New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
Waits to Get Diplomats
Opinion When He Re-
turns From Europe; OPP
poses Military Alliance
Enemy's Campaign
Stories Are Denied
Senator's Newspaper Says
Tales of Opposition to
Labor Are Willful Lies
From - Staff Corresnoudeut


MARION, Ohio, Aug. 20-The asso-
citation Of nations preserving American
freedom of action, which was promised
by Senator Warren G. Harding in his
speech accepting the Republican Presi-
dental nomination, probably will take
definite form with the return to the
United States of "Elihu Root Those
close to Senator Harding know that he
is looking forward to the return Of
Mr.. Root and is anxious to talk over
with him the international court of
justice, in the organization of which
Mr.. Root has been assisting. Details
of this plan of adjudicating interna-
tional disputes are to be closely
studied by Republican leaders. A plan
for concert Of nations understood
to be favored by Mr.. Root is expected
to play an important part in the Pres
dental campaign.
One thing is certain-no plan will
be considered that contemplates mill
tary alliance or super state such as
that proposed by the Wilson covenant.
Senator Harding is known to favor an
association of free nations held to-
gether by moral ties alone.
1t is understood here that there will
be a conference between Senator Hard
ing and Mr. Root just as soon as the
latter returns to the United States.
The date of Mr.. Roots return is not
known here.
Correspondent View of Europe
Herbert Cory, who spent five years
in Europe as a war correspondent, saw
Senator Harding to-day. Afterward
he said: "When the armistce was
signed all Europe was willing to enter
into a bond to keep the peace. Then
the human factors of selfishness and
greed and fear began to make them
selves felt.
IN. Clemenceau told France that
only by crushing Germany could the
future of France be assured. Mr..
Lloyd George told the English people
that Germany might be made to pay
the cost of the war. Tax payers be-
gan to hope that their burdens might
be lightened; bankers saw profits;
those whose sons had died remembered
their days Of agony. SO the treaty of
Versailles was born. But this treaty
sought arbitrarily to recreate Europe,
disregarding rail lines, trade outlets,
natural sympathies, in order that
political and financial domination
might be vested in a group of powers.
Conditions in what was Austria Hun
gary offer striking example of the
mistakes that were made. There the
many little states that once were held
under the Hapsburg rule are either
lighting each other, or are not fighting
because they are too weak, or because
they are held in check by strong
hand.
"The mistakes must be cured by
peaceful diplomacy. The process of
cure must be one of evolution. An at
tempt to impose peace upon Europe
to-day By league means in effect that
every crossroad must be garrisoned.
If the United States enters the league,
as at present constituted, it binds
itself to take hand in every back
yard squabble in Europe.
"lowa doughboys might find them
selves fighting the Kurds and wonder
ing what the Kurds are. To-day's
league is nothing more than an in
in Europe hope to maintain their su-
premacy through the aid of the United
States. If we are to enter the league,
let us first amend that league until
it becomes what it was originally,
means by which peace may be assured
to the world by fair dealing, and not
one by which creditor nations hope to
compel debtor nations to pay up. If
it is to be amended let US amend it
before we enter it. No one who has
watched the European statesman in
operation can believe that he will in
voluntarily relnouish any advantage
he may gain"
In Senator Harding's mail was let
ter from Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore, in
which she promised to take the stump
in his behalf. She wrote; PERSONALLY
want to do all l can in my humble
way, and if you believe my services
as speaker will be helpful to you and
the cause, all that is necessary is for
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