Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-21
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a fTER many months OF wabb!ing I'm.
"A certainty and manifest straddlnE.
Senator Harding a; last has laid the foun-
dation or what is 10 he his peace program.
according Ia tho various reports which
come from Marion He has conceived OF
reconcevcd the idea OF Il league of con
ference which is TO exert its influence in
behalf Of peace without having the power
10 bind any member To any course OF &C
tiun Whatever.
TO that end the Prcsider.,.clect is eager
to assemble one. more rcpresen a;ives OF
n! nations, 10 which body he will submit
plan OF procedure. This new peace CON
terence will be held in Washington il the
other powers are agreeable. thereby giving
America the opportunity once more 10 RE-
gain ills prestige and its l..adrFst:p among
the nations o. III" earth. 4 leadership which
was wantony thrown away when All obdu-
rate Senate refused TO ratify the treaty OF
Versailles.
ii does not appear To hc the purpose 81
senator Harding literally 10 scrap the exist
ING league. He would employ that organi-
:atiOn the basis OF new international
relationship. He is OF the opinion that the
skcleton OF the existing union can b.; used
e advantage. but nothing more than the
'keletcn need be salvaEed FOR his purposes.
~,
20 subscribe 10 the creation OF new court
vi arbitration. 10 function under the new
'caguc. But he would not invest that court
"l'h power 10 compel the arbitration OF
international disputes. He stands for no
body tina; can exercise pienary or manda-
Tory power America must he absolutely
free Ia act as it secs n; in any emergency
lis sovereignty must not be inlpinged upon
n the rcmotest degree. in his Judgment
- h. IT.
desperate effort 10 reconcile all diyerging
view Within his own part: upon the ques-
lion ct league Of nations feels tina; the
Dcsi thai can be evolved out OF the wreck
VI The old league is an international! dcbat-
ing society. q society which sill sit a, odd
times review the state OF ia. world dis
cuss differences between nations, make
Fscoin tnenda,ions TO the member nations,
hen stand adjourned, until another meet
inE may be called
There are :, be- no teeth" In the iengue
II is To have ;h. power to DO nothing at
al. 1, may pass judgmer, upon the pur-
poses OF wat-inclined peoples, hut i, is 10
saVe no '.ltAo!it? 20 punish such peoples
u! 10 do more than warn them OF the error
q their ways. It's court OF arbitration NAV
81 sole.nnly, and il The disputins govern
ments submit their cases 10 it, hat court
MAJ arrive - determinations. Eat il may
AO- ''i!!yEEt !lS ueC!ctS.
This appea!s TO &c all that has resulted
from the conference OF leading minds" a,
MaTio!. uEon the Issue % world peace This
harding scheme. il seems. has been sub
m!itet privately TO one after another OF
ne pilgrims who have journeyed 10 the
H!esicen;-e!ect's front porch. and most OF
TIC visitors have intinated in their own
way that they have become satisfied that
lie Senator has solved the problem
hVt these conferences have moi taken
!a,o account the attitude OF Europe En-
:cpe has merely been taken for granted.
u has been assumed that in order to have
america IN some associo ton OF powers.
'!eai bFltalE. France, Italy and the score
Nr NOR" OF othcr nations. NOW members OF
innc'ioAi"g league, VIII chcerfuily dis.
c-ra al! hey have developed; Tia, thcy viii
scrap the existing league. and viii turn
to Mr Harding Tor leadership in building
a new one
Il remains 10 BE- seen whether or not this
Seit-assuTancc on the par. OF the I'resi-
dent is justified Europ. may have
some pronounced views OF is own upon
ihc general proposition which NAV not III
INTO the new order which Republican,
leadcr. are now committing themselves To
carry into effect
We've had "big-sticI' bossing. and now
Florida Governor Introduces shotgun gov
! "r"ment Possibly the tir,c is coming
when package OF r. y r will he q part
/ OF every executive equipment
W J. - is authority for statement that
1'r"ihE VII 'direc, ably Possibly 50,
, but the verdict Of the Comrounr viii, T.,
cline the country 70 wait and see
Z H. as criminologis,s aver. tn. au,o,no-
+, o!e Il responsible for prcscn, crjmc wavo
1t Is Ill Keeping that Detroit should hr,,t
even It's own crime record
Ne" York millionaires can't raise money
10 pay income taxes, wherein they diner
l,'ic from the rest OF US who can't raise
the incomes
constantine return ran smoothly as