The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
BEYOND HOPE.
HARDING SAYS
OF COVENANT
Offers Own Plan To Offset
That of Opponent; Quotes
British S, ,'-.man in Support
of His Belief.
HITS THE PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press)

| (By Associated Press)
| MARION, O.. Aug 2S.-Pronouncing
the existing league of nations a def.
mite and irredeemable failure, Sena-
tor Harding today proposed a new
effort to construct a world associa.
ton on the frame work of the Hague
tribunal, clothed with such attributes
Of the league covenant as may be
found safe and practicable.
He pledged himself If elected presi-
dent to make an immediate effort,
with the advice of the ablest men OF
both political parties, to form such an
association either by putting teeth"
in the Hague court or by revising the
covenant to protect national aspira-
tions.
/ Indiana Republicans There.
The declaration was made in a front
porch speech to delegation of Indi-
ana Republicans, covering in detail
the Republican nominees position Oh
the nations foreign relations
! Besides receiving two front porch
delegations, Senator Harding con-
ferred with several of the Republican
party leaders who have been most
prominent in the management of his
campaign.
Many Leaders There
| Will Hays, national chairman, Sen
ator Harry S. New. of Indiana, chair
man of the speakers bureau; Harry
Daugherty, the Harding pre-convention
manager; Charles D. Hilles, former
national chairman, and Senator Wat
son, Of Indiana, who was chairman of
J the Chicago platform committee, all
attended.
They all declared they had come
simply to attend the front porch cere-
monies and hear the senator's league
of nations speech.
The address was delivered primarily
to a delegation from indianapolis. A
group of Minnesota Republicans also
called on the candidate and joined in
the occasion.
Watson Gives Greeting
Senator Watson was selected to
make the address of greeting for the
Indiana people, and Lewis L. Collins,
Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor of Minnesota, was spokesman
for the delegation from that state.
The senator replied directly to the
arguments of his Democratic opponent.
Governor Cox, and declared the league
issue had been squarely joined.
has flatly said he is in favor of going
in on the basis announced by the pres
ident l am not. That is the whole
difference between US, but it is most
vital one because it involves the dis
parity between a court of Justice, sup
plemented by world association con.
ference, on the one hand, and the
council of the league. on the other"
The league, the candidate asserted
had broken down at its first test in
Poland, and now had passed beyond
; the possibility Of restoration.
Quotes British Statesmen.
He quoted from British statesmen
to support his statement that re-
vision of the covenant would be well
coined abroad. and answered sugges-
tions that he be more specific by as
serting that detailed specifications
were impossible in view of changing
, world opinion.
Passage of a peace resolution, he
continued, would make an actual and
effective peace with out negotiation of
separate peace treaty with Germany.
Touching on Mexico, the Republican
nominee proclaimed "a plain notice
to every government on the face cf
the earth" that the United States
would submit to no wrong to its citi-
Zens in person or property.
Says Senate Is No Oiigarchy.
He also replied to charges of undue
senate influence by asserting that as
president he would be quite as vigi.
liant as he had been as senator to
2 prevent trespass on that branch of
the government in which he served.
The text of the speech follows in
part:
2 Let us suppose the senate had rat.
4 flied the peace treaty containing the
E league covenant as submitted to it by
{ the president in July of last year. Be-
fore this day we would have been
g called upon to fulfill the obligations
) which we have assumed under
{ article 10 of the league covenant, ID
: preserve the territorial integrity OF
Poland, as against external aggres-
sion.
e The council of the league of ma
Z ! tions would have reasoned and reason
! ed correctly that the United States
Il could furnish the munitions, and If
t necessary, the men, to withstand the
d hordes advancing from Russia, fac
d more easily than the exhausted nj,
l. tions of Europe.
Would Mean Honor's Stake.
What would OF necessity have to
glibly informed, since only congress
G can declare war. and congress might
:, reject the appeal of the executive.
y But would congress do that? Could
the congress do that without stain,
ing indelibly the honor of the nation
Now, it may appear to you that
), have been speaking chiefly in the neg
!. ative / make the admission. What
is more, | might continue to do so in
,, definitely without disadvantage to oul
= cause. So many things have been
u done by the present expiring admins
tration that no power on earth could
induce me to do, that l cannot ever
S attempt to recount them.
81 may remark casually, however
It that if / should be, as l fully expec
n to be, elected president of this JUS
e and honorable republic, will not EN-
ID power an assistant secretary of tn
Il