Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-14
HARDING RE.STATEs
LEAGUE POSITION
Says U. s. Should Play Its Part
Toward Preventing Wars But
Without Sacrifice of American
Sovereignty

Marion, Ohio, Oct. 11.--Pronouncing thu
old order of world affairs at an end,
Senator Harding reafiirmed-in a statement
to-day his belief that America must play
Its part In aiding the formation Of an
association Of nations that will dig.
courage or tend to prevent war, and thai
VIII encourage or tend TO encourage q
better understanding"
Such an association said the Republi,
can nominee, would be formed without
sacrifice OF American sovereignty or irnS
rnlrment OF the American constitution.
He declared his purpose to bring into
counsel on the subject the ablest 'Ameri.
can citizenship. including the women Of
tho nation.
Explaining why he restated his proposal
In formal statement, the senator said
that while he was ''unalterably opposed
to going into the League Of Nations az
that particular proposition now stands
no wanted the American people TO under-
stand also my thought Of cooperation
Home for Il brief breathing spell be-
tween campaign trips. the candidate spent
most OF his day at his desk clearing up
correspondence and working on the
speeches he Will deliver later In the week.
He arrived this morning from Oklahoma
city where he finished his midwestArn
swing Saturday night. and will leave
before noon tomorrow for fve-dey
trip that will take him TO Chattanooga.
Tenn. Louisville, Ky, indianapolis, Ind,
and ST. Louis, NO.
Although prepared addresses will bs
delivered only at these four cities. tho
candidates. train will make brief stops
at many other places In Tennessee. Ken-
lucky ana Indiana and In each case Id
Is expected to make n rear platform
speech. He will return TO Marion late
Sunday afternoon.
SENATOR HARDING'S STATEMENT
The full text Of the senator's statement
tonight on the league issue follows:
1T seems TO me that there should not
remain Il shadow of doubt as TO my
exact position as regards tho proposed
League of Nations as drafted at Paris
and submitted to the Senate and as re.
cards the great world sentiment for q
better understanding among nations 10
discourage war and generally to advance
civilization. Let me re-state my position
az explicitly az my power of words per-
mits:
First: I am unaiterabiy opposed "a
going into the League OF Nations az that
particular proposition now stands. That
proposal IS contemptuous of and potcn-
!
st!tution. 1t is not favored by tho
American people.
Second. am IN favor OF world
associatlon-call 1t what you will, tina
name IL of slight conseauence-tha1
will discourage or tend to prevent way
and that will ecourage or tend TO enA
courage better understandings among
the nations of the earth, The old order
OF things is done with not only In
American but throughout the world
and the United states always quick
with sympathy. always just and usu.
ally led by common sense, must play
It's part in thsi new order.
"rh.rd--I believe that such an asses
citation can be formulated without
wreckinE the constitution that res
mains the corner stone Of our liber-
ties and OF our happiness; without
Selling or filch'rg tho sovereignty
that 4. our price and our Inspiration
to fine Icing and good works.
"Fourth-I earnestly believe that
the conscience. the ready aympathies.
the sense OF Justice and the plain con-
mon sense Of the United states can hs
depended upon by the rest OF the
world. and that II would be stupid ea
well as unlawful to attempt to chain
our sympathies. our sense Of 1ustlca
and our common sense. to tfe these
strong. fine, dependable American quail
tiles to the possibly selfish ambitions
and aims of foreign nations or groups
Of nations whose ideals ara Iot tho
same as ours, never have been and
never will be.
Fifth: 1t Ia my purpose. when eec-
ted 10 take ths whole people into my
confidence as regards these matters. "a
seek their advice. and moro Importantly,
TO act consonantly with their advice; una
TO this end It will be my pleasure as we'll
as my duty TO call into conferences with
mo the best minds. tho ciearest minds
that America affords thank God that
the time has come when I can ask tho
advice Of American women and especially
the mothers OF America.
1.-THE substance of these things has
been said in some form or other In every
address and say It all definitely now,
because I am not always fully reported
and | want America TO understand my
thought OF corporation IN we'll AZ the
abiding opposition to the league pro.
posed