New-York tribune., 1920-08-27
barding Drafts
league Speech
BIZ 5000 Words
aportant Pronouncement
/ Is To Be Made To-mor.
row Nig hit; Candidate
Learns Views of Root
Message Through Herrick
biplomat Back From Eu-
! rope Explains Plan for
| World Court of Justice

A.rling finished tonight the speech
ksah he will make to an Indiana dele
as,ion on Saturday 1t will contain an
1sportant announcement on the League
h Nations. 1t had been hanging fire |
8a.nearly q week, awaiting the return
acE abroad of Myron T. Herrick, Am
Assador to France at the opening of
Eg war ard for considerable period
hereafter Senator Harding was Lieu
Swsnt Governor Of Ohio under the ad
klaistration Of Governor Herrick.
kbey have known each other long and
ismately.
FAIR Herrick arrived in Marion early
Is.day. He went directly to the home
n Senator Harding and delivered
i.usage from E.ihu Root. After break
lsst the aom.nee brought his guest out
4 meet newspaper men and Mir. Her
tsk then said:
lswhne in Europe I talked among
lasrs with Elihu Root. and while our
Incussion did not deal with details of
In present mission there it is my un-
3srstanding that he was invited there
dr consultation about organizing the
zsternat,onal tribunal contemplated un-
ssr the league covenant. lie will be
name, | think, very shortly, and I an
ss.apate that his return will be fol-
aswed by announcement of very impor-
fsat accomplishments that will go far
A,sard clarifying the entire interna-
Aenal situation.
4 Many Advisers Consulted
Z The speech Senator Harding has pre-
&sred is about 5000 words long-his
#seech OF acceptance was only 5000
asofds longer-and in its preparation
sas nominee has sought the advice of
3sary shade OF Republican thought on
Rse league issue. One of these ad-
aisers who came at his invitation was
s;hares Evans Hughes. Through Hard
sag headquarters, after Mr.. Hughes
Had departed, statement was given
Hut for him. in which he said:
,l1sThe ESSENTIALS in any really effective
l,an for international cooperation are
Ia establish a tribunal of international
Justice where justiciable questions are
l.oncerned. to provide the machinery of
ionciliation and 10 secure the machin-
dsry OF international conference. All
iais can be secured and. believe, will
He secured under the Presidency of Mr.
59srding"
4 This statement was written within
XIV hours after Senator Harding had
Mad 10 Mr. Hughes portions of the
19eech he is 10 deliver on Saturday.
4 This IS completely in accord with a
dryptic u,terance made by the candi-
Jate to newspaper men last Friday.
3sc then said that Mr.. Roots world
a:9prt idea would play an important
Aart in the Republican Presidential
jsmpaign.
1 One Of the interesting features Of
s;enator Harding's work on this league
Sneech during the last week has been
s5e continued presence of Colonel
aGeorge Harvey. who arrived last Sat
j,rday and is stiil a guest of the Hard
ties. He accompanied the nominee on
his excursion to Columbus and Mans
sSeld for -o':.
( Statement BY Herrick
Mr.. Herrich. between talks with
9ssnator Harding to-day, prepared this
aratement:
4 The tragic mistake was made ,yhen
.2resident Wilson insisted on person
sAy going TO France to participate in
%.ae peace conference He went in
zarder TO insist that his League of Ma
8rOn's program be included in the war
sNttlement. Because he went with that
S91rpose a year was wasted at the most
srtal time. The thing that should have
Sssen done was TO make d preliminary
4.eace settlement in the first few weeks
pfter the armistlce, under which eco
Ni"u1lc conditions in Europe could have
/ been started on the return to normal.
lsgardess Of the ultimate details of
ahe settlement.
France absolutely needed the i'm
aaediate assurance of her security and
Nj her credit. Beyond that she needed
immediate payment OF a sufficient part
~ her indemnity to make possible the
Ssstoraron of her devastated areas.
With that much assured Immediately
fhe whole European situation would
4 ave been different. France could not
a salt, Europe could not wait for the
.aborations Of all the details of the
8 reaty Of Versailles and for the for
mutation OF the League of Nations
j Srogram.
Wilson Stood Alone
president Wilson. alone of all the
SEatesmen concerned insisted that
x,yerything else must wait in order that
Slae treaty should contain his program
or reconstructing the world and in
'urlng its future peace. II he had per
nltted the thing to be done that all the
European statesmen desired Europe
I could have been saved from the break
Gown OF lis economic structure. I'm
Practical idealism overlooked all this,
ad now Europe, and particularly
q rance, mourns because of the mistake.
The peoples of Europe believed that
a resident Wilson really represented the
4 United States in demanding his pro-
gam and did not want to interfere.
/ ihey knew how vital was the sympathy,
cooperation and unders tanding of
america. They did not understand our
governmental system, did not realize
nat it was possible for the head of
4 sar state TO be out OF harmony with
10Th the Congress and the people.
wen when, in November, 1918, Presi
lent Wilson was rebuked by more than
million electoral majority, they still
aised entirely to realize what it meant.
course, al that point they were
safgely deprived of the privilege of
understanding American events, be-
ause the censorship on news from this
9untry, imposed by President Wilson,
made It impossible for the truth to get
. 'ne people of France and Europe.
New View in Europe
II President Wilson had sent
ssce commission of properly equipped
.ss'egates, and they had made the basis
o,aa sound peace, say in January of
"is' Europe would have agreed readily
saa could have returned to its task of
Hoauction and rehabilitation. Its eco