New-York tribune., 1920-10-16
Inaction ofWilson Regime
Piled Up Toll of Thou
sands of Lives by Sac
rificing Unframed Men
Charges Manhood
Of u. S. Betrayed
Audiences in Indianapolis
Told the Ruling Issue
Is Freedom of America
From q Stnf corresnnndent

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15.-The Will
son Administration delayed Americas S
entry into the World War for political
effect, Senator Warren G. Harding
charged in his speech here tonight.
Official Washington sat silent two years
when it knew war was inevitable, never
lifting finger. and thereby piling up
to send unframed men to slaughter, he
said
That was betrayal of Americas
manhood Senator Harding charged.
II hope there never will come a time
again when we will sacrifice American
manhood for the winning of an
election
Free I. S. Is Ruling Issue
chief address here in Tomlinson Hall,
told his audience that the question
to be decided by the November cleo
tion Was whether America should re-
mcin free or become subject to a
super government. There is no issue
between league or no leagUe, the
Republican Presidential nominee in
sisted, and repeated portions of his
clarifying speech Of August % ex-
pressing Willingness TO salvage ali
that is good in the Versailles covenant
Declaring that few people in Amer
lea we're opposed to L new relationship
for the nations Of the earth, Senator
Harding said Europe had asked Amer
lea to suggest the new orCer and take
the lead in making a plan for world CO.
operation.
"The first task is 20 reject the i'm
possible. then unite America on prac-
teal plan, sand the cdndidatc "Out
Of COMMON council, ont Of suggestions
Of leading minds, in full reflection and
d"liaeratior, we may reasonably and
confidently weak out q plan to resssure
ourselves and encourage humanity
which looks 10 US for unscliish leader
ship
Ieagde Not the Issue
This speech tonight in the capital
Of safely Republican Indiana was os-
peciaily significant because it was made
On the same day tina the country read
the statement pledsing support to Sen
atol Harding by thirJy-one prominent
men who have advocated some form OF
international agreement. This gro o
Included Cro~les Evans Hughes, Her
bert Hoover, Ehhu Root, George w
NlcAersh-m and Hcnry W. Taft. AS
they expressed it, the issue is not be
tween 'cague and ne league, but is
whether cel tain provisions in the Vei-
sailles covenant shall be changed.
Commenting on tnat statement in
rear platform talk to a crowd Of 4,00O
flag waving Hoosiers at Seymour, Ind,
cary TINS afternoon, Senator Harding
said 1t developed no inconsistency.
Perhaps you have been reading the
morning papers," began Senator Har-
ding. Il note that a considerable
'number of the notable and influential
friends of an association of nations
the leaders of thought in that aspira-
tion-have pointed out the hopeless
ness OF. the Democratic proposal, and
have frankly said the hope of real ac-
compllshment lies in Republican sue
cess. This is not surprising, it de-
velops no inconsistency. 1t only en-
phasizes the correctness Of our plat
form and the growing approval of the
construction put upon it throughout
the campaign.
Wilson League Impossible
The league covenant as negotiated
and insisted upon by the President and
accepted, approved and defended by the
Democratic candidate is impossible
We viii not have it. The extreme
menace IN it is now recognized in
Europe and denounced by the leading
advocates Of world peace in America
When we have completed the solemn
referendum we shall continue to har-
monlze American sentiment and unite
America so that we may all support q
becoming program. 1t will be no pro
gram for per-goVernment. 1t will be
no program of an armed alliance to
rule the world by force 1t will involve
no surrender of American sovereignty.
II VIII not merge our nationality in in
ternatonality. 1t Will leave America
Tree and Independent.
These are the things for which our
party stands; these are the things
nave repeatedly urged-that we reieEt
the program which would involve or be-
tray America, and find a way to lead to
better order among nations and exalt
Justice rather than armed force as the
effective agency of peace"
Must Prevent Future Wars
The speech Senator Harding deliv-
cred tonight in Tomlinson Hall was
prepared nearly week ago. In nearly
every paragraph he showed something
OF his determination to satisfy the as
prations Of the American friends Of
'he idea Of an association OF nations.
Let me say that I am committed to
a policy of America doing everything
that she cam" said Senator Harding,
acting either independently or with
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