The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-03
FROM BAD TO WORSE.

FROM BAD TO WORSE.
The further senator Harding goes
in his desire to form make-belieye
policy that will appeal to the voters
Of the United States, the worse he
gets. Behold,now this statesman from
Marion, who openly cenfesses he does
not believe in a league among the ma
tions OF the world for the preservation
Of human liberty and the permanent
abandonment Of war He is quoted in
a despatch from his front porch as
saying: There will be none Of the
prenet foreign policy if we 1.-THE Lodge
Senatorial cabal) succeed. On the con-
trary there will be a completes rever-
sal. Plain words these, from one who
has served onlthe Senate Foreign Re
lations committee but is frank enough
to admit AS for me, notwithstanding
my position ON the Foreign Relations
committee of the Senate, i never have
had full information on foreign af-
fairs. Instead of informing himself
about foreign affairs he has been in
formed by the Lodge Senate crowd.
He gains his inspiration from that
source of intrigue. 1t would have been
infinitely better for him if his condnct
and study as member OF this impor-
tant Committee had been directed TOR
ward an examination into foreign af-
fairs instead Of continual connivance
about Selling the presidency of the
United States. He wouldn't have had
to make this amazing admission which
BY the way, must have thrown a se-
vereshoek into his camp of followers
and leaders. And yet, confessing that
he doesn't possess full information
on foreign affairs he shamelessly
announces that if he is elected in Mo-
vember he will completely reverse
the foreign policies of the country.
That statement ought. to. lose Senator
Harding every state in the Union. 1t
is unbelievable that any fair minded
citizen, whatever his political party
utilization would desire to support
man who says he will overthrow poll
cies and agreements which he con-
fssses he knows nothing about. He
may just as we'll have said 1T isn't
necessary that I know anything about
our relations with other countries.
Senator Lodge and Senator Smoot and
Senator "x~ or Senator sY,' have
shaped policy for me to follow if 1
am elected. They have decided that
everything that now obtains must be
kicked overheard, the good with the.
bad completely reversed from the
present status of affairs. We'll scuttle
the ship and start all over again." If
you stop for moment to consider
what this attitude of Senator Harding
implies, in its relationship to the bust
ness, social and economic affairs of
the United States. you will understand
that the Harding policy Is both dis
honest and dangerous Within weeks
time it weuld eompletely paralyse the
government We would be cut off,
with one fell blow, from very desir-
able relationship which exists between
us and every other nation in the
,worid. Harding then would start the
peace by resolution" program with
Germany. If he cannot keep in touch
with foreign affairs, as he admits he
cannot,for. all he and his Senate crowd
could know Germany would be ALI
ance with the Bolshevik Russia at the
time separate peace negotiations be-
tween the United States and Germany
were opened. America through the en-
terprise championed by Senator Hard
ing would find itself in a triple alli-
ance composed Of Soviet Russia-Ger-
many United States That would be
a magnificent Entente Cordiale for
America to be tied up to, Wenldn't it z
Most people will feel thatsthe further
Harding goes in trying to-get out of
an admittedly bad mess the deeper he
finds himself in the quagaiFe of
questionable dishonest practices and
purposes.-From Dayton News.