The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02

not made up their minds how TO vote.
Many too. were OF liberal inclinations,
of the families of former Progressive
leaders. such as Mrs. Longw Mrs
Robins and Mrs. Wood. Many were the
heads of social welfare organizations of
very independent views in party poll
/ ties
An Interesting Gathering.
When Senator Harding showed him
self upon the front porch at 80 F. Nj.
he looked over the most interesting
gathering of women. therefore. that has
been seen in this country probably. Their
greeting TO him and his response was
preceded by singing of patriotic songs
and by the presentation of group OF
young women who wore the costumes
OF the countries from which their par
ents sprang-Norway. Sweden. Bel
GUM, Croatia, Austria. Denmark,
France. China. Serbia, Germany Greece
and many more.
The salutation was made by Mrs Ed
wards of Chicago and by Mrs. Rne-
hart, so well known as writer OF fiction.
both of whom indicated 10 the Senator
the nature of the social welfare reforms
that women are so ardently demanding.
In return he gave them long ADDRESS
prepared for the occasion and contain
ing a single Interpolation, one having to
do with the League of Nations his rea-
sons for rejecting 1t, and the true ana
dangerous significance of Article ~
This deviation was as follows
You have heard so much about
Article X, the heart of the league, that
| wish to read il to you. You have also
heard something about our failure 10
adopt It as breaking the heart of the
world | am a pretty sympathetic man
myself, but I want to tell you women
of America that l would rather break
the heart of the world than destroy the
soul of the United States.
= "I have a notion that most OF you
can understand the English language
do not understand the French and l
cannot always guarantee that the Eng
fish text from which l am going to read
represents the, precise meaning OF the
French, which is the official document.
: Mortgage of American Resources
After reading Article Y. he said
Most anybody can understand that.
( That is the heart of the league. Ihat
| is the keystone to the supergovernment
| of the world That is the mortgage OF
! American resources, man power ana
wealth, putting them at the command OF
council If foreign Powers. SITTING
around a table at the capital OF tne
world in Geneva. And If anybody Is IN
doubt about my position understand
mo now-I am not in favor of that
covenant"
Senator Harding made q strong point
toward the close of his address of ms
intention to enforce the law Unques-
tionably he had in mind the President $
refusal to enforce the Jones shipping
act. but his special application was 20
the Eighteenth Amendments prohipi-
ton On this he said:
| I'VE must all condemn without quail
fication the failure to enforce prohlol-
ton Just as we must all condemn the
failure of established authority to pre-
vent outrages of violence. such as lynch-
! ing"
! Touching again on the League OF
| Nations, he said II have so much falth
in the rare good sense OF American
4 womanhood. so much confidence IN the
! intelligence of the women OF America
| that l do not fear their final judgment
I in the solemn referendum on the course
of our nation in it's foreign relation
ships"
| And again he made II clear that the
will ,of the American people, after ne
shall have been elected President, must
dete..,r,ine the kind OF world association
we are going to enter and that he OPP
poses and will oppose entrance into the
proposed league.
Senator Harding's Address.
Senator Harding's speech was as fol-
lows:
II have been asked repeatedly TO maze
an ESPECIAL appeal to the women OF TINS
! country. but | have not done ana snall
not do such thing. II there are among
women the virtues of stalwart conscience
and the finest appreciation of the needs
! of humanity as l think there are, then
/ the words that might be in my heart 10
saw TO women would be better addressed
by me to the men of the United states
81 have refused. and ! refuse now 10
mako an emotional or meretrcious APP
| neal to the hearts of the women OF
America. When we all acknowledge
that the time and the conditions Of the
world call for a fuller recognition o.
Human rights. the protection OF the lire
cf human beings and the conservation
Of our human resources. 1t becomes the
uuty of the women OF America ana IL
becomes my duty, to deal with these
matters OF social justice upon a hlgh
plane of an idealism which is not TOO
rroud to work More, 1t is our duty 70
consider without hypocrisy or hign-
sounding phrases programme OF ACTON
II pledge myself to-day 10 support
| with all tnuI Is III hic "h''~~'
teal policy of social welfare ana So
cial Justice can be brought forward py
IN. combined wisdom OF all Americans
Nothing can concern America, and noth-
ing can concern me as an American
more deeply than the health, the nap
piness and tho enlightment of every
fellow American.
81 believe that none of us can be safe
and happy or reach our finest growth
until We have done our utmost TO sec
that All Americans are safe. l heheve
that IL n wise God notes a sparrow $
FAN no life can he 30 obscure and hum
BE that It shall become OF no conse-
ouence 10 America.
Dyty of Social Justice.
"Onlv by reason OF the depth and
narrnanence Of such belief can be found
FL our grave duty and our solemn OBJ
tigotion 10 consider the subject of social
instice without mere emotion, without
nero institutional words. without mere
enhancing phrases, without mere slo-
cans but with that wisdom which Is
needed when the desire OF our hearts
ana heads must be translated into terms
~ living action and actual achievement
"The social Justice that | conceive
is not paternalism. 1t would be easy e
mako IL SO and dangerous indeed 70 the
hest spirit that Americans can have
Inc snirit Of expressing by the individ
moi free will ones own merits. capacity
nj worth. We do not want government
- suppress that expression OF free will
oven nv henevolence, hut we 10 NEAR
IL, Ar,fprira an equal pupor