Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-03
SENATOR FAvORs
ASSOCIATION Of
NATIONS, SAYS
Declares Wilson "Scrapped
His Own League" After
the Reservations H ad
Been Adopted by Senate.

West jefferson, ONO, oct. g.
Declaring that President Wilson
had "scrapped his own league of
nations" Senator Harding reiterat-
ed at republican rally near here
today that il elected to the presi-
dency he would work for an inter-
national association, but never
would consent to a barter of Amer
lean nationality.
The brief reference to the league
was added by the nominee after he
had completed a prepared address
on agricultural and industrial CO.
operation for national betterment.
Hailed as Uncle Warren" by many
of the farmers in the crowd, he was
cheered frequently as he made his
argument for improved farming
conditions but loudest and longest
applause greeted his declaration on
the league issue.
President Scrapped League.
'"There has been some criticism,
he said, because my position as
candidate is not precisely my po-
sition as a member of the senate.
Let me say to you that in dealing
of the senate | could only deal with
the covenant as the, president laid
1t before us and so with others l
set about to protect our interests
with the best and strongest reser-
yations that We could obtain. Then
afr 'te reservations had been
"a the president scrapped his
oJ league by refusing to accept
them.
But when I'm your president, ]
shall be your agent of negotiation
with foreign powers. And I'll still
be for an association of nations, put
y prornise Won that never 60 lane
aAs I'm president will there be any
barter of American nationality.
give you solemn pledge that So
long as I'm president there never
will be any sort of substitute for
the Stars and Stripes"
Agricultural Development.
In mapping his program for ag-
ricultural advancement the nomi-
nee asserted that cooperative
marketing. stabilized labor condi-
tions, dependable transportation,
reduction Of tenancy, tariff pro-
lection for farm. products and
higher standards of rural educa-
ton all must have their place in
bringing the American farm to It's
greatest usefulness.
Declaring he wanted to refute
finally that silly old lie about dol
lar wheat" he denied democraticI
charges that he ever had said a
dollar a bushel was enough for
wheat. He only had remarked in
the course of a senate debate, he
said, that he could remember
when under pre-war conditions
the farmer was glad to get dollar
a bushel."
Reads Most of His Speech.
The candidate also digressed
from his prepared speech to de-
clare his belief of the need of
deeper religious reverence in ths
United States and to explain to his
audience why he had preferred to
read most of his campaign ad-
dresses from manuscript. 1t was
not because he dio not love to
speak extemporaneously, he said,
but he had LEANED little bit more
toward prudent and thoughtful ut
terances' since being nominated for
high office.
Glee Club Furnishes Music.
The address was delivered in
big tent which was crowded to ca
pacity while several hundreds stood
outside unable to catch more than
an occasional sentence. The Co
lumbus republican glee club fur
nished campaign music for the