The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-28
EMBARRASSING
FOR HARDING
G. 0. P. Candidate Must Rec
oncile "Bitter-EnderS' and
ReServationists on Issue.
tsY DAVID LAwRENcE.)

Marion. Ohio. July 2s.-(Copyright for
| The Chattanooga News.) - Senator
Harding would. IL elected president, IA
vor the revision Of the treaty OF YER
ssilles 20 that reservations to the league
OF nations desired not only by the
United States. but by other nations.
might be agreed upon. Indeed. he thinks
the covenant ought to be revised.
In explaining his views to the writer.
the republican candidate repudiated the
inference that he would eliminate the
entire treaty. including the covenant.
from consideration.
He declared that. Of course, the orig
mai structure would be used al basis
FOR remodeling and revision. He was
Inclined to believe the nations OF Europe
would be as glad to be rid OF Article 10
as would the United States under a re-
publican administration. but fundamen-
tally Mr.. Harding means to approach
the other nations OF the world and ne
gotiate an understanding that preserves
the independence, and sovereignty OF
the United States and at the same time
asks for no privilege that America, ON
her part. Ia not willing to grant to other
nations.
Would Reopen Negotiations.
on ni %ay s se tRSed n SsS the
allies and Germany with the delayed
ratification OF the treaty OF Versailles
offering the opportunity for revision OF
the document itself for which so many
factions among the signatory nations
OF course, Senator Harding does not
intend to tie himself up to a definite
program either now or II he Is elected.
The world situation is changing so rap
sary and superfluous to chart a course
now, that may be entirely altered by
the time new president OF the United
States IL inaugurated.
For the present Senator Harding is
concerned with the division in the ranks
Of republicanism which grew out OF
the fight in the senate between the
bitter enders," like Senators johnson
and Borah. and the mild reser-
,yationists" and the Lodge reservation
lists Senator Harding tried in his speech
OF, acceptance to avoid the details Of
program, rather being content to state
a broad policy of preserved nationality
on the one hand with assured keeping
selves. which. he believes, Inspired all
the opposition In the senate, and. on
the other hand, ito assure the world \
OF Americas readiness to do our part |
IN promoting International peace
through Justice rather than force"
10 Facing Embarrassment.
Really there might he as much embar-
rassment to Senator Harding In coming
out fatty for the Lodge reservations as
there would be In saying at this time
that no part of the treaty Of Versailles
could be utilized to carry out the plat |
form. pledges of the republican party
which favor "a" league of nations of |
certain principles The time may come |
when, with certain safeguards and |
amendments accepted by Europe, that
the" league of nations may satisfy all |
the requirements set forth In the plat
form proposal of "a" league OF nations.
Senator Harding would find It neces-
sary II elected to deal concretely with |
the treaty of Versailles, az all but four
Turkey. Mexico and
the United States-are either parties to
the treaty or members Of the present
league of nations. To say now that he
will stand on the leaguel,m- & A
will stand on the Lodge reservations
would be to commit himself to a pro-
gram OF restrictions upon the power OF
a president to conduct a foreign policy
which might prove awkward for even
republican president. The original set
Of Lodge reservations voted on in No
velpber. 1919, were much less Flfficplt
than those adopted In the following
spring, In the effort to circumscribe
the power Of Woodrow Wilson some of
the senators forgot for the moment that
4 republican president might some day
be charged with the responsibility OF
foreign policy and would find himself