The Washington times., 1920-11-03

The solemn referendum pas Uceh
held on the League Of Nations cove
nant as Endorsed by President Wilson
and supported by Governor Cox. and
the verdict Of the nation. from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. has been
against it in terms so fiat and unmis.
taxable that they cannot be misun-
asrstood, either in this 3Ountry or in
The nation has passed IT'S opinion.
too, on the record of the present Ad-
ministration, and that opinion has
been SO distinctly unfavorable as to
amount to reputation.
LOOKING TO FUTURE.
Now comes the aftermath OF the
election and the still more interest
ing task of looking forward to the
next four years and endeavoring to
weigh its prospects and to assess its
possibilities.
Swept into office on a tidal wave
of votes, under conditions the like
of which this country has never seen,
with grave International and grave
problems facing the country. Senator
Harding is confronted with tasks and
difficulties the like of which have
perhaps never before confronted
President. While they are problems
of a different character, in some re-
spects they are as serious as the
probIems that stood ahead of Lincoln
when he came to Washington in the
early days of 1851 to take the oath Of
office.
Probably nobody appreciates the
gravity more fully than does senator
Harding himself. This is Indicated
by his statement on reading the re-
turns and being assured Of victory
in which he emphasized the ser GUS
ness and solemnity Of the obligations
resting on him as the next President.
DESIRE FOR CHANGE.
Indisputably the great body of the
American people have taken a stand
against the internationalist polio es
of this administration, as well as
against many phases of it's domestic
policies. The desire and demand for
a change has been profound FACTOR
in the results of yesterday.
The Republican party has been
united as it has not been in years.
Moreover. many Democrats have
Joined with Republicans in voting for
Harding. Conservative Republicans
and progressive Republicans have
united in the movement which has
brought about popular majorites or
unexpected and unprecedented pro-
portions.
Undoubtedly it will be found that
the great bulk of the women vote
turned against Governor Cox. On no
other basis, are the figures which are
coming over the wires today explain
able. Even the solid South has been
broken into and according to the lat
est advices Tennessee has gone Re
publican.
EXPECT GREAT THINGS.
But while all this and more IL true.
the men and women who have voted
TO defeat the Democratic Presidential
candidate and to elect Senator Hard
ing arc expecting great things, in
the way OF performance OF the Re-
publican party and of the man who
will be President after March 4.
The things Mr.. Harding and a Re-
publican senate and House will have
u face and will have to deal with in
clude both international and domestic
problems. They include problems Of
administration and of legislation. In
the realm OF domestic questions there
are subjects relating to labor and
capital and the relations OF labor and
capital, which In themselves would
constitute a staggering burden to
any man or set OF men,
u. s. AGAINST GeMrERs.
The country has refused to stand
with Samuel Gompers, OF the Ameti-
can Federation Of Labor. and certain
Of those other labor chiefs who
aligned themselves for Mr.. Cox and
against Harding. On the other hand,
IL IL obvious that the Republican
party L. called on to work out in some
satisfactory fashion new and better
methods Of dealing with the relation
ships OF labor and capital. IL II un-
uestiorsbly true that heavy per-
ccntage Of labor voted for Harding.
TAA, gravity Of tho labor and capi-