El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-14
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{ London. Eng. June 14-Warren c.
I Hardings personality and record
I being virtually unknown here,
l newspaper comment today expresses
{ neither satisfaction nor disanpoint-
I ment with the Republican nominee.
I Several newspapers refer TO him as
/ a dark horse" and infer that he rep
/ resents a compromise
Two or three journals assume the
result Of the Chicago convention has
I opened the possibility Of the election
I OF a Democrat to the presidency Of
/ the United States. Among those TAX
I ing this view are the London Times
and the Daily News. the latter telling
the Democrats the best card they
can play is to persuade Herbert
Hoover to accept their nomination in
spite OF everything"
The future Of the league OF nations
and Of British-Americal relations are
points much discussed.
The Morning Post, which is a stern
opponent Of the league. says: Mr..
Harding is politician, not an ideal
ist, and may commend himself to the
american people, who show no
marked liking for being governed by
edicts from Mount Sinai" and pre-
the league viii fall TO the dusty
stage OF pious revolution
Curious Over Root Plank.
Curiosity as 70 how Mr.. Harding
interprets Elihu Roots "ambiguously
worded" plank is expressed by the
Telegraph, which thinks il will not
be surprising IF this ambiguity was
deliberately cultivated on the princi-
PIE that least said the soonest mend
ed, as il viii be much easier 10 abuse
M Wilson'S failure than to suggest
a satisfactory alternative
The vagueness OF the Republican
platform" the Times says. leaves
plenty Of scope for its favorable in
depreciation in strong and honest
hands. We have much faith In the
american conscience, and II we ap-
peal to It We must come into court
with clean hands"
The Express believes that friendly
relations with Great Britain will IN
doubtedly be part O. Mr. Harding's
policy"
Triumph Of 1Iaehine.s
Paris France, June 14.-Few news
papers here comment on the action
Of the Republican national conven-
ton at chicago, though they all de-
vote considerable space to the nomi-
nations
1T is a triumph Of the machine OF
the party Organization, or its bosses.
over personalities sufficiently power
ful or well supplied with funds TO be
IN a position 70 appeal directly TO the
nation" says Pertinax. political edf-
tor OF the Echo de Paris.
N examining the platform Of the
republican party, Pertinax pays spe-
clal attention 10 the possible resuscf-
lalon OF the Panama controversy and I
the canadian wood pulp question.
Lhis posture relative TO England
and Canada, he finds. to a certain
extent symptomatic, but he adds:
We need not fear that such an at Z
tltude viii degenerate, into Austen I
ton from European affairs or hos
tllity toward Europe. Too many ele- Z
ments Of the Republican party are
bound up into our affairs and our
preoccupations- The silence OBJ
served regarding Ireland shows the
desire felt at Chicago to keep on
good terms with England
Glad Johnson Beaten.
Mr.. Harding is a champion OF the
International political point Of view
which raised the American senate
against the Versailles treaty" saws
the Journal But all Frenchmen are
greatly satisfied with the elimination
OF Hiram Johnson, whose heart and
spirit have never been greatly in "a
'or IN France Mr. Harding is of a
type made up OF uprightness and
kindness and work He deserves. our
respect and our generous sympathy"
Inc newspaper comments on the
.act that Mr. Harding is an Intimate
.rlend or Ayron r. Herrick. former
United states ambassador to France
ana a real friend Of this country.