Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-21
U'Ren Declares
@l
HeCallnot Vote
ToKill League
BY Ward A. Irt'n".

"The proposal of 3 separate
peace by Warren Harding is base
betrayal of the faith OF friends. |
am for Americas honor; for that
reason 1 canont vote FOR him.
That is the word sen. y j. Finn,
a republican, by w. S. Jktr, "e-
publican. and former candidatc for
governor, in reply to a qu ,sfl"n lN
Finn asking why U'Reu Is supnrlt-
ing Cox for the presidency L'ei
declares that this nation male Il
solemn pledge never to make 4 SEP
arate peace with Germa ~ And tii;tt
he doesn't believe in converting 'ti
promises into scraps os paper
His letter to Finn follows: -
"Your letter at hand asking why
1, being a republican, cannot vote
for Senator Harding. and will vote
for Governor Cox for president.
Cannot Scrap League.
because Senator Harding de-
clares he will make separate
peace with Germany. That state
ment makes it clear that the one
all important issue in this cam
paign is national morals and not
mere party politics.
"This is the question: Shall the
promise of the American people
that they would not make a sep
arate peace with Germany be
treated as only a scrap OF paper
The league of nations covenants
are wholly secondary now. Hard
ing will-not. consider reservations
he will make a separate peace with
Germany.
"When the United States enter
ed the war with Germany ana Aus
tria. the American people plegeo
their honor with the allies that our
nation would never make sep,
arate peace between America anu
Germany at the time the armlstice
was signed? What did America
saw when Russia made separate
naaceq What would America nave
said if Italy had abandoned hel
honor by making a separate peace
with the central powers III .Iia'
awful winter of 1917-1slS' Wren
Austrian regiments were ravlshliiS :
italian women on the soil OF ltaiy
what If France had surrenoereo
a yardun? Look at the PROUD lec-
ord of Belgium, and of the oIne,
graat and little nations VINO saVeo
America from the horrors Oh ~ ~
Hun invasion. Are there any Woi 40
in any language that could pc saio'
i,, axcuse or extenuation Tor oui
atiou if we should make sepai a'S :
wifi, the common enemy OIL
freedom?
Must Keep promise.
az can speak only for myseli, ans,
narhans my belief that Proiii' "a
= 20 made to be kept is alreaoS ~
eaehoued with the Harding ieau
ars. but in all the history OF me-, t
MON believe there Is ho So ,r
charous surrender of natiotl
o,Iias-no - such base betrayal oil the
faith of friends as tnat pio''A'
bv senator Harding. ors
..r,or twenty-five hundreu a
.r,a faith of Carthage has oeeii
~, wcrd and a kissing among !ns
cations. and in my humple JPN, nX
ea,,a,,sta peace with Germans
would put The Faith OF 'ne A head
icans' deservedly with lhe the
ard dishonored Carthage III ~
minds of all honorable men. ,,.tt
nhmerica's life history from pit.l ,e.,
:. ona of honorable effort TO luiia ~
her moral obligations anu 20,
~ deals written in our deciara,'o,
If Independence, but the ca,e aanri
If nv political party .woulu ,oitio, b
flee all of this in his mao an,' an I'm
he president for four years: -
~ ,hat shall it profit a natloii -, -
.t,o whole world and loose ~
own soul. All
Issue Submerges All ,
M. anrot understand how an'
American who is not piiiu CO.,
hatred of England or love Vi y,
- orv or hatred of Wilson, ol a.
insane desire for office, can ifie'oi .
. annrove senator Harding co.i' IL,
OF apr appi o ~ tho nations honor D!
voting for him. o.ad 7 nm
IF Governor Cox is elected trear, ar
derstand he will accept the tre%,, ein.
w;tb such reservations concei n'i,' %
w. M league of nations covenants q
the M senate may approve. os
..tTndar other circumstahoSs,
ia compare the record Oh VI
Candidates on the initiative Iaaas I
ena,,m and other progressive .near a.
ures. m but all other differences o
Magnificent m W in the presehoTb = han
i.n,,star i.aS,s Harding's promise to apan u
',' 5en our allies by making sepai "'