New Britain herald., 1920-08-28
CRITICIzES /. LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PfonOunCeS Existing Form a Dei- mite and Irredeemable Failure
PROPOSES NEW SCHEME

 cd on Framework uf The Hague Tribm,aI-Bciicvcs fin some League Points.
 Marion, a., Aug. 2s.-Pronouncing tho existing League Of Nations a det- nite. and irredoemable failure. Senator Harding today proposed new effort to construct worlds association on the framework Of The Hague tribunal elotlsed with such attributes of the league covenant as may be found safe and practicable.
 Pledges Himself.
 He pledged himself 1T elected pres idcnt to ake an immediate effort, with the advice of the ablest men of borh political parties to form such an association eithcrN by putting teeth" into Tho Hague court or by re- vising the covenant to protect na- tional aspirations.
 The declaration was made In front porch speech to a delegation Of Indiana republicans.
 Against Present League.
 'Ehe democratic nominee" said kenator Harding, has natly said he tN in favor of going in on the basis Announced by the president. am Not. That is tho whole difference be- Tween us. but it is q most vital one bccauHc it involves the disparity be- Tween a world court of justice sup piemcntod by n world association for rpnfcrence on the ono hand, and the eouncil of the league on the other"
 League Fails.
 The league, the candidate asserted had brokon down at its first test in Poland. and now had passed beyond Inc possibility of restoration" He quoted from British statesmen to sup port his statement that a revision of the covenant would be welcomed abroad.
 Passage of n peace resolution. ho continued. would make an actual and effective peace without negotiation of separate treaty with Germany.
 ife also replied to charges of undue scnatc influence by asserting that as president he would be aulte as vigilant hs nc had heen aH senator to pre- vent treapasa on that branch of the government h whIck he served. Text or speech.
 The text of the speech follows in part. '.s'-s ss@--s+ sass,r tssss.s. $. Lot us suppose the senate had rati- ncd tho peace treaty containing tho ienRue covenant as submitted to it
 
 Before this day wo would have been called upon to fuinli the obligations ewhich we had assumed under Ar tcle N of the league covenant to preserve the territorial integrity of Poland as against external agEres- sion.
 Would Want [. $. Munitions.
 The council of the League of Ma Hons would have reasoned. and req soned correctly. that the United states could furnish the munitions md, if necessary. the men to with lrtand the hordcs advancing from rtiussia far more easily than could tho exhausted nations ot Europe. What would of necessity have to result? Nothing necessarily. we are glibly Uniformed. since only the congress can declare war. and the congress might reject the appeal of the executive. But would the congress do that? Could tho congress do that without reining indclibly the tonor of the nation7
 The American pcorie you'd never permit n rcpudiation Of s debt of honor. No congress would ever dare make this nation appear as a welcher. as it would appear and would be in such an event before tho eyes Of tho world.
 I Sympnthixcs Whh Europe.
 For myself I yield to no man in willingness. ayo. in oagerness. to rem der the greatest conceivable assist ancc to tho stricken people of Eu- rope. 1 include all of them and speak with genuinely sympathetic heart. whether H is to mention devastated France or sore,y tried Italy. or nobly struggling Poland. or distracted and misguided Russia, or gallant littlo Belgium, or pitiably deceived Austria. Tor tho ruthless invader. Germany. which came to the supreme tragedy through leadership which brought disaster to her misguided people.
 Voted for League With Covenant.
 Tt wns with that feeling of sym pathy and desire to serve that most ..Teluctantly and with grave misgiving gs. as I announced at tho time I voted to accept the league covenant with Reservations designed to preserve our essential liberty of action. The record is made and under the same condI- tions, confronted by the same alter native. I should vote now as voted thsn.
 a ~But the conditions have changed. Experience has brought enlighten- ment. We know now that the league constituted at Versailles is utterly impotent as a preventive of wars. 1t ! is SO obviously impotent that it has not even been tried. It could not survive Il