Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-04
Industrial Harmony at
Home To Be Preferred to
World Peace Says Harding


Marion, Ohio. Aug. 4.-Decrying an
peals to classes as a menace second
only to surrender of nationality to In
Iternationality, Senator Harding In his
second front porch presidential cam
patgn speech today. declared that IL he
could choose but one, he would rath-
er have industrial and social peace a,
home than command the international
peace OF all the world
He asserted 1t would be unwise for
this country to permit our activities
in seeking for peace in the old world
to blind us to the ESSENTIALS of peace at
home and added that 'if America can
be made to forget the attempted bar
ter of nationality, well and good" but
that when nationality is surrendered
to internationally, little else matters
and all appeal is vain"
League Again Attacked.
The address was delivered to dele
CATION Of Wayne county. Ohio, repub.
lfcans.
Taking UP the league OF nations
Senator Harding declared it to be the
other extreme to a referendum on
a proposed declaration OF war. II
lemphatically agree" he said, "that no
Authority other than congress may ca.
our boys to battle. Accepting this truth
why make a covenant which vioiates
the good faith of nations?"
Suppose he continued, .'that un.
der article ten. a program of armed
force is agreed upon, and the congress
of the United States declines to ~.
spond. The executive would be called
upon to carry on war without con-
stitutional authority, or we should
prove our compact no more, than a
lscrap Of paper. We are on the side OF
both safety and honor to hold FOR our.
selves the decision Of our obligations
to the world
Call ~ for Unison.
Governor Coolidge spoke the other
day of the res cue of America from the
reactions of war; We also need TO be
rescued frola the visionary and fruit
| less pursuit. Of peace through super
government do not want Americans
Of foreign birth making their party
lalignments on what we mean to do for
some nation of the old world. We want
them to be republicans because CT
what we mean to do for the United
States If America. Our call is for uni
son, not rivalling sympathies. our need
is concord, not tht antipathies of lona
inheritance
There is another thought relating
| to concord so essential to continued
advancement. It was said the othel
Iday that the democratic party mean
Especially to appeal to the farmers and
the wage earners and let America for
iget the failure of the world expert
ment. If America can be made to for
| get the attempted barter of national
ity, we'll and good. 1t would be better
liz we could forget. But when nation
ality is surrendered to internationally
little else matters, and all appeal is ir
vain. There is only one other menace
SO threatening to our tranquility
THAT menage is the appeal to class ir
determining what our government is q
be. / would hold myself unworthy o.
your confidence If spoke an appeal x
1 either farmers or wage earners because
of their larger numbers. We wish the
confidence Of all.
Pleads with Home0wners.
"In these modern days homes arr
wrought through industry and thrift
1--WE have progressed to the modern
standards, oXtside the great cities
where home owning is the first stcr
toward competence and wholesome
|contentment. The American syscAT
with its equality Of opportunity, hal
opened the way, and the American CO.
stitution with it's guaranty Of civil lsb
Ierty makes possession secure. A home
downing people might well be the grea'
goal of the republic, because at ever,
|fireside centers all hope, all Of anlbi
ltion. all of education, all of aspiration
The big thing in our land is this Of
fering of opportunity and the repub
lican party means to maintain a gov
ernment and make secure codition
which will guarantee a fair chance Y
every citizen and bid him drink of ou
Freedom and know its rewards"