Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-26
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1920.
s.r,.or Harding and the League.

Very interesting is the statement con-
,,,nod in cabIegram from Paris, prihted
WrI,c.dsy. to the effect that United
~,,,e. senator Mccormick Of Illinois,
Nv on h1s wax 10 Europe, - an accredi.' i.'d
.,,..ens,r so lay Senator Harding per
.,,,I view, on the League Of Nations
acton, The governmental chiefs What
.h,sm ma, mean is matter for speculation
E...lt may mean a great deal
I.s altogether probable Senator iaru-
t., undergone great charge oi mind
f r,.,,..., +. the League 81 Nations, which
#. r.pld.atci N his campaign speeches
Fl which hc most undiplomatlcally de-
srri IA 4 election speech was
l,rd Then he vas speaking uhder
a..t IL rratificd excitement over the
.aJ.us proportions Il hIs p2E'l'ai
IN, almost ~immchiatoly there
~ saw an uhleci-',ssan tna' hlus'
,y., .er,,,,. iulprcssion even upon
Ia mmicstl, PreJud'ccd mrd
4,.. senator Harding. Just delegated
~. ,e,ple for election IL the high
a.r Il Trcrdcnt Il the nited ''a'e>,
,eb,t tie pronic oi the entire world
Teaq,Ic If Nations. assembled
+ duc and lawful SESSION q Geneva
.-,,..-l,c5 gr,,ely and effectively enter
NJ upon rs duties q ioF'Sia'i'is -.
.,,,.-ss1 neacc 4 League composed OF
49,, ma nations about All that are
,.,t, ,,h,Ie whom Il - considered that the
..,,.s,lers Is addition to our country,
-. entrance j urgently desired, aTe
,..-,,o,y Russia. Bulgaria, Turkey and
McNco setting itself 70 the task e ao-
.t.>tipa International u'ttcuitlce ~ , peA'e--
III and orderly manner, So lar a. nay
Ywanlv be possible, and arranging :of
s,,ch !, cornhinAton of their physical
,.ow,r. n. nav bring recalcitrant nations
,n,a .ub,cctlon IS quickly. and with only
sueh expenditure q life or money g
destruction of property as may re sos''-
Iu,elv NECESSARY And the world has seen
,his great body entering upon is Ir1-
portant 4uucs III splr't that speaks Only
ior success
S,cb srcc,acle mas vel have caused
senator Il. -dnz :. I.deTrc converslcn
n radical 4, that which iell upon Saui q
Te-su. 81. liz way e Damascus ara
changed h,.l from q prosecutor Of ems
tan, INTO au humble. bat fervent, i'i-
evtr Their faith It's easy 70 conceiTe
lie ~ once rcaAzed he wss facing as me
aeN, President 81 tho eItatest natioh u
II, world. lis gTavcst PUBLIC problem. ano
IL. the.f. could ,.ct aCCrd q dispose q
S, INV summary scrrTpirg process, OF
ATTEMPTED rerudlatou through PRO
F., sa.s for anv other kind O. az ASSOCIATION
ra,,a1e j; vas N, 81 probable he ieli
III, Immediate importance q al once
,dont.re more practical and assuring
br, r respect oi thss great under
takIe fur World Peace
3, q sslble that Senator Harding
himself ma, take The ,n.tial move towards
ulaElrg c,r country men ber ci tn'
resent I.cague Il Nations he may sug-
.re, .hanges = The League Covenan
vlIcf The Ieaeue may enact. and N TIA
ven, ne hostile opponents Of the League
~, United Sta,es Senate could nc
erect III League without Tepudlatlnl
lr leader b. their party, the Presiden
the United Ststes While the subject
matter q senator Hardirg's alleged CON
nu.acatiln = not >e; known. Il may be
oue matter OF great Importance OF
5ora sllcs 4 the Atlantic