Evening star., 1920-07-14
G. O. P. CAMPAIGN
CRY MAY BE KEEP
# US OUT OF WAR"
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dent to go to the people on the league
Iof nations issue, hooked up the demo-
cratic ticket solidly with the Wilson
administration.
| I'VE have complete proof" said
Senator Harding, that President Will
lson has won. and forced the accept
ance of his paramount issue. He has
but one concern, and that is the vim
dication Of his foreign policy. first
by his party. then later by the coun-
try. The democratic campaign is 60
ing to harness the party absolutely to
the administration policy of ratifica-
/; tion wit protection to American
interests.
~ Regarded as Adroit.
This is regarded here as an adroit
move on the part of the republican
nominee. 1t has been published
| broadcast since the nomination in
! San Francisco that the Cox-Roose-
lyelt ticket. Is separate and dlstlnct
! from the Wilson administration, ana
democrats who feared that the 1anns
Of the Wilson administration would
handicap the ticket in the coming
campaign. rejofced
| Incidentally the issuance of this
| stat tement on the part of Senator
| Harding is likely to bring consider
l aOle SOldC6 10 so0Hdeol LII Gill OAAAISNi
of California. that bitter ender' OF
tbitter enders in opposition to tne
l league OF nations. This is the first
statement that Mr.. Harding has made
| in regard to the league of nations
since his nomination. 1t may be eA-
pected that in his speech accepting
the nomination, which is to be de-
Mvered July %, his comments on the
league issue will be similarly framed.
On the other hand, Gov. Cox and MI
4 Roosevelt are counting upon Just sucn
deposition to the league on the part
iof the republicans to bring them vic
tory in a number of the western
states, where the league OF nations
sentiment has been strong. They are
going west with the battle cry that
democratic victory means "A, 2 ieasue thtors
land q republican victory Will thro"
1.-THE league into the discard.
l. senator Harding's Statement.
The statement issued by Senator
Harding regarding the league fol-
"Columbus dispatches describing the
Iconference between the democratic
nominees for President and vice
President on Monday say that GOV;
lCox left it to the vice presidential
nominee to make known the conclu-
sions reached And. thus, authorized
to speak for both Of them, the vice
inresid Dental nominee stated that he
considered the league of nations one
lof the dominant issues OF the cam
Ipaign, not only in the east but In the
| west. He expected to make his cam
paien chiefly on the league of nations
issue.
$50 we have the complete proof that
President Wilson has won. and forced
acceptance of his paramount issue.
The party machinery. has been taken
lover by the Teammates of New York,
New Jersey and Indiana, but Presi-
dent Wilson has forced his issue on
them. He has but one concern. and
that is the vindication of his foreign
policy, first. by his party. later by the
tcountry. -
'1The democratic campaign is going
to harness the party absolutely to the
administration policy of ratification
without protection to American inter-
ests. Should the democrats win. the
league would be ratified. and America
would become at once party to the
ltwenty-odd wars now going on in the
world. European leaders have re-
lpeatedly explained that 1T is impos-
sible for the league of nations to
function effectively so long as the
UNITED States has not ratified. The
iobvious implication is that when the
UNITED States ratifies- the league will
proceed to settle up these matters;
to enforce its authority in the conflict
between Poland and Russia; to settle
Cn6 AuTlal1c tEOuOleS, CONlp pei p6dCc
between Turkey and Greece, assume
responsibility for .pacification of the
whole near east and middle west
"All this cannot be done unless the
ileague employs force. America would
have to contribute its Army and
acceptance .of a mandate for Armenia.
which the Harbord mission found
would require us to employ great
army and pour out money by hun
Idreds Of millions. Congress over
twhelmfngly refused. and the country
has sustained it so 'insistently that
even the San Francisco convention
did not dare indorse the mandate.
Yet that mandate would hardly be more
than our intimation OF the many
world flung conflicts INTO which Amer
lea would be projected by ratification
of the league without rigidly safe
guarding reservations. "a
Wilson Makes 1t Issue. -
"The President demands a campaign
on this Issue; the democratic platform
makes the issue paramount. and
finally, the democratic candidates un-
Iqualifiedly acquiesce. The score and
more of democratic senator's who
voted for the Lodge reservations are
lrepudiated, the real opinion of the
American nation is f1outed, because
the President insists upon his issue
regardless Of costs or consequences.
The republican party and candidates
igladly accept the challenge. We are
more than willing to make the cleo
tion q national referendum on the
lquestion whether we shall have four
years more of democratic readiness
to surrender this republic.
Although Senator Harding has shut
down on conferences in order to con-
clude his work on the speech of ae-
tceptanee, he received q few callers
late Tuesday. Among them was Bob
Martin, champion heavyweight boxer
of the American expeditionary forces
| who is to fight Dick O'Brfen in CO.
lumbus Wednesday night.
IT just came here to: tell you" he
said, that I am going to cast my
first vote in November. and 1T is going
to be for you.y
'That is fine,"" said Senator Harding,
"And I appreciate It,"
Martin confessed he had been for
| Wood before the convention.
"But since you were nominated ]
have heard what a fine man you are,
he said, "and came on up here in
the hope tKat!'l could see you. I'm
strong for you.'
Another caller was John G. Price,
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