this cannot be done unless
the league employs force. America
would have to contribute It's army
and navy. President Wilson f.ss
urged acceptance of u mandate for
Armenia, which the Harb0rd mis-
sion found would require us to eIn-
pIoy a great army and pour out
money by hundreds of millions.
Congress overwhelmingly refused,
and the country has sustained 10 so
insistcntIy that even the San Fran
cisco convention did not dare en-
dorse the mandate. Yet that man.
date would hardly be more than an
imitation Of the many world flung
conflicts into which America would
he projected by ratification of tho
league without rigidly safeguarding
reservations.
"The president demands a cam
paign on this issue. the democratic
platform makes the issue para
mount; and finally. the democratic
candidates unaualifiedlv acauiesce.
The score and more of democratic
senators who voted for the Lodge
reservations are .repudiated. the
real opinion of the American nation
is flouted, because the president In