The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-16
HARDING ID SEEK !. LEAGUE REVISION
 WHEN ELECTED
Says Present Covenant May Be Amended If Preservation Found Necessary to Peace
 of Europe
By Associated Press

Indianapolis, October l5. Asserting that America must do anything she can" 10 prevent future wars, Senator Harding spoke here tonight, repeating his dectar- ation of six weeks ago that in organtz- ing the sentiment of the world for peace he favors taking all that is good in the Versailles League of Nations.
 Quoting from his league speech of August 2S, the republican nominee pointed out that he declared on that occasion that the league might be amended or revised if it's preservation were found necessary to the peace of Europe
 %When elected, he said tonight Il will i'm mrnediateiy- summon the best minds of America to consult and advise as to Auiericas $ relationship to the present as- sociation of nations, to notifications of it or substitutes for it. The senate and our party have recognized much good in a new world fellowship and cooperation, but we insistently reject all that men aces America. We must separate the N heat from the cnaff.''
 The senator's speech here, delivered to q crowd of thousands in Tomlinson' Hall concluded a day of hard campaign ing through the southern half of Indiana. SAYS SENSIBLE ONES WONDER
 sensible men and women will won der, he said. at the assumption of those who having no practical pro- gramme to offer at home, no construc- tive proposal to make for America, should be going the length and breadth of the land proposing that the League of Nations as negotiated by the President should be adopted A democratic pres ident even If he were elected would | +l,n nor mortgage their conscience, and their honor under Article X for the simple reason that he could not summon suf- ficient votes in congess to support the programme. His attempt would result in another stalemate and an unwilling America would find herself just where she has been ever since the bungled neg citations at Paris.
 The reason a democratic president could do nothing toward putting into eff feet our membership is the League of Nations. just as it stands, is that be- hind the representatives at Washington, the American people have rejected mem bership of that kind. They rejected it long ago: they will continue their op- position to the Paris league as it stands. The proposal of our opponents that the American people shall accept it as it stands without changes is an additional
 
 justified in asking. How many times must we say no?'
 WHAT HE WILL DO When elected I will immediately summon the best minds of America to consult and advise as to America's re- 1 lationship to the present association of nations. to notifications of it or sub stitutes for it. | am committed to a | policy of America doing everything l that sshe can. acting either inde- pendently or with other nations to pre- ] vent future wars I place only two 1 qualifications upon her contribution l First, her contribution shall actually be something to prevent war. Second America must retain the right to ex- 1 ercise her own conscience." l The candidate repeated the following l excerpt from his own speech of Au- gust 2S:
 l If in the failed lea gue of Versailles I there can be found machinery which l the (Hague) tribunal can use properly I