Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-15
HARDING PICKS FLAWS IN
 DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION

DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION |
 Louisville Ky, Oct 14.-The adminis- tration's attitude toward foreign trade, i the Wilson policy in Mexico, mad the 1 league covenant written at Versailles were the special objectives of Senator l Hardings assaults on the democratic l lines in his campaigning today and to- night through the borderland of the solid south" Charging that "secret diplomacy" as practiced by democratic officials had kept American business men from learning of | trade opportunities abroad, the republican presidential nominee declared the state and commerce departments must be re-
 organized to give more active aid in de- veloping commerce with other nations. 1 The presidents Mexican policy he de- | nounced having brought distrust in
 Mexico and humiliation at home, and he
 advocated a program of amicable rela- | tions to insure protection of American in- terests on Mexican soil without interfer- 1 ing unduly in the internal affairs of the | Mexican republic.
 In his discussion of the league he reit- erated that he wanted no council of for eign powers to. dictate Americas part in
 the world and reading Article x, tolds his audiences that as spokesman for the republican party he was opposed to it." He added that in due time the nation
 would find way safely and practically to organize the conscience, of the world
 for peace.
 The senator's arraignment- of the demo-
 cratic attitude toward foreign trade was
 the theme of a night address the , Louisville armory.
 Stigmatizing the state department as representing the lowest possible ebb of
 government service" in building foreign
 commerce, the candidate declared that "a , complete new policy was necessary if i, America was to take it's place in inter- national trade. The diplomatic service,
 he said. had been "demoralized' by the appointment of men "some of whom had no other qualifications than that of beng very large campaign contributors" The first task of the nation in work
 ing for world peace, he said, was to "set its face toward an international aSsocia- !, tion,' under which each may be free to Lexpress and maintain it's own nationalism
 but in which mutual commercial and trade problems may be worked outn He : outlined again his planSto pnt=the nations foreign loans into negotiable form.
 The candidates Mexican policy first
 was outlined to a crowd of several thou sand who surrounded his car at Somerset, ' | Ky, and was repeated in several later v speeches during the day. He declared
 sdemocraticl campaign speakers were say.
 ing republican victory meant war with
 Mexico, but added that this campaign scare will not drive America a second T. time" Confidence and tranquility. he ,i said would result from the program he IS proposed to inaugurate.
 | Referring to Governor Cox's suggestion ol that the voters be supplied with copie, IT. of the league of nations covenant th, to senator showed to the crowd at Oneida s- Tenn, bulky print of the S0,O00 wort peace treaty, and said that even a read n- ing of the English text would be unsatis E. factory because it differed from thu
 French.
 as T wish it might be in the hands q Ir' all Americans if they would only read if he said, but somehow suspect vo, s would be better satisfied if you had jus oy one little section of it. I will read yo on Article x, the heart of the covenant. ana iu speaking for the republican party, I ar ny opposed to it for the United States c
 America"
 on At Danville, sKy., the senator left hi to train and was taken to a football fielf
 where he made a speech from an innrc at vised wooden stand. A group of studen; no gave cheers for Cox. Mir. Harding wal IS ed until they had finished and the he shouted:
 AHc lVi SOuuG lSllOWS 10 De pnfhnS 'te astic about their leg der, but I want the, st. to be Kentucky gentlemen and not insi, fiy on interrupting. I respect the man wL rec mas his convictions and respect my fe 'nt low Americans who have other party COT on Victions than I have, but when you are or real American you listen to both sid.
 of the case, especially if the one who 70 speaking IS candidate for the presidene ss of the United States"
 are In all during the day the candida an made eleven speeches, the cities visit, lon besides Louisville being Spring Cit rse Redwood. Oakdale and Oneida. Ten,
 and Stearns, Somerset. Danvlle, Harrod es- burg. Lawrenceburg and Shelbyville. k the Concerning the diplomatic service ii TO- senator said in his speech here. em Seldom has any information COT ado from the democratic state denar+noe aty that did not first reach the American ne w." pie through the reports of our newspan ing correspondents abrosd. The consular Se of vice, built by republican genius, is exc,
 lent, but the lack of any organization hat collect and digest Information about f om current political affair sin other countri the has beer. notorious.
 We can find out almost nothing ,r, can our government as to the conditions < of cial and economic, in those countr lote which need our help and might furnj lOT 1 uS Hltn markets.
 Tt would be difficult to name fl, sig or place, year or a state. which {
 S. hibited more of secret diplomacy. ! Jni- have tasted to the dregs a policy vbi 'ut- humiliates American pride and represe, ab- the lowest possible ebb of governno, fam service to the upbuilding of confden ser- upon which our foreign trade must
 of founded
 ire T believe that our first duty havi ben, rejected, as we have rejected, the inn hes. sible and dangerous betrayal of Amer Ste as expressed for instance, in Article M of the league of nations is to set , 'ge faces toward an association with ,hu- other nations of the world under wh um- each may be free to express and maint 'ell; it's own nationalism, but in which Ma mutual commercial and trade probIe mp may be worked out. I regard such 'rit- policy as perhaps the greatest contri ton ton that can be made to create bonds Lrles the maintenance of the worlds peace ege, "But this is not enough. We need acob complete new policy. The governm Os- must serve the people and their intere saac and at the present time it's service c en- not be efficiently given to assist in bu lite ing our foreign trade without reorg Will ization of our state department and and department of commerce. Tke Ameri and~ business man is confused because both
 these departments are doing overlapp