New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Approval Of Plan for u. S.
10 Lead Way for Associ-
alton of Nations Given,
His Answer to Colby
Criticizes Wilson's
Coal Car Policy
Distribution Favoritism,
Contrary to Law, Cause
of Nations Troubles
From q staff Co,ycspordcnt

From q staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 Campaigning
across southern Indiana and Illinois
to-day, Senator Warren G.. Harding
brought out in rear-platform speech
that France had approached him in
formally, giving approval to a plan
fer America to lead the way for an
association Of nations to take the place
Of the discredited Versailles league
With his speech here tonight before
a crowd of $4,000 Missourians where
Woodrow Wilson was given his second
term nomination in 1916, Senator Har-
ling wound up his campaign for the
electoral vote of the border states. The
candidate is confident of winning Mary
land, West Virginia and Missouri.
The chonces of Republican victories
in Oklahoma and Tennessee are slim,
though the results win be close. Ken
lucky, however, is an unknown quan-
tity, with Republican success depend
ing on the weather. If there is no rain
for several days before election the big
Republican vote back in the hills will
go to the poles, and that viii add prob
ably twelve electoral votes to the Har-
ding tally The candidate Will start
back to the front porch at Marion to-
night, arriving tomorrow afternoon
Senator Harding spoke of his under
standing with France regarding d new
plan for world cooperation in a speech
at Green Castle, Ind, made this morn
ing soon after leaving INDIANAPOLIS
wnerc he spent the night. His revea-
tlon that France had sent an cmissarv
ol,ol 10
dent of the United States, was given
IN reply to Secretary of State Balm
bridge Colby, who was quoted in morn
ing newspapers as having said that the
hlnd of an association Of nations pro-
posed by the Republican candidate was
unlikely to include any other nations
except the Central Empires and
Turkey
Tells of Frances Request
Il notice in the morning papers,
said Senator Harding at Grecncaste
where several thousand persons hac
gathered to hear him, "thA, tho
Secretary.. Of State has said that
The kind of world association
am proposing cannot likely be
made with anybody except nc ma.
tions now out of the Presidents league
secretary Colby speaks for the State
Department of our own America. anc
he ought to be prudent and thoughtfu
about what he says. But he says thai
America under proposed association
can only associate with the Central
Empires and Turkey and q eew other
nations with whom we were engaged: ia
war.
"Why, my countrymen, France is
asking, France has sent her Spokesman
II mo n iII l.
new realization Of the situation to leaC
tAe way Tor IN association of nations
England has said through Lloyd George
ana Through Nlscount trey that Amer
LEA must revise and amend and make
the League of Nations possible They
all recognize the demand for American
leadership.
III there is to be league OF the ma
tons of the world, my countrymen, it
ought to be one big enough and broad
enough TO take in all of the nations of
the world, else one group will be or
gained and arfayed against another
propose to you, my countrymen, that
kind of fraternity of nations which is
born of American ideals, that associa-
ton of nations which leaves America
free to make her own way in the world
that association of nations that makes
US OF America express the American
cor science.
we builded America according tc
cur American ideals. l like to say tt
my countrymen that we have buildet
America out of those who came acros:
the Atlantic to establish a new order
We have made it the finest place ir
the world in which to reside and tC
aspire and | want to keep it an Amer
lca OF American ideals, governing un
der the Constitution and putting into
execution the will of the people, no
the Will of the Executive, not one mar
power for our Republic"
Assails Coal Policy
In his speech at Louisville last
Thursday night Senator Harding spoke
briefly of having assurance that France
and England would welcome America ,.
taking the lead in new scheme of in
ternational association.
Throughout the day the candidate
dWelt more than ordinarily on the do
mestic issues of the campaign. In his
speech here tonight he discussed the
reed for the development of foreign
markets for American goods and inlanC
waterway transportation.
Before Senator Harding left Indian
apolis he received visit from John L
Lew preslueht OF the united Mlnt
Workers. Mr.. Lewis would not dis.
cuss the visit, but at Terre Haute, Ind
reached shortly after noon, the candl-
date delivered thirty-minute open
ai1 speech to a large crowd that sur.
rounded platform >. ERECTED in front O
Republican headquarters. In this Ia \
Senator Harding attacked the Admin
ls,ration for its failure to enforce th,
equitable coal car distribution provi
sion of the Cummins -Esch'railroad law
Tins was particularly we'll received il
Terre Haute, the heart of a coal min
ing region. Telling his audience tha
the Cummins-Esch bill was one OF tn;
greatest pieces of modern legislation
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