Arizona republican., 1920-10-16
REVISED LEAGUE. COVENANT I WOULD SUIT HARD|NG'S 5 PLAN FUR PEACE
Would Accept Amended Or Revised Pact If Necessary To Peace of Europe; Con- demns Demo Neglect
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 INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 15-Asserting that America must "do everything she can" to prevent future wars. Senator ton of six weeks ago that in organiz- Ing the sentiment of the world for peace he favors taking all that is good in the Versailles league of nations.
 Quoting from his league speech of Aug. 2s. he pointed out that he de- clared on that occasion that the league might be amended or revised if it's preservation were found necessary to the peace of Europe.
 The senator's speech here concluded a day of hard campaigning through the southern half of Indiana.
 In all of his speeches today the can didate argued for preserved national ism and urged the election of a Re- publican congress, making special ap- peal for the election of Senator James E. Watson, who accompanied him.
 Senator Harding, in his night speech here, declared that it was the Repub- lican party which now offered "a con- structive and progressive program" to readjust American affairs. Democratic neglect. inefficiency, waste and wild extravagance'' he denounced in a viz orous assault on the administration by which he declared the nation was be ing led toward another crisis of stag nancy and unemployment" He pre- dicted that the people would not per init anyone to write third chapter of the Democratic book of destruc- tion."
 Sensible men and women will won der,' he continued. lat the assumption of those, who having no program to of fer at home, no constructive proposal to make for America, should be going the length and breadth of the land proposing that the league of nations as negotiated by the president. should be adopted"
 Hall Crowded to Doors.
 Tomlinson hall was packed to the outside steps for the senator's night meeting. The cheering lasted nearly five minutes.
 AS the candidate began speaking a man fin the gallery shouted SHurrah for Cox and a chorus of protest, in which many demanded that the interrupter be thrown out, was quilted by the nom inee.
 NO, don't throw him out" said Mir Harding. This isn't campaign of throwing anybody out. This is a cam paign of appeal to reason. The only people we're going to throw out is the administration. at Washington" "The incident, however, recalls tc my mind that I liked the front porch campaign as originated in Indiana by one of the great statesmen of his time Benjamin Harrison. In our America there ought to be respect for the as pirations if not for the person of 2 candidate for president. There ough to be respect for the office if not fol the candidate and every untoward incl dent leads to misrepresentation"
 In his discussion of the league of ma
 tions the nominee referred to the pro
 vision in the naval bill of 1916. request
 in the president to appoint a commis
 sion to inaugurate an association o
 nations for peace.
 Nothing was ever done," he contin
 ued. T think know now what tn
 trouble was. The senate was foolis
 enough to ask for appointment of min leading Americans"
 FaVors Military Training That was too many" yelled someon
 and the crowd cheered.
 Saying that "a former secretary (
 the treasury" had quoted him as ia , voring transcription" the nominee sai he presumed the quotation was take , from a speech made in war time. T believe in military training" h continued, but such military trainin
 as we have in the United States mus be voluntary. I do believe in com
 pulsory service in time of war" He also assailed the administratio , for failure to prepare for the worl , war, saying that he had been told ths replacements had been fed into tn 2 fightinR lines in France without hay , ing been taught to fire a gun. 1 That's a betrayal of Americas man f hood" he declared. That's a sacrific s of the sons of the republic. hope tf - time will never come again when VI z will sacrifice the manhood and tf
 safety of the republic to the league O nations election for anyone"