The Washington herald., 1920-11-05

SERVICES FOR
DEAD LEAGUE
Addresses 10000 Paraders
Bearing Corpse of VIII
son World Pact.
SAYS HE'LL BOOST u. S.
'Mortgaging Of America to
Old World Not to Pub
lies Taste, He Says.
SAYS HE'LL BOOST u. S.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

1 ny
MARION, Ohio, Nov. 4.-Declaring
that the league of nations was dead
Just as the paraders showed by
! carrying 1t on bier in tonight's
procession-and that he was going
into the Presidency knowing that
America was right" as shown by
the election, Senator Warren c. Har-
ding. President-elect. addressing
10000 people from his front porch,
declared:
I'm not talking in a party spirit,
the election is over. I'm glad to tell
you that don't come with a single
apology or regret.
"If / had to seek the Presidency
at the cost of speaking i'll or telling
a lie." he thundered. I'D spurn the
office. for 1t would not be worth an
honest mans occupancy"
Great cheers greeted the utter
apce. For an hour paraders. carry
ing red flares, had streamed by the
Harding home, waving red flares,
carrying banners that Harding and
a clean campaign won," exhibiting
the Democratic donkey ridden to de-
feat, and showing the league OF
nations" on a bier, followed by a
Democratic rooster on a high pole
draped in mourning.
Reasons Against League.
II didn't notice as much sorrow
in your faces as might have appre-
hended." said Senator Harding, re-
ferring to the league effigy. 1T
isn't that you or l question the de-
STABILITY of the United States hav-
ing part in a fraternity of nations.
or that we question the ideals of
those responsible for the Versailles
covenant
But you didn't want a surren-
dered United States of America, or
the mortgaging of America to the
Old World, you wanted America to
go on under American ideals. That's
why you didn't want the league.
which Is now deceased.
- That. doesn't mean that syou
don't want America to do its full
part. There is a new world rela-
tionship to be established. would
tell the world that when the next
administration comes into power, we
are going to ask for the nations
to be associated in spirit of
justice and world righteousness.
But II shall be one that surrenders
nothing of American freedom. moth
ing of American nationality. nothing
that mortgages us to the Old World.
but leaves us to go on with a free
course to lead as the greatest re-
public on earth in the fulfillment
Of the destinies of the world.
Booster for United States.
God helping me, I'm going 10
Washington as a booster of the
United States of America. l don't
mean an America leading a selfish
existence or at the cost of discour-
aging or neglecting the world, but
we must be strong at home to play
our part, and / want America to
be the strongest nation on the face
of the earth. l know America will
meet every obligation to the world"
Senator Harding declared he be-
lieved America was not expecting
a superman as President: that he
was no superman, but that as Pres
ident he would re-establish a gov
ernment of and by the people.
Maybe I have one qualification
that will be of value in our pres
ent situation" he said. 'I have all
along preached conference and con-
sultation. / have never been a rad
ical.
Sometimes l have been called an
ultra-conservative or a reactionary.
What We need is a little slowing
up by the radicals, and speeding
up by the conservatives, so that
We can give to the country and the
world it's proper leadership and sta
bilizing hnfuence."
He said that he hoped so to con-
duct himself in Office as to hold
the confidence and respect expressed
so heartily by his fellow townsmen
tonight.
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Coz