Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-14
HARDING sQUARELY FOR
''.IlTTLE AMERICAN POLICY
Accepts Presidents Challenge to
Make League OF Nations
Paramount Issue.
FLANDERS FIELDS FORGOTTEN
Promises to Keep Us Out of Twenty
Wars Which, He Says, Ratifcn-
ton of Treaty Without Rcscrva-
lions Would Plunge Us Into.

MARION. OHIO. July IL. Senator
Haruing charged in statement to.
fofeed the bemoc SSi rrcsiaen TAI
and vice presidential nominees to
accept his view that the league OF
nations should become the dominant
campaign issue, and. accepting what
nc calls the Presidents ChallcnSN.
says:
columbus dispatches describing
the conference Between the Demo-
cratic nominees Tor President and
Vice President OF Monday say that
Governor Cox LETT il TO the vice preSi
conclusions reached And. thus au-
thorizcC to speak for ho;h OF them.
the vice pre- sidcntiai nominee stated
that ne considered the league OF ma
the campaign. not only in the East.
but III the West. lac expected TO
make his campaign Chieny on the
league OF nations issue.
Proof That Wilson Has Wan.
80 We have the complete proof
that President Wilson has won. ana
forced acceptance OF his paramount
issue. The marty MACHINERY has
been taken over by Tho Tammanyiics
diana; hu; President Wilson has
forced HIS issue on them He has
but one concern. and that IS the Vim
uiCat.cN OF his foreign policy. first.
by his party, later, by the country.
The Democratic campaign is go
Ing TO harness the party absolutely
10 The administration policy OF rati-
ican interests. Should the Demo-
Gratis win. the league would I've rati
lied. and America would become at
once party to the twenty odd wars
now gong on in the world. Euro
pean leaders have repeatedly cN
,piaincd that IL is Impossible for the
league OF nations to function .cTcc-
has not ratified. The obvious impli-
cation is that when the United States
ratities. the League Will proceed to
authority III the conflict between
roland and Russia: 10 settle the
Adriatic troubles. compel peace he
tween Turkey and Greece. assume
responsibility for pacification OF the
whole, Near East and Middle East;
r'Aii this cannot nc done unless the
league employs force America would
nave 70 contribute its army and navy.
ancc OF a mandate for Armenia. which
the Hartford mission found would re-
cure us 10 employ grca; army and
pour out money by hundreds Of mill
lions Congress overwhelmingly re-
fused, and the country has sustained
SO ;nsis;cntly tina; even the san Fran
cisco convention did not dare indorsc
the mandate. Vet that mandate would
hardly he more than our iniimatton OF
the many world flung conflicts into
which America would he projected hy
ratncItion OF the league without rig
idly safeguarding reservations.
Hcndy for Campaign an Issue.
The President demands a cam
pa!gn on this issue; tho Democratic
platform makes the issue paramount;
and finally. the Democratic candidates
unnua!hcdlN acou!cscc. Tho score and
more OF Democratic Senator's who
voted for tho Lodge reservations are
rcpudiated. the real opinion OF the
american nation Is houtcd. because
tho President Insists upon his issue
resardloss or costs or consequences
The Republican party and candidates
gladly accept the challenge. We arc
more than willing 10 make the cleo
ton national referendum on tho
question whether We snail have four
years more OF Democratic readiness
TO surrender this republic"
In order that hc might have an OPP
pprtunity 10 work Oh his speech ac-
cepting thu presidential nomination.
Senator Harding received no callers
today. lie did confer briefly. how
ever. with Congressman Iongwdrth,
of Cincinnati, who, with Mrs Long
worth. daughter OF former President
Harding home. Before departing
later for Cincinnat! Mr. Long wor; il
: announced that he had discussed the
political situation with the senator
with whom. he said, he VAS in alb
solute agreement on the issues in
volvcd
sAs n result Of his day in scclusion
the Senator made rapid progress in
his speech and he plans to devote
most Of tomorrow TO II, as no has no
endorsements scheduled