South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-29
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CAMPAIGN FUND SCORED
BY MCADOO IN new YORK
HARDING BREAKS
GROUND FOR new
WORLD COVENANT
Says Versailles League is
Wreck Beyond Possibility
of Reconstruction.
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BY Associated Press:
MARION. O.. Aug. 2s.-Turning
away from the Versailles league OF
nations as a failure and "a wreck
/ beyond the possibility Of recon
/ struction," Sen. Harding broke
ground Saturday for a new interna-
/ tional peace structure he hopes 10
/ erect about the principle Of a world
! court of justice.
As foundation timbers he pro-
! poses 10 use the better features OF
! the present Hague tribunal and OF
/ the covenant Of the failed league"
and he promised that from the day
! OF his election he would give 10 the
/ task his best effort in counsel with
/ the ablest statesmen Of the world.
/ Detailed specifications. he said. he
could not yet supply in the chang
ing atmosphere Of world conditions
and opinions.
Front Porch Speech.
The republican nominees deliv-
/ erance was made in a front porch
/ speech voicing In direct and posi-
/ tive words his conception of a for
! eign policy for the nation. His
| greatest ambition and the corner
! stone Of his program, he said. was
| TO regain for America the moral
! leadership it had lost when "ambi-
/ ton" sought TO superimpose a re-
! dictionary theory Of discredited au-
| tocracy upon the progressive prin-
! ciple Of living, glowing democ-
/ racy."
To Mexico and the other western
republics he declared himself ready
( to extend a helping hard. bat he
! pronounced "a solemn admonition
TO the world that all the resources
! OF the United States would guaran-
| tee protection TO American life and
property everywhere.
Processing also his desire to aid
! the stricken peoples OF the old
/ world. the candidate recounted how
| this sentiment had led him 70 vote
/ with grave misgivings" for ratif-
/ cation Of the league covenant with
/ reservations. He affirmed that he
would do so now under similar cir
cumstances. but added that condi-
/ tions had changed and that the Po-
/ 'ish crisis had shown the league 90
impOtent that its agencies were not
even called into use
Quotes Declaration.
Had the United States assumed
| the obligations of article ten. ne as
serted. il would long since have
J been called upon to stem the tide OF
Russian invasion, and could not
have refused without appearing az
| "A welcher'' before the world He
quoted declaration OF Premier
Lloyd George that it was impossible
to send an International army 10
Poland because the European ma
tons could not furnish the troops
and the United States had with
drawn from cooperation
That meant, in plain words. said
| the nominee. that the United States
| had not completed tho obligation
Ito furnish the troops
To support his assertion that this
country could not have resisted a
call for help in Poland under article
10. Sen. Harding quoted the state
ment Of Priest Wilson that the
moral obligation OF the article was
stronger than any legal obligation.
The nominee added that if the pres
ident really wanted 70 help protect
Poland, ne easily might call on con-
gress 10 declare war.
Will Not Pursue Course.
1T is reasonably safe 10 assume.
I however" Sen. Harding continued,
that the president viii not pursue
that course. Fortunately he - un-
der no compelling moral obligation
under the league 10 do so. His re-
cent unhappy experience more
over. in asking congress 10 send
American boys 70 police Armenia
would hardly encourage repeti-
zion"
Turning 20 his discussion OF re-
construction measures the nominee
said ne had mo exI ectation what
ever" that negotiation Of a separ-
ate treaty would be required 10 put
the nation on peace basis. Pass
age Of a resolution declaring peace.
ne asserted. was all that was neces-
sary 20 end the present "preposter-
Gus condition"
Giving In general terms his con-
CeptiOn OF what the new peace as
ISOLATION should be. Sen Harding
/ described II as AN international as
/ ISOLATION for conference and n world
court whose verdict uIon Justice
able questions this country in com
mon with all the nations. would De
both willing and able 70 uphold
This sort OF organization he said
was in broad contrast 20 the coun-
Gil Of the Versailles league whose
whole authority would be founded
on force
Rcitcratcs Belief
In the course OF his speech. the
senator also reiterated his belief that
IL was for American rights pr.mar-
lily and not 10 form a peace associ-
alton that the nation went into the
war He quoted from his own speech
closing senate debate on the war
resolution in which ne said he want
Cd war. not for the allies Of EuroTe
not precisely "a war for civilization,
but a war that speaks for the males
~ Of a people resolved 90 wage
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