Arizona republican., 1920-08-29
HARDING OFFERS SUBSTITUTE FOR LEAGUE II STOP WORLD STRUGGLE
International Court to Settle Disputes Between Nations Advocated by Senator Harding
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MARION. Ohio. Aug 2s.-Turning away from the league of nations as a struction," Senator Harding broke ground today for a new international peace structure he hopes to erect about the principle of world court of jus tice-
 As foundation he proposed to use the better features of - the present Hague tribunal and of the covenant of the failed league" and. he promised that from the day of his election he would give to the task his best effort in counsel with the ablest statesmen. The senator's deliverance was made in a front porch speech voicing his con- ception of a foreign policy. The cor nerstone of his program. he said, was to regain for America the moral lead ership it had lost when ambition sought to superimpose a reaction theory of dfscredited autocracy on the progressive principle of glowing democracy"
 Would HeIps Mexico s To Mexico and other western repub- 7 lies, he declared himself ready to ex- tend a helping hand. but he pronounced a solemn admonition to the world that all resources of the United States would guarantee protection to Amer ican life and property
 Professing also his desire to aid the stricken peoples of the old world. he recounted how this sentiment had leJ him to vcte with grave misgivings." for ratification of the league with re- strictions. He affirmed that he would do so now under similar circumstances. but added that conditions had changed and that the Polish crisis had shown the league so impotent that it's agen- cies were not even called into use.
 Had the United States assumed the obligations of article ten, he asserted. it would have been called upon to stem the Russian invasion. and could not have refused without "appearirg as a welcher.'' He quoted declaration of Premier Lloyd George that it was inn Z possible to send an international army to Poland becauss the European na- tions "could not furnish the troops and the United States had withdrawn from co-operatfon.
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 To support his assertion that this country could not have resisted a call for help. Senator Harding quoted the statement of President Wilson that the moral obligation of the article was stronger than any legal obligation. The nominee added that if the Presi- dent really wanted to help protect Po- land he easily might call on congress to declare war.
 { Turning to his discussion of recon Struction matters. the nominee said he had mo expectation whatever" that negotiation of a separate treaty would be required to put the nation on a peace basis. Passage of a resolution declaring peace, he said. was all that was necessary to end the present ore posterous condition"
 Senator Harding described the new peace association as "an international association for conference and a world court whose verdicts on justice able questions. this country In common with all the nations. would be both willing and able to uphold this sort of organization, he said. was in broad contrast to the council of the league whose whole authority would 5e founded on force.
 Stands for Americas Defense
 The senator also reiterated his be- lief that it was for American. rights primarily and not to form peace as sociation that the nation went into the war.
 Tt is for that same guaranty of ma tionality that I stand today" he con- tinued "and shall continue to stand A so long as I live. American boys are not born to be made the sacrifices ot war except when it is clearly and un-
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