New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-10-02
Harding for
W elfarePost
In Cabinet

- p.,LS NV k,ve. ihe new Department
up.ic welfare. outlined and as
the greatest moral steps forward since
emancipation %
Vital uttcrance of Campaign
senator Harding's political advisers
svas'oer me speech one of the vital
utterahces OF the campaign. They be
sicve 1t is important not alone as il
Appeals to women voters, but because
y places Senator Harding at the front
~ the progressive element Of the
party.
Throughout he was cautious not to
said:
Il recognize certain dangers which
arc always presented when govern.
ment undertakes large and detailed
tasks. | have said already to-day that
we must avoid paternalism and that
we must avoid it because a psternal-
lstic social welfare program would
smother some of the liberties, some
OF the dignity and some of tn, freedom
Tor set-eSpression of our insividuals "
he was bitter, too, at tines in his
denunciation of Americas icilure in
the past to have q proper considera
ton for the motherhood OF tine natl on
and of the children.
1T is for US a grim jest. indeed"
no said, that the Federal government
IS spending twice as much money for
the suppression of hog cholera as it
spends for its entire program, for the
welfare of the American child"
The candidate took dig at the pres
ent ADMINISTRATION from a different an
gle to-day when he condemned the
failure to enforce prohibition.
The enforcement of the law he
sad, lis an executive responsibility
and must be undertaken by the Execu-
approval or disappvoval of the law
which it has been the peoples will to
enact.
Liquor and Lynching
Whatever your achievement may be
in the world, your concern, as mine
is principally with the American home.
and you. with me, will realize that we
must have throughout the land 4 re-
spect for law abiding principles. We
must all cond~ mn without qualification
the failure of enforcement of prohi-
bition, just as we all must condemn
the failure of established authority to
prevent outrages of violence. such as
lynching.
Il have appealed to you as to en-
5orcement of law because | regard the
enforcement Of law as fundamental
principle of the American conscience,
and If | am to distinguish between
men and women will attribute to the
women of America the major part in
the. preservation of that conscience
The Senator made the flat decara-
ton again to-day that he IS utterly OPP
posed to the League Of Nations cove
nant negotiated at Versailles.
81 have so much faith in the rare
good sense OF American wonanhood,"
nc said, $50 much confidence in the
intelligence of the women of America
that | do not fear their final judg-
inent in the solemn referendum on
the course of our nation in its foreign
relationships
He said he knew the mothers and
wives OF America do not wish to give
their sons and husbands for sacrifice
at the call of an extra unconstitutional
body like the council of the Paris
league. Then he said:
You have heard so much about Ar
ticle X, the heart of the league that
wish 10 read it to YOU You have
also heard something about our failure
TO adopt it breaking the heart of the
world. am pretty sympathetic
man myself. but | want to tell you
women Of America that Would rather
break the heart of the world than de
stroy the soul Of the United States
Reads Article X
Il have a notion the most OF YOU
can understand the English language
] do not understand the French. and
cannot always guarantee tina. the Eng
lish text, from which l am going to
read, represents the precise meaning
Of the French. which is the official
document. ! am going to read TO You
now from the treaty as it came 10 the
Senate'
Then after reading Article x, he
said:
Most anybody can understand tha>
That is the heart of the league That
is the keystone to the super govern
mont OF the world. That is the mort
gage of American resources, man
power and wealth. putting them at the
command of council of foreign
powers, sitting around table at the
capital of the world in Geneva. And
if anybody is in doubt about my post
ton, understand me now--I am not III
favor of that covenant
Mrs, Nichola Longworth, a daugh-
ter of the late Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. who heard the speech. said {:
after hearing Senator Hardingss
great speech no one can fail to be con
WINGED OF his resolute determination
to translate the aspirations Of social
justice into accomplished facts"
MISS Katharine Is. Davis, genera,
secretary of the Bureau of Social Hy-
giene and formerly Commissioner OF
Correction OF New York City, said
This is significant day for womcr
citizens. | wish Anna Howard Shaw
and Susan B. Anthony could be here
For the first time in history a grouy
of women interested in social justice
appears before a candidate of the Re
publican party for the great Office o'
President of the United States wit.
the certainty that the viewpoints thc}
represent must be considered not n
coming from welfare workers only, bu'
from voting citizens whose votes vi,
materially affect the results of this
campo ign"
In a telegram sent to- day to Edward
a. Ryan, of Washington. Senator
Harding expressed his regret that this
man who heckled him wnen he spol.e
in Baltimore last Monday night, hut
been arrested for his actions there. Th,
candidates message was in reply TO the
following from Ryan.
"Hon. Warren c. Harding Wheeling
w Va.
"At your meeting at Baltimore las
night, to the end that the American
public might be advised as to youl
real views relative to the league cove
nant, matter concerning which they
had been and still are in doubt.
asked you the following question: De