New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
Harding Quotes
3 3Presidents
Against League
Jefferson, Cleveland and
Wilson Himself Shown
Firmly to Have Opposed
Alliances With Europe
Ohio Fight To Be Sharp
Fiercest Rivalry of the Cam
paign Expected to Mark
Final Week of the Contes,
From q Sta6 Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Oct. Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding, in statement to-
day, employed the expressions of such
distinguished Democrats as Thomas
Jefferson, Grover Clevland and Wood
row Wilson himself to justify his un-
finchlng opposition to Article of the
covenant of the League of Nations.
1t was in 1914, Senator Harding re-
called. that President Wilson said
that America need not and should not
form alliances with any nation in the
world. Senator Harding to-day quoted
Mr.. Wilson as having said: "Amerca
should lead her own life"
The candidate recalled that it was
exactly ninety-seven years ago to-
day that Thomas jefferson wrote to
President Monroe, saying that the first
and fundamental maxim of the United
states should be never to entangle her
self in the broils Of Europe
Grover Cleveland in 1885, Mr Hard
ing stated. had pridefully sta.cd: "We
have forborne from taking any part in
any controversy between foreign states,
but have left to every nation the cxclu.
sive conduct and management ot it's
own AFFAIRS
Not Opposed to Cooperation
dent IN 1914, Senator Harding de-
clared, was opposed to cooperation be-
tween America and the other nations
! in the prevention of war or agreements
in peace.
II am not opposed to such co0pera
tion," concluded the candidate. "I
favor it. 1t is now the obligation of
the Republican party, and Will be my
obligation, to take up the constructive
work OF an association of nations be-
hind which American opinion can be
Senator Harling's statement follows: :
Certain days are memorable in
American history. On this date, ex-
actly nlnety-seven years ago, Thomas
Jefferson, looked upon as the founder
Of the Democratic party, wrote TO
James Monroe, President of the United
States, as follows:
Monticello. Oct. 81, 1928.
Dear Sir: The question presented
by the letters you have sent mo is the
most momontQus which has ever been
offered to my contemplation since that
of independence. That made US a ma
ton, this sets our compass and points
the course which we are to steer
through the ocean Of time opening on
us. And never could we embark on it
under circumstances more auSpicious.
Our first and fundamental maxim
should be never to entanglc ourselN es
In the broils Of Europe. Our second
never to suffer Europe to intermeddla o
with cis-Atlantic affairs. America, north
and south, has a set Of interests dis.
tlnct from those of Europe, and pecu-
liarly her own. she should therefore
have a system of her own. separate anC
apart from that Of Europe. While the
last is laboring to become the donnie lie
of depotsm, our endeavor should surel ly
be, to make our hemisphere that OF
freedom
con May 6, 1914. the present Presi.
dent of the United States is said By
the press to have expressed the policy
In these words:
America should lead her own life
We cannot form alliances with those
who are not going our way. We need
not and we should not form alliances
with any nation in the world. Those
who are right those who hold their
honor higher than their advantage, d.
not need alliances
"To all Americans, and especially to
all Democrats, it must appear that
Article X of the League of Nations
which should submerge American ma
tlonality and independence in an armed
alliance wearing mask of benevolent
ldeallsm is a complete reversal not
only of American but of Democratic
policy.
yet Article is represented by the
President and by the Democratic nom
inee as the essential soul of the pres
ent League Of Nations.
II do not hesitate to say that I stanc
by the expressions Of jefferson, Cleve-
land and of the President made in
1914, fer am unhinchingly opposed
to Article X.
Furthermore. l point out that
neither jefferson, Cleveland nor the
President in 1914 was opposed to CO.