Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-20
HARDING RESUMES HIS Z
ATTACK AGAINST LEAGUE
quotes Colonel House In Bolstcrina
Up Criticism OF President
Wilson.
PEACE TREATY FIRST MOVE
He Declares Close Friend OF Exccu-
tive Favored Preliminary Pact
Before Entering Upon Covenant
Creating Nations Organization.
IBy Associated rres-.1


MARION. OHIO. July Ex-senator
liarding's offensive against the FOR
e!Sn COMMITMENTS OF President VIII
son. initiated yesterday in a vollcy OF
questions for Governor Cox, WAS de-
felopcd today toward new quarter.
In his second statement on the sub
Ject in twcnty-fOur hours the Rcpub-
lican nominee declared the RepublI-
can conception Of what should have
been done at Versailles had been vim
Dictated by Colonel House. the friend
and adviser of the President. lie
quoted the colonel as saying that ne
creation OF league Of nations WAS
sugSestcd by European powers and
would have been the Obvious" thing
TO do.
Colonel Houses statement to which
Senator iard!ng referred Was con-
iainen In special cabl. TO u. rub
lie Ledger OF Philadelphia from Lon
don on July IL. In 1t tic colonel
said:
"Sugscstion was made in Paris just
after the armIsticc to proceed AT once
to the making Of Il preliminary treaty
Or ueacc with Germany based upon
broad. general lines and concerning
Tour suGJects-ar'ny, navy. fei'arat!ons
and dc!.ncation OF boundaries. The
boundaries need not have been exact.
but should have been 40 drawn as TO
give Germany the assurance that her
loss OF territory would not he greater
than Indicated. Such Il treaty could
have been made by Christmas OF 1918
and would have been not only the
usual. but the obvious thing TO do
There was ~ that time facing Ger
many the entire allied army. militant
and flushed with victory. and there
would have been no delay or evasion
OF terms.
Nc., Move an Adjustment.
.!n me nsAt ,nHHs might naxe been
selves being the wc.,lthicst nations
and the largest creditors, could with
q reasonable part OF the Indebtedness
owed by our allies and charged II OFF
rs part OF our war expenditures For
II par, Of the remaining debts we
might have got a portion OF the re.
paration fund. II held against our
allies II would have been o: bcncnt
10 US as vel! as 10 the others Wha;
indc bicdncss we would then have held
against our allies would have been
good and interest on the principal
could have been paid thereby redmc-
should nave pro.itcd hy the TN proved
economic and social conditions Of Eu-
rope and our trade could have been
greatly stimulated.
Presses Attack with Ardnr.
The ardor with which the Senator
pressed his attack was interpreted 10y
his associates here AZ meaning that
he now regards the Wilson foreign
| as HhFlnE hssuIltu Il position
OF paramountcy in the campaign ana
| that he - determined 10 take the
aggressive and hold IL AS tn. fght
develops. There Was no Indication
that his policy OF front porch"
campaign would be modified, but his
advisers declared the term would he
Ear from synonymous with acqui.
ssccncc.
ON The question OF unqualified APP
proval OF the Presidents conduct Of
foreign affairs. IL was said the nom
inee's hghtins blood is UP. II Was
Indicated that in his speech o. nc.
teptancc he might he expected to
carry us stack ste? further and
10 cnl!vcn The fight with some CON
otructirc suggestions Of his own on
the league question.
Motors Forty Miles to- Play Golf
After TWO weeks of confinement in
preparation OF his acceptance speech
the Senator adopted u program Of
more recreation today and In the
Afternoon motorcd 10 Mansfield, forty
miles away. for golf game. II Was
tn. frs, time since his return 10
Oh.p that he had been on tho links.
and he appeared TO enjoy 1t i'm
menscly.
i.',r!.cr in the day ne conferred
with Il. Is. lIynicka, Republican ma
i!onal committeeman for ohio. and
during the evening James q. Darden.
OF New York. one OF those active in
working tor Mr.. Hardings nomina-
ton was Il guest at the Harding
hone.