New-York tribune., 1920-10-08

~mlcn ~nt is tne constitutional authority.
Eerealnly not. But if wo entered the
league ana assumed tho obligations
.uscnaneeo at Paris, and 4 council of
should contribute our soma to carry
on on warfare under the covenant, then
the Congress- would be Obliged. in the
laihllment OF our compact, to send our
sons abroad to fight, or we would be
honor.
That is why am opposed to Article
OF the covenant. I believe, nv coun-
trymen, in safety first, and if we will
aVoid tne compact contemplated in
Artlcle X we can save American honor
time" S'AN
Ano'ner heckler spoke up then. Re
said: "You did not have Article x
when we got in the last war"
- You are quite right, sir" replied
Senator Harding, walking to the edge
OF the platform and looking directly at
this man, Roman Catholic priest
we did not go into this last war pur-
sui9g some fatuous IDEAL" replied
Senator Harding, and discussed the
reasons Tor our entering into the war.
Then with twinkle in his eyes he
turned again to the priest and said:
war"
There was another roar Of applause
| AND some overwrought soul wearing an
usher's badge shouted: "Ya-hoo! VA
hoo!"
No Domination by Britain
I'VE went to war to defend American
rights, said the candidate, land, my
countrymen, nation that will not 20
10 war to defend its national rights
QOeS, fo
Why not defend our rights against
England?' broke in the persistent
heckler once more.
Again the candidate walked over to
De closer to this man. He said:
"oh. my dear sir. the only wars we
nave ever had until this last one, ex-
cept with Mexico and Spain, have been
against England. But l agree with
YOU sir, not in the attitude Of war
rare, put certainly wouldn't have the
United States government in any ca
naclty dominated by Great Britain"
linen Senator Harding received
cheers and applause that threatened to
raise the roof
Whats the matter with Harding ?"
demanded one man, standing up on his
chair and waving brimmcd hat.
when the response died away the cam
didate continues:
II want to give The gentleman an IL
lustratlon: have no hatred for Great
br'taln; DO not misunderstood me. I
thlnk she has played wonderful part
in world civilization, and I think Great
britain in going to war for the sane
tity OF the treaty with Belgium is one
or the finest instances of national
honor in the history of the world"
"A general grant of amnesty to DO
,ltcal prisoners" said the candidate in
his Omaha speech, "is no more justi
ned than general grant of amnesty to
yeggmen. If there is any distinction
between the danger of ycggmen and
polltleal conspirators, believe that
most Americans will uphold me when I
say it is the political conspirator who
is the greater menace to the United
States"
Self-Reliant, Independent America
After expressing a high opinion of
Senator A. B. Cummins, of Iowa, SEN
ator Harding in his Des Moines speech
defended the Cummns-Esch bill and
then took up the discussion of the inter-
national problems, saying:
II like to think of the self sufficient,
self-reliant America. not in narrow
selfshness, but in abiding security.
! would have it self-reliant in our
foods and self-reliant in our indus
try. l would give favoring market
to our farmers and our manufacture
ers, always America First j
would protect when necessary and
finance when justified. Farm and
factory are interdependent, and both
deserve our unfailing interest
liant, wholly independent America
politically. When the World War
ended and the President negotiated
the League of Nations and builded 4
treaty of peace upon it, instead of re-
versing the order to expedite formal
peace, l Joined your Senators, in the
OF difficult situation. We could
not make the treaty, but did faith
fully endeavor to safeguard Amer
ica in dealing with the covenant he
laid before us. But a President may
use his own discretion about what
he lays before the Senate, and my
relation will be changed one. I
want it known I shall be as jealous
OF the executives rights as / have
been jealous of the rights IT the SEN
ate, because we need new baptism
ct constitutionalism in the Republic,
The Constitution is the rock on
which we builded; it is the founda-
ton on which the Republic viii endure.
Says Wilson Scrapped League
"Our opponents are persistently Gu
rious to know whether, for, per-
haps, | might better say when-I am
elected, intend to scrap the league.
1t might be sufficient in reply to sug-
gest the futilty of 'scrapping' some
thing which is already 'scrapped.'
Whether President Wilson is to be
blamed or thanked for the result, the
fact remains that the Paris league has
been 'scrapped by the hand of it,!